As a result of my eye pressure, and the fact it can be lowered, and the fact I've been trying to lose weight (but haven't handled the foot aspect part very well prior, I have before), I've decided to keep a blog entry (updated daily for the next few weeks, and if possible, longer).
My goal is to eat at the minimum 1500mg of sodium a day, and at or less than 2,000 calories a day and see what that does both weight wise and other areas.
Yesterday morning (day 1), I didn't eat anything, and didn't eat anything until the afternoon. Had a slice of bread, two pieces of ham, and cheese, and a bag of Sunchips.
Just to put it in perspective, these are the results (sodium & calories wise)
French Onion bag Sunchips - 210 calories, 240mg sodium
2 Slices of Ham - 50 calories, 600mg sodium
1 slice of cheese - 60 calories, 200mg sodium
What I take from that, is eating processed foods, is not good, haha. So I probably can't stick to that 1500mg of sodium a day, but I can limit my in take of sodium whenever I get the chance. Would be easier if I was working, but I'm not.
For dinner last night, I ate at Corky's Kitchen & Bakery, and had a Basa Filet with rice, steamed vegetables, and a dinner roll. For my drinks, I normally would have ordered a soda with caffeine in it, but I had Sprite instead, and I'm on my third day now with no caffeine. I cut it out at one point when I had an anxiety/panic attack and have made the decision to cut it out once again.
Now onto this morning. I had a bowl of cereal, with skim milk. That would be 230 calories, 135mg of sodium. The cereal in question is Frosted Mini Wheats (Cinnamon flavored).
For Lunch, I had the leftovers of my dinner from last night, with water.
For dinner, I had an orange and a can of tuna. Sodium wise, a can of tuna is 420mg (without any mayo, or miracle whip). I had miracle whip. If I had to guess, I was short of the 1500mg of sodium, and calories wise, short of the 2,000 calories (which is good). As for what I drank, that would be water.
Day Three: Had 1/2 cup Oatmeal (with water) for breakfast. Cinnamon Oatmeal to be exact. Results were 220mg Sodium, and 160 calories. For lunch, Two servings (Well enough for 2) of Ronzoni 100% Whole Grain noodles. Results were 400 calories total, and 5mg sodium per 2 oz. of noodles (according to the box). Had some Creamy Chipotle Ranch with it. Results: 150mg, 170 calories (serving size 2 tbsp), which is what I had.
For dinner, I had two turkey burgers (no flavoring added). 220 calories, 95mg each. A slice of cheese, 60, 200, original bag of sunchips, 210, 180mg, and two forks (tbsp) of Miracle whip, 100, and 190mg total, and an orange.
Day Four: Had the same cereal I had a few days ago. 230 carlories, 120 calories in the milk, and 150mg of sodium (milk was not skim, but 1%). At church I had half a banana, and sodium wise on that, it was non-existent (apparently, listed at 1mg). Calorie-wise 52.5 (a whole banana has 105 calories).
For lunch, I had what I had yesterday for lunch. Same amount of Ronzoni 100% Whole Grain Noodles, so the results were the same. 400 calories total, 5mg sodium per 2 oz. of noodles (according to the box), and the same amount of Creamy Chipotle Ranch. Again the results were the same, 150mg, 170 calories (serving size 2 tbsp). I also had an orange with it, and that was that.
For dinner, I ate at Carls Jr. I know if your reading this, you might be thinking diet ruined, but nuh uh. I had a side salad 220mg, 120 calories, a Green Burrito Street Taco (chicken) 330mg, 120 calories, and a Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce, which is 180 calories, and 190mg.
Day Five: 120 calories in the milk, 150mg of sodium, and Honey Nut Cheerios (Medley Crunch), 160 calories, 120mg of sodium. For lunch, I had the same pasta with Creamy Chipotle Ranch. 400 calories total for the pasta, 150mg, 170 calories (same serving amount) Creamy Chipotle Ranch, along with a banana (102 calories, 1mg), and Yoplait light yogurt (blueberry patch) (90 calories, 80mg).
For dinner, I had chicken (fresh chicken cooked at home). Didn't add any salt, just added chili powder (a tablespoon worth). That added 100-120mg worth of sodium, the chicken itself, 75mg of sodium for 4 oz of chicken, which I think mine was, or double that. I also had a salad (from the bag), which was 15mg of sodium, along with a couple of tomato slices and cucumber. Salad Dressing was Marie's Cesar dressing (at least I think), but it had the same sodium and calorie intake of the Creamy Chipotle Ranch (150mg, 170 calories).
Day Six: 120 calories in the milk, 150mg of sodium, and Cinnamon Jacks 150 calories, 130mg of sodium.For lunch, I had a slice of wheat bread - 100 calories, 190mg of sodium, a tablespoon of peanut butter - not sure on the calories, but 140mg of sodium, a banana 102 calories, 1mg of sodium, a Yoplait light yogurt (strawberry) (90 calories, 80mg), and a Fiber One 90 calorie Chewy Bar (Chocolate) (90 calories, 80mg).
For dinner, I had two burgers (no buns), nothing added to it (just chili powder, not as much as yesterday, around 60mg worth). Calories (380 per burger, 75mg per burger). Had two slices of swiss cheese (35mg each), a salad (20 mg of sodium), Two tbsp. of Marie's Cesar dressing (150mg, 170 calories) an orange, and a glass of sierra mist (diet, no caffeine, 35mg of sodium).
Day Seven: I didn't get to update throughout the day yesterday, as the power was out yesterday. For breakfast, I had 120 calories in the milk, 150mg of sodium, and Cinnamon Jacks 150 calories, 130mg of sodium. For lunch, since the power was out, I had a Yoplait light yogurt (blueberry) (90 calories, 80mg), a Fiber One 90 calorie Chewy Bar (Chocolate) (90 calories, 80mg), and a banana 102 calories, 1mg of sodium.
For dinner, I had two bagels (170mg of sodium each), 2 tbsp of peanut butter (which is the serving size) (190 calories, 140mg of sodium), a Salad (20mg of sodium), two tablespoons of Marie's Cesar dressing (150mg, 170 calories), and a Yoplait light yogurt (peach) (90 calories, 80mg), along with two glasses of diet sierra mist (16 oz. 70mg of sodium).
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