Weekend Food Diary

This past weekend I kept a food diary of all things I ate while I was at home and it helped me realize some things about my diet.

For this food diary, I kept track of what I ate on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I didn’t count my calories because I was kind of scared to see how much I was actually eating, and I know I’ve had issues with counting calories in the past.

I was out of the house for most of the weekend working and spending time with my friends and boyfriend, so I didn’t prepare any food like I usually do. To the left is a super cute completely un-edited picture of my boyfriend and I at prom.

I feel fairly guilty thinking about it because I spent a lot of money on food and none of it was all that healthy. One common trend is that I eat two meals a day because I sleep in late. I’m not a morning person whatsoever, so I regularly sleep in until around lunch time and then I only have time to eat two meals during the day. This weekend was not unique in that aspect. I did get up earlier on Friday because I have an 8:50 class, but the earliest I got up this weekend was 10:00 on Saturday (which is early for me) because I had plans with my boyfriend. But without further ado, let’s get into it.

Friday: 

Breakfast-

• Mixed berry Chobani smooth yogurt

Lunch-

• Cup of chicken chili with sour cream and cheese (did not finish)
• Watermelon
• Grapes
• Water

Dinner-

• 6-inch sandwich on whole grain from Subway
  • Salami
  • Pepper jack cheese
  • Lettuce
  • Tomato
  • Spinach
  • Green peppers
  • Banana peppers
  • Red onion
  • Mayonnaise
• Jalapeno chips
• Coke (did not finish)

On this day it was surprising that I had breakfast at all since I usually don’t. Usually if I eat that early it’s because I need to eat something in order to take my medication which was the case here.

I got the chicken chili from Liz’s Market and I didn’t really like it, so I did not finish it.

Subway for dinner ended up being a convenience food because I was at Walmart getting a puzzle to do with my boyfriend at his house because we’re basically an old married couple and he decided that he wasn’t going to feed me, so I grabbed something quick before heading over.

This was actually probably one of my healthier days this week which is kind of disappointing.

Saturday:

Breakfast-

• McDonald’s sausage and egg biscuit
• Hash brown
• Small coffee (which I took two sips out of and threw away because it was disgusting)

Lunch-

• A couple bites of spaghetti and a meatball
• Ginger ale

Dinner-

• Small Pasta Fresca with shrimp spaghetti noodles from Noodles and Company
  • Add broccoli
  • Add mushrooms
• Raspberry peach Mellow Yellow
• Mango orange sparkling water

McDonald’s was another convenience food because I was late to my morning plans with my boyfriend and he once again decided he wasn’t going to feed me. There was nothing good to eat in my house that wouldn’t take a long time to make because my parents are health nuts and everything is awful and gluten-free.

I didn’t really eat lunch because I had to work at 3:00 and I didn’t get another chance to eat before then, so I made something small for myself to get me through the dinner rush.

For dinner I thought I would try my boyfriend’s favorite dish at Noodles. When I’m at work, I have easy access to sugary drinks, so I end up drinking them throughout my shift. So, it’s not uncommon for me to have a cup or two of soda. I try to break it up sometimes with a sparkling water because there are less calories.

Sunday:

Breakfast- None

Lunch-

• Habenero’s chicken burrito
• Venti white tea raspberry peach infusion lemonade from Starbucks
• Two and a half Christmas cookies

Dinner-

• Domino’s sausage and mushroom pizza (two and half pieces)
• Cup of apple cider
• Two more Christmas cookies

I got up at 11:00 so breakfast was long gone.

I was out running errands before going to a friend’s house, so I picked up a bomb ass burrito and some Starbucks. My friend’s grandma gave her family a plate of “Thanksgiving cookies” (even though they were Christmas colors) so naturally I had to eat a ton of them.

For dinner my friend’s parents ordered pizza so I had to eat a ton of that too. And more cookies.

Reflection:

What I’ve noticed from this food diary is that I eat like garbage and it’s starting to make me self-conscious about my body. I drink a ton of my calories because I have a bit of an addiction to sugary drinks and I don’t drink nearly enough water. I’m surprised I haven’t gained more weight than I have, and I think that’s because I only eat two meals a day but I’m still eating around 1700-2000 calories a day. My hope is that I can start working on this, so I can start to feel healthier and not so heavy all the time. Dining hall food is usually unappealing to me, so I end up eating junk. I’m going to try and make more conscience decisions about what I eat and drink less sugar and more water.