Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
FOOD DIARY
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
RR #8 Wadsworth Ch. 11
In chapter 11 of the Wadsworth Guide to Research, it tells us that after we explore patterns of organization, we much then pick a style that supports our research and rhetorical situation. It tells us to decide on a pattern of argument and determine how to organize the argument that you are constructing. Common argument patterns are evaluation, comparison and contrast, definition, proposal, and cause and effect. Common presentational patterns include least important to most important, most important to least important, and chronological organization. The introduction and conclusion of your argument are very important in catching the audience's attention. The introduction needs to be able to draw the reader in, and make them want to continue reader. The conclusion should be a review of what was discussed and should motivate the audience to go out and do something with the information. The last consideration is how you are going to present your research, or your method of delivery. The most common form is an academic essay, which uses the IMRAD format. Intoduction, methodology, results, analysis, and discussion is the described format.
Day #20
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
It's getting old having to say that I cheated, but I did it once again. However this time wasn't entirely my fault. I'm starting a new waitressing job at Show Me's. It's kind of like a Hooters (don't judge me!). Today we had to taste the food for our live run-through. It was recommended that we try as much as we could so we would know what things taste like. We needed to be able to know what the food tastes like in order to let the customers know what we truly thought about it, especially the different chicken wing sauces. We needed to know which ones were spicy, and which ones weren't. So yes, I cheated again. I didn't eat very much though. I just had little tastes of things to get the idea. I feel like I have cheated way too much with my immersion, and I'm starting to feel like I'm failing at it.
FOOD DIARY
small tastes of a variety of foods
1 bowl Special K
1 salami sandwich with cheese and mayo
1 bowl chicken noodle soup
FUN FACT
The Boneless Buffalo Chicken Salad at Chili's has 1010 calories. Whoever said salads were healthy had obviously never eaten this one!
It's getting old having to say that I cheated, but I did it once again. However this time wasn't entirely my fault. I'm starting a new waitressing job at Show Me's. It's kind of like a Hooters (don't judge me!). Today we had to taste the food for our live run-through. It was recommended that we try as much as we could so we would know what things taste like. We needed to be able to know what the food tastes like in order to let the customers know what we truly thought about it, especially the different chicken wing sauces. We needed to know which ones were spicy, and which ones weren't. So yes, I cheated again. I didn't eat very much though. I just had little tastes of things to get the idea. I feel like I have cheated way too much with my immersion, and I'm starting to feel like I'm failing at it.
FOOD DIARY
small tastes of a variety of foods
1 bowl Special K
1 salami sandwich with cheese and mayo
1 bowl chicken noodle soup
FUN FACT
The Boneless Buffalo Chicken Salad at Chili's has 1010 calories. Whoever said salads were healthy had obviously never eaten this one!
Day #19
Saturday, March 19th, 2011
The immersion is starting to get old. It's not that I'm really craving fast food, but it is very inconvenient to not go out to eat. Even though I have cheated and eaten out, I have not had any soda or fast food. I am proud of myself for that. Those were the two main things that I wanted to give up. Eating out was just an extra. I figured if I didn't eat fast food, I would just go out to eat at restaurants even more. I haven't eaten out that much at all so I feel that other than cheating, my project has been pretty successful.
FOOD DIARY
1 large salad
1 bowl of Special K
20 grapes
5 strawberries
FUN FACT
Wendy's fish sandwich has 500 calories!
The immersion is starting to get old. It's not that I'm really craving fast food, but it is very inconvenient to not go out to eat. Even though I have cheated and eaten out, I have not had any soda or fast food. I am proud of myself for that. Those were the two main things that I wanted to give up. Eating out was just an extra. I figured if I didn't eat fast food, I would just go out to eat at restaurants even more. I haven't eaten out that much at all so I feel that other than cheating, my project has been pretty successful.
FOOD DIARY
1 large salad
1 bowl of Special K
20 grapes
5 strawberries
FUN FACT
Wendy's fish sandwich has 500 calories!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Day #18
Friday, March 18th, 2011
YES! I CHEATED AGAIN! Oh, I'm so ashamed. This immersion is not turning out the way that I wanted it to. I figured that I would be able to not cheat and control myself, even though I knew this was going to be hard. This is my second time cheating, and I do feel a bit more guilty this time. The night started when my friends and I were on our way to Indy. I was driving separately behind them. About 20 miles from Muncie, my car starts making a loud sound, and pretty much sounded like my car was going to explode. Long story short, I had to leave my car on the side of the road and call to get it towed. Luckily, it was towed that night, and I found out that I had blown my back left tire out. We preceded to go to Indy and were planning to go to dinner. My friends decided on P.F. Changs, a nice Chinese restaurant that I had never been to before. Being in a bad mood all night, I decided to fulfill my sadness with a few plate fulls of Chinese food. But even though I cheated, you should be proud. We went to the Cheesecake Factory for dessert. I was very good, and did not get any cheesecake. That took a lot of self control. Maybe there is hope for me after!
