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Dizzy Update!
Apr. 13th, 2025 06:22 pmSo, the dizziness has definitely improved. I still get a bit woo-woo when I get up in the morning, but I can now tilt my head back without too much worry of everything spinning. So, that's progress!
Also, I've gone down a size on my belt.
So, things seem to be going pretty good.
*looks up, waiting for the anvil to fall from the sky a la Looney Toons style*
Also, I've gone down a size on my belt.
So, things seem to be going pretty good.
*looks up, waiting for the anvil to fall from the sky a la Looney Toons style*
Second verse, same as the first....
Mar. 1st, 2025 09:00 pmSo, once more, I'm doing the diet thing. I sort of need to as I can tell I've put on weight. My clothes are getting a bit snug.
I started this last month, but go sick and that just sidetracked me so much that I decided to wait until March to start over. And here we are in March and I'm starting over.
So far, so good.
I started this last month, but go sick and that just sidetracked me so much that I decided to wait until March to start over. And here we are in March and I'm starting over.
So far, so good.
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Feb. 8th, 2025 08:12 pmGonna have to rething the point system for my diet. Went back and looked over my old notes and realized that I changed things up so the system wasn't so extreme. Pheh.
Will pick it back up in March when I've had some time to think about stuff.
On the good side though, I've already gone down a belt size.
Yay!
Will pick it back up in March when I've had some time to think about stuff.
On the good side though, I've already gone down a belt size.
Yay!
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Feb. 5th, 2025 08:08 pmI went and saw my mom today, which is always "fun." Mostly, I just sat there for three hours while she bitched about other family members, etc. I left when it got dark.
Don't get me wrong. I love my Mom, but sometimes visiting with her is a bit . . . much.
I saw on FB that there was an Anti-Trump protest planned for the statehouse today, but there were conflicting times. The FB page said it was going on at 2PM, but the official site said it was happening at noon. In either case, I didn't go, although I did think about it. I've never been to a protest before in my life, but the fact that I'm considering doing it should indicate just how fed up I am with the way things are going.
In other news, my new diet is going well.
I've decided that Tuesdays will be a Free Day for me when I can step off the diet fasttrack and just take a breather and enjoy some things. I think that's a good way to save my sanity. Or what's left of it. Ha!
Today, after leaving Mom's I stopped off at Circle K and grabbed an extra large Polar Pop and filled it to the brim with Cherry Coke. This may, or may not, have derailed my effort to quiet the Soda Monster that lives in my brain.
Points: 100
Points Used: 08 (Polar Pop)
Points: 92
Don't get me wrong. I love my Mom, but sometimes visiting with her is a bit . . . much.
I saw on FB that there was an Anti-Trump protest planned for the statehouse today, but there were conflicting times. The FB page said it was going on at 2PM, but the official site said it was happening at noon. In either case, I didn't go, although I did think about it. I've never been to a protest before in my life, but the fact that I'm considering doing it should indicate just how fed up I am with the way things are going.
In other news, my new diet is going well.
I've decided that Tuesdays will be a Free Day for me when I can step off the diet fasttrack and just take a breather and enjoy some things. I think that's a good way to save my sanity. Or what's left of it. Ha!
Today, after leaving Mom's I stopped off at Circle K and grabbed an extra large Polar Pop and filled it to the brim with Cherry Coke. This may, or may not, have derailed my effort to quiet the Soda Monster that lives in my brain.
Points: 100
Points Used: 08 (Polar Pop)
Points: 92
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Feb. 3rd, 2025 01:41 pmI'm feeling a bit off today for some reason.
Woke up at 10AM (!?!), got dressed, threw out some trash then ran some errands. Went to the bank, then my local RPG store to see if they had anything new in. They did not. After that, I went by Kroger, which was just deeply disappointing, and then I went to Food Lion and actually bought some stuff: grapes, apple slices, some cold brew coffee and a pack of hot dogs.
Home now and just feeling . . . off.
I don't know, maybe I'm coming down with something. :(
Points:112
Points Used: 12 (hot dogs)
Points: 100
Woke up at 10AM (!?!), got dressed, threw out some trash then ran some errands. Went to the bank, then my local RPG store to see if they had anything new in. They did not. After that, I went by Kroger, which was just deeply disappointing, and then I went to Food Lion and actually bought some stuff: grapes, apple slices, some cold brew coffee and a pack of hot dogs.
