How's my nutrition?
I'm new here, and really find the food journal useful. But I'm wondering how my nutritional value is. I know I scored a B+ on my diet (well it's only been 2 days worth of food logging, but it's pretty much the only thing I eat so it shouldn't change a whole lot). So tell me what you guys think?
Fat - 19.8% (66 grams)
Protein - 27.4% (205 grams)
Carbohydrates - 52.8% (395 grams)
Alcohol - 0%
Other - 0%
Daily Calorie Intake - 1,371 cals
Daily Sodium Intake - 4,551 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 34 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 125 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 6 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 35 grams
Basically the idea behing my diet is simply calorie counting. I lost about 50lbs in about 6 months by limiting myself to 1800 calories. Then I started slacking on my diet for about 3-4months (didn't really gain any weight, just stopped loosing it). So now that I'm starting my diet back up (and obviously weigh less than the first time), so I'm limiting myself to 1400 calories a day (and saturdays are a once a week cheat day where I can eat anything and not worry about calories).
While I'm mostly concerned with calories, if I can make some sub some low-cal foods for others that may make for a more nutritional diet I'm all for it.
Some of this depends on what your stats are - gender, weight, bmi, etc. Your choice of 1400 calories depends on this.
I am no expert, but just looking at your analysis: you have alot of sodium - aim for 3 gms/day or less - that might be why you got a B for a grade. Your percentages for fat, protein, and carbs look okay to me.
If you want to increase the nutritional value of your diet to an 'A' and reduce the sodium to below the recommended 2400mg max at the same time then simply add in plenty more fresh vegetables, cook more meals from scratch and cut back on processed/packaged/canned/preserved foods.
the quality of the food you eat means a whole lot more than the breakdown of macronutrients.
I would count my calories of course, but it does matter WHERE these calories come from. Don't expect your body to treat 200 calories from candy the same as 200 from whole fruit (like here that would be about 2 apples).Also, I do not advise you "eat whatever you want" on saturdays (or any other day of the week). This is what stalled me from losing those last 10 pounds, as I am now at my goal weight. Since you weigh less now than you did when you started your first diet, you will need to do more to burn the same amount of calories and hence lose weight. In my own personal opinion if you want to lose permenant weight you need to give up the vices you indulge in and adopt a whole new lifestyle that does not allow you to splurge for a whole day every week. This may be fine for a morbidly obese person who has never once dieted, counted a calorieor jogged a mile---but I am assuming you are not this person. Good luck.
I would eat more fat, myself - 20 percent is pretty low. Healthy fats are good for you, and they'll help keep you full and satisfied.
1400 is pretty low. Since you lost on 1800 before - and 50 lbs in 6 months is VERY fast, that's two pounds a week - I would stick with the 1800. Yolu should lose slower as you approach your target weight, 1lb a week is a safe & much more realistic goal.
I'd say it's okay, maybe try and eat more fat and less sodium?
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