Monday- 08/17/2020
Exercise - Walk 2.26 mi in 44 min
B - Oatmeal with blueberries
L - Vegetable soup
Sweet potato
S - Ritz crackers
Macadamia nut cookies
D - Vegetable soup
Liquid beverage - pina colada
10-Point Checklist:
1. Start each meal with a soup and/or salad and/or fruit. YES
2. Follow the 50/50 plate method for your meals. Choose fruit for dessert. NO
3. Greatly reduce or eliminate added sugars and added salts. NO
4. Eliminate all animal foods (dairy, meat, eggs, fish, seafood). YES
5. Eliminate all higher fat plant foods (i.e., nuts, seeds, avocados, tofu, soy). YES
6. Eliminate any added oil. NO
7. Eliminate all higher calorie-dense foods including flour products. NO
8. Don't drink your calories. NO
9. Follow these principles...Don't starve yourself and don't stuff yourself. YES
10. Avoid being sedentary and aim for at least 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise daily. YES
Observations:
The highlight of my day was going for my walk without my neighbor. I have been working on being consistent with my morning exercise. If it’s not raining, I’m walking or biking with my neighbor. Today she wasn’t feeling well, but I went anyway.
I am still working on my snacks. My daughter made cookies and I didn’t eat any yesterday, but today they kept calling my name and I answered the call. (The downfall of being home all day.) And those Ritz crackers are truly a weakness. I may have to throw away the rest, but the accountant in me hates the idea of doing that. Also, I need to stop thinking of fruit as dessert only, but as my go-to snack. I’m usually to full to eat a dessert after dinner and who eats dessert at lunch.
I want to get to the point where I am meeting at least 8 of the 10 points everyday.