Proof that Observing a Behaviour Changes It

I actually think this was not a bad day considering everything that was going on, despite the rather high calorie and fat count. In the afternoon I had a business networking event/party, which involved loads of canapés and a couple of free drinks, as well as lunch. I had pre-ordered to make sure I had gluten free food (I chose the fish as my main with the cheese plate for afters), and I managed to avoid the alcohol. However, the canapés presented a few challenges. First, there were very few gluten free options (lots of mini quiches and spring roll type things) and the staff were unable to guarantee the safety of those that should be gluten free (like the vegetable dips). So that made me nervous. But the second part was the thought of having to record everything I ate at the party. Doing this food diary has made me much more conscious of what I eat all the time, and how hard some things are to score nutritionally. On the one hand, it probably kept me from overindulging in party nibbles yesterday, which is a good thing. But on the other hand, it is no longer a good representation of how I normally eat, as without the diary I probably would have tried a couple of carrot sticks in dip or cubes of goat’s cheese.

Of course in hindsight, I really should have had something as we didn’t sit down to lunch until almost 3pm! Then I had the problem of too few carbohydrates with lunch, which meant I was hungry again an hour later – hence the snack bar. After we got home, we had leftover chilli and guacamole for dinner, which was great. Unfortunately I was unable to resist the call of the Doritos while watching a movie with my husband. But hey, it was a Saturday night! Thank goodness I worked out in the morning, as even with all the cheese and Doritos, after you subtract my exercise calories from the total I am still below 1800 calories for the day. Proof that proper planning can prevent a total calorie meltdown!

The Score:

Calories:	Protein:	Carbs:	Fat:	Alcohol:	Fibre:
2120.01	112.91g	227.95g	72.06g	15.5g	25.8g
	21%	43%	31%	5%
Calories burned through exercise:		405

What I ate:

Time	Item	Amount
08:00	Vitamins - Centrum Advance A to Zinc, 400iu of Vitamin E, 1000iu Vitamin D3 and 500mg Glucosamine sulphate	1 each
	Mattesson’s Turkey rashers	3 rashers
	Gluten Free fruit muesli	70g
	Alpro Soy milk	120mL
	Sainsbury's orange, mango and passionfruit juice	200mL
08:30	Black tea	500mL
09:45	Workout - resistance training
	Citrus Nuun electrolyte tablet in water	500mL
11:00	Seedless Red Grapes	100g
	Sponser chocolate Recovery Shake	20g (1 scoop)
	mixed with skim milk	150mL
15:00	Plaice fillet	1 fillet
	Roasted new potatoes	5 halves
	in butter	10g
	Rocket Salad with tomatoes	about 1/2 cup
15:45	Stilton	about 30g
	Brie	about 25g
	Cheddar	about 20g
	Seedless Red Grapes	50g
	Apple	1/4 section
16:15	Green tea	500mL
17:30	Sponser Protein Snack bar	1 bar
19:30	Home made chili	250g
	Home made guacamole	100g
	Red Wine	150mL
22:30	Doritos Cool Original corn chips	40g