Hi Franchesca - thank you. I sometimes use the Cronometer app, I wonder if it is similar to Lose-It? I got the idea for the photo journal from the writings of Jeff Novick. I can't remember where I read it (here or on his website), or even the exact context of his message. I agree with you, it does seem more real; it leaves nothing to the imagination. The other benefit, which I think any type of journaling would provide, is it makes me stop and think before I graze. Do I really want to go and grab my phone and photograph that? Am I really hungry? It has also been helpful to forestall eating off plan (not perfectly - as my pictures and not pictured section attests to). I find the thought of having to look at the evidence of an indiscretion (a photo) a bigger deterrent than the thought of reading about one. Maybe this is because the photo leaves nothing to the imagination and no way to underplay the lapse in judgement.
Wednesday's Food:
Pictured here:
1) Oatmeal, cinnamon, 1 tsp brown sugar, raw cherries
2) Broccoli sprouts
3) 3 bean Chili, brown rice, carrot/rutabaga mash; all stirred together
4) 3 clemintines and some golden kiwis
5) Oatmeal, cinnamon and 1 tsp of brown sugar
6) Sugar snap peas, raw
Not pictured:
2 pots of green tea
1 mug of extra strength neocitron
Thursday's Food:
Pictured here:
1) Cora's Restaurant: Plain oatmeal, 2 tsps brown sugar, bowl of mixed fruit, green tea
2) IKEA - 1/2 hot water 1/2 coffee, 1 tsp sugar
3) Same as above
4) Raw cauliflower, broccoli, celery, carrots, cantaloupe and honey dew melon
5) 3 bean Chili, brown rice, romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers
6) brown rice, Mary McDougall's Tunisian stew, Mary's whipped mashed potatoes, Mustard gravy from Klunker's Kitchen
7) Banana, apples, strawberries, clemintine
Not pictured:
Sparkling water
More fruit - 1/4 Apple, 3-4 strawberries and 2 more clemintines (snacking at the table)
Notes: Woah... 4 tsps of added sugar today...plus a tiny amount in the gravy...equals a lot of sugar. This was why I gave up coffee in the first place....that and it makes me anxious, and I have enough of that naturally.
Friday's Food:
Pictured here:
1) Oatmeal, 1 tsp brown sugar, cinnamon, banana
2) Raw broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and an apple
3) Wendy's Restaurant: baked potato, ketchup, mustard, relish, salad (hold the nuts, dressing and I picked out the cranberries)
4) Brown rice, raw tomato, green onions and curry powder
5) Brown rice, Tunisian Stew, mashed potatoes, mustard gravy
6) pretzel sticks and homemade hummus (the pretzels are oil free .... I know, I know)
Not pictured:
2 pots of green tea
The Mustard Gravy recipe can be found here:
(I didn't strain mine, which is why it looks much thicker than the real stuff - I loved it anyway,like, really loved it.
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http://www.klunkerskitchen.com/2016/12/moms-mustard-gravy.html