leef2020's Journal, 20 August 2012

First day on the site, and enjoyed calculating calories, etc., for the first time ever! Was hoping to get somewhere near 600 - 700 calories, but with three mostly healthy meals, still ended up at 1825 cals! Was great to see how many cals and carbs even healthy Burgen bread generates - and what about the banana!

Day one down, still a success all things considered. I think Chia seeds, celery and veggie broth and eggs will be the biggest food staples.

Diet Calendar Entry for 20 August 2012:
1825 kcal Fat: 67.53g | Prot: 73.99g | Carb: 257.38g.   Breakfast: Unsalted Butter, Oranges, coffee, Soya & Linseed Bread, Large Free Range Egg. Lunch: Pop Pan Spring Onion & Chive Crackers, vanilla chai tea, Celery, Sweet Cherries. Dinner: Mangos, Bananas, Leeks, Dried Chia Seeds, vanilla chai tea, Vegetable broth - organic, Total 5% Greek Yogurt, The Ultimate Meal. more...
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Don't starve your body. That will backfire on you...you have to eat to lose weight. Good luck and welcome to FatSecret! Lots of success stories here. Check it out!     
20 Aug 12 by member: Baxie
VERY GOOD, and you stayed within the recommended calories they suggested, above is CORRECT DO NOT STARVE your body it will backfire, eating keeps your metabolism going which in turn uses up calories! :) 
20 Aug 12 by member: suzehouse
Great job. Using a scale is imperative to ensure proper caloric intake. Good luck. Don't starve figure out your tdee and go from there. Cheers. 
20 Aug 12 by member: robertpolszewski
I'll toss in my 'don't starve...' too, but note that I did it, but it's not right for everyone, and it's not great for long term. And really, the only way to do it without *feeling* like you're starving is to slash your carbs to next to nothing, so that almost all of your calories come from fat and protein. And when you do that, you *can't* really exercise, because it leaves you with no energy beyond merely walking around slowly. You've got no energy reserves to speak of. It's also tough on your kidneys, and when you lose weight fast, you end up where I'm headed - with saggy, baggy skin. I'm done with the really low calorie part of my diet too, and am slowly working my way back up to where most other people are caloriewise. 
20 Aug 12 by member: bloodaxe

     
 

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