Hey guys I am thinking of switching over to tuna for a lot more of my food and just want to make sure what I might be doing is okay.

I am 6 foot 222 lbs. Down from a max of 292 lbs. I am still trying to lose weight as my goal is under 200 lbs right now. Anyway I have been running out of ideas for healthy foods and just started eating some tuna. This is the nutritional facts for a can of the regular albacore and light in parenthesis.

Nutrition Facts
Servings: About 2.5
Calories: 60.00
Calories from Fat: 10 (5 in light tuna)
Total Fat: 1.00 g. (.5g in light tuna)
Saturated Fat: 0 g.
Cholesterol: 25.00 mg. (30.00mg in light tuna)
Sodium: 250.00 mg. (125.00mg in light tuna)
Total Carbohydrates: 0 g.
Dietary Fiber: 0 g.
Sugars: 0 g.
Protein: 13.00 g.
Vitamin A: 0%
Vitamin C: 0%
Calcium: 0%
Iron: 0% (2% in light tuna)

So here are my questions....


1. Is tuna a healthy choice for weight loss? I eat chicken of the sea albacore tuna and light tuna. Always packed in water not oil. How much is acceptable to eat. A can is 2.5 servings. I can definately eat a can. How bad would 2 cans be as I could eat that too?

2. It looks healthy to me (low in fat, low in calories, high in protein). The thing that worries me most is the cholesterol. If i were to have 2 cans that would be 150mg of cholesterol or roughly 50% of the cholesterol you should have for the day.

3. It is also pretty high in salt but that worries me a little less. I sweat like crazy and drink a lot of water but still 2 cans is a little over 50% of the salt you should have for the day.

4. I can eat tuna plain out of the can but are there any healthy mayo substitutes to use to make it more creamy. I have heard of people using other things too but I am looking for suggestions.

Thanks