The day before yesterday my dad escorted my mother to her diabetes dietitian/nutritionist for a consultation. They were told calories matter but more importantly is carbohydrate counts per meal. The goal (for a diabetic) is no more than 30 grams of carbs per meal. The target is no more than 90 grams of carbs per day, complex carbs only.
I will try to log my carb intake for a day or two to see where I'm at. Though I am not diabetic my new carb target should be 90 grams and sodium intake 2,000 milligrams. Two tough targets!
6:00 am EAS protein shake 110 calories protein 17g carbs 7g
8:00 am Breakfast burrito 300 calories. protein 12 g carbs 26g sodium 840 mg
10:30 am 1/2 turkey wrap with Whole wheat lavash bread from Trader Joe's 200 calories. 1/2 lavash 22 g crabs
1:00 pm Leftover soup, broth and veggies only, no pasta or turkey, 100 calories.
6:00 pm we are going out. I am looking forward to a nice chicken breast and salad. Dinner update; We settled on Black Angus. What I thought would be a no brainer, Chicken breast and a salad turned into something else. I did order that and the calories count would have been 410 for the chicken 200 for the salad and 110 for the soup. Total 720 for a decent meal out. As it turned out Cecelia and my son Matt ordered an appetizer sampler and I ended up eating 3 pieces of breaded zucchini 250 calories, 2 chicken tenders, 200 calories, three pieces of Matt's steak, 100 calories and soup 110 calories plus a piece of whole grain bread with butter, 150 calories. When my dinner came I had it packed to take home. Then I had three bites of their desert cake, 100 calories. Total 910 calories and I did not even eat my entree or salad. What a waste of money. Eating out, aside from the camaraderie and ambiance is a dietary disaster.
8:00 Glass of nonfat milk, 60 calories.
1,680 total calories for the day. Less 200 for the gym workout = 1,480 calories for the day.
Chalk today up as a mini-fail. Dinner was a mess.
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