#meal tracking

[rainyfestivalsweets]

The truth is I struggle with consistency in many many life areas.

I can do long cleaning marathons. Doing the daily thing is harder. Brushing my teeth is still not a habit. Yes it should be but it isn't.

But- if nothing else, I have tracked consistently and pretty gosh darn Meticulously for 10 days now.

I have even asked myself if I am lying and of so, who the hell am I trying to kid. Mmhmm. I have tracked sf candy. I have weighed.

[keytobeing]

hows week 3 going in my great lock-in of fall/winter 2025

The past 3 weeks I've been meal planning, and going to the gym 3x a week. I wake at 5am on weekends, and I read a chapter a day of The Idiot by Dostoevsky.

My Diet

pics from pinterest, my breakfast, lunch and dinner from top-down.

Meal planning

I found out that instead of shopping like my mom would for 4+ people in the house, I should shop like I'm only buying food for myself.

That meant no more buying $200 worth of groceries every 2 weeks just for it to spoil because I can't eat that fast by myself.

I actually plan my meals for the next couple of weeks, long enough for when that food will last in the fridge.

I chose one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner idea plus snacks. My dessert is usually sparkling water and I would do fast food on weekends.

Fibre

I've been more conscious of adding fibre to my diet. I think fibre helps me stay full but less bloated. It also really helps my...bowel movements...which i really appreciate i feel my healthiest when I'm doing it at least once a day.

Fave ways to include fibre

beans/peas

corn

broccoli

whole wheat bread

nuts

chia/flax/pumpkin seeds

oatmeal

popcorn

Meal tracking

Lose It! app

After every meal I've been tracking with the Lose It! app. I've been into meal tracking ever since I binge watched Secret Eaters.

I've been stuck at one weight for such a long time, so maybe I thought I'd look to see what my diet really looked like.

It also helps me be more conscious of my eating because I don't even want to have a record of me binging eating three days in a row and stuff.

My exercise

So I recently started the gym and I'm at the stage where I'm going consistently and actually like it.

I go at 6am so I can get free parking (it's in the city) and I'm out by 7am.

My workout split:

Mon: leg day, hip thrusts, rdls, russian split/rev lunge, hip abduction/cable kick backs

Wed: upper body, one arm rows, lateral and front raise, shoulder press, cable row, lat pull downs

Thur: core & cardio, youtube calisthenic ab routine (growing ananas) and 45 mins elliptical

Fri: tennis

Sat: full body at home pilates

Sun: yoga

My only issue eating when I wake at 5am to go to the gym, I never have the appetite. I think I'll try:

Pre-workout Snacks for those 5am sessions

trail mix

banana

coffee

toast and honey/jam

oatmeal

Progress pics

I've been taking progress pics at the gym. It's nice to see a more visual change to my body and feel like I'm literally sculpting it.

After a lower body workout I take a pic, and I'm like okay now tomorrow I'll do my ab work out to really get snatched and now I'm excited to come back tomorrow.

It may be slowly leading to body dsymorphia but on the other hand it really boosts my self confidence, seeing my image and actually liking it.

Now I need tips on how to take those gym thirst traps.

My morning routine

get ready

gym (sneak in morning brew daily podcast to stay up-to-date on world news)

eat breakfast and plan day

play with cat

read a chapter of the idiot

shower and spend time to do makeup, look my best

Please recommend more things to add to my routine, the best things to do to glow-up and be sexy before Dec 31 2025.

[meticulous-tendencies]

also a great day for numbers. february starting off strong!! i’m in a friendly comp w the guys rn to see who can get closest to their goals in 2 months. for me, gain weight/strength. for both of them it’s a cut. so been really trying to focus on my calories and macros. so much fucking eating 😩😭

[3liza]

i cringe even asking this but is there a decent MyPlate-type app that you've used that does keto shit (subtracting fiber from total carbs etc)? also this is a medical need for me not a dieting thing or an ED thing but I'm going to put some typical food and diet type tags on this post in case it's triggering for eating disorders. lmk if there should be additional tags on it

[justanotherstory225]

Im thinking i should start posting my meal and fitbit summery everynight. Sure, itll make me more active on here. But im hoping that posting will make me want to do better.

Here are my meals for the past week. Starting tomorrow, I'll post my fitbit everyday along with it.

[fortheloveofyourwords]

This is honestly one of the proudest pages I've made in a long time. Part of it is because it's pretty but also very functional to what I need. 💋 Also my phone background always matches my month theme. ♡

[rainyfestivalsweets]

12/5/22

Recent meals

Not cutting anything out. Trying to learn to eat in moderation / proportionately full.

It is not always easy but it will be worth it.

[rainyfestivalsweets]

Today's foods in pics