FOOD DIARY
1 serving shrimp and lettace
1 serving pepper steak
10 pizza roles with ranch
1 bowl of special K
FUN FACT
At In-and-Out Burger, a Double w/onion has 670 calories, 370 of those calories from fat. That is a HUGE amount of calories for one item!
YES! I CHEATED AGAIN! Oh, I'm so ashamed. This immersion is not turning out the way that I wanted it to. I figured that I would be able to not cheat and control myself, even though I knew this was going to be hard. This is my second time cheating, and I do feel a bit more guilty this time. The night started when my friends and I were on our way to Indy. I was driving separately behind them. About 20 miles from Muncie, my car starts making a loud sound, and pretty much sounded like my car was going to explode. Long story short, I had to leave my car on the side of the road and call to get it towed. Luckily, it was towed that night, and I found out that I had blown my back left tire out. We preceded to go to Indy and were planning to go to dinner. My friends decided on P.F. Changs, a nice Chinese restaurant that I had never been to before. Being in a bad mood all night, I decided to fulfill my sadness with a few plate fulls of Chinese food. But even though I cheated, you should be proud. We went to the Cheesecake Factory for dessert. I was very good, and did not get any cheesecake. That took a lot of self control. Maybe there is hope for me after!
FOOD DIARY
1 serving shrimp and lettace
1 serving pepper steak
10 pizza roles with ranch
1 bowl of special K
FUN FACT
At In-and-Out Burger, a Double w/onion has 670 calories, 370 of those calories from fat. That is a HUGE amount of calories for one item!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Day #17
Thursday, March 17th, 2011.
As you can see, I didn't eat much today. I don't know why, but I really am getting used to eating less and less. Which I guess isn't a bad thing, but it is when you're not eating the right foods. I am basically eating junk. It's not completely unhealthy, but I could be eating better snacks. I need to go to the grocery store and buy some fruit and lower calories snacks. I need to make sure that if I am going to eat multiple snacks throughout the day, that I am choosing healthy ones that give me the nutrition that I need.
FOOD DIARY
2 granola bars
1 package cheese-its
1 package fruit snacks
1 medium caramel frozen coffee
FUN FACT
Ordering a salad at a fast food restaurant should be healthier, right? WRONG! At taco bell, a chicken ranch taco salad has 910 calories! It is in the top three items on the menu with the highest calories. Nice try!
As you can see, I didn't eat much today. I don't know why, but I really am getting used to eating less and less. Which I guess isn't a bad thing, but it is when you're not eating the right foods. I am basically eating junk. It's not completely unhealthy, but I could be eating better snacks. I need to go to the grocery store and buy some fruit and lower calories snacks. I need to make sure that if I am going to eat multiple snacks throughout the day, that I am choosing healthy ones that give me the nutrition that I need.
FOOD DIARY
2 granola bars
1 package cheese-its
1 package fruit snacks
1 medium caramel frozen coffee
FUN FACT
Ordering a salad at a fast food restaurant should be healthier, right? WRONG! At taco bell, a chicken ranch taco salad has 910 calories! It is in the top three items on the menu with the highest calories. Nice try!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Day #16
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Hello! Today was a tough day for me. For some reason I was craving Taco Bell all day! I was really hungry throughout the day, and my snacks just weren't holding me over. Thankfully, I did have time to run home between jobs and eat 'dinner'. Really, it was breakfast. In a matter of about ten minutes I made myself some sausage and waffles, and ate REALLY quickly. I don't know why, but I love eating breakfast for lunch or dinner. I think I'm used to it because I grew up with it. My dad used to make breakfast for dinner all the time. It was kind of our 'thing'. It's nice to know that our immersion is half over, but I'm still gonna hold off until Lent is over. I am really gonna try hard to not start eating fast food at all. I don't want to pick up the habit again. I think I could avoid fast food, and just go out to eat every once in awhile. I would try to order healthy things on the menu. Hopefully I will be able to keep it going and not go back to my old ways!
FOOD DIARY
1 granola bar
1 bowl of Special K
2 ego waffles
4 sausage links
FUN FACT
I'm not sure how you feel, but I hate KFC! I'm not really sure what else is most popular besides the chicken, but this sounded kind of good. The chicked pot pie has 790 calories! 410 of these calories are fat calories.
Hello! Today was a tough day for me. For some reason I was craving Taco Bell all day! I was really hungry throughout the day, and my snacks just weren't holding me over. Thankfully, I did have time to run home between jobs and eat 'dinner'. Really, it was breakfast. In a matter of about ten minutes I made myself some sausage and waffles, and ate REALLY quickly. I don't know why, but I love eating breakfast for lunch or dinner. I think I'm used to it because I grew up with it. My dad used to make breakfast for dinner all the time. It was kind of our 'thing'. It's nice to know that our immersion is half over, but I'm still gonna hold off until Lent is over. I am really gonna try hard to not start eating fast food at all. I don't want to pick up the habit again. I think I could avoid fast food, and just go out to eat every once in awhile. I would try to order healthy things on the menu. Hopefully I will be able to keep it going and not go back to my old ways!
