Monday, October 24, 2011

Back from vacation...glad to be back on schedule

So, after a 6 day trip to New Orleans & Atlanta, I'm back home & I'm relieved.  6 days of haphazard eating has taken its toll on me and I'm ready to be back on an eating schedule.  I worked out today (I did snatches, front squats, & push presses in the Batcave) & got my food planned out for the week.  Here's my meal plan for the rest of the week:

6:30 a.m. - 3 scrambled eggs & oatmeal (1/2 cup rolled oats, 1 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp brown sugar)
9:30 a.m. - peanut butter & jelly sandwich
12:30 p.m. - cabbage & baked chicken breast tenderloin (thanks Kim!)
3:30 p.m. - 1 apple, 1 cup whole milk
6:00 p.m. - 1 banana, 1 cup whole milk
7:00 p.m. - large salad (romaine lettuce, cucumber, avocado), 1 cup whole milk

Total Calories: 2100
Protein: 110 g (21% of my calories)
Fat: 91 g (40% of my calories)
Carbs: 239 g (39% of my calories)
Fiber: 39 g
Sodium (Na): 1028 mg
Potassium (K): 3864 mg
K/Na Ratio: 3.7 - according to research published by the NIH (National Institutes of Health), the recommended dietary K/Na ratio should be well above 1, preferrably 5 or higher.  This week's plan was thrown together last minute, so I can (and will) do better.

For those interested in sodium, potassium, & their effects on blood pressure, check out this article:
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/html/chapter8.htm.

Here are also a couple of pertinent vids I made while on vacation last week.




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