Health Record - Day 1
@just4him (323168)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
June 27, 2019 8:13am CST
This morning I set up an Excel sheet to track my calories, the macros, the burned calories from exercise, and the total resulting calories.
Without going into all I ate yesterday my totals are:
Calories - 1507
Total burned calories - 492
Total Calories - 1015
Macros:
Sugar - 60.2
Carbs - 165.18
Protein - 51.8
Sodium - 227
Fat - 24.8
I had two meals along with exercise - swimming and leg press.
I'm going to watch the calories go down as the burned calories go up so I can see the weight loss. I'm determined to lose weight.
Are you doing anything to lose weight? Thanks for reading.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Jun 19
Congrats on losing 7 pounds. I was surprised to find out how much sodium and sugar is in some of the foods I eat. Nothing unhealthy in anything I'm eating. If I went low carb it would take out my potatoes and my bananas. Those are the two items I depend on daily. I'm doing my best to cut down on them. So far, I've had one of each this morning.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Jun 19
You are approaching this in organized manner.
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@snowy22315 (208751)
• United States
27 Jun 19
Yes, I do the 2:5 diet 2 days on and 5 off. It works as long as I don't overeat on the days off as I usually do. I have to track like you do..I just have to motivate myself too.
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@wolfgirl569 (135582)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Jun 19
@just4him Even sleeping burns calories as you are not eating at that time. At least I hope you dont sleep eat 
I signed up on a sight called fat secret that gave approximates for many things like working at a computer, sleeping and so on.
I signed up on a sight called fat secret that gave approximates for many things like working at a computer, sleeping and so on.1 person likes this
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Jun 19
@wolfgirl569 That sounds interesting. I don't see burning many calories while you sleep. No, I don't sleep eat.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
2 Jul 19
This sounds like a very wise way to lose weight. You're keeping track of your daily progress:)
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Jul 19
@kobesbuddy Yes, it is. Thank you.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
3 Jul 19
@just4him This is wonderful, learning how to balance those calories for your benefit.
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@LadyDuck (502177)
• Italy
27 Jun 19
I count my calories intake, I do not check how many I burn, I know that the body needs about 1200 calories to function and that it is extremely hard to "burn calories". When I exercised at the local hospital because I had to regains strenght in my right shoulder, I remember that after half hour or hard work the instrument clearly showed that ONLY 157 calories had been burnt. I have lost 2 pounds the past 7 days.
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@LadyDuck (502177)
• Italy
28 Jun 19
@just4him The food that have more calories are fats and sugar. When I decide to lose some weigh I do not use any kind of fat and I renounce to my piece of chocolate every day. A tablespoon of oil is more than 125 calories, more or less the same the butter. I have always been a bit maniac about my weight, I can say that I have a "calories table" in my brain.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Jun 19
@LadyDuck I use Stevia if I use sugar at all and it's zero calories. I haven't had butter in a very long time, though I use coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil if I need to. I haven't used either since I started this or I would know what either of those has for calories. So far, my fats are in a decent range.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Jun 19
I'm going to try to get my calorie intake down to 1200. I was surprised it was higher than that with what I'm eating. I was also surprised by the macros for the various foods. I can't imagine what those would be if I ate preservative foods or junk food. It would be very high.
That's great you lost 2 pounds.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
27 Jun 19
interestin', i figured swimmin' burnt more calories'n that? kudo's to ya fer plannin' an 'pproach to help ya keep'n track. my weight's not changed, jest thingies've rearranged 'emselves?? i'm doin' more stretches to see if'n i can coax 'em back, lol.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
27 Jun 19
@just4him i'm sure such'd be helpful :) i hope they work's well 's i'm still a tad limited 's to what i can'n cannot physically do. i can guarantee if'n i 'twas able, a few loads 'f hay'd do the the trick, lol.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx I hope you heal soon so you can work those few loads of hay.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
29 Jun 19
I am working hard to cut calories and cutting back on carbs. With summer I'm hoping it's easier to lose some weight by eating lighter meals.
I like your idea of tracking which makes it easy to see what you're consuming.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Jun 19
Yes, and seeing it is an incentive to cut down. Salad time should cut down on those carbs and calories as veggies tend to be light in both.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Jun 19
Yes but I write down every bite of food I eat so I can see why my blood sugar is so high and to lessen the sodium intake. My doctor put me on a 1200 calories diet and I am to up the activity.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Jun 19
@andriaperry I've noticed most of what you eat is vegetables and greens. Those don't have a lot of calories to them. Although when you go to a fast food place, that would have a lot more calories.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Jun 19
@just4him No its not hard, some days I eat all day but yesterday I ate less but heavy foods. I have been writing mine here every night, too, I think I skipped once when I forgot.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89426)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Jun 19
Sounds like a good deficit with adding the exercise. And as you know, I do the low carb, but hoping to add working out in soon.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Jun 19
@MommyOfEli2013 It's really helping and I'm not hungry, which is amazing.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89426)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Jun 19
@just4him Yes, exercise really helps.....and I never thought to try eating half the amount but that's good to hear
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Jun 19
I need to know what I'm doing so I can lose this weight. I saw a horrible sight when I looked in the mirror at church on Sunday. It looked like I gained the weight back and I'm not going to let that happen.
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
27 Jun 19
I do better with less carbs. Good luck.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Jun 19
The carbs are in my potatoes and bananas. Everything else is low carbs. Thank you.
@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
27 Jun 19
Well done I wish you all the best and good luck!
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