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Originally Posted by keg in kc
I've been keeping track of what I eat this week, part of trying to change what I've been doing...
I don't keep track of calories as a rule, but I ran today's numbers just out of curiousity. Today was the first day I've really felt out of sorts - my stomach was a little iffy this morning and I felt tired and weak at the end of my walk after work - so I was curious in a general sense (I think the stomach is due to the diet adjustment, but I'm just tired because I'm tired...). Turns out I totaled about 1700 calories for the day, and about 1000 of that was after work ended four hours ago (chicken about 10 pm and then eggs/english muffins a few minutes ago). Been in that same general area all week, except for Monday, which I'm guessing was closer to 2500 calories.
In any case, I didn't realize just how drastic a reduction in calories my new regime was (I regularly eat single meals with more calories than I've been taking in in a day this week), or how few calories there really are in fruits and salad. I basically ate constantly while I was at work (@6 hours), but it didn't total 500 calories between the orange, berries and salad. So I may to spread some of those calories into the beginning and middle of the day. Because I seem feel best at this time of night, right after the time of day when I tend to eat the most.
Whatever I decide to do, this is a pretty severe change for me, and I'm curious to see what the results will be on the scale after a couple of months. I've sort of half-assed it in the past as far as diet goes, and this is the first time I've really made an effort to eat raw, unprocessed foods for any length of time. I like it so far, although I'm going to briefly hop off the healthy wagon tomorrow night, I have a feeling (going to see two movies - I smell popcorn in my future).
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I understand that fruits and veggies have low calories and you can eat a ton of them and still have a low calorie intake. I'm no Silock, but I would try to mix in protein at breakfast and throughout the day. If nothing else, try to mix in a protein shake for the morning, and then a third cup cottage cheese in the after noon.
I think it would make you feel better.