Usually, when I talk about budgeting, I’m talking about personal finance.  But, not today.  Today, I’m talking about a budgeting the amount of food that I eat, throughout the day.

I’ve spent several days thinking about how the ‘food budget’ should work, and I think I’ve come up with a few good idea.

First, the budget should reflect desired daily caloric intake.

Second, the budget should be flexible.

Third, the budget should include a list of all of the foods that I like (with nutritional values listed).

Forth, the budget should be portable (and easy to use).

Fifth, the budget should note not only what I should eat, but when I should eat, too.

As you can see, what I’m really writing about is an ‘eating plan’ - but I like the idea of calling it my ‘food budget’.  For some reason, I like to have things written down, and I do much better when I can check off my progress, throughout the day or week.

Once I’ve settled on the exact layout of my food budget, I’ll share it with you.

Updates:  I’m still working on my push ups and my walking - and I’m still trying to eat between 1800 and 2000 calories a day.  I’ll weigh in at the end of July and we’ll see how my new ’slow-and-steady’ approach works out.