My Phone Food Diary
I keep a daily food diary memo on my phone to record my exercise, meals and snacks. This serves as as a summary of my daily food journal. I take notes if I have time. Later, I transfer my food diary memo information to my daily weight-loss journal.
Next is a sample food diary memo that I keeping on my phone. Each day, I update the day and time information. Throughout the day, I take simple notes about my exercise, food, drinks, and how my body is changing.
Each time I record a meal or a snack, I update the last two lines of the memo, which are a cumulative total of how many calories I have consumed and how many calories are remaining in my daily goal calorie intake limit.
——————— MEMO FOR MAY 18, 2020 ———————
My Daily Food Diary – Day 2
This is my actual food diary memo from Monday, May 18, 2020.
My Goal Calorie Intake Range For Week 1: 1,500 – 2,500 calories / day. This is about 2,000 calories less than I normally consume eating out most of the time. This first week, I just want to start reducing my calories without feeling like it’s impossible.
Record staring weight at waking: 270 lbs
AM Notes: This is where I keep my daily morning reminders.
Take morning meds
Today’s work schedule: 8:45 am to 5:40 pm
Monday Exercise – walking around at work. Today I worked from 8:45 am to 5:40 pm (better than going to the gym – I’m getting paid to workout!)
Monday Breakfast at 8:55 am
- 1/2 Liter Mango juice – 50 calories
- Total Breakfast calories = 50
Monday Morning Break / Snack at 11:51 am
- Strawberry Cinnamon roll – 210 calories
- 1/4 Liter Mango juice – 25 calories
- Total am Break calories = 235
Monday Lunch at 1:37 pm
- 1 Rice Roll – 40 calories
- 4 Sugar free Vanilla Wafers – 180 calories
- 1/4 Liter Mango juice – 25 calories
- Total Lunch calories = 245
Monday Afternoon Break / Snack at 4:48 pm
- 25 oz Cran Apple juice – 100 calories
- Total Afternoon Break calories = 100
Monday Dinner at 6 pm
- Large Fries from McDonald’s – 510 calories
- 4 mini powdered donuts – 210 calories
- Total Dinner calories = 720
Monday After Dinner Break / Snack 8:00 pm
- 1/4 Liter Mango juice – 25 calories
- Total pm Break calories = 25
Total Calories Consumed: 50 + 235 + 245 + 100 + 720 + 25 = 1,375
1500 – 1,375 = 125 calories remain as of 8:00 pm
Record Weight at Bedtime:
Record Today’s Weight Loss / Gain:
PM Notes: Here I record important details that I want to remember to include in my daily weight-loss journal.
- Take night meds
- Tomorrow’s work schedule: 8:45 am to 5:40 pm
- Set alarm for tomorrow morning
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