So guys, I have a confession to make..
I love stats.. LOVE THEM. More than I love charts. That's secretly the reason I've kept my food and exercise diary as complete as humanly possible. For this day, the 50th day of my new life, a nice even number to split my results and compare and contrast them. 25 days in August, and 25 days in September. And so, here is my in-depth analysis of two months of healthy eating, and the differences between Month 1 and Month 2! (Yep, sorta crazy, I'm a math person, what can I say!?) The pic sorta cuts off at the side so to see the whole thing, theres a link underneath it
Link to full imageSo, here are the interesting parts for me.
1.) I was still eating a lot of canned food, like soups etc. in July. Cutting that out and making my own and only using fresh ingredients only (besides canned tuna) in August cut my sodium by 40%, which is pretty significant I'd say! Plus adding a lot of dark green veggies like spinach and zucchini boosted my potassium by 33%, which is pretty cool, supposed to be good for your brain, they say!
2.) Even though my carbs in August went down by 28%, my fiber went up by 55%! Which likely means I've been eating a lot of fiber-rich vegetables instead of processed or added sugar. I think that's pretty cool how I cut that much carbs out of my diet while raising the level of fibre at the same time! Didn't even notice I was doing it, really!
3.) Same sort of phenomenon with fat. My fat intake went up by 12%, but my saturated fat intake went down by 25%. This is probably because I've begun a love affair with Avocado. ;)
4.) Protein went up to compensate for the lower carbs, and to supplement my increased activity (which sadly doesn't show much in the amount burned for the month, which I think is due in part to my shoulder injury in the first week of August, and the lower levels of RMR that Fatsecret calculates based on my decreasing weight).
5.) Even though I increased my minimum level of calories for most of August, it doesn't seem to reflect in the total number of calories consumed. I guess I didn't have any 'binge days' this month to raise the avg number up much higher than the usual amount.
6.) I have read many times that losing 10% of your weight, when overweight, can have a lot of health benefits. So I'm really happy to have surpassed that in my first two months of changing my lifestyle! I think a good goal to shoot for would be 25% of my weight lost in total. I'll probably be satisfied with that.
That was so much fun, I know it's totally nerdy but I adore playing with numbers. That said, if any of my buddies have detailed food diaries and want me to do something like this for you so you can look at your changing eating habits, let me know! It was really interesting for me to see how my increasing commitment to health showed in my diary. Hope everyone's having a really great day, and I just realized I forgot to eat lunch so, off I go! :)
