Yesterday, I was talking to my friend & brain behind my namesake, and we began to inquire as to why I hadn't lost as much weight as I would have wanted to by now. The first place we ventured...my food. Since I had been keeping a log of what I eat at www.livestrong.com, we were able to log on and view my full diet. I hope you guys can view it too...I'm working on how you can do that now- if not, know that I tried my best!-lol
What we uncovered were high amounts of salts and "surprise surprise" *sarcastic* sugars. This called for adjustments on my part because I refuse to workout this hard and not see the weight loss I want. I'm trying to get my "fine" on!! I want to be able to look in the mirror and say, "I'm not a lesbian, but I'd do her!" So, because of this, I'm starting a series on eating good snacks, because some of my snacks contained insane amounts of sodium, with some days spiking to over 1000mg (in one snack session)- what can I say...I love pickles!
The Mayo Clinic recommends "not exceeding the range of 1,500 and 2,400 milligrams (mg) a day for healthy adults". Honestly, the breakdown of sugars and carbohydrates is very complicated, so you will have to view the Dietary Guidelines for Americans at: http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/default.htm . For me, I'm considering between 32g and 40g of sugar per day. It'll take a séance to get me any lower than that right now. Hope you enjoy the series!
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