Well, I have made it through the third week of the competition and I called myself trying to make a healthier spaghetti casserole for my Mom for Mother's Day. Lesson learned: Don't try to cook spaghetti with ground turkey for your Mom when she doesn't even need to lose weight, lol!! I was politely informed that, "Everybody doesn't want to eat what you are eating". Yes ma'am! I ended up making two casseroles: one with ground turkey and another with ground beef. LMBO!!
Anywho, the final tally for this week - 1 lb lost for a total of 4 lbs!
Recap:
Soooo, since I made those two casseroles and had to calculate the calories in each, I discovered that there really isn't that much difference between lean ground beef and ground turkey. Now I bought the seasoned ground turkey because I wanted to try it out, but I have also listed the 93% lean ground turkey for an exact comparison to the ground beef. Everyone says that turkey is so much better for you, but take a look at the facts:
- Seasoned Italian Style Ground Turkey
- Calories - 190
- Fat - 10g
- Saturated fat - 2.5g
- Cholesterol - 75mg
- Sodium - 670mg
- Protein - 20g
- Lean ground beef (93% lean, 7% fat)
- Calories - 160
- Fat - 8g
- Saturated fat - 4g
- Cholesterol - 70mg
- Sodium - 75mg
- Protein - 23g
- Ground turkey (93% lean, 7% fat - for comparison purposes)
- Calories - 150
- Fat - 8g
- Saturated fat - 3.5g
- Cholesterol - 80mg
- Sodium - 95mg
- Protein - 22g
Now this just tells me that I need to leave the pre-seasoned turkey alone because of the HUGE difference in the amount of sodium. Geez!
I have almost increased my water intake to a steady six glasses a day so now I am working on eight. I must be getting used to it because it wasn't as aggravating. I was only able to walk outside one day this week due to my schedule and the weather, so I pulled out my Wii Fit at home for exercise instead. I'll post more about my experience with that later.
I have almost increased my water intake to a steady six glasses a day so now I am working on eight. I must be getting used to it because it wasn't as aggravating. I was only able to walk outside one day this week due to my schedule and the weather, so I pulled out my Wii Fit at home for exercise instead. I'll post more about my experience with that later.
New Goals AGAIN: More water & more sleep! I am still not getting enough rest and I am pretty sure that is affecting my weight loss. Onward and Upward folks!!
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