FOOD DIARY
1 granola bar
1 bowl of Special K
2 ego waffles
4 sausage links
FUN FACT
I'm not sure how you feel, but I hate KFC! I'm not really sure what else is most popular besides the chicken, but this sounded kind of good. The chicked pot pie has 790 calories! 410 of these calories are fat calories.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Day #15
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
FOOD DIARY
2 pakages fruit snacks
1 granola bar
1 package of cheese-its
10 pizza rolls
1 can of chicken noodle soup
FUN FACTS
FOOD DIARY
2 pakages fruit snacks
1 granola bar
1 package of cheese-its
10 pizza rolls
1 can of chicken noodle soup
FUN FACTS
Monday, March 14, 2011
Day #14
Monday, March 14th, 2011
FOOD DIARY
1 bowl Special K
2 ego waffles with syrup
3 sausage links
1 pizza lunchable
FUN FACT
Now most people don't think that Fazoli's is fast food, but it's just as unhealthy. In an order of fettuccine alfredo there are 800 calories!
FOOD DIARY
1 bowl Special K
2 ego waffles with syrup
3 sausage links
1 pizza lunchable
FUN FACT
Now most people don't think that Fazoli's is fast food, but it's just as unhealthy. In an order of fettuccine alfredo there are 800 calories!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Day #13
Sunday, March 12th, 2011
Last day of spring break, nooooo!! Well it's been a good break, and I definitely needed it. I ate a late breakfast this morning, and a late dinner. Overall, I'm feeling pretty good about my immersion so far. I feel so much healthier and I can tell a change in my body. I haven't lost a lot of weight, but I have slimmed down a lot. I haven't even been working out very much and I still feel so much better. We're almost to the halfway point and I think I will be able to make it. I haven't really had any problem craving fast food. Yes I did cheat, but it was more because it was a special occasion, not because I wanted to eat out. I think I will be able to keep this up long after the immersion is over. I do miss drinking pop though. I have really been craving caffeine a lot. I'm not much of a coffee drinker so I haven't really had any caffeine during the immersion. I would give anything to drink a cherry coke!!
FOOD DIARY
1 bagel with cream cheese
1 bowl Special K
3 slices pepperoni pizza
FUN FACT
Texas Roadhouse has the best dinner rolls! But in those tiny little pieces of bread there are 226 calories, and 45 grams of fat!
Last day of spring break, nooooo!! Well it's been a good break, and I definitely needed it. I ate a late breakfast this morning, and a late dinner. Overall, I'm feeling pretty good about my immersion so far. I feel so much healthier and I can tell a change in my body. I haven't lost a lot of weight, but I have slimmed down a lot. I haven't even been working out very much and I still feel so much better. We're almost to the halfway point and I think I will be able to make it. I haven't really had any problem craving fast food. Yes I did cheat, but it was more because it was a special occasion, not because I wanted to eat out. I think I will be able to keep this up long after the immersion is over. I do miss drinking pop though. I have really been craving caffeine a lot. I'm not much of a coffee drinker so I haven't really had any caffeine during the immersion. I would give anything to drink a cherry coke!!
FOOD DIARY
1 bagel with cream cheese
1 bowl Special K
3 slices pepperoni pizza
FUN FACT
Texas Roadhouse has the best dinner rolls! But in those tiny little pieces of bread there are 226 calories, and 45 grams of fat!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Day #12
Saturday, March 12th, 2011
FOOD DIARY
FUN FACTS
Who loves ice cream??! Baskin Robbin’s Large Heath Bar Shake has a whopping 2,310 calories, 266 grams of sugar and 108 grams of fat! That's a heart attack in a cup.
FOOD DIARY
FUN FACTS
Who loves ice cream??! Baskin Robbin’s Large Heath Bar Shake has a whopping 2,310 calories, 266 grams of sugar and 108 grams of fat! That's a heart attack in a cup.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Day #11
Friday, March 11th, 2011
I have been dreading typing this post all night.....I CHEATED! Ahhhh, I can't believe it happened, but I couldn't control myself. We were celebrating my friends birthday last night at the new Chinese buffet place. Chinese food has to be one of my favorite thing to eat. And all my friends had there plates sitting right in front of me, so I decided to eat dinner with them. I did get a water to drink instead of a soda...that counts for something, right? RIGHT?? Yes, I do feel bad that I cheated, but at least it will make my paper about my immersion project a little more interesting. I will have some failures to talk about. And yes, it was definitely worth it!
