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Health Log: Week 1

Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026

2,672Avg calories / day
94gAvg protein / day
7 / 7Days logged
228 lbsWeigh-inOct 30 · +0.6 lbs since start

Reflection

This is my initial post for my health journey. I'm logging everything I'm consuming via Claude, logging it, then posting it once per week every Sunday. I'll try to keep these weekly reflections short.

Wins

  • I didn't eat out all week until Saturday (Taco Bell) then on Sunday (Pizza Hut). Previously I'd eat out during the week.
  • I also only went to the gas station once.
  • I started my subscription with Factor again so I'll be eating those meals for daily M-F lunch and dinners.
  • I still always drink water during my lunch and dinner, which is a positive.

Room for improvement

  • I didn't strictly try to eat lower calories than normal (as you can obviously tell). So this is my baseline... so as long as I'm doing better than this initial week, that'll be an improvement moving forward.
  • Still have daily issues with consuming calories at night when I'm gaming. Usually there's some cookies at my desk or I grab a soda from my fridge. All of the nutter butter cookies are gone and I just dumped the rest of the Danish butter cookies, so hopefully that'll help. I don't have many sodas left either.
  • I need to get better about replacing soda with water and maybe those 5 calorie lemonade drinks.

Upcoming week's goal

  • Drink less sodas than I did this week. Not 0 sodas, but definitely less than this initial week.

Daily log

Monday, Oct 26

TimeFoodCalProteinCarbsFatSodium
1:00 PMFactor Poblano Cream Chicken Cavatappi1 tray (346g)49035g31g25g760mg
1:05 PMSkittles Singles To Go drink mix, Green Apple1 stick (2.5g)50g2g0g0mg
2:30 PMNutter Butter Wafers5 × 5 wafers (31g)About half the package80015g90g40g400mg
2:30 PMMug Root Beer1 can1600g43g0g65mg
7:30 PMFactor Smoky Gouda Mac & Shredded Beef1 tray (374g)54037g36g27g940mg
11:30 PMMr Pibb Thrillin' Vanilla1 can (12 fl oz)1500g40g0g35mg
11:30 PMJacobsens Danish Butter Cookies2 × 4 cookies (30g)8 cookies3204g38g16g160mg
Day total2,46591g280g108g2,360mg

Tuesday, Oct 27

TimeFoodCalProteinCarbsFatSodium
12:15 PMFactor Truffle Butter Chicken & Mushroom Risotto1 tray (352g)54039g27g29g890mg
12:19 PMSkittles Singles To Go drink mix, Strawberry1 stick (2.5g)50g2g0g0mg
2:00 PMMr Pibb Thrillin' Vanilla1 can (12 fl oz)1500g40g0g35mg
2:00 PMJacobsens Danish Butter Cookies2 × 4 cookies (30g)8 cookies3204g38g16g160mg
6:40 PMFactor Green Chile Chicken1 tray (383g)52043g25g27g890mg
10:00 PMMountain Dew (blue can)1 can (12 fl oz)1700g46g0g60mg
10:00 PMJacobsens Danish Butter Cookies2 × 4 cookies (30g)8 cookies3204g38g16g160mg
Day total2,02590g216g88g2,195mg

Wednesday, Oct 28

TimeFoodCalProteinCarbsFatSodium
10:00 AMHalf bagel with cream cheese and 2 scrambled eggs est.homemadeEstimate: ½ plain bagel ~135, ~1 tbsp cream cheese ~50, 2 eggs scrambled ~18537019g30g20g480mg
2:00 PMFactor Nonna's Sunday Beef Bolognese1 tray (374g)51022g41g29g980mg
2:07 PMSkittles Singles To Go drink mix1 stick50g2g0g0mg
6:10 PMHamburger bun1 bunCalories from package; other numbers estimated1806g33g3g330mg
6:10 PMBeef burger patty est.about 1/4 lb29020g0g22g75mg
6:10 PMAmerican cheese est.1 slice704g1g5g250mg
6:10 PMKetchup est.about 1 tbsp200g5g0g160mg
6:10 PMMac and cheese est.about 1¼ cups45016g50g20g800mg
6:10 PMSeasoned fries est.about 4 oz2503g35g11g450mg
10:00 PMMug Root Beer1 can1600g43g0g65mg
10:00 PMJacobsens Danish Butter Cookies2 × 4 cookies (30g)8 cookies3204g38g16g160mg
Day total2,62594g278g126g3,750mg