Home now and just feeling . . . off.
I don't know, maybe I'm coming down with something. :(
Points:112
Points Used: 12 (hot dogs)
Points: 100
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, hare, hare, hare.
Feb. 1st, 2025 09:48 pmSo, the new month has begun and, with it, I have decided that I need to get back on the diet track.
I am seriously plumping out, living off of nothing but convenience foods and junk.
So, back to the diet that I had great success with in 2023, inspirated by the Rationbook Diet.
The rules:
I can have all the fresh fruit and veg that I want.
I can buy 9 staple items to use all week (bread, milk, orange juice, etc).
Anything else that I want, though, I have to spend points on. If an item costs $1.99, it will cost me 19 points. I have 120 pts for the month.
Points: 120
Used: 08 (Sparkling Water)
Points Remaining: 112
Wish me luck!
I am seriously plumping out, living off of nothing but convenience foods and junk.
So, back to the diet that I had great success with in 2023, inspirated by the Rationbook Diet.
The rules:
I can have all the fresh fruit and veg that I want.
I can buy 9 staple items to use all week (bread, milk, orange juice, etc).
Anything else that I want, though, I have to spend points on. If an item costs $1.99, it will cost me 19 points. I have 120 pts for the month.
Points: 120
Used: 08 (Sparkling Water)
Points Remaining: 112
Wish me luck!
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Oct. 17th, 2024 03:57 pmI'm not feeling very Halloweeny this year. I haven't even decorated the Store, which I normally do. The most I've done is reposition my old witch figure from her secret nook to the front counter by the cash register. I'm just hoping no one decides that it's okay to sell her.
I'm surprised Jorg's wife hasn't done anything to decorate the Store. She bought one of the 9 foot skeletons and a pumpkin arch for their house, but hasn't done anything for the Store. Eh.
In other news, my roommate is in the Phillipines and he's been there for about a week. He's been chatting with this woman online for, like, ages, and they decided to meet. I honestly don't know how they first met, but he seems to be enjoying himself over there, at least from the pics they've posted. I was a bit worried because no matter how many common interests you might have with someone, if there isn't any realspace chemistry I don't think the relationship will work. Just my humble opinion.
I've been playing around with Chat GPT as an edition tool and it is HORRIBLE. I may give Gemini or Claude a try, just to see what they're like. From what little I've used Gemini, it seems smoother. At least, when it's working.
The weather is starting to get chilly here and I have pulled out some of the winter clothes and my winter sleepware. I'm amazed that my inflated bed remains as comfortable and functional as it is.
I need to lose some weight, so I'm doing intermittent fasting(IF) again. I thought I might do OMAD, but that just isn't practical for me. IF works better with my schedule. I just have to drink a hella ton of water outside my window, which isn't a bad thing. My hydration has dropped quite a bit lately. :/
Also, and this is really good news, a new Barnes & Noble bookstore has opened up on my side of town! Yay! I've already bought 3 books from them, so I'm set for reading material for a while. Although, after looking at their free rewards program, I've realized it's a waste of effort. You have to spend $100 to get $5 off your next purchase. *eyeroll* What the hell kind of reward is that? Also, every time I go into the store someone tries to convince me to buy John Scalzi's 'Starter Villain.' Ew. No.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to read outside.
I'm surprised Jorg's wife hasn't done anything to decorate the Store. She bought one of the 9 foot skeletons and a pumpkin arch for their house, but hasn't done anything for the Store. Eh.
In other news, my roommate is in the Phillipines and he's been there for about a week. He's been chatting with this woman online for, like, ages, and they decided to meet. I honestly don't know how they first met, but he seems to be enjoying himself over there, at least from the pics they've posted. I was a bit worried because no matter how many common interests you might have with someone, if there isn't any realspace chemistry I don't think the relationship will work. Just my humble opinion.
I've been playing around with Chat GPT as an edition tool and it is HORRIBLE. I may give Gemini or Claude a try, just to see what they're like. From what little I've used Gemini, it seems smoother. At least, when it's working.
The weather is starting to get chilly here and I have pulled out some of the winter clothes and my winter sleepware. I'm amazed that my inflated bed remains as comfortable and functional as it is.
