Calorie question
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Calorie question
I am doing really well with this. I got through my first weekend. I had a couple of brownies and a bowl of pita chips Saturday night while I watched "Ripper Street". (excellent show by the way) Here is my Q. I am logging everything I eat even though I am doing No S. Just for my own curiosity sake. There have been a few days that I am barely getting a 1000 cals. Now I am not that hungry. I am a little hungry when I go to bed but nothing that I can't handle. When I am done a meal I am full. But...everything you read about calorie intake claims that if you don't get enough calories your metabolism will "shut down" and you will gain weight easily. They scare a person to death. lol. It's hard to know what is right. Should I stop logging what I eat and not worry about it?
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-Lucille Ball
-Lucille Ball
My vote would be to stop logging and don't worry about it!! I know we do have some folks on here that do both...NoS and count calories. I am not one of them. Just eat your three plates of food a day. If you feel satisfied, don't worry about it!
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A Flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms!
Diets Don't Work.
Another possible "problem" with eating too few calories is not getting enough nutrients.
For adding calories without increasing food intake I'd suggest adding more calorie dense foods, including fats. Butter and olive oil are good places to start.
For adding calories without increasing food intake I'd suggest adding more calorie dense foods, including fats. Butter and olive oil are good places to start.
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It cracks me up how overweight and obese people worry about eating too little.
We tend to stuff ourselves full for days on end.
and then after just several days of eating lightly,
worry that we've damaged our metabolism from eating too little.
Personally, I log everything, but what I NEVER DO,
is consciously work to get my calories HIGHER.
Most people tend to eat in cycles,
some days they are less hungry than others,
some days they eat higher calories than others.
The AVERAGE over time is what matters
for BOTH metabolism and for weight-loss.
If you are following No S, don't worry about increasing your food's caloric density.
There will be times when that will happen on its own ... despite your best efforts.
We tend to stuff ourselves full for days on end.
and then after just several days of eating lightly,
worry that we've damaged our metabolism from eating too little.
Personally, I log everything, but what I NEVER DO,
is consciously work to get my calories HIGHER.
Most people tend to eat in cycles,
some days they are less hungry than others,
some days they eat higher calories than others.
The AVERAGE over time is what matters
for BOTH metabolism and for weight-loss.
If you are following No S, don't worry about increasing your food's caloric density.
There will be times when that will happen on its own ... despite your best efforts.
BrightAngel - (Dr. Collins)
See: DietHobby. com
See: DietHobby. com
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I agree bright angel. I won't worry about it then. The reason my calorie intake is low is because I eat allot of veggies and raw greens. I just happen to love them. They fill me up. You hear contstantly that the reason people are obese is because people have put their systems into "starvation mode" because they haven't eaten "enough". Now mind you, I have always thought that statement might be wrong. However, this is what the "experts" are claiming. I will continue to log my food but I will not panic if I am 1000 or below. As you said, I am not going to make it a mission to "eat more calories" if I feel satisified.
One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.
-Lucille Ball
-Lucille Ball
Yes, just don't allow yourself to think, well, I haven't eaten much, so I'll eat more now, unless you are legitimately hungry.
It takes quite an extended time of calorie deficit to get to true starvation mode. However, you don't have to be in starvation mode to get residual urges to overeat. Most people will have no physical problems from ignoring these urges and eating moderately. Almost anything can stimulate those urges, since we have hundreds of food cues. They don't go away from just a few weeks of not responding.
It takes quite an extended time of calorie deficit to get to true starvation mode. However, you don't have to be in starvation mode to get residual urges to overeat. Most people will have no physical problems from ignoring these urges and eating moderately. Almost anything can stimulate those urges, since we have hundreds of food cues. They don't go away from just a few weeks of not responding.
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BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
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