Personal Wellness: Eat

micfijasan Health, Fitness, Food DK30 Fall 2021 0 0

Description

I’d like to further some previous efforts on my end to eat better. I’ve identified 2 areas I’d like to improve:

Drink more water. Some days I’ve noticed that I wake up or leave work super thirsty, and suspect I’m not getting enough water in day-to-day activities.
Avoid the “make it a meal” temptation when eating out, as I’ve found it leads to increased soda consumption and likely too much food in general.

Recent Updates

micfijasan 4 years ago

Week 2 Update: I got the tracker set up, noticed that meals where I didn’t go “a la carte” were about 600 calories more (or 1.75x) more than home-cooked meals. Still could be better with the amount I’m eating out and how much I’m getting when I do, but I feel as though the set-up has been sound, hopefully I can commit to this a bit better moving forward.

Goals for next week: Better define dinner “score” to reflect what I’m actually aiming for with the tracker. Ensure I drink a full bottle of water at home. With my new work project supposedly including daily lunch, I’d also like to include most dinners as make-at-home this week since I the leftovers I usually have won’t be take up a lunch.

micfijasan 4 years ago

Week 1 Update: While I didn’t get a specific tracker set up until today, I did make an adjustment that involved washing out my travel mug after I finished coffee in the morning and use it to drink water later. “A la carte” ordering happened in 1 of 3 meals this week. No caloric checks performed yet. Would say about 50% effective overall.

Link for reference, 3rd sheet only

Estimated Timeframe

Oct 29th - Nov 28th

Week 1 Goal

Set aside a designated “water bottle” and track how many days I empty it.
Order dinner “a la carte” in 2 of my next 3 times eating out
Get a general calorie count for my meals. More of a bonus, but I suspect some days may be inconsistent in total caloric intake. May be able to make adjustments in future if that’s a finding.

Week 2 Goal

Continue tracking water intake, look to improve total. Set 1 meal for “combo meal” (likely Saturday dinner); all else is a la carte If overall production leaves me feeling peckish, find a fruit/veggie type snack (e.g. baby carrots, raisins) to keep me satisfied until my full meal.

Week 3 Goal

Maintain the above plan. If I can move 1 “eat out” meal to “make at home” meal, do so If I can, add 1 extra veggie to a recipe for the week.

Week 4 Goal

Maintain the above plan. Evaluate the Week 3 stretch goals and adjust if necessary.