FOOD DIARY
3 scrambled eggs
1 piece of toast with butter
1 glass of chocolate milk
2 plates chinese food
FUN FACT
Who loves frostys?? I know I do. I medium frosty from Wendy's has 410 calories!!
I have been dreading typing this post all night.....I CHEATED! Ahhhh, I can't believe it happened, but I couldn't control myself. We were celebrating my friends birthday last night at the new Chinese buffet place. Chinese food has to be one of my favorite thing to eat. And all my friends had there plates sitting right in front of me, so I decided to eat dinner with them. I did get a water to drink instead of a soda...that counts for something, right? RIGHT?? Yes, I do feel bad that I cheated, but at least it will make my paper about my immersion project a little more interesting. I will have some failures to talk about. And yes, it was definitely worth it!
FOOD DIARY
3 scrambled eggs
1 piece of toast with butter
1 glass of chocolate milk
2 plates chinese food
FUN FACT
Who loves frostys?? I know I do. I medium frosty from Wendy's has 410 calories!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Day #10
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Oh hello there. Today was a long day! 6 hours of work absolutely drained me. I woke up about 30 minutes before work; enough time to eat breakfast. I packed a granola bar for a snack. I surprisingly wasn't hungry at all during my shift. When I got off work, I went home to change, ate a sandwich, chips, and cookies, then headed back to the gym to play soccer with some friends. It was a great workout! Then came the real test. I went out to eat with my friends to Buffalo Wild Wings, which is my favorite restaurant. It was pretty close to torture. I had to sit there while my friends ate their wings and drank there soda. I was so jealous. At one point, I accidentally grabbed a crouton off my friends salad and popped it into my mouth. I immediately remembered and spit it out. It was pretty hilarious, and all my friends made fun of me. The only good part about going out to eat was that I was the only one without a bill at the end of the night. I have actually saved a lot of money from not eating out. It has definitely been a positive thing since I've started. It is also something that I think I could continue sacrificing. I could get used to having all this extra money!
FOOD DIARY
1 bowl Special K
1 salami sandwich with mayonaise
3 chocolate chip cookies
15 barbecue chips
1 granola bar
FUN FACT
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich has 460 calories. 150 calories are fat calories.
Oh hello there. Today was a long day! 6 hours of work absolutely drained me. I woke up about 30 minutes before work; enough time to eat breakfast. I packed a granola bar for a snack. I surprisingly wasn't hungry at all during my shift. When I got off work, I went home to change, ate a sandwich, chips, and cookies, then headed back to the gym to play soccer with some friends. It was a great workout! Then came the real test. I went out to eat with my friends to Buffalo Wild Wings, which is my favorite restaurant. It was pretty close to torture. I had to sit there while my friends ate their wings and drank there soda. I was so jealous. At one point, I accidentally grabbed a crouton off my friends salad and popped it into my mouth. I immediately remembered and spit it out. It was pretty hilarious, and all my friends made fun of me. The only good part about going out to eat was that I was the only one without a bill at the end of the night. I have actually saved a lot of money from not eating out. It has definitely been a positive thing since I've started. It is also something that I think I could continue sacrificing. I could get used to having all this extra money!
FOOD DIARY
1 bowl Special K
1 salami sandwich with mayonaise
3 chocolate chip cookies
15 barbecue chips
1 granola bar
FUN FACT
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich has 460 calories. 150 calories are fat calories.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Day #9
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
First day of Lent!!! Hello there spring breakers! Hope everyone is enjoying their break from school. I know I am. Today has been a pretty good day. I woke up and made breakfast with my friends once again. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, and chocolate milk. It was so good! I had a long day at work today. I worked 1-7 and of course didn't pack a snack. I was surprisingly not very hungry until the end of the day. I can tell that my body has gotten used to not eating as much. I can't lie though, I was so tempted to get Arby's on my way home from work. I came home and made a salad and sandwich instead. I am so proud of myself for not cheating yet! It is only day 9, but I think I will be able to make it through Lent. This was definitely a great choice to do for my immersion. It was just as challenging as I expected it to be. Well, I'm off to bed to get some sleep for tomorrow. Got a long day of work ahead of me. Goodnight all!
FOOD DIARY
1 egg scrambled
3 small pancakes with syrup
3 slices of bacon
1 glass chocolate milk
1 salami sandwich
1 small salad with cheese and ranch dressing
FUN FACT
The (nasty) Burger King Whopper has 640 calories and 980 mg of sodium. YUCK!!