I need to lose some weight, so I'm doing intermittent fasting(IF) again. I thought I might do OMAD, but that just isn't practical for me. IF works better with my schedule. I just have to drink a hella ton of water outside my window, which isn't a bad thing. My hydration has dropped quite a bit lately. :/
Also, and this is really good news, a new Barnes & Noble bookstore has opened up on my side of town! Yay! I've already bought 3 books from them, so I'm set for reading material for a while. Although, after looking at their free rewards program, I've realized it's a waste of effort. You have to spend $100 to get $5 off your next purchase. *eyeroll* What the hell kind of reward is that? Also, every time I go into the store someone tries to convince me to buy John Scalzi's 'Starter Villain.' Ew. No.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to read outside.
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Sep. 23rd, 2024 02:34 pmSo, I'm trying to eat better, but you'd never know it from the grocery haul I just did.
I bought:
1 six-pack of Maruchan noodles
2 cans of low-sodium chicken breast
2 cans of no-sodium cream of chicken soup
4 microwave entrees (they were 4 for $5 and I'm on a budget)
3 Golden Delicious apples
2 Water-flavor enhancers
1 bottle of Diet Pepsi
2 Turkey Polska Kielbasa.
My efforts to cut back on processed foodstuff is not working. Partly because, the place I'm in now, I'm not super comfortable using the kitchen. (I clean as I go and the sink is always full of dishes so it feels awkward as hell.)
Also, I'm on a budget so I tend to buy a lot of cheap stuff, which is usually crap.
I bought:
1 six-pack of Maruchan noodles
2 cans of low-sodium chicken breast
2 cans of no-sodium cream of chicken soup
4 microwave entrees (they were 4 for $5 and I'm on a budget)
3 Golden Delicious apples
2 Water-flavor enhancers
1 bottle of Diet Pepsi
2 Turkey Polska Kielbasa.
My efforts to cut back on processed foodstuff is not working. Partly because, the place I'm in now, I'm not super comfortable using the kitchen. (I clean as I go and the sink is always full of dishes so it feels awkward as hell.)
Also, I'm on a budget so I tend to buy a lot of cheap stuff, which is usually crap.
We who are about to diet, salute you!
Aug. 2nd, 2024 08:01 pmYep, I've decided that I need to get my shit together again and start watching what I eat. I am NOT counting calories, I'm just watching oxalates, salt and processed sugar intake. I will be taking Tuesdays off from the diet, because a Free Day is always a good idea. I am going to try not to eat before 1PM and after 10PM, but I'll drink all the zero-calorie beverages I want, whenever I want.
Here's hoping once I lose a little weight, my nerve pain will go away again. *eyeroll*
Here's hoping once I lose a little weight, my nerve pain will go away again. *eyeroll*
Shopping Conundrum
Feb. 7th, 2024 12:16 pmToday, I need to go shopping for the week's Staples. These are the things that I eat most of the week. Usually, I get: milk, orange juice, bread, eggs, sausage and turkey. I'll usually get some other type of protein(chicken nuggets, ground beef, etc), and I'll have a couple of slots left that I can use to get other things, as needed, such as mayonaise or sunflower nut butter.
But last week, I realized I was kind of bored with eggs and bread, so I left them off the list. Which sort of had a trickle down effect on everything else that I buy. Without bread, there's no point in getting sandwich type stuff like sliced turkey or bologna. So I had to buy different things for this past week's staples. I wound up buying: milk, orange juice, sausage, chicken nuggets, instant ramen, instant rice, a can of mixed vegetables and a can of corn.
I'm still not feeling like I want to go back to bread and eggs this week, but I'm trying to think of stuff I can buy that isn't super-processed or high sodium(like instant ramen) that I can fix on the fly. This week's shopping list is looking a bit bare: milk, juice, sausage, instant coffee.
That's it. Anything else I think of adding to the list is super-processed and/or high-sodium. I get all the fruit and veggies I want from the fresh produce section, so canned/frozen is off the table. Heh. I suppose I could get dried beans or something of that nature, but that would mean planning ahead for meals. Same thing with pasta. And, honestly, not a big fan of pasta anyway.
So, I have no idea what in the world I'm going to get today. :/
But last week, I realized I was kind of bored with eggs and bread, so I left them off the list. Which sort of had a trickle down effect on everything else that I buy. Without bread, there's no point in getting sandwich type stuff like sliced turkey or bologna. So I had to buy different things for this past week's staples. I wound up buying: milk, orange juice, sausage, chicken nuggets, instant ramen, instant rice, a can of mixed vegetables and a can of corn.
