So – I realized there’s two more parts of my life that I should add to the list. My Kids, and My Finances. As I start to develop the babysteps I need to take to get my life in order, I’ll chronicle them here, with the categories attached to the post. If it relates to one of the four areas, I’ll have that category tagged.
So on to my recommended daily values. 
Lunch today was leftovers. I have no idea what to call this other than maybe Taco Bake? It was a thrown together dinner of cooked white rice covered with shredded chicken in a tomato sauce seasoned with minced onions and taco seasoning mix, black beans, and cheddar cheese, then baked for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees. This serving is approximately 562 calories. I also had a big glass of water. Not the most healthy meal – I could have made it with brown rice and lowfat cheese, but I had to use what I had on hand last night – grocery day is a few days away.
For dinner, I originally intended to make something with the frozen chicken breasts I had in the freezer, but ended up making homemade pizza instead. I had some leftover homemade pizza sauce that I made a few days ago, so added that to a can of diced tomatoes, garlic, oregano & basil, and blended it up. Then, cooked it on the stove for about 20-30 minutes while I was getting the dough ready. I usually make my pizza dough with a combination of white & whole wheat flour, but ran out of whole wheat a few weeks ago, and haven’t gotten any new yet. So, this time I used white flour, and about 1/3 cup of soy flour to add some extra protein to the meal. The problem is, I ate WAY more than I should have. The picture below is four slices of pizza – which, given it’s homemade, is about 600 calories (150 a slice). The problem is, I kept munching away on it, and ended up eating the whole damn thing!!! Yeah, not too happy with myself right now.
If my BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is around 1740 calories a day, and a pound is 3500 calories, I need to eat around 1250 calories a day in order to lose a pound a week. Since there’s no way I will be able to eat 1250 or less a day, I need to start working out so I burn more calories than I take in. Great….. something else to look forward too.
