day 2 of calorie counting

I'm trying to do the 40-30-30 diet plan.  Its 40% carbs, 30% protein, and 30% fat.  I did good the first day...today I had a bit too many carbs.

			Free Diet Journal my-calorie-counter.com
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Breakfast
1.1	Serving - 4 G	DOMINO - SUGAR - DARK BROWN 2 LB BAG	17	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0
0.7	fl oz	Cream, fluid, half and half	27	2	2	8	9	1	0	0	1
0.5	1 scoop (34 g)	Body Fortress Super Whey Protein	65	1	1	23	35	2	1	1	13
0.5	cup	Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A (fat free or skim)	42	0	0	2	51	6	0	6	4
20	raisins	Raisins, seedless	31	0	0	0	1	8	0	6	0
0.5	1/3 cup (40g) serving	Hodgson Mill Multigrain Hot Cereal	80	2	0	0	0	13	3	1	4
0.158	oz (19 halves)	Nuts, pecans	31	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2	1 packet (1.3 g)	Sun Crystals all-natural sweetener	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
			303	8	3	33	96	37	4	20	22
Lunch
1.25	4 oz serving	Black Beans (Great Value Brand)	138	0	0	0	463	15	9	0	9
1	1 cup serving	Kitchen Basics Chicken Stock	20	0	0	0	480	1	0	0	4
4.5	2 tbsp	Sam's Choice Southwest Black Bean and White Corn Mild Salsa 26oz jar	90	0	0	0	675	18	5	9	0
1	fruit without skin, medium	Kiwi fruit, (chinese gooseberries), fresh, raw	46	0	0	0	2	11	2	7	1
2	1 serving	green chilis	10	0	0	0	150	2	0	0	0
0.4	fruit (2-7/8" dia)	Oranges, raw, navels	27	0	0	0	1	7	1	5	1
			331	0	0	0	1771	54	17	21	15
Dinner
1	2 Tbsp. (30g)	Kraft Greek Vinaigrette Dressing	110	11	2	0	320	2	0	0	0
1	medium (2" dia, 5" long, raw)	Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, with salt	103	0	0	0	280	24	4	10	2
3	cup	Chard, swiss, raw	21	0	0	0	230	4	2	1	2
0.5	medium (2-1/2" dia)	Onions, raw	22	0	0	0	2	5	1	2	1
1	1 Tbsp	Spread - Land O Lakes Light Butter Spread with Canola Oil	50	5	2	5	95	1	0	0	0
1	tbsp	Vegetable oil, canola	124	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1.5	Serving - 133 G	TYSON / IFF - CHICKEN BREAST PORTIONS - BONELESS SKINLESS W/RIB MEAT 2.5 LB BAG	210	6	2	105	495	0	0	0	39
			640	36	7	110	1422	36	7	13	44
Snack
1	fruit without refuse	Mangos, raw	135	1	0	0	4	35	4	31	1
1	1	Oikos Greek YOgurt Honey 5.3oz	120	0	0	0	50	18	0	17	13
			255	1	0	0	54	53	4	48	14
Water Tracker
Totals Target Balance			1529 1500 102 29	45 50 90 5	10 10 100 0	143 250 57 107	3343 2400 139 943	180 150 120 30	32 25 128 7	102 50 204 52	95 113 84 18
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Activity
Totals			0

todays food journal.

			Free Weight Loss Diary my-calorie-counter.com
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Breakfast
1.1	Serving - 4 G	DOMINO - SUGAR - DARK BROWN 2 LB BAG	17	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0
2	container, individual (.5 fl oz)	Cream, fluid, half and half	39	3	2	11	12	1	0	0	1
0.1	oz (19 halves)	Nuts, pecans	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0.5	1 scoop (34 g)	Body Fortress Super Whey Protein	65	1	1	23	35	2	1	1	13
20	raisins	Raisins, seedless	31	0	0	0	1	8	0	6	0
0.5	1/3 cup (40g) serving	Hodgson Mill Multigrain Hot Cereal	80	2	0	0	0	13	3	1	4
4	fl oz	Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A (fat free or skim)	42	0	0	2	51	6	0	6	4
			294	8	3	36	99	34	4	18	22
Lunch
1	Serving - 38 G	ARNOLD - BREAD - 100% WHOLE WHEAT 24 OZ BAG	90	1	0	0	190	17	2	3	5
1.5	Serving - 15 G	STEINFELD'S - PICKLE RELISH - DILL 10 OZ JAR	0	0	0	0	270	0	0	0	0
1	Serving - 15 G	KRAFT - MAYO - MAYONNAISE LIGHT 32 OZ JAR	50	5	1	5	90	2	0	1	0
1	tsp or 1 packet	Mustard, prepared, yellow	3	0	0	0	57	0	0	0	0
1	can	Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids	191	1	0	50	558	0	0	0	42
1	fruit without skin, medium	Kiwi fruit, (chinese gooseberries), fresh, raw	46	0	0	0	2	11	2	7	1
			380	7	1	55	1167	30	4	11	48
Dinner
0.5	1/4 cup 1 oz 27g	Kraft® - Sharp Cheddar Cheese - natural, shredded	55	5	3	13	85	0	0	0	4
1	2 Tbsp. (30g)	Kraft Greek Vinaigrette Dressing	110	11	2	0	320	2	0	0	0
1	1/4 cup (45g dry) serving	Lundberg Gourmet Whole Grain Wild Rice Blend	150	2	0	0	0	35	3	0	4
1	cup	Spinach, raw	7	0	0	0	24	1	1	0	1
0.5	1 cup serving	Kitchen Basics Chicken Stock	10	0	0	0	240	1	0	0	2
2	3.5 oz filet	Tilapia, Filet	196	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	37
			528	23	5	13	669	39	4	0	48
Snack
1.1	1	Oikos Greek YOgurt Honey 5.3oz	132	0	0	0	55	20	0	19	14
			132	0	0	0	55	20	0	19	14
Water Tracker
Totals Target Balance			1334 1500 89 166	38 55 69 17	9 15 60 6	104 250 42 146	1990 2400 83 410	123 200 62 77	12 35 34 23	48 50 96 2	132 85 155 47
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Activity
1	hour(s)	conditioning exercise - circuit training, including some aerobic movement with minimal rest, general	-415
Totals			-415