First day of Lent!!! Hello there spring breakers! Hope everyone is enjoying their break from school. I know I am. Today has been a pretty good day. I woke up and made breakfast with my friends once again. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, and chocolate milk. It was so good! I had a long day at work today. I worked 1-7 and of course didn't pack a snack. I was surprisingly not very hungry until the end of the day. I can tell that my body has gotten used to not eating as much. I can't lie though, I was so tempted to get Arby's on my way home from work. I came home and made a salad and sandwich instead. I am so proud of myself for not cheating yet! It is only day 9, but I think I will be able to make it through Lent. This was definitely a great choice to do for my immersion. It was just as challenging as I expected it to be. Well, I'm off to bed to get some sleep for tomorrow. Got a long day of work ahead of me. Goodnight all!
FOOD DIARY
1 egg scrambled
3 small pancakes with syrup
3 slices of bacon
1 glass chocolate milk
1 salami sandwich
1 small salad with cheese and ranch dressing
FUN FACT
The (nasty) Burger King Whopper has 640 calories and 980 mg of sodium. YUCK!!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Day #8
Tuesday March 8th, 2001
HAPPY FAT TUESDAY!! Not so happy of a day for me though. I am catholic, and I do practice Lent. My friends and I were talking about what we were giving up for Lent. I decided that I am not only going to do my immersion project for the month of March, but I am going to continue it through Lent. It isn't too much longer, and why not? I haven't really been having any trouble with it so far. What's another couple weeks, right? We'll see how this goes. So since its fast food, I have to admit it's been hard not to cheat today. Usually on Fat Tuesday I would be eating lots of junk food, drinking pop, and probably eating a big meal out at a restaurant. Of course, I was not allowed to do that today. Oh well, I will probably be the only Catholic that doesn't have a stomach ache at the end of the day! I had to open again today. I fixed a glass of chocolate milk to take with me on the way to work. Being half asleep when I was getting ready to leave, I put it in a glass with a handle on it. When I got into my car, I quickly figured out that the cup wasn't going to fit in my cup holder. You can imagine how funny I looked driving my car and 4 in the morning with a cup in my other hand. Luckily, I did manage to make it to work without spilling my milk or getting pulled over. WINNER!!
Instead of going out to dinner for Fat Tuesday, my friends and I decided to make dinner....again. We made spaghetti, which was delicious of course. I decided to reward myself and bought some Ben and Jerry's ice cream at the store for dessert.
FOOD DIARY
1 glass chocolate milk
1 bowl of cheerios
1 medium salad with cheese, eggs, bacon, onions, croutons, and ranch dressing
1 small bowl of spaghetti
HAPPY FAT TUESDAY!! Not so happy of a day for me though. I am catholic, and I do practice Lent. My friends and I were talking about what we were giving up for Lent. I decided that I am not only going to do my immersion project for the month of March, but I am going to continue it through Lent. It isn't too much longer, and why not? I haven't really been having any trouble with it so far. What's another couple weeks, right? We'll see how this goes. So since its fast food, I have to admit it's been hard not to cheat today. Usually on Fat Tuesday I would be eating lots of junk food, drinking pop, and probably eating a big meal out at a restaurant. Of course, I was not allowed to do that today. Oh well, I will probably be the only Catholic that doesn't have a stomach ache at the end of the day! I had to open again today. I fixed a glass of chocolate milk to take with me on the way to work. Being half asleep when I was getting ready to leave, I put it in a glass with a handle on it. When I got into my car, I quickly figured out that the cup wasn't going to fit in my cup holder. You can imagine how funny I looked driving my car and 4 in the morning with a cup in my other hand. Luckily, I did manage to make it to work without spilling my milk or getting pulled over. WINNER!!
Instead of going out to dinner for Fat Tuesday, my friends and I decided to make dinner....again. We made spaghetti, which was delicious of course. I decided to reward myself and bought some Ben and Jerry's ice cream at the store for dessert.
FOOD DIARY
1 glass chocolate milk
1 bowl of cheerios
1 medium salad with cheese, eggs, bacon, onions, croutons, and ranch dressing
1 small bowl of spaghetti
FUN FACT
My ABSOLUTE favorite item at taco bell is the steak quesadilla. Yes, I order it every time that I eat there. It has 520 calories in it. That's enough to make me stay away from it forever. I think Taco Bell has officially ruined fast food for me.
Day #7
Monday, March 7th, 2011
It's been a week! Pretty successful immersion project so far, I'd have to say. My mom went grocery shopping today. Thankfully, because we were getting pretty low on everything except salad. Well, it was back to work today for me. I had to open this morning, 4:15AM! I'm not sure why, but I didn't eat breakfast this morning. I thought the extra ten minutes of sleep were more important. Luckily, they were. I wasn't too tired this morning, and my three hour shift went quickly. Hopefully my opening shift tomorrow goes just as fast. My mom did good on the grocery picking. I had a salami sandwich, salad, and grapes for lunch. My sandwich was so good that I decided to eat the same thing for dinner. Having a wide variety of food in the house is very important when trying to eat healthy. You want to have a variety of things so you are not eating the same thing everyday. You must get your nutrients from multiple food groups (a little hypocritical since I eat salad everyday, I know). Having lots of fruits and vegetables are a good choice to snack on when you feel hungry between meals. A handful of grapes of half of an apple dipped in honey always holds me over until dinner time. Enjoy your Sunday everyone!
