Does anyone use daily plate or something similar to track their food? I have been using it because it is easy to do and I can do it on my iPhone. I am curious as to what everyone is eating on a daily basis. Post up your public links to your food journals or just an average of what you eat.

Here is my daily plate food journal:

LIVESTRONG.COM - Health, Fitness, Lifestyle

I have never kept a food diary and I don't count calories/fat/carbs, weigh or measure my food. I just eat when I am hungry and stop when I am full. I average about 3/4 cup per meal sometimes eating a little more. I focus on lean Proteins and fresh fruits, veggies and dairy and watch my carbs.

Breakfast is

a.) Egg Beater omlet with lean meat, cheese, veggies

b.) oatmeal cooked in lowfat milk with berries, raisins, dates or nuts.

c.) Cold Cereal with fresh fruit and lowfat milk

lunch is typically lean Protein with salad greens or protein leftover the dinner the night before.

Favorite Lunches:

a.) Salmon patty with mayo, shredded lettuce diced tomato on top

b.) Chili

c.) chicken breast diced on a small chopped salad

Dinner choices are endless, we pretty much have whatever I and DH are in the mood for. I make all the dishes that I made pre-band, some dishes had to be reworked to lower fat and carbs and/or eliminate foods I can't tolerated anymore. For instance, I can't eat thick crust so I make a thin crust pizza from low carb wrap bread. I do not make potatoes, rice and Pasta very often because we do not want all that starch in our diet and I try to stick with fresh lean meat and a side of veggies, or meat and veggie stews. We even have takeout every once in a while.

Personally, because I knew it would be best for me long-term, I did not want to go into this with a "diet" frame of mind. I chose the surgery because I wanted to eat like a normal person and not have to obsess and track every morsel that goes in my mouth. I choose healthy foods, avoid eating between meals and avoid the processed carbs (to cut back on head hunger) and the band controls the amount I eat and the hunger. I'm not saying that counting, tracking and weighing is not the way to go, just that it is not for me.

Edited April 30, 200917 yr by Jodi_620

Thanks for the response. I hear you about the tracking. I do not plan on doing it forever. I am just trying to get a feel for what people eat and how much.