Day 10

Ok, so today is technically day 10 of my journey, so i'm just going to start here. Along with eating mass amounts of food- at least it feels like a lot compared to what I was eating- I take a multivitamin every day and drink at least 2 bottles of water.

Breakfast: 2 waffles w/ 1 tbl margarine, 1/4 cup syrup, 1 cup milk
Lunch: 1 8in flour tortilla, 1/4 cup ground beef w/ chipotle seasoning, 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup refried beans, 4 tsp mild sauce
Snacks: 1 med banana, 2 cups frosted wheat cereal, 20 oz Dr Pepper
Dinner: Chicken breast, mashed potatoes, 2 crescent rolls, 1 cup milk

Ok, let's see how it measures up:

Calories: 2485/2540
Cal. from Fat: 746.5/762
Total Fat: 99/85
Saturated Fat: 34.5/8
Cholesterol: 245/300
Sodium: 3171/2400
Potassium: 890/3000
Total Carbs: 342/317
Fiber: 18/25
Sugars: 140/64
Protein: 84.5/127

Did pretty good today! As always, saturated fat, sodium, and sugar were high. Still working out the kinks of this diet...hard to find a good balance :(

*Exercise for the day: pilates, light weight-lifting, walk after dinner

Daily Calorie/Nutrition Goals.

Okay, so these are the suggested caloric/nutrition values for my goal of gaining approx. 2 lbs a week...

Calories: 2,540
Calories from fat: 762g
Total Fat: 85g
Saturated Fat: 8g
Cholesterol: 300mg
Sodium: 2,400mg
Potassium: 3,000mg
Total Carbohydrates: 317g
Fiber: 25g
Sugars: 64g
Protein: 127g

*There are also numerous vitamins and yada yada's that I also need but I don't feel it is really necessary to calculate all that- definitely not enough time :)

Here we go...

I am roughly 5'5, 103 lbs. I used to weigh close to 120- right about 118- but, I went through a very traumatic, stressful, and just plain terrible year of my life, and well, here I am, down 15ish pounds. I was weighing in at 100 pounds about a week ago, but I realized that I was just way to skinny for my height, and I wasn't comfortable with my weight. I've always struggled with my weight, ever since I was a little kid. I was a nervous kid and had a weird relationship with food- half the time, I wanted nothing to do with it. And as I started going through this rough time in my life, I kind of fell back on old habits. I was so nervous, depressed, and stressed that I forgot to eat, but always remembered to smoke cigarettes- averaging anywhere from a half a pack to a pack a day. Thus, I lost close to 20 pounds- pounds I did NOT need to lose. One day I decided I was going to gain back the weight, cut out the smokes, and get back to my active lifestyle. So here I am, about one week into my journey-- no cigarettes, double the calories I was taking in, and up 3 pounds already! Yippee!