FOOD DIARY
2 salami sandwiches with mayonaise
1 salad with cheese and ranch dressing
15 red grapes
20 barbeque chips
FUN FACT
One of my personal favorites from Taco Bell is their cheesy fiesta potatoes. They have 270 calories in them. I hope these numbers are scaring you away from fast food. It sure makes me think differently about the food that I'm putting in my body!
It's been a week! Pretty successful immersion project so far, I'd have to say. My mom went grocery shopping today. Thankfully, because we were getting pretty low on everything except salad. Well, it was back to work today for me. I had to open this morning, 4:15AM! I'm not sure why, but I didn't eat breakfast this morning. I thought the extra ten minutes of sleep were more important. Luckily, they were. I wasn't too tired this morning, and my three hour shift went quickly. Hopefully my opening shift tomorrow goes just as fast. My mom did good on the grocery picking. I had a salami sandwich, salad, and grapes for lunch. My sandwich was so good that I decided to eat the same thing for dinner. Having a wide variety of food in the house is very important when trying to eat healthy. You want to have a variety of things so you are not eating the same thing everyday. You must get your nutrients from multiple food groups (a little hypocritical since I eat salad everyday, I know). Having lots of fruits and vegetables are a good choice to snack on when you feel hungry between meals. A handful of grapes of half of an apple dipped in honey always holds me over until dinner time. Enjoy your Sunday everyone!
FOOD DIARY
2 salami sandwiches with mayonaise
1 salad with cheese and ranch dressing
15 red grapes
20 barbeque chips
FUN FACT
One of my personal favorites from Taco Bell is their cheesy fiesta potatoes. They have 270 calories in them. I hope these numbers are scaring you away from fast food. It sure makes me think differently about the food that I'm putting in my body!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Day #6
Sunday, March 6th, 2011
Sunday Funday! I got to sleep in again! And no work for me today. I could definitely get used to this spring break thing. I started my day off with eggs and toast for breakfast, and I splurged and had some chocolate milk. I thought that I deserved a little reward. I have began to notice that I have had more headaches than normal. I think I am having caffeine withdraw. I never really thought that I drank a lot of soda, and I don't normally drink coffee. Obviously, I consumed more caffeine that I thought if I'm having headaches. I haven't really had a craving for soda though. It really isn't that hard. I've been drinking juice and gatorade in its place. Soda is one of the worst things for you. It is basically just empty calories. I have talked to a lot of people lately who do not drink pop. They tell me that when they stopped drinking it, they lost weight instantly and did not even have to diet. It is full of sugar, and dehydrates the body. If people could cut soda out of their diet, they would be a lot healthier. I can already feel that my body is getting so much healthier. I am very happy so far with my decision in choosing this for my immersion. I know that it is going to be very satisfying and rewarding.
FOOD DIARY
2 eggs scrambled
1 piece of toast with jelly
1 glass chocolate milk
4 chocolate chip cookies
3 slices pepperoni pizza
FUN FACT
Any Taco Bell lovers out there? An order of Volcano Nachos at Taco Bell has 980 calories and 1620 mg of sodium!
Sunday Funday! I got to sleep in again! And no work for me today. I could definitely get used to this spring break thing. I started my day off with eggs and toast for breakfast, and I splurged and had some chocolate milk. I thought that I deserved a little reward. I have began to notice that I have had more headaches than normal. I think I am having caffeine withdraw. I never really thought that I drank a lot of soda, and I don't normally drink coffee. Obviously, I consumed more caffeine that I thought if I'm having headaches. I haven't really had a craving for soda though. It really isn't that hard. I've been drinking juice and gatorade in its place. Soda is one of the worst things for you. It is basically just empty calories. I have talked to a lot of people lately who do not drink pop. They tell me that when they stopped drinking it, they lost weight instantly and did not even have to diet. It is full of sugar, and dehydrates the body. If people could cut soda out of their diet, they would be a lot healthier. I can already feel that my body is getting so much healthier. I am very happy so far with my decision in choosing this for my immersion. I know that it is going to be very satisfying and rewarding.
FOOD DIARY
2 eggs scrambled
1 piece of toast with jelly
1 glass chocolate milk
4 chocolate chip cookies
3 slices pepperoni pizza
FUN FACT
Any Taco Bell lovers out there? An order of Volcano Nachos at Taco Bell has 980 calories and 1620 mg of sodium!
