Eighth Day: I Lose a Few Ounces, & Nutrition Comparisons

This morning my weight was down a few ounces to 202.6. It gives me a bit of encouragement, but I know "The scale giveth and the scale taketh away." At this rate I don't want to think of how long it will take me to reach my weight goal of 135.

Even after reducing the "Power fuels" and the "Smart Carb" additions on the plan I wondered if I was getting too many calories, so I did a spreadsheet comparison using My Fitness Pal.  I compared yesterday's Nutrisystem menu with a routine I had worked out last year after consulting with an exercise/nutrition expert.

Comparing my old plan with my Nutrisystem diabetic plan (plus one powerfuel, one smartcarb, a turbo shake and a large salad with non-fat dressing) I see that the values are pretty close. Even though the sodium levels on the Nutrisystem are double what they were on my old plan, they are still within what I understand to be the recommended limits.

Old Plan/Nutrisystem
1393 calories/1235 calories
162g carbs/169g
49g fat/37g
76g protein/72g protein
47mg cholesterol/60mg cholesterol
996mg sodium/1,927mg sodium
70g sugar/64g sugar
30g fiber/32g fiber

Some rambling. You may notice that I am backtracking on some of these entries - actually putting things down after they happened. The reason is that I don't always feel up to (or have the time) to blog every day. I must also confess that I believe I have the symptoms of ADHD, otherwise known as "oh look, a chicken", or, as I prefer to call it "Mr. Toad's Syndrome". When I was growing up they didn't have all the fancy labels they do now. If I was in gradeschool now, I would probably be medicated. Back then, the teachers usually found things for me to do, or shook me. Part of continuing with this blog is not just to keep me on a diet program, but to keep me on track with a project and not just stop halfway.