Steffen (Love To Eat Right) Schairer, asked me what my typical daily food/fluid intake looks like.
Frankly, I thought it was fairly good until I really sat down and thought about it.
Breakfast: Hot tea and a pop tart or eggs with English muffin. Then, I always have a Starbucks latte.
Lunch: If at home it will be a grilled ham and cheese on rye. If out, it will be my worst meal of the day – a sandwich or burger. I eat at home about half the time.
Dinner: If at home, I eat well and have pasta or rice with chicken and veggies. If out, I generally do fairly well, although tend to eat beyond being full.
Snack: Hard cheese and crackers, cereal or something crunchy (popcorn or chips) is common.
I rarely eat drive-thru food.
So a typical day of fluids is hot tea, Starbucks latte, soda at lunch, two or three bottles of water. I also drink 2 or 3 cocktails in a typical evening.
Post exercise, I will often have a glass of chocolate milk within 30 minutes and a proper meal within two hours.
In my mind, I try to maintain a 60% carbs, 30% protein, 10% good fat ratio. Looking at the above, I do not. My metabolic scale says that I can consume 2,180 calories per day and maintain weight. Judging by the above and the extra 18 pounds being carried, I am over that nearly every day.
It is clear that the 500 to 750 calories from the alcohol has to be reduced. It is no wonder that I have become a big fattie.
Steffen, what is your advice?
Everyone else, how are you doing on your daily nutrition? You may not want to, but perhaps you should write it down.