Daily Health Report - January 15

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I realized a short while ago, I hadn't posted the health report for yesterday. It was a good day starting in the pool and fitness center. My fitness tracker battery died, so I needed to guess at the steps, but I duplicated everything this morning and was able to get as close to the actual steps as possible. I knew how many steps there were before it died, so that helped. I haven't wanted to eat a lot lately. I guess I have a lot on my mind with getting Legacy finished and ready to publish. Two things happen when I'm in writing mode. One, I don't get a lot of sleep, and two, I don't eat a lot. Yesterday was one of those days as I finished Legacy for the second read-through. I'm currently working on the third read and edit. I'm still filling in gaps and making certain the reader sees what I see as I'm writing. Okay, here are yesterday's numbers. Calories: 1091 Breakfast - Banana, eggs, potato w/alternative sour cream, and turkey bacon. Snack - Chocolate bar. Lunch/Supper - Chocolate pancakes with unsweetened cinnamon applesauce. Sugar: 55 Carbs: 123.5 Protein: 38 Sodium: 497 Fat: 51.5 Calories burned - Steps - 4076 - 260 Swimming - 388 Elliptical - 20 minutes - 157 Total calories burned - 805 Total calories - 286 I found out an interesting fact today about sodium. Though the minimum daily requirement is 500, sodium is important to muscle function. I've been having a lot of muscle cramps in my feet and ankles for the past couple of months. I haven't had enough sodium. I will be increasing it to a minimum of 1000. The article I read said not to go over 1600. More than that leads to high blood pressure and stroke. The average person consumes 3500 mg of sodium per day which also causes water weight and swelling. With the stew, I had a couple of days ago that I thought had an overload of sodium with the barbecue sauce, it was actually beneficial. It stopped the muscle cramps. How did you do with food and exercise? Thanks for reading. Image courtesy of Pixabay.