For example, I knew I was not eating as many calories as I probably should have been but I did not know it was as bad as it is, because there were numerous days when I hardly got to half of the calories I should have been consuming. It is something I will have to work on in order to better my body. I noticed that same goes with the amount of carbohydrates I consumed, in matter of fact, the charts on the calories and carbohydrates I consumed look identical. The result most concerning to me is the amount of protein consumed; not once did I obtain my daily goal. This is defiantly something I need to focus on with me being an athlete. Not as concerning, but just was surprising were the numbers I had on the amount of cholesterol and sodium I had consumed. There were many days I was over double the daily goal for both of these, although sodium was not as bad. I make an effort to watch what I am consuming so the amount of cholesterol I was eating was a big surprised to me. I am going to start looking closer at the food labels and attempt to buy items containing lower amounts of …show more content…
I consumed an enormous amount of cholesterol on a daily basis and when I first said it, it scared a great deal, but after doing some research, I have calmed down some. There have been many studies done recently on cholesterol and how it correlates with cardiovascular disease and there results are astonishing. Contrary to prior belief, consuming a higher amount of cholesterol has no negative affect on the cardiovascular system (Mitchell, 2015). Though this does show the results were not as bad as I intentionally thought, I still need to work on lowering my chloric intake because there are not a lot of positives to it. Personally, I am most concerned with my protein intake and need to raise it, because I am lifting on a daily bases and need protein to rebuild the muscle fiber I am breaking down. The RDA of protein is 0.8 g/kg/d and there are numerous studies that show when an individual is exercising they can consume roughly 2-3 times that amount to enhance fat-free mass (Murphy, 2015). The average amount of protein is not enough for me and I was not even consuming that amount, so this shows how much I really do need to focus on the amount of protein I am