What I Ate Today

Breakfast

• 2 cups of Wheaties (Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett on the box)
• 1 1/4 cup of skim milk

Calories: 300
Fat: 2 grams

Snack

• 1 apple
• 1 fat free yogurt (black cherry, my favorite)

Calories: 150 (assuming 50 for the apple)
Fat: 0 grams.

Lunch

• 2 slices of whole wheat bread
• 4 slices of lean turkey
• 2 servings of fat free mayo
• Mustard
• 1 can of Safeway brand Noodle Mania chicken soup

Calories: 450
Fat: 8 grams

Snack

• 1 apple
• 1 fat free yogurt (strawberry, my second favorite)

Calories: 150 (again assuming 50 for the apple)
Fat: 0 grams.

Dinner

• 2 slices of whole wheat bread
• 4 slices of lean turkey
• 2 servings of fat free mayo
• Mustard
• 1 can of Safeway brand Noodle Mania chicken soup
• 4 pickles

Calories: 450
Fat: 8 grams

Total Calories: 1,500
Total Fat: 18 grams

I should mention, also, that somewhere between lunch and the second snack, I had approximately five tortilla chips that were neither low fat nor low calorie. However, I had five of them and stopped, so I feel okay about that. If you have a problem with it, please get the hell off my back.

Exercise: None. My body is dead after lifting on Tuesday. I probably won't get back to the gym until Friday, at which time I will begin regular lifting every other day, and hopefully cardio 4-5 times per week.

Starting weight: 299
Lowest weight: 295
Current weight: 298
Pounds lost but then gained back: 3
Total pounds lost: 1

I should mention that I am tinkering with new ideas to add to the top of these posts. The food log is still one of the most important parts of this whole thing.

So I wanted to add more things like it. I work in the newspaper industry, and still have to lay out pages at least once a week. We are constantly being told about entry points and breakout items: information boxes that enable a reader to get the feel of a story without actually reading the story. As a writer, I absolutely hate that stuff, but as a designer and reader, I am always grateful. So yeah, I am tinkering with different items on the top of the posts. As you can see today, I've installed a pound-counter that details the weight loss to date. As I am planning on weighing in nearly every day, this could be a very useful box for readers. See, I am always aiming to please. If you have any other suggestions for breakout information, feel free to let me know.