My long-term goal is to have a healthy and balanced relationship with food. Step one for me is to eat around 1500 calories a day and keep a food journal. I weigh food when possible (or when I remember to 😉) and I estimate calories with the help of MyNetDiary and the WP Recipe Maker.
Sunday 5/1: 1,541 cals
- Breakfast: 237 cals
- homemade sweet red bean oatmeal porridge (1.5 cups): 159 cals
- hardboiled egg (large): 70 cals
- gummy vitamin (1): 8 cals
- Lunch: Double Date w/ Brink & Happy @ Seva (eyeball estimate): 865 cals
- chicken samosa (1 tiny bite): 25 cals
- vegetable samosa (1 tiny bite): 25 cals
- lamb spring roll (1 tiny bite): 25 cals
- mulligatawny soup (2 spoonfuls): 40 cals
- garlic naan (2 pieces): 200 cals
- chicken tikka masala: 100 cals
- lamb rogan josh: 100 cals
- chicken korma: 100 cals
- chicken vindaloo: 50 cals
- basmati rice: 100 cals
- mango lassi (4 oz): 100 cals
- Dinner: 399 cals
- kaiser roll: 180 cals
- cucumbers (227g): 23 cals
- uncured honey ham (45g): 57 cals
- avocado (30g) 48 cals
- fresh mango (85g): 55 cals
- Snack: 77 cals
- fresh durian (20g): 29 cals
- himalayan sweetness popcorn (7g): 28 cals
- prune (1 piece): 20 cals
Monday 5/2: 1,427 cals
- Breakfast: 277 cals
- homemade sweet red bean oatmeal porridge (1.5 cups): 159 cals
- hardboiled egg (large): 70 cals
- everything bagel (12g): 40 cals
- gummy vitamin (1): 8 cals
- Lunch: 548 cals
- white ibumie (1/2 serving): 262 cals
- homemade fried chicken leg (1 piece): 160 cals
- fried tofu (1 piece): 70 cals
- fresh bok choy (227g): 29 cals
- canned corn (41g): 27 cals
- Dinner: 397 cals
- kaiser roll: 180 cals
- uncured honey ham (45g): 57 cals
- avocado (30g) 48 cals
- fresh microgreens (85g): 23 cals
- spicy bok choy stir fry (227g): 90 cals
- Snacks: 205 cals
- fresh grapes (40g): 28 cals
- himalayan sweetness popcorn (14g): 55 cals
- ice-cream cone: 17 cals
- breyer’s strawberry ice cream (33g): 63 cals
Tuesday 5/3: 1,410 cals
- Breakfast: 229 cals
- homemade sweet red bean oatmeal porridge (1 cup): 105 cals
- roti canai (32g): 116 cals
- gummy vitamin (1): 8 cals
- Lunch: 542 cals
- white ibumie (1/2 serving): 262 calories
- homemade fried chicken leg (1 piece): 160 cals
- cucumbers (227g): 23 cals
- fried tofu (1 piece): 70 cals
- canned corn (41g): 27 cals
- Dinner: 412 cals
- kaiser roll: 180 cals
- uncured honey ham (45g): 57 cals
- avocado (30g) 48 cals
- fresh microgreens (28g): 8 cals
- fresh tomatoes (113g): 20 cals
- Snacks: 227 cals
- fresh grapes (40g): 28 cals
- himalayan sweetness popcorn (20g): 79 cals
- banana chips (4g): 20 cals
- prune (1 piece): 20 cals
- ice-cream cone: 17 cals
- breyer’s strawberry ice cream (33g): 63 cals
Wednesday 5/4: 1,477 cals
- Breakfast: 264 calories
- homemade sweet red bean oatmeal porridge (1 cup): 105 cals
- sourdough bread (38g): 103 calories
- avocado (30g) 48 cals
- gummy vitamin (1): 8 calories
- Lunch: 516 cals
- homemade tomato beef vegetable soup (2 cups): 300 cals
- brioche (1 piece): 180 cals
- Dinner: 553 cals
- homemade vegetable fried rice (2 cups): 300 cals
- homemade fried chicken leg (1 piece): 160 cals
- cucumbers (227g): 23 cals
- japanese yellow pickled radish (40g): 15 cals
- Snacks: 199 cals
- fresh grapes (40g): 28 cals
- himalayan sweetness popcorn (18g): 71 cals
- banana chips (4g): 20 cals
- prune (1 piece): 20 cals
- boba milk tea mochi (1 piece): 60 cals
Thursday 5/5: 1,489 cals
- Breakfast: 263 cals
- homemade sweet red bean oatmeal porridge (1 cup): 105 cals
- scallion pancake (42g): 150 cals
- gummy vitamin (1): 8 cals
- Lunch: 516 cals
- homemade tomato beef vegetable soup (2 cups): 300 cals
- brioche (1 piece): 180 cals
- Dinner: 538 cals
- thai sticky rice w/ shrimp: 400 cals
- fried egg (large): 90 cals
- homemade thai curry sauce (1 tbsp): 25 cals
- cucumbers (227g): 23 cals
- Snacks: 198 cals
- fresh grapes (80g): 55 cals
- chex mix (15g) 67 cals
- paris baguette tiramasu pastry (2 bites) 50 cals
Friday 5/6: 1,518 cals
- Breakfast: 251 calories
- scallion pancake (42g): 150 cals
- gummy vitamin (1): 8 calories
- Lunch: 516 calories
- homemade tomato beef vegetable soup (2 cups): 300 cals
- brioche (1 piece): 180 cals
- homemade bok choy stir fry (57g): 36 cals
- Dinner: 553 cals
- homemade vegetable fried rice (2 cups): 300 cals
- homemade fried chicken leg (1 piece): 160 cals
- cucumbers (227g): 23 cals
- japanese yellow pickled radish (40g): 15 cals
- Snacks: 198 cals
- fresh grapes (60g): 41 cals
- himalayan sweetness popcorn (14g): 55 cals
- ice-cream cone: 17 cals
- breyer’s strawberry ice cream (33g): 63 cals
- chocolate covered almonds (1 piece): 22 cals
Saturday 5/7: 1,502 cals
- Breakfast: 263 cals
- homemade sweet red bean oatmeal porridge (1 cup): 105 cals
- scallion pancake (42g): 150 cals
- gummy vitamin (1): 8 cals
- Lunch: 489 cals
- pata cafe’s shrimp sweet sticky rice w/ desiccated coconut: 400 cals
- uncured honey ham (30g): 38 cals
- cucumbers (227g): 23 cals
- fresh grapes (40g): 28 cals
- Dinner: Biblios B-Day takeout from Calcutta Wrap & Roll (eyeball) 600 cals
- vegetable samosa (2 tiny bites): 50 cals
- chicken tikka masala: 100 cals
- vegetable curry: 100 cals
- regular naan (2 pieces): 200 cals
- basmati rice (2 spoonfuls): 50 cals
- mango lassi (4 oz): 100 cals
- Snacks: 150 cals
- homemade chocolate birthday cake (sliver): 150 cals
I used to think that you’re just obsessive in calorie counting, calculating food intake down to such meticulous detail. But now I know it is something that you do to keep things under control. Kudos for your willingness to keep up the fight!
For me the more meticulous I am, the more I’m able to keep my binge eating disorder and non-purging bulimic tendencies under control.
I think it is hard for many people to understand that I don’t feel truly full unless I eat around 4000 calories per meal.