Blogs, can be quite time consuming, so I haven’t had a chance to post anything lately about my weight loss journey version 3.0.

I signed up about 16 days ago with a service on line call MyFoodDiary.com.  It is very easy and helps me journal a lot easier of the daily things I eat.

MyFoodDiary.com carries over 50,000 online items and allows you to input your own items.  When inputting your items you simply need to know the “Nutritional Facts” of the item or do a Google search and try to find out what the Nutritional information might be.

Whoever was on the programming team for MyFoodDiary.com was very smart because they have an item called “The Fridge” that allows you to add items to “The Fridge” to select in the future to add to your daily journal.

MyFoodDiary.com provides reports and can also track your daily exercise activities.  This past weekend I went Golfing and added 4 hours of Golfing “Cart Path Only” to my exercise activities.

So far since joining I have lost over 4.2lbs.

Other things that amaze me about this site are how it sheds light on the type of foods I eat and what I should be eating. It’s quite a challenge because I strive to get smiley faces every day now instead of frowns.

For example, if you consume too much Trans Fat you would get a frown because you shouldn’t have any Trans Fat.  

In conclusion, I’m excited about this new journey and hopefully by the end of the year I’ll be close to my goal weight.

Stay tuned for future updates.

Jason

Went to Andrew’s French Quarter restaurant in Crystal City, MO tonight. What a fabulous little restaurant only about 20 miles south of St. Louis, MO.  

Dinner was magnificent.  Portions were perfect. Food presentation was beautiful.  Five star restaurant in my book.  Waiter service was wonderful. I felt important and pampered the whole evening. 

Price for two people around $85-$125 depending on whether or not you order a bottle of wine.

Front Entrance to Andrew’s French Quarter:

Place Setting with Menu:

Shrimp and Crab Gumbo (YUMMY!):

Main Course - Lobster Risotto with Steamed Littleneck Clams, Mussels, Blue Crab, and Langoustine.

This week has been good so far. Watching my portions. I have been very busy this week so I haven’t really had to much crazy eating. 

Went to Starbucks this morning and had a Pumpkin Loaf and a Venti Caramel Macchiato drink.

Lunch was just a EAS protein shake and a Grilled Chicken snack wrap from McDonalds.

Went to dinner with my wife tonight at Andrew’s French Quarter in Crystal City, MO.  Portions were very small so I didn’t fill totally stuffed when we left. Tons of calories probably.

Overall a pretty good week so far.

Breakfast:

Panera Bread (Bacon, Egg and Cheese) Grilled Breakfast Sandwich.
Calories: 510

Caramel Latte [11.5 fl oz] (410 calories)

Total for Lunch: 920 calories

Lunch:

Great lunch at Wendy’s today. It sucks that they don’t have one right next to my house. The closest is about 20 minutes away.

Wendy’s Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger: 370 Calories
Wendy’s Chili Small 8oz - 220 calories

Total for Lunch: 590 calories

Dinner:

Had dinner at one of my favorite restaurants.

3 chicken soft tacos - 630 calories.

Chips and Queso: 340 calories

Sun Chips Original: 140 calories

Total for Dinner: 1110 calories

Total for April 27, 2009: 2620 calories

Hi Everyone.

This week was good. I feel that I ate meals that were fairly healthy.  I’m toning down breakfast to fiber one bars.  Last couple of days I should have been averaging below 2500 calories.  

Tonight the wife and I went to Taquila Mexican Restaurant so you know I earned about 1500 plus calories there.  This weekend should be fairly simply.  Got to go to a wedding tommorrow. I’ll be looking for salads.

Went to the doctor today and everything looked good. My blood pressure was perfect.  

Have a great weekend. I’ll try to post some new meals next week. 

Later………

Well I thought I would post the last three days, but I’m tired. Going to bed early tonight.  Staying up till 1:35 a.m. the night before can take a toll really quick.

I need to start getting creative with some of meals so my blog is not so boring. I did have an amazing lunch at Maggiano’s today. Lunch provided by Symantec.  I was very proad of myself becuase I forced myself to have very small portions. I would would recommend this restaurant to any corporate business or couple that simply wants to have a romantic evening out.  You can follow Maggiano’s on Twitter.com/maggianos.

The food was excellent and fresh. Servers were very polite and my Iced Tea was always full!! Would give Maggiano’s 4 stars.  Come hungry!!

Jason

Howdy all!  Yes, I am sticking to my diet. I have all the pictures of my meals since Monday. I have been sooooo busy since Sunday night I haven’t had a chance to sit down for an hour or so and post all the information.  Had some great meals over the past several days.

Thank you all for the continued visits. 

Jason

I had a great week.  Calorie intake was very low this week. I’m taking a break this weekend from my blog. Will start back up on Monday.  As always, this blog takes a  lot  time and I want to make sure that I dedicate the time necessary to it. Everyone enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Jason

Breakfast:

QuikTrip Sausage, Egg and Cheese Croissant

Not to good of choice for breakfast. These sandwiches have way to much fat. But for Friday I wanted have a little treat.

Total for Breakfast: 380 Calories

Lunch:

San Sai Japanese Grill Spicy Tuna Rolls: 10 pieces - 360 calories

San Sai Japanese Grill Wasabi Bow Tie Pasta - 250 calories (estimated - really have no idea). Was an amazing salad.  I want to make this type of meal at home.

Total for Lunch: 610 calories

Dinner:

Had a great dinner at Penn Station. Got my favorite sandwich there.  Chicken Cordon Bleu.  Pigged out and had 2 helpings of small fries.

Chicken Cordon Blue (Small Size): 697 calories
Small Fry (Small)(two servings): 543 calories

Total for Dinner: 1,239 calories

Total for April 16, 2009: 2,229 Calories (Under 135 calories)
Total for calories under for the whole 5 day week: 2,433 calories

Breakfast:

Weighed in this morning. Down five pounds. Sitting at 300lbs now.

Cliff Bar - Carrot Cake

Total for Breakfast: 240 Calories, 4g of fat, 10g of protein.

Lunch:

Went to El Maguey for lunch with a co-worker.  I think I did well.  Sing Chicken Enchilada with two servings of rice.

Chicken Enchilada: 498 calories (estimated based on Google searches)
2 Cups of Mexican Authentic Rice: 430 calories
About 15 Tortilla chips: 277 calories
Salsa: 45 calories

Dinner:

Went to a St. Louis Tweet-Up.  Had a small meal at “The Royale” restaurant. Some Hummus and pita wedges. Have no idea how many calories. Had three different “premium” beers also.

I’m going with about 1000 calories.  

Total for April 15, 2009: 2,490 Calories (126 over)