The last 25 days I have recorded everything that has gone into my mouth from water and coffees to every meal I ate. I also recorded everything I did at the gym (that the app could find). In the beginning I was really dreading this assignment. I was thinking I would go over my recommended amount of calories, eat too much fats or sugars, or not exercise enough. But, I think my opinion was wrong. I actually did way better than I thought I would. Throughout this summary, I will discuss my calorie intake, vs recommended calorie intake and same with my sugar intake. I will go over my protein, sodium, and fat intake, and discuss my overall feelings on how I think I did on this assignment. My recommended amount of calories to eat each day is 2110. I only exceeded that amount one time. On October 25th, I had 2330 calories. I feel as if I did really well staying under my recommended amount. There were a few days where I didn’t come close to eating 2110 calories, which isn’t good. On November 4th, I only ate 315 calories. Yes, that’s horrible. Also, on November 14th, I only had 642 calories. Under eating is something I need to work on. I need to take time out of my day to eat, and get the nutrients my body needs. My recommended about of sugar for a day is 79 grams. There were multiple days when I had way too much sugar. This app has definitely made me aware of how much sugar I am putting into my body. My worst days were October 29th with 134 grams of sugar, and November 11th with
When comparing my calorie, fiber, and cholesterol average intakes to the target intake, I found that both my calorie and fiber intakes were under, and my cholesterol was okay. I was kind of surprised by this because I felt that I had eaten way more calorie and cholesterol rich foods than I actually did. After I looked at the Food Groups and Calories Report, I found that I was under in every category except for protein, in which I was over. The target amount for my grains was 6 ounces, and I only ate 5. For vegetables it was 2.5 cups, and I ate 1. For fruits it was 2 cups, and I ate 0. Dairy was 3 cups, and I ingested ¼ cup. Proteins was 5.5 ounces, and I went way over with 8 ounces. Oils was 6 teaspoons, and I ingested 5 teaspoons.
Over the weekend my intake of calories ranged between 1900-2500 which is above the recommended amount. Even with my activity level taken into account, this should have caused me to gain more weight than 10 pounds over a one year period. The time that my diet was recorded, I may have eaten more than I usually do. For day 1, I ate an more fat than recommended, which was not over by much because it was 15%. On the second day I ate 40% fat, which is over the 30% recommended. On the third day, my fat intake was 32%, which is once again, over the daily recommended. I have been eating in the range of the recommended proteins and carbohydrates on the other days. My water intake 7 cups a day on average, but I need to consume more fruits and vegetables.
There should only be about ten percent or less of calories that are from saturated fats. Referring back to my food log I can see that I exceed the value about 8%. Throughout my diet I increased the intake of green leafy foods to help balance out my diet along with mixed vegetables. One thing that I did not add on to my diet is fruit. Fruits play a major role with digestion of foods, which should have incorporated in my diet to balance it. I really need to increase my physical activity level, including both cardio and interval training. I know that the carbs that I consumed really puts on a lot of weight and makes me bloated. Also the juices that I drank were full of sugar. After reading through the book and discussion in class I have realized that I need to stay far away from food with added sugar. Moreover, I should be consuming food low in saturated fats, and has no added
For this three day diet analysis project I wanted to eat as I normally would and be honest about all that I ate, to analyze not only what and how much I was eating, but also to see how healthy my diet really is. By doing so I can see if any of my diet choices are putting me at risk for certain health diseases, and what changes can be made to make my diet healthier. After analyzing my diet, I would say I am fairly healthy, though I am out of the target range in a few areas. My profile calculated from my weight and height indicates that I have a BMI of 20.5. This is considered to be healthy; the healthy range is anywhere between 18.5-25. This was reassuring to hear because I am happy at my current weight, and
To sum things up I have added my weekly information as far as calorie percentage for eat meal of the day with breakfast 34% (526 Cal), lunch 34% (526 Cal), Dinner, 22% (341 Cal), Early Morning Snack 4% (62 Cal) and Mid-Day Snack 6% (93 Cal). Listed is the more detail list for week one, but on average I went over by 11% Carbohydrates, was under by 7% when it came to fat and under by 4% when it came to protein. When an assessment of my fitness and because I am in the Army I have to do fitness training at least 5 times per week. During our cardio days I would do thing like Sprints, Long distance running (three to four miles), elliptical, ruck march or the stationary bike. In return during strength days we would be things circuit
This assignment and the first 4 units of this course will assist me in becoming a healthier person not only personally but also professionally. I have struggled with my diet the past few years, either consuming to much or to little, ultimately eating not very healthy. My goal is to eat from each food group the best I can and to eat the portion sizes that is needed for my body. I am going to try and change my eating habits to create more positive choices for myself. Taking care of myself inside will help in the workforce mentally and physically but also help with my knowledge about healthy eating, I’ll be able to share and teach by example.
