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iTrackBites Smart Plan Update

The first full week of trying a new point system has been interesting and fun to explore. I love love love that I can eat all the fruits and veggies I want. I’ve also started to think about food differently.

Because the point system is based on more than calories, I’ve started to think about food on more than a calorie-based system. I’ve begun to realize that 100 calories of donut is different than 100 calories of carrots. They don’t have the same effect on my body, and they shouldn’t hold the same value in my mind.

Sunday:

I went over my daily bite limit of 34 bites by 5 bites, which came out of my weekly allotment. I prefer not to go over my daily bites at all, but that is what they’re there for, and 5 isn’t too bad. Total daily bites: 39

I was sick for most of this week, so I slept late that weekend. I woke up too late for breakfast, but for lunch I had boxed macaroni and cheese. I love mac and cheese more than most foods in this world. It was the thick and creamy box by Great Value. Total bites: 8

For dinner we had chinese from our favorite chinese place like we do on most Sundays. This week we got honey chicken and sesame chicken. The honey chicken is pretty high-bite, but the sesame chicken was not bad. The white rice can add up pretty quickly as well. Total bites: 18

Then for dessert I had one of the cookies I made for the Chocolate Chip Cookie Challenge. It was delicious but so many bites! Total bites: 13

Monday:

I did very well on Monday. I ate a full day’s worth, but it was all real, whole foods. I kept under my 34 daily bite limit by 2 bites, I remember feeling well-fed and feeling light because I kept my portions in check. Total daily bites: 32

For breakfast I had eggs with cheese, bacon, and a banana. With this system eggs are zero bites, so I had 3 eggs- a sizeable amount that kept me full through the whole morning. The bacon is very low bite, 1 bite per slice. Total bites: 4

Lunch was simple and easy because it was between classes at college. I’d saved half of a chicken and wild rice soup from Progresso that I’d eaten last week and ate it along with an orange and a handful of animal crackers. Animal crackers are one of my favorite snacks. Total bites: 5

Mom made her famous chicken over rice for dinner, a favorite in our house. The bites can add up quickly so I had to be sure to keep my portions within reason. Luckily chicken breast is free so all my bites came from the rice and cream of chicken soup. Total bites: 12

Tuesday:

Tuesday I only went over my 34 bite limit by 2 bites. The real difference was that I ate a lot of fried foods and such. I’ve also been eating a lot of bananas and oranges lately so I’ll add one of those to almost every meal. Total daily bites: 36

Breakfast was just a banana before heading out to my early class. It wasn’t enough. I’m a breakfast fiend. Total bites: 0

I had leftovers from the chicken over rice dinner the night before for lunch. Chicken over rice, even leftover, is a favorite of mine. I also paired it with an orange. Total bites: 8

Dinner was a lot of bites. I had a make n bake personal pepperoni pizza that was actually really good. But then I got hungry later and had fries and a corndog. Frozen fries, though, are way less calories than fast food fries. I almost never get them anymore. Total bites: 22

Wednesday:

I went more over my bite limit than I wanted to and it was a very sad day’s worth of food. Friday is my actual overage day, but I started to crave crap food really bad this week, and Wednesday was a weak day for me. I took Wednesday off from school because my sickness just wasn’t going away and I needed one more day of rest and meds. Total daily bites: 40

I slept in late so I didn’t have breakfast.

Lunch was very light because my stomach was uneasy. It was a chicken corn chowder soup. I don’t like a ton of soups, but this is one I’ll always go for. I only had half the can and put the other half in the fridge. Total bites: 3

By the time I got to dinner I was really hungry. My mom offered to pick up food so I didn’t have to cook, and I took her up on it. I got the 3&3 plate from Slim Chicken’s. It was a lot of food, and a ton of bites, but I’ll admit it was so very tasty. Total bites: 24

Thursday:

Another day of overage, but only by 4 bites. That day had some snacking as well, but not great meals. Total daily bites: 38

Breakfast was just a bagel an a little bit of margarine. I had an early class at school so a bagel was easy and portable. Total bites: 6

Lunch was leftovers again. I love having leftovers because it makes lunches so easy. I am nowhere near being able to make cool lunches for on the go. I had cheeseburger macaroni by Hamburger Helper along with an orange. Total bites: 5

Dinner was fast food...again. My family devolved back into fast food this week pretty badly. My sister went and picked up Chick Fil A. I decided to at least only get the sandwich and make fries at home to save some bites. Chick Fil A’s fries are like 400 calories for a medium. Wow oh wow! Total bites: 18

I had a couple snacks through the day as well. Between classes I had a bag of Cheez-Its. I haven’t bought a new box of the individual bags in a while, but that means they just hang out in the house and taunt me. I love them, but the sodium is a lot and I could choose better snacks. Then I had a late night bowl of cereal. I love Special K cereal and right now I have the fruit and yogurt. Total bites: 9

Friday:

I didn’t go over my bite by much, only by one point actually, but my food choices were very poor. To be fair, Friday is my weekly reset day, but that’s not meant to be an excuse to eat crap all day (that’s for my monthly cheat day). Total daily bites: 35

I don’t have class on Friday, so I didn’t eat until the afternoon and I spent the day in a long bath and under a face mask, so I just put together a snack plate of Ritz, grapes, and cheddar cheese (a favorite combination of mine). Total bites: 5

Then dinner was a smorgasbord of bad choices...delicious bad choices. Sister and I actually made two stops, one at McDonald’s and one at Taco Bell. McD’s is doing the 2 for $5, so I got 10 nuggets and Sister got a Quarter Pounder. Then we went to TB and I just got a Cheesy Gordita Crunch (probably my favorite thing there right now). Total bites: 30

Saturday:

On the weekends I don’t like to exist before 11 am. Yet I still figured out how to spend so many bites in so little time. I did really well until later that night- late night eating always gets me! I went over my daily limit by 11 bites. Total daily bites: 45

Lunch was just a bowl of my current fave cereal, Special K Fruit and Yogurt, with milk. Total bites: 8

Dinner was chicken and broccoli Alfredo with fettuccine. The chicken and the broccoli were free which should mean I was golden on bites, but just wait. Even so, I kept my pasta portion down (mostly because I didn’t have that much in my kitchen) and I didn’t use as much Alfredo sauce as my family would normally use, but they didn’t mind at all. Total bites: 8

Then the late night dessert aka bad choices stepped in and was like “oh, no no. you’re going to eat a ton of sugar and carbs and like it.” So I did. Mom brought home ol’ fashioned donuts (glazed and chocolate) and I just had to have some. I had two glazed and half a chocolate. Total bites: 29

One thing I noticed looking back was that I could either pick a protein-filled, whole foods breakfast or enriched carbs.

Four bites for a 3 egg omelette and bacon and a banana

or Six for a plain bagel...

It’s most about actually making the food. It’s laziness and ignorance about easy ways to eat good food. I’ll keep on trucking.

I started this system at 258. My weigh in yesterday had me at 254.4. It’s probably more about my schedule becoming busy again then my eh eating.

Lost in dictation,

Jess

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