I entered in the food (planned to eat today, except for dinner as I am unsure of that until tonight), and it shows a nice balance:
fat = 25%
carb = 64%
prot = 11%

= 655 calories so far

**Calculating my activity level as "moderate" (3-5 times workout per week), minus 500, I should be eating 1600 calories per day.

Im 5'6" and weigh 129, 26yrs old.

Hhhhmmm, so that means I need to eat 945 more calories today. but i didnt workout today, so maybe i can cut a few hundred since i wont be burning much today.

I've used fitday and didn't care for it much. Currently, I'm using sparkpeople, and have been satisfied with it so far.

Last nights dinner....well, I ate a odwalla choco-walla bar around 4pm. Then ate a bunch of Cheez-Its crackers (ugh! so bad!) then got to school and had a coffee. thats it for last night.

this morning - no work out, as usual on fridays due to late night thursdays.

bkft: flax seed wheat waffle with redu fat pb & honey, 1 cup strawberries, 1 kiwi.
lunch: probably soup
--didnt bring snacks today. will cook something at home for dinner.

shopping for Maine winter clothes after work!! yay for shopping!

Are you tracking all this?

Yes, I started yesterday after you scorned me about it. ha ha, kidding.
I can customize more tonight/this weekend so I can see the nutrition facts on the foods at home. I can already tell that I will need to adjust my meals, such as, adding more protein but I need to get a few days logged before I can really tell what changes to make.

Usually dinner/evenings is when I start falling off the "healthy eating wagon", but this week I have done fairly well. I have eaten grilled chicken and grilled venison for dinner.

Ok, so start posting your food logs along with your workouts.

Last week was bad with eating and exercising. Not sure what happened, probably hormones.

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This week I hope to get back on track.

Didnt work out this morning. I didnt sleep well.

I will try to copy and paste my food log, I have to make it a habit first. Its so much work to keep track of it all, but I know I need to do it sooner or later to monitor my results.

Bkft: ww flax seed waffle, 1 cup strawberries, 1 kiwi, 2 cups ff milk with hersheys syrup.
snack: yogurt
lunch: soup
snack: apple
dinner: unplanned.

I have almost decided to get a gym membership to increase my motivation and get a personalized workout and meal plan from a PT. So after work today Im going to a gym that seems very cool to see what they have to offer. They have $0 enrollment and a $75 admin fee. not bad. just wanting to know what the monthly damage will be. They are 24/7 which I like because I will most likely workout in the morning before work, use their showers, etc. Its pretty convenient, basically in between my house and my work. I get a free session with a PT, free FitPoint Assessment (dont know wtf that is but im sure i will like it), and a $50 life spa certificate (i like!).

i just cant seem to stay motivated to work out alone right now, maybe in the future. i will stick to this forum and stick to journaling. im hoping a gym will help me get motivated and stay motivated.

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last night for dinner:
multi-grain chips and salsa
6 bagel bites
1 string cheese
1 fat free jello pudding cup
1 skinny cow ice cream sandwich

yes i ate like a pig last night.

bkft: ww flax seed waffle, 1 cup strawberries, 1 kiwi, 2 cups ff milk w/hersehys choc syrup.
snack: yogurt
lunch: soup
snack: apple and trail mix.
dinner: unsure.

Just be wary of the high pressure sale - some places are known to be pretty unscrupulous in that regard. Good luck.

bkft: ww flax seed waffle, 1 cup strawberries, 1 kiwi, 2 cups ff milk w/hersheys choc syrup.
snack: yogurt and trail mix.
lunch: soup
snack: ?
dinner: ?