Calories eaten yesterday: 1345
Fat: 28g (19%)
Carbs: 114g (34%)
Protein: 155g (46%)
Weight this morning: 132.2 (One week ago: 131.8)
Calories burned in exercise today: 181
I am soooo sore today! My thighs and butt are killing me. But it means that yesterday's workout was really good! :)
I have been super hungry the last couple of weeks and sneaking more little treats here and there. :( I hate myself for that and don't understand where this increased appetite is coming from. My metabolism is way too low to handle much food.
Ran into the City today. I walked to the BART station, did my errands in the City, came back, and walked to work from the station. My 9 million step token was in my mail - a nice surprise. I have been so focused on getting to 10 million than I didn't even notice I'd passed 9.
I've been trying to wrap my head around my low ferritin (iron) levels. Looking at my food journal stats, I am getting very little dietary iron and way too much dietary calcium. The last thing I need is a calcium supplement. Calcium prevents iron from being absorbed, so I am not getting the full benefit of the pills I take.
My plan:
1) Immediately stop all calcium supplements. My multi-vitamin packet includes two calcium tablets. I can try to get Brad to take them; otherwise I'll just throw them away or save them up and give them away to someone at work.
2) Buy some Vitamin C from L. downstairs as Vitamin C increases iron absorbtion.
3) Take more iron tablets. Buy a stool softener to prevent constipation. Stool softeners, unlike laxatives, do not cause dependence from what I have read.
4) I may include more Cream of Wheat in my diet (50% DV of iron). Wheat may bloat me, though, so this may not work.
So that's the plan. As it it, with my ferritin so low and barely passing the iron test last time I gave blood, I may very well fail this time around. I have got to get the iron problem corrected ASAP. At least one person thinks that a lot of my symptoms may resolve if I just get the ferritin up.
Oh, I forgot to record it so I am taking a bit of a guess, but near as I can tell I made 4,000 miles walked last Saturday, Oct. 4. :)
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2 comments:
thank you so much for replying to my question and for the advice. I don't like soy stuff so you don't have to worry about that. Thanks for the warning about it. looks like your doing well with your goals. Angie
4000 miles reached Saturday???
Could you break that down????
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