I'm still not feeling like I want to go back to bread and eggs this week, but I'm trying to think of stuff I can buy that isn't super-processed or high sodium(like instant ramen) that I can fix on the fly. This week's shopping list is looking a bit bare: milk, juice, sausage, instant coffee.
That's it. Anything else I think of adding to the list is super-processed and/or high-sodium. I get all the fruit and veggies I want from the fresh produce section, so canned/frozen is off the table. Heh. I suppose I could get dried beans or something of that nature, but that would mean planning ahead for meals. Same thing with pasta. And, honestly, not a big fan of pasta anyway.
So, I have no idea what in the world I'm going to get today. :/
Two weeks in
Nov. 15th, 2023 11:46 pmToday marks two weeks on this new eating style of mine: more fresh fruit & vegetables, less processed stuff. So far it's been good. I'm sleeping better. I've lost some weight. My feet don't hurt, probably because of the weight loss.
The meals are very similar, but I don't mind. And I'm able to mix things up enough that I don't get bored.
For example, tonight I had green beans, instant mashed potatoes, a turkey sandwich and a banana smoothie. The other day, I had sauteed greens with scrambled eggs and a diced apple.
I'm eating a lot more fruit. My vegetable choices are a bit limited at the moment. I'm trying to expand my palette, but I'm all onioned out, and if I never see another fucking mushroom again for a while I'll be fine.
The point system I devised for myself is working fairly well. I started the month with 112 pts and I'm currently at 65. I spent 20 pts on single serve pizzas, 15 pts on a Cherry Coke while out with friends, and another 12 pts tonight on a package of Instant Mashed Potatoes.
I've also bought a personal blender, some vegetable/fruit peelers and an apple corer.
When Thanksgiving comes next week I'm going to eat whatever I want. I suspect that there will be pie. And possibly pizza. And a nice red wine.
Lord knows how my stomach is going to react to all of that. LOL.
Anyway, I'm doing much better than I thought I would. Two more weeks to go!
The meals are very similar, but I don't mind. And I'm able to mix things up enough that I don't get bored.
For example, tonight I had green beans, instant mashed potatoes, a turkey sandwich and a banana smoothie. The other day, I had sauteed greens with scrambled eggs and a diced apple.
I'm eating a lot more fruit. My vegetable choices are a bit limited at the moment. I'm trying to expand my palette, but I'm all onioned out, and if I never see another fucking mushroom again for a while I'll be fine.
The point system I devised for myself is working fairly well. I started the month with 112 pts and I'm currently at 65. I spent 20 pts on single serve pizzas, 15 pts on a Cherry Coke while out with friends, and another 12 pts tonight on a package of Instant Mashed Potatoes.
I've also bought a personal blender, some vegetable/fruit peelers and an apple corer.
When Thanksgiving comes next week I'm going to eat whatever I want. I suspect that there will be pie. And possibly pizza. And a nice red wine.
Lord knows how my stomach is going to react to all of that. LOL.
Anyway, I'm doing much better than I thought I would. Two more weeks to go!
In an attempt to curtail my intake of salt/added sugar, I've put together a menu of 18 food items that I'll restrict myself to until the end of this month.
The grocery list consists of:
Broccoli
Canned Chicken
Canned Tuna
Cheese
Chicken Nuggets*
Corn Chips
Eggs
Fresh Pineapple
Grapes
Ground Beef
Instant Rice
Mac & Cheese*
No-Salt Soup
Oatmeal Cookies*
Salad Greens
Sugar-Free Fruit Cocktail
Sugar-Free Pears
Yogurt
The items marked with an (*) are not low-sodium/low-added sugar, but I know myself. Some days, I'm just going to want to have something bad, and I can live with these things.
I think there's enough variety in this list, so that I won't get bored. And, at the end of the month, I can swap some stuff out if I want. No-Salt vegetables in place of No-Salt soups, etc. The list also factors in my low-oxalate diet; that's why I specify "fresh pineapple" rather than canned. Canned pineapple, for some reason, has way more oxalate than fresh.
We'll have to see how this goes.