Thursday, Oct 29

TimeFoodCalProteinCarbsFatSodium
1:00 PMFactor Green Chile Chicken1 tray (383g)52043g25g27g890mg
2:00 PMMr Pibb Thrillin' Vanilla1 can (12 fl oz)1500g40g0g35mg
2:00 PMJacobsens Danish Butter Cookies2 × 4 cookies (30g)8 cookies3204g38g16g160mg
6:30 PMHamburger bun1 bunCalories from package; other numbers estimated1806g33g3g330mg
6:30 PMBeef burger patty est.about 1/4 lb29020g0g22g75mg
6:30 PMAmerican cheese est.1 slice704g1g5g250mg
6:30 PMKetchup est.about 1 tbsp200g5g0g160mg
6:30 PMMac and cheese est.about 1 cup36013g40g16g640mg
11:00 PMBarq's Root Beer, QT fountain est.about 13 fl oz (a little over half a large cup, with ice)1850g50g0g70mg
11:00 PMFrosted sprinkle donut, gas station est.1 large donut3504g45g18g300mg
11:00 PMCombos Pizzeria Pretzel3 × 1 oz (28g, about 9 pieces)About half the bag3906g57g15g960mg
Day total2,835100g334g122g3,870mg

Friday, Oct 30

TimeFoodCalProteinCarbsFatSodium
12:30 PMFactor Roasted Garlic Chicken1 tray (329g)38040g26g12g730mg
2:00 PMMr Pibb Thrillin' Vanilla1 can (12 fl oz)1500g40g0g35mg
2:00 PMJacobsens Danish Butter Cookies2 × 4 cookies (30g)8 cookies3204g38g16g160mg
9:45 PMChicken sandwich with American cheese est.1 sandwich on a bun41039g28g13g950mg
9:45 PMSeasoned fries est.about 6 oz3404g48g14g500mg
9:45 PMKetchup est.about 3 tbsp600g15g0g480mg
9:45 PMChick-fil-A Sauce est.1 packet (1 oz)About 1 packet1400g6g13g170mg
11:00 PMCitrus soda (1.25 L bottle) est.0.875 × 12 fl oz (about 3.5 per bottle)About a quarter of the bottle1490g38g0g48mg
Day total1,94987g240g68g3,073mg

Saturday, Oct 31

TimeFoodCalProteinCarbsFatSodium
11:00 AMDe Wafelbakkers Pancakes3 pancakes (117g)3 pancakes2806g50g6g580mg
11:00 AMPancake syrup est.about 1/4 cup2100g52g0g120mg
11:00 AMHormel Corned Beef Hash2 × 1 cup (236g), about half a canWhole can66034g44g38g1,320mg
9:30 PMTaco Bell Steak Double Dipping Burritos est.with spicy ranch and cheddar crispies70030g60g38g1,600mg
9:30 PMTaco Bell Large Baja Blast est.30 oz, with ice4000g108g0g110mg
9:30 PMTaco Bell Large Nacho Fries est.large4705g52g28g980mg
9:30 PMTaco Bell Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes est.1 order2403g26g14g520mg
9:30 PMTaco Bell Steak Quesadilla est.152026g38g28g1,220mg
9:30 PMTaco Bell Spicy Ranch est.2 cups1801g2g19g300mg
9:30 PMTaco Bell Diablo Sauce est.2 packets00g0g0g60mg
Day total3,660105g432g171g6,810mg

Sunday, Nov 1

TimeFoodCalProteinCarbsFatSodium
12:30 AMMug Root Beer est.1 canBrand assumed1600g43g0g65mg
1:00 PMFactor Broccoli Cheddar Egg White Bites1 package (142g)19016g9g10g480mg
1:00 PMFactor Nonna's Sunday Beef Bolognese1 tray (374g)51022g41g29g980mg
1:00 PMReese's Peanut Butter Pumpkin est.1 pumpkin (34g)1704g18g10g110mg
1:15 PMReese's Peanut Butter Cup, snack size1 cup (15g)802g8g4g55mg
3:30 PMPop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry2 pastries (96g)3704g71g8g310mg
6:30 PMPizza Hut large hand-tossed slice, pepperoni, mushroom, banana pepper est.3 × 1 sliceSize assumed large84036g90g36g1,950mg
6:30 PMMountain Dew (red label), 20 oz bottle1 bottle (20 fl oz)2800g76g0g180mg
11:00 PMReese's Peanut Butter Cup, miniature est.3 × 1 cup (8.5g)1323g15g8g90mg
11:00 PMBaby Ruth, fun size est.1 bar851g12g4g40mg
11:00 PMButterfinger, fun size est.1 bar851g13g4g40mg
11:00 PMJacobsens Danish Butter Cookies1.5 × 4 cookies (30g)About 6 cookies2403g28g12g120mg
Day total3,14292g424g124g4,420mg

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