I'm gonna start counting calories again.... I'm done with grad school (yippee!!) so I guess I'll have time to count them now. I need to lose a couple of pounds....literally. I need to lose like 4 pounds, but its hard to do!! So, I'm back to counting calories because its the only thing that really works. Its time consuming...but it works. I'm going to try to post my journals from time to time.

gaining depression

So, I've been really depressed the past few days because I had gained 3 pounds! I know it was to be expected because I was eating like a hog and I went on 2 vacations, but still. I work out a lot and I don't want to gain 3 lbs. I don't want to gain ANY pounds!!

So, I've started counting calories again. I'm going to try to keep it around 1500 calories a day. I did pretty good yesterday...heres what I ate (sort of) By sort of I just mean that I had to put in Cheeseburger Casserole but really what I ate was probably quite a bit healthier than that. I made some lean ground beef and vegetable casserole topped with whole wheat biscuits...but of course, I just put in what I could find easily on my-calorie-counter website.

			Free http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/">Food Journal my-calorie-counter.com
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Breakfast
4	cookie (2-5/8" dia)	Cookies, oatmeal, prepared from recipe, without raisins	268	11	2	22	359	40	0	0	4
			268	11	2	22	359	40	0	0	4
Lunch
1	serving	Biscuit Cheeseburger Casserole	470	27	12	85	1460	28	1	12	29
4	fl oz	Lemon juice, canned or bottled	26	0	0	0	26	8	0	3	0
1	1 cup	yoplait light vanilla nonfat yogurt	140	0	0	5	115	27	0	22	7
1	cup, whole	Strawberries, raw	46	0	0	0	1	11	3	7	1
			682	27	12	90	1602	74	4	44	37
Dinner
1	potato small (1-3/4" to 2-1/2" dia)	Potatoes, white, flesh and skin, baked	130	0	0	0	10	29	3	2	3
0.25	1/2 cup chopped (2.5 oz)	green bell pepper, raw	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
0.25	tbsp	Vegetable oil, canola	31	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	1 tbsp	Shedd's Spread Country Crock	120	14	3	0	220	0	0	0	0
0.25	medium (2-1/2" dia)	Onions, raw	11	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0
0.75	serving 3 fillets	tilapia fish fillets	94	1	1	56	41	0	0	0	21
0.5	cup slices	Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	14	0	0	0	215	4	1	2	1
2	tbsp	Cheese, parmesan, shredded	42	3	2	7	170	0	0	0	4
0.25	tbsp	Honey	16	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0
0.25	medium whole (2-3/5" dia)	Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average	6	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0
0.5	1 tbsp	Kraft Mayo with Olive Oil	23	2	0	3	48	1	0	0	0
2	mushroom	Mushrooms, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	7	0	0	0	57	1	1	0	1
			499	24	6	66	764	44	5	10	30
Snack
1	cup	Blackberries, raw	62	1	0	0	1	14	8	7	2
			62	1	0	0	1	14	8	7	2
Water Tracker
Totals Target Balance			1511 1500 101 11	63 55 115 8	20 20 100 0	178 250 71 72	2726 2400 114 326	172 200 86 28	17 25 68 8	61 50 122 11	73 80 91 7
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Activity
Totals			0

After eating that...I woke up 3 times last night to pee. Then when I weighed myself this morning I weighed considerably less! So maybe I just had way too much sodium over the past couple days and I was retaining some water. Maybe thats why I thought I had gained 3 lbs.

oh well.... enough on that. I'm still gonna keep counting calories for a little while at least.

I got up pretty earlier this morning and went for a run. I got out to the backside of Woodclyffe Chase and my foot was hurting so I decided to walk the rest of the way. (btw, I got a blister) So, then...it started raining!! Nothing like a little rain to motivate you to run...and run fast! When I got home I was pretty much soaked. People kept honking at me on the road. I guess they thought I was crazy. I don't care, it felt great! :)