For my analysis, I choose to track april seventh through april ninth. There was no particular reason why I picked these days over others, and on a whole they were relatively normal. However, it was at almost the end of spring break, and as I spent it with friends I found myself eating slightly unhealthier than usual. Using SuperTracker.gov, I set my calorie limit as a flexible 1,600 calorie intake that is recommended for a seventeen year old standing at five feet three inches, and weighing around a hundred and twenty pounds. My activity levels vary with my schedule, but on the whole I try to keep a steady exercise routine every few days. Counting calories is new for me, and as I tracked my calorie intake throughout those three days, I
Day 2 of recording my food intake that morning I had a meal replacement drink and I went running at the trail and after I had orange power aid and a protein bar for lunch. I went to spankys bar and grill and had fried pickles with ranch for an appetizer, a chicken fried potato with white gravy and one trip to the salad bar loaded with all the toppings and a water with extra lemons. For a snack, I had barbeque sunflower seeds with a water. That evening for dinner I had water with lemons, steak, rice with brown gravy, and mac and cheese.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to track your food for 14 days? I did just that. I believe most of us live on a day to day basis tracking what we eat, how many calories we intake, and so forth. However, sometimes the reward is not at the end of each day; sometimes the reward it is at the end of a lengthened period. Using the My Fitness Pal app on my phone and computer I could effortlessly track what food and nutrients I ate during a 14 day stretch. The app did all the work for me and I highly recommend trying it out. It is very accurate in the amount of each measurement it lists. At the end of 14 days I observed specifically but not restricted to total number of calories, sodium, sugar, and protein and compared each number to the DRI recommended daily intake
Defining a sugar-addiction is not different than identifying an addiction to other substances. Addiction to substances similar to heroin, cocaine, alcohol, and cigarettes are defined by a pattern within a twelve month period. Three out of seven symptoms: increased tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, using the substance more than intended, an inability to control the use of the substance, expending effort to obtain the substance, replacing important activities with the use of the substance, and continuing to use the substance despite its negative consequences could indicate an addiction of the substance (Tufts University 4). Sugar-addiction is a complex issue, when it comes to sugar, since it is a substance that is in countless foods that are eaten.
My recommended calorie intake was 2000 calories a day and my average calorie consumption was 1613 Calories. I feel that the calorie intake was ok but I will be making an effort to eat an extra snack like a piece
My eating habits had a change. During the week, I met targets for balanced nutrition and calories. I was monitoring every intake of all foods consumed, where I had to keep a check to consider the amount of portion, and to choose better types of food, to achieve the diet based on 1800 calories. As a result, I reduced high sugar snacks that I regularly consumed after meals, such as cookies, chocolates, or some desserts that contained a lot of flour and sugar. Choose the consumption of fruit or bars with fruit derivatives or granola.
All the sugar a human body should have derives from natural sugars: bananas, apples, watermelon, carrots, peas, and even in milk. Even though the glucose (sugar), that the human body needs are processed” from any carbohydrate-containing food” (Running & Fitnews 2), there is still added sugar in foods. Added sugars “include white and brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, molasses, and high-fructose corn syrups (Running & Fitnews 2). Dr. Abdelmalk informs that, even though glucose and fructose are simple sugars they are absorbed differently.” Glucose is absorbed by your intestines and makes its way into your bloodstream; there a hormone called insulin helps shuttle it to your cells, where it’s used as fuel. And extra is stored as glycogen in your liver and muscles. Fructose, on the other hand, bypasses the insulin step and goes straight to your liver, where it’s mostly converted to fat” (Master). Our bodies produce sugar that is turned into glucose for energy, so in reality, humans do not need to consume any added sugars for
Realising sugar as enemy in disguised makes World Health Organization to implement a new recent recommended daily calories intake of sugar to a range of 10% to 5% for adult(6 tea spoons), and less than 5% for children (3 tea spoon) daily.
Although the investigation was able to provide more knowledge and understanding regarding the relationships between energy, activity levels and carbohydrate intake in order to contribute towards a solution to the problem of obesity, there were many limitations to this experiment that needed to be considered. For the personal data, the dietary observations collected over the two experimental days were not substantial to represent their lifestyle as a whole. Studies led by Burke et al., (2001) demonstrated that individuals can make inaccurate reports in various ways such as altering their dietary intake during period of recording, omitting or underestimating their intake and quantification errors of their consumption. As the group data was a collation of individual’s two-day dietary records, variability and inaccuracy increased considering the wide range of influences each individual may have been subjected to. There were 359 females and 195 males involved in the