7/13/2008 Eating & Exercise

Pre-exercise snack

I wasn't really hungry for breakfast, so I ate the last remaining frosting-covered brownie before I did my exercise for the day. Total calories: probably about 250, just a wild guess.

Exercise

I did my standard one-hour, four-mile walk today. It was a gorgeous morning, cool and sunny with a strong breeze. There was no way I could waste the morning by not exercising outside.

I also did a 15-minute bike ride. I couldn't do any more than that because my knee was hurting.

Breakfast

I had one cup of Raisin Bran with 1/2 cup of 2% milk. Total calories: 250.

I think I'm going to try sticking only to foods where I can figure out the calorie content. That will help me avoid eating junk like frosting-covered brownies. I'll have to look up the approximate calorie content of fruits and vegetables. Counting calories and putting it on the blog will help me track my daily caloric intake. I'm not wild about the idea of counting calories, but a brownie here and a piece of chocolate cake there can really add up and defeat the purpose of being on a diet or weight-loss plan.

Lunch

All I had was a peaches and strawberry gelatin fruit cup. Total calories: 90.

Dinner

I had dinner with family members. We had a pork loin, instant au gratin potatoes, instant pasta salad, and green beens. I ate half for dinner and took the other half home and ate that before bedtime.