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Well, no change this week. I guess I can be happy for that. Hormones are still wigging out. Been having PMS symptoms despite having a period at the end of April. (Can I just be done with this already!??) Anyhow... this week I remembered my Genopalate results gave a percentage of Carbs/Fats/Proteins which might be beneficial according to my DNA, so I picked a week from my food log and entered it into the fatsecret food diary. Of course I noticed right away that it really wasn't the best week to use... Our anniversary week included lots of "celebratory foods." Anyhow... I noticed that even when we were eating well and under calories, the carb/fat/protein ratio was not great. Maybe this is why I'm having such trouble? Not because I'm eating too much, or even that they're not "good" foods, but because the fat ratio is too high? I spent the last two days trying to eat the recommended carbs & protein and keep the fat low, but haven't been able to hit that magic number, yet. (I also noticed the RDI for calories was set at 1800, so I adjusted that to 1200.) I start my mornings with a free-range organic egg (from the neighbors if possible) buttered toast, and a coffee with a little maple syrup and almond milk. Right off the bat, the fat is at 47% and I'm trying to counter it all day. I eat an egg every day for the lutein because I'm in the early stages of macular degeneration. I typically don't break fast until late morning, so I rarely eat lunch. Dinner is anywhere between 4 & 6pm and it's usually a salad with home-made balsamic vinaigrette. Sometimes it's a pureed vegetable soup or protein and veggies. BUT it's not enough to counter the fat ratio. (Okay, I can lose the feta on the salad.) Although I do snack at night sometimes: popcorn (*sigh* butter), almonds (more fat), this week it was tortilla chips (which, surprisingly, helped the ratio), I try not to because of reflux. Yesterday, we did a little better with the ratio, but I had to eat an additional cup of brown rice at night (Guess I need more of that at dinner) after I'd eaten a chia pudding with fruit. (Not hungry, just working the ratio) The fat percentage was better, but I still didn't reach my goal (and I was under cal). Really struggling to find the balance. (...btw, I hate the food diary. I love the info, but it takes up too much time entering recipes or trying to find the foods and the measurements. I haven't used others, but I suspect they're all a PITA.) Menus are welcome! LOL!
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201.0 lb
Lost so far: 26.2 lb.
Still to go: 36.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 14 May 2020:
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1171 kcal
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Fat: 30.44g | Prot: 86.06g | Carb: 155.95g.
Breakfast: Butter, Toasted Mixed Grain Bread (Includes Whole Grain and 7 Grain), Kirkland Signature Organic Eggs, MrsMaq Coffee. Lunch: Kirkland Signature Frozen Whole Strawberries, Kirkland Signature Organic Greek Yogurt - plain nonfat yogurt, Post Grape-Nuts Cereal. Dinner: Pesto Sauce, Broccoli, Garlic, Mushrooms, Baby Spinach, Onions, Hatfield All Natural Pork Tenderloin, Barilla Red Lentil Rotini. more...
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steady weight
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