Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The daily planner

Before I start this, I want to ask, what is a Grip? I seem to have lost mine. I looked for "grips" on the walmart.com site I googled it. With all the resources I could muster I could not find a nutrient fact on "grips". So I assume they are very low in fat sugar and calories but useful on the golf course. Will wait for further instructions.

I logged in my eating for a day and then the next day and realized I was not getting enough CALORIES for my BMI and activity level(about 3200Kcal).I figured it out@ about 90-110 calories deficit a day = -10 pounds a year. Is this why I crash energy wise about 3-4 pm? I have used saturated fats to extend my energy after breakfast i.e. nuts and seeds and soymilk. I am waiting too long after arising to eat. My mom suggested I take 5 grams of vegetable protein after I get up and take my herbs and enzymes for my allergies. I have done this, though not noting it in the log, and I feel this has taken away some of the jaggedness I feel first thing in the morning. The other thing is I tend to wait too long to eat my evening meal because this is a very active time of day.
So I guess my goals are to eat more and eat more often. I think my diet is pretty good. If I followed the fat % guideline I think I would have difficulty keeping my weight up as I do not consume dairy or gluten and the amount of fiber I consume leads to a low BTT.I also would have difficulty maintaining the activity level I now enjoy although with some brief periods where I am cheating my reserves of stored ATP. I am hoping this is all I need to be steady in mood and energy.
The label reading exercise surprised me in that the two favorite kid foods; hot dogs and mac and cheese, were the highest in fat and calories respectively. These are one reason there is so much obesity. That and TV. But that's another subject for later.

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