Wow! That's a lot of tomatoes! And I love tomatoes but maybe not that much. I'm pretty sure I don't get enough potassium either. I think I'm low on everything! It's hard to eat all the ice cream I want and still make room for all the food I have to eat to get all my vitamins and minerals. Lol. I'm being serious. I really have a problem with sugar. I think the RDA is a bit low on their daily recommendations. Perhaps they think if a vitamin contains 25% of the daily value needed that we are automatically going to make sure we get that other 75%. That's a lot of faith in us. A lot of people think aw heck I take a vitamin so I can eat what I want, but they never noticed that vitamins are just a supplement, not a replacement, and not an excuse to eat all kinds of crap and get away with it. Sooner or later it does catch up with us.
It is a lot of tomatoes, had hard time getting them all in at one sitting, burp
I've gone over or been very close quite a few days this week. I put 1/2 tsp of sugar in my coffee but other than that, it's mostly just from fruits.
I have gone over twice this week and both time I was over with sodium too. Both times were also days I ate fast food. I try not to but when you are running a lot with drs appointment you don't feel like cooking. I will try to do better next week. I did start something this week I have never tried and it was so good. I put honey in my tea. I usually use coffee creamer but there was so many calories in it. A half a serving of honey makes it sweet enough with a third of the calories and its better for me.
Personally I wouldn't even worry if all my sugar came from natural sources like fruits and vegetables. Just as long as they are non-GMO and organic (no man-made pesticides) and paired with a high fat to control the absorption. As you already know, combining a healthy fat with organic fruits and vegetables will stablize the blood sugar and prevent spikes. Paleo does have a lot to say about this. As a nurse, we've always been taught to instruct diabetics that IF they want to cheat and eat sugar, they must combine that sugar with a high fat. I do the same even with fruits. One of my favorite snacks is an apple and a slice of hard cheese. Parmagiano/reggiano is my favorite! When I have to work 2nd shift and drive home late when I'm tired, this is my go to snack to keep me awake during the drive. And it doesn't hinder my sleep either, in fact, I sleep better after this snack.
If you can replace soda with lemon water, that certainly makes a difference, also any elliptical work has some effect.
ginny
I've never had a panic attack so I can't even imagine how awful it is. I love coffee. I just love the taste. I could drink it all day if the caffeine didn't make me mad. I drink coffee in the morning and then I switch to roasted dandelion tea. It has no caffeine but it tastes like coffee. Not the bestest tasting coffee ever but you soon get used to it. No one has ever told me it was yuck :lol3: I buy it from the health food isle in the supermarket. Health food shops sell it too for a higher price.850mg is what endurance athletes take, top weight lifters 2000mg, that is of course total in a day, not just supplements. I had 880mg today it seems, bit more than I wanted, normally I target around 500mg total. I take 495mg as supplement on days I get less and when I work out more, one can't start taking magnesium all of sudden though, what I have read is that one needs to slowly increase amount in order to avoid diarrhea. Long term average of total magnesium is around 500mg/d for me though, so it is not too high, I don't supplement all days and from food there is no real limit how much you can have, body apparently don't take too much of it.
http://www.nutri-facts.org/eng/minerals/magnesium/at-a-glance/
I ended up in the ER at the hospital where he was with a blood pressure of 180/120 (normally 90/50!). The only lab out of whack was potassium was a little low.
