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(*Cross-posted from a conversation with vanagnessayem - since I really should be keeping a note on all this here too….)

I am looking to up my carbs/fiber intake. CalorieKing (which I have been using for almost a year now) tracks all this nutritional information and I have been ignoring it. Up until last week I was just using the program to track calories-in vs. calories-out. I finally got around to reading enough of the programs available dietary advice data to realize I could actually set nutritional goals that would be helpful and productive for me.

Instead of just running 5,000 miles in a day so I can eat cookies and ice cream in the evening. This is an exaggeration of course. Sometimes.

*rolls eyes at own ignorance*

So, goals are:

Fat intake:       20% - 35%
Carb intake:     45% - 65%
Protein intake: 10% - 35%
With 20 – 30 g of fiber daily.

It has been one week of paying more attention and, so far, so good! I identified some good-carb and fiber sources via the program, spent some extra time at Trader Joe’s on Saturday reading labels and the result is that I can pretty easily incorporate what I need into the regular meals I am already eating by simply changing out/adding a couple things here and there.

Brilliant!

While I am talking about things I am eating (which, I don’t normally do on LJ, I don’t think…), I am IN LOVE with my recurring breakfast!

(  So I am going to record it here for posterity, in case I ever have amnesia and forget how much I enjoy it…or something… )