I'm half proud of myself and half irritated. ON the one hand, I had an Arby's bacon and cheese Roastburger with curly fries and still kept my total calories under 1500 for the day. ON the other hand, I need to stop sending the hubby out for fast food every time I feel irritated in the evening. I usually only do it once a week, but still, once is more than I have in the budget.
I've had a lot of feedback on my previous sugar posts. Many people say that naturally occurring sugars in fruits and veggies shouldn't count towards my total. With a 50 gram limit on refined sugars, I'm still struggling. There are 4g in one teaspoon of sugar. I use 5 measured teaspoons in a cup of coffee. So if I drink a second cup I'm screwed by using 4/5 of the daily recommended before I even eat my breakfast. I've been told to get a book about protein diets and told to go to a dietitian recommended by my doc. I'm considering those options.
I'm also looking at other sweeteners that are not artificial to see how they measure up. A serving size of honey is 339 grams. A teaspoon of honey is 7.16 grams. The sugars in a serving size of honey are 278 grams so a teaspoon of honey has approx. 17 grams of sugars. (I didn't do the math so don't yell at me.) Since it's 'naturally occurring' sugars....I guess that makes it better?
Some of the math of eating doesn't make any damn sense.
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