The grocery list consists of:
Broccoli
Canned Chicken
Canned Tuna
Cheese
Chicken Nuggets*
Corn Chips
Eggs
Fresh Pineapple
Grapes
Ground Beef
Instant Rice
Mac & Cheese*
No-Salt Soup
Oatmeal Cookies*
Salad Greens
Sugar-Free Fruit Cocktail
Sugar-Free Pears
Yogurt
The items marked with an (*) are not low-sodium/low-added sugar, but I know myself. Some days, I'm just going to want to have something bad, and I can live with these things.
I think there's enough variety in this list, so that I won't get bored. And, at the end of the month, I can swap some stuff out if I want. No-Salt vegetables in place of No-Salt soups, etc. The list also factors in my low-oxalate diet; that's why I specify "fresh pineapple" rather than canned. Canned pineapple, for some reason, has way more oxalate than fresh.
We'll have to see how this goes.
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Aug. 3rd, 2023 08:43 pmUgh.
I'm so tired of counting added sugar and sodium and checking for oxalate content in foods.
I'm tempted to go back on a keto-centric diet, but I tried that before all this began and it fucked me up. Even before the oxalate ban on nuts and nut products, my experience with the keto diet made it so that I couldn't eat nuts for ages without getting belly ache.
But I'm tempted, because it eliminates almost all plant-based foods, and oxalates are only found in plants.
But, a keto-centric diet would be way too salty, unless I wanted to cook. EVERY. DAMN. NIGHT.
Ugh
So, no thanks.
I'm so tired of counting added sugar and sodium and checking for oxalate content in foods.
I'm tempted to go back on a keto-centric diet, but I tried that before all this began and it fucked me up. Even before the oxalate ban on nuts and nut products, my experience with the keto diet made it so that I couldn't eat nuts for ages without getting belly ache.
But I'm tempted, because it eliminates almost all plant-based foods, and oxalates are only found in plants.
But, a keto-centric diet would be way too salty, unless I wanted to cook. EVERY. DAMN. NIGHT.
Ugh
So, no thanks.
Eating better, feeling worse...
Apr. 3rd, 2023 05:05 pmSo, I've finally started to get back on a healthier diet. I'm making conscious decisions to mitigate my intake of sodium and processed sugar. So, since Saturday, I've been trying to eat better and slowly wean myself off of excess salt/sugar.
This is not a fun process.
I LOVE salty/sugary things, but I know that I'm getting older and I need to be more mindful of how I treat my body if I want to live longer without unpleasantness. So, we make the effort.
But now, after a couple of days, I feel pretty crappy.
This is a common reaction when you change your diet. Some people refer to it as a Herxheimer Reaction, but I think that that is more specific to conditions like Lyme disease, etc. More likely, as I've changed my diet, my gut flora/intestinal biome is shifting and that's causing the low-level nausea and general crappy feeling.
It'll pass eventually, but until it does, I'm just feeling generally blah and yucky.
This is not a fun process.
I LOVE salty/sugary things, but I know that I'm getting older and I need to be more mindful of how I treat my body if I want to live longer without unpleasantness. So, we make the effort.
But now, after a couple of days, I feel pretty crappy.
This is a common reaction when you change your diet. Some people refer to it as a Herxheimer Reaction, but I think that that is more specific to conditions like Lyme disease, etc. More likely, as I've changed my diet, my gut flora/intestinal biome is shifting and that's causing the low-level nausea and general crappy feeling.
It'll pass eventually, but until it does, I'm just feeling generally blah and yucky.
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Mar. 3rd, 2023 11:50 pmNot so great with the diet today.
I didn't fall asleep until 4AM this morning and woke up at 8AM. On the way into work I got a coffee and a Pecan Twirl and then had a Diet Coke at the store. But I was dead on my feet and dug into the Girl Scout Cookies I'd bought which pretty much blew my Sugar.
After that, I couldn't help but think, 'In for a penny, in for a pound.' So on the way home, I grabbed a bag of corn chips and used them to dip the rice, chicken, cheese mix I cooked in the microwave.
All in all, though, this day could have been a whole lot worse.
And perfect is the enemy of good.
I have to remember that.
I didn't fall asleep until 4AM this morning and woke up at 8AM. On the way into work I got a coffee and a Pecan Twirl and then had a Diet Coke at the store. But I was dead on my feet and dug into the Girl Scout Cookies I'd bought which pretty much blew my Sugar.
After that, I couldn't help but think, 'In for a penny, in for a pound.' So on the way home, I grabbed a bag of corn chips and used them to dip the rice, chicken, cheese mix I cooked in the microwave.