Day #5
Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Happy Saturday! Today has been a very relaxing day since I did not have to work. I stayed the night with my friends at their apartment & we woke up and cooked breakfast. Bacon, scrabbled eggs, and toast with orange juice. It was a great meal to start off the day! Breakfasts like this give me energy to start my day, and cooking together is a great way to have fun with friends. They are always better than going to McDonalds and ordering a greasy McMuffin and hash browns. For lunch, I had my usual salad with cheese and ranch dressing. After running errands in the afternoon, I went and worked out. It felt great to get back into the gym. I really need to start working out regularly to go along with my no eating out. It will just add to me feeling better and healthier! I had chips and salsa around dinner time and didn't really eat a meal. I can already tell after 5 days that my body is becoming more accustomed to eating smaller portions. Fast food portions are so much larger than regular portion sizes. It is so much better to prepare meals at home so you can eat a normal sized meal, and also so you are not wasting extra food. This is the first weekend of my immersion project. I usually go out to eat a lot on the weekend. I am a little concerned how I will deal with that. I guess we'll see if I run into that problem this weekend!
FOOD DIARY
3 strips bacon
1 piece of toast with butter
2 eggs scrambled
1 glass orange juice
1 salad with cheese and ranch dressing
chips and salsa
FUN FACT
A ten piece chicken nugget from McDonalds has 460 calories. 260 of those calories are fat calories.
Happy Saturday! Today has been a very relaxing day since I did not have to work. I stayed the night with my friends at their apartment & we woke up and cooked breakfast. Bacon, scrabbled eggs, and toast with orange juice. It was a great meal to start off the day! Breakfasts like this give me energy to start my day, and cooking together is a great way to have fun with friends. They are always better than going to McDonalds and ordering a greasy McMuffin and hash browns. For lunch, I had my usual salad with cheese and ranch dressing. After running errands in the afternoon, I went and worked out. It felt great to get back into the gym. I really need to start working out regularly to go along with my no eating out. It will just add to me feeling better and healthier! I had chips and salsa around dinner time and didn't really eat a meal. I can already tell after 5 days that my body is becoming more accustomed to eating smaller portions. Fast food portions are so much larger than regular portion sizes. It is so much better to prepare meals at home so you can eat a normal sized meal, and also so you are not wasting extra food. This is the first weekend of my immersion project. I usually go out to eat a lot on the weekend. I am a little concerned how I will deal with that. I guess we'll see if I run into that problem this weekend!
FOOD DIARY
3 strips bacon
1 piece of toast with butter
2 eggs scrambled
1 glass orange juice
1 salad with cheese and ranch dressing
chips and salsa
FUN FACT
A ten piece chicken nugget from McDonalds has 460 calories. 260 of those calories are fat calories.
Day #4
Friday, March 4th, 2011
Hello there! It's finally the weekend! YAY! I know you all are very excited about that! Today has been a long day for me! Every Friday morning, I have the pleasure of opening at 4:00 in the morning at Ball Gym. I did wake up early enough to eat breakfast before my shift. Frosted Flakes were the choice of the day, and were very helpful in giving me the necessary energy to make it through the morning shift. I ate lunch around 11, and had another salad. They have really been my favorite substitute to grabbing taco bell between classes. It really hasn't been that hard not eating fast food. I though that I would struggle more with the temptation, but I really have not been tempted at all to run through the drive through. I feel so much better after eating a healthy meal then after eating fast food. I would always feel like taking a nap after eat a Big Mac and french fries. Eating healthy definitely gives you positive energy to help you get through the day. Fast food does the complete opposite. It slows you down and causes you to be tired and sluggish throughout the day. I had soup tonight for dinner, which was delicious. I eat soup quite a bit anyways. I usually can eat a whole can by myself. It really is a pretty healthy meal. There is usually about 150 calories in a serving and it really fills you up. Soup and a few crackers is a great meal to end the day!
FOOD DIARY
1 bowl frosted flakes
1 salad with cheese and ranch dressing
1 bowl chicken and rice soup
FUN FACT
Like McDonalds milkshakes? In a large chocolate triple thick milkshake, there are 1, 160 calories!
Hello there! It's finally the weekend! YAY! I know you all are very excited about that! Today has been a long day for me! Every Friday morning, I have the pleasure of opening at 4:00 in the morning at Ball Gym. I did wake up early enough to eat breakfast before my shift. Frosted Flakes were the choice of the day, and were very helpful in giving me the necessary energy to make it through the morning shift. I ate lunch around 11, and had another salad. They have really been my favorite substitute to grabbing taco bell between classes. It really hasn't been that hard not eating fast food. I though that I would struggle more with the temptation, but I really have not been tempted at all to run through the drive through. I feel so much better after eating a healthy meal then after eating fast food. I would always feel like taking a nap after eat a Big Mac and french fries. Eating healthy definitely gives you positive energy to help you get through the day. Fast food does the complete opposite. It slows you down and causes you to be tired and sluggish throughout the day. I had soup tonight for dinner, which was delicious. I eat soup quite a bit anyways. I usually can eat a whole can by myself. It really is a pretty healthy meal. There is usually about 150 calories in a serving and it really fills you up. Soup and a few crackers is a great meal to end the day!
