Some Useful information

I'm always looking for useful weight loss information.   Here is some things I wanted to share......

This website has help with New Years Resolutions.  It talks about weight, money, etc.

http://www.usa.gov:80/Citizen/Topics/New_Years_Resolutions.s html

This is "the Healthy Plate".  It is actually a plate you can buy that reminds you what you should be eating and how much.  It has other useful information also.

http://www.theportionplate.com/enlargedplate.html

Then this information was information I've always been looking for and it was sent to me by someone else out of the clear blue.  So I thought I would share:

Blood Pressure: An ideal blood pressure is 115/75. If your top number is higher than 140 or more than 90 on the bottom number, you should contact your doctor.

Cholesterol: Your LDL cholesterol should be less than 100 while the HDL cholesterol should be greater than 40.

Resting heart rate: Check your pulse for one minute when you wake up in the morning. If your heart rate is over 83 before getting out of bed it is a very subtle warning sign that you should tell your doctor about.

Total fat grams:  For a 2000 calorie diet, you should have less than 65 gms of fat per day

Cholesterol:  For a 2000 calorie diet, you should have less than 300 mg per day.

Sodium:  For a 2000 calorie diet, you should have less than 2,400 mg per day.

Potassium:  For a 2000 calorie diet, you should have less than 3,500 mg per day.

Total carbohydrates:  You should have 300 gms per day.

Dietary Fiber:  You should have a minimum of 25 gms per day.

 

I just thought I would share.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the information. If you want an easy way to track your nutritional intake levels try using The Daily Plate. You can find it at www.livestrong.com . It is free to sign up and you can see how you are doing on getting your recommended daily calories, carbs, fat and so on. There recommended nutritional levels are the same or very close to what you posted.

You can use their calculator to determine how many calories you can eat to lose a certain amount of weight or maintain your current weight. You are able to add everything you eat, track your water intake, and exercise. When ever you add food or exercise it will tell you how many more calories you can eat that day and how many more grams of fat, carbs, etc that you can have. I find it useful to see just where all my sodium, carbs, and fat are coming from so that I can make better choices in my food.

I just started using it last week and have found I like it better than other web tools and much better than a paper food journal. I have noticed some areas that I need to work on.

Cathy