I use the Weight Watchers PointsPlus* iphone app as my food journal. I just did screen shots instead of re-typing everything into blogger. The top bar shows how many PointsPlus* I've used for the day, how many Weekly PointsPlus* are remaining, how many Activity PointsPlus* I've earned that day and how many Activity PointsPlus* are left for the week. The bottom part of the screen shows the food I logged and their PointsPlus* values.
Monday was not a great day for me nutritionally, but I logged still everything. I went to the grocery store Monday night, so before that, we didn't have hardly anything fresh to eat.
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| Above: Breakfast and Lunch |
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| Above: Dinner and Activity |
My daily checks are shown below. Each row represents items that you are supposed to check off throughout the day. Here is what the list represents (with the daily target listed in parentheses), from the top down: Water (6-8 cups), Milk/Dairy (2 servings), Fruits and Veggies (5 servings), Multi-Vitamin (yes or no), Healthy Oils (2 servings), Activity (yes or no). If I met the Target, it gives me a little smiley face.
I got everything in except for 2 Fruit/Veggie servings and 1 Healthy Oil serving (those are always the hardest for me).
*If you are not familiar with Weight Watchers PointsPlus, here is the basic idea: I get 29 PointsPlus a day and 49 extra PointsPlus that can be used at any time throughout the week. A PointPlus is calculated by the grams of Fat, Carb, Protien and Fiber for each food. If I exercise, I get extra PointsPlus that can be used at any time throughout the week.
You know, that looks like a typical day to me - if you ate a Lean Cuisine or something, it would still be about the same number of points. I just can't figure out how to keep under points with the new system - they add up so quickly!!! For healthy oil, dip a piece of bread in some olive oil. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's cool that you can post this stuff - you are very brave. :)