FOOD DIARY
1 bowl frosted flakes
1 salad with cheese and ranch dressing
1 bowl chicken and rice soup
FUN FACT
Like McDonalds milkshakes? In a large chocolate triple thick milkshake, there are 1, 160 calories!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Day #3
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Hey there! Sorry I didn't post yesterday! I'm a busy, busy bee. Well, day 3 has gone better than the last couple days. I'm starting to get the hang of planning my days more carefully. Of course, I had another long day of class and work. I have done a pretty good job of waking up early to eat breakfast, which is something I don't usually do. It really helps to get something in my system early to hold me over until late afternoon. I have been sticking to a bowl of cereal; usually Frosted Flakes or Special K. I have been sticking to a small, healthy lunch. I never really eat a lot of salad, but I have been addicted to it lately. It will definitely be a good meal to have during this immersion project. I did remember to pack a snack today to take to campus. I had Cheese-its and those little vanilla wafer cookies. Not the healthiest snack, but it did hold me over until dinner. Dinner was my favorite tonight. My best friend, who is helping me a lot through this project, cooked me Ramen noodles with cheese and chicken for dinner before my intramural basketball game. It was probably the best thing I've eaten in a long time. It was delicious!
No weight loss progress yet, but it is only day 3. I will keep you updated!
FOOD DIARY
1 bowl frosted flakes
1 bowl of salad with cheese and ranch dressing
1 cup cheese-its
5 vanilla wafers
1/2 package ramen noodles
FUN FACT
A McDonalds hamburger has 250 calories. 80 of those calories are fat calories!!
Hey there! Sorry I didn't post yesterday! I'm a busy, busy bee. Well, day 3 has gone better than the last couple days. I'm starting to get the hang of planning my days more carefully. Of course, I had another long day of class and work. I have done a pretty good job of waking up early to eat breakfast, which is something I don't usually do. It really helps to get something in my system early to hold me over until late afternoon. I have been sticking to a bowl of cereal; usually Frosted Flakes or Special K. I have been sticking to a small, healthy lunch. I never really eat a lot of salad, but I have been addicted to it lately. It will definitely be a good meal to have during this immersion project. I did remember to pack a snack today to take to campus. I had Cheese-its and those little vanilla wafer cookies. Not the healthiest snack, but it did hold me over until dinner. Dinner was my favorite tonight. My best friend, who is helping me a lot through this project, cooked me Ramen noodles with cheese and chicken for dinner before my intramural basketball game. It was probably the best thing I've eaten in a long time. It was delicious!
No weight loss progress yet, but it is only day 3. I will keep you updated!
FOOD DIARY
1 bowl frosted flakes
1 bowl of salad with cheese and ranch dressing
1 cup cheese-its
5 vanilla wafers
1/2 package ramen noodles
FUN FACT
A McDonalds hamburger has 250 calories. 80 of those calories are fat calories!!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Day #1
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Today started the first day of my immersion project: no fast food or eating out for 30 days. I decided also that I was not going to drink soda during the courses of my project as an extra challenge. Let's just say my day didn't go exactly how I planned it to.
It started when I woke up at 7:30am. I commute to class and I needed to leave my house at 7:40am to make it to my 8:00am class. So, of course, I didn't have time to pack myself a snack or lunch to take to campus. I did have time to run home between classes to eat lunch. I did have time to pack a snack then to take for later in the evening before my night class. I got home around 8, and my friends and I decided to cook dinner together. We decided on homemade pizza and salads. It was a great meal & it was fun to spend time together. I ever convinced one of my friends to do my immersion project with me!
This is going to be a long month, but I'm looking forward to it. I will have to learn how to plan my days out better, which might mean waking up a bit earlier than I am used to. It should be a fun challenge and I can't wait to see how my other experiences go!
Today started the first day of my immersion project: no fast food or eating out for 30 days. I decided also that I was not going to drink soda during the courses of my project as an extra challenge. Let's just say my day didn't go exactly how I planned it to.
It started when I woke up at 7:30am. I commute to class and I needed to leave my house at 7:40am to make it to my 8:00am class. So, of course, I didn't have time to pack myself a snack or lunch to take to campus. I did have time to run home between classes to eat lunch. I did have time to pack a snack then to take for later in the evening before my night class. I got home around 8, and my friends and I decided to cook dinner together. We decided on homemade pizza and salads. It was a great meal & it was fun to spend time together. I ever convinced one of my friends to do my immersion project with me!
This is going to be a long month, but I'm looking forward to it. I will have to learn how to plan my days out better, which might mean waking up a bit earlier than I am used to. It should be a fun challenge and I can't wait to see how my other experiences go!
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