All in all, though, this day could have been a whole lot worse.
And perfect is the enemy of good.
I have to remember that.
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Mar. 2nd, 2023 07:25 pmSecond day of being mindful of what I eat.
Today I ate:
1 can of low-sodium chicken - 450 Salt - 0 Sugar
1 smallish bag of bean sprouts - 0 Salt - 0 Sugar
1 Cup of Shredded Lettuce - 0 Salt - 0 Sugar
1/2 container of sliced mushrooms - 0 Salt - 0 Sugar
1 bottle of Mango/Peach juice - 280 salt - 0 sugar
Salt: 730/2300g
Sugar: 0/36g
Okay, so I'm debating whether or not the fuit juice should be counted as Processed or Natural. According to the nutrition label, it doesn't have any added sugar and that's what I'm regulating, but the fact it comes from a plastic bottle suggests it should probably be counted as processed? I don't know and opinions seem to differ among people. For the moment, I'm considering it nonprocessed because of No Added Sugar.
Also, I just realized that I haven't really eaten anything today. But I haven't been hungry. Hopefully, I won't wake up starving tomorrow morning and have a binge day. I'll be at work so that will be entirely possible.
Today I ate:
1 can of low-sodium chicken - 450 Salt - 0 Sugar
1 smallish bag of bean sprouts - 0 Salt - 0 Sugar
1 Cup of Shredded Lettuce - 0 Salt - 0 Sugar
1/2 container of sliced mushrooms - 0 Salt - 0 Sugar
1 bottle of Mango/Peach juice - 280 salt - 0 sugar
Salt: 730/2300g
Sugar: 0/36g
Okay, so I'm debating whether or not the fuit juice should be counted as Processed or Natural. According to the nutrition label, it doesn't have any added sugar and that's what I'm regulating, but the fact it comes from a plastic bottle suggests it should probably be counted as processed? I don't know and opinions seem to differ among people. For the moment, I'm considering it nonprocessed because of No Added Sugar.
Also, I just realized that I haven't really eaten anything today. But I haven't been hungry. Hopefully, I won't wake up starving tomorrow morning and have a binge day. I'll be at work so that will be entirely possible.
It's the start of a new month and, once more, I'm trying to get back on my low salt/low sugar lifestyle.
Today I ate:
Diet Sodas (03) - 210 Salt - 0 Sugar
Boiled Eggs (04) - 220 Salt - 4 Sugar
Jasmine Rice - 0 Salt - 0 Sugar
Pico de Gallo - 600 Salt - 5 Sugar
Chicken Salad Sandwich - 800 Salt - 9 Sguar
Twinkies(2) - 370 Salt - 31 Sugar
Total Salt: 2200g/2300g
Total Sugar: 49g/36g
So, my salt intake was okay, but there's room to improve on the sugar front. If I hadn't had those Twinkies, I'd have been fine.
Anyway, onward and upward!
Today I ate:
Diet Sodas (03) - 210 Salt - 0 Sugar
Boiled Eggs (04) - 220 Salt - 4 Sugar
Jasmine Rice - 0 Salt - 0 Sugar
Pico de Gallo - 600 Salt - 5 Sugar
Chicken Salad Sandwich - 800 Salt - 9 Sguar
Twinkies(2) - 370 Salt - 31 Sugar
Total Salt: 2200g/2300g
Total Sugar: 49g/36g
So, my salt intake was okay, but there's room to improve on the sugar front. If I hadn't had those Twinkies, I'd have been fine.
Anyway, onward and upward!
Healthy Diet
Jan. 2nd, 2023 02:39 pmSo, back onto the Healthy Diet today.
Starting off small by removing ordinary sugary sodas from my diet and replacing them with diet sodas and, maybe, some watered-down fruit juices that don't have added sugar.
There's a bit of a debate as to whether or not fruit juices constitute added sugar or not. I'm just going to go by the information on the nutrition label. If it says Zero Added Sugar, I'm going to assume it's just natural sugars in the stuff.
Starting off small by removing ordinary sugary sodas from my diet and replacing them with diet sodas and, maybe, some watered-down fruit juices that don't have added sugar.
There's a bit of a debate as to whether or not fruit juices constitute added sugar or not. I'm just going to go by the information on the nutrition label. If it says Zero Added Sugar, I'm going to assume it's just natural sugars in the stuff.
