This blog theme is hosted by Miss Candy and I'm so excited to join her group challenge and lose post pregnancy pounds. Here is my status report after week two:
I struggled with fitting a workout into this past week. Monday & Tuesday started out great with Jillian's shred DVD and Wednesday night I had a great yoga session. Thursday I opted to do an hour of chores in the morning that were threatening to drive me over the edge by way of no clean dishes or laundry! Friday and Saturday I never get to work out from balancing kid and work needs and Sunday is my day off. So sadly less than half the week was a workout.
Eating wise I've done okay but I should probably work a little harder to cut back on the sweets and pastas. Mrs. Fields cookies & Starbucks pumpkin cream cheese muffins are enough to throw anyone off the bandwagon!
I haven't lost any weight, I might have even gained a 1/2 inch in the belly but I'm not willing to call this week a failure because I started off well. Now I just need to regain motivation for week three.
My diet tip of the week:
Avoid Salt! It causes enormous bloat and contributes to belly size - which we all want to reduce right? I found that salt can be found in the craziest places. Take for instant, my favorite meal at Chick Fil A. They have this awesome nutritional calculator that breaks down everything:
Total Sodium 2350
I've wisely stopped getting the fries and milkshake but I was astonished/shocked/amazed to see the sodium is 1730mg in the sandwich!!!
The daily recommended level of sodium is 1500 milligrams per day! See I can justify eating a 490 calorie sandwich in a diet that allows 1600 calories per day but I can't justify that kind of salt intake - especially when I'm feeding my son! Even more surprising is the fries have such a low percentage of salt that I might as well get them instead of the sandwich!!
Eating wise I've done okay but I should probably work a little harder to cut back on the sweets and pastas. Mrs. Fields cookies & Starbucks pumpkin cream cheese muffins are enough to throw anyone off the bandwagon!
I haven't lost any weight, I might have even gained a 1/2 inch in the belly but I'm not willing to call this week a failure because I started off well. Now I just need to regain motivation for week three.
My diet tip of the week:
Avoid Salt! It causes enormous bloat and contributes to belly size - which we all want to reduce right? I found that salt can be found in the craziest places. Take for instant, my favorite meal at Chick Fil A. They have this awesome nutritional calculator that breaks down everything:
- Spicy Chicken Sandwich 1730mg of Sodium, 490 Calories
- Medium Fries 190mg of Sodium, 380 Calories
- Small Cookies and Cream milkshake 430mg of Sodium, 570 Calories
Total Sodium 2350
I've wisely stopped getting the fries and milkshake but I was astonished/shocked/amazed to see the sodium is 1730mg in the sandwich!!!
The daily recommended level of sodium is 1500 milligrams per day! See I can justify eating a 490 calorie sandwich in a diet that allows 1600 calories per day but I can't justify that kind of salt intake - especially when I'm feeding my son! Even more surprising is the fries have such a low percentage of salt that I might as well get them instead of the sandwich!!
4 comments:
Wow that's a lot of sodium. Thanks for the reminder to really watch how much I should be putting into my body. Keep up the hard work!
Thanks for the info! I'll make note of it and refer to it when "mommy brain" strikes and I can't remember the details. :)
But I love salt (envision me stamping my foot two times). Ugh.
Thank you so much for the tip!! I don't look at the salt/sodium intake. I am a HUGE bloater!!! I am guessing this is why or at least I hope so and this will fix it!!
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