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So I'm listed on here as being on Atkins, but I feel like that's not entirely true. I'm simply on a low-carb diet. I read somewhere that your carb intake should be around 250 grams per day, if your calorie intake is around 2000, so I'm cutting that down and I aim to take in only 100 grams per day, along with cutting calories. I want to start exercising more, but so far I haven't found the time and/or motivation. Luckily, I do have a twenty minute walk to and from school, and I walk fast, so that's something! I may start running with some friends next weekend. I don't know, right now I'm just proud of myself for not going off my diet. It's been almost 3 days now, and I'm not kidding when I say that this is the longest I've been on a diet. I'm proud of my self-control! Baby steps, right?
Diet Calendar Entries for 18 April 2013:
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880 kcal
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Fat: 28.20g | Prot: 58.38g | Carb: 102.86g.
Breakfast: Fruit Yogurt (Nonfat). Lunch: Quinoa (Cooked), Vegetable Soup (Low Sodium, with Water). Dinner: Butter, Cooked Mature Onions, Cucumber (with Peel), Radishes, Sour Cream, Chicken Breast. Snacks/Other: 1% Fat Milk, Tomatoes. more...
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1767 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 40 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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3 days is 3 days longer than a lot of people. You may want to switch your setting so that it shows net carbs, instead of total carbs, because those are more important than the total. Fiber is good, sugar is bad... and that change will sort that out for you. Basically the diet you are doing is the maintenance phase of Atkins without the high fat part. Which if you start cutting more carbs, you should increase your fat so your body will have energy. I'm gonna give you a couple of links to look at that will help you understand the carb daily intake better
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_daily_recommended_intake_for_carbohydrates
http://www.iom.edu/Global/News%20Announcements/~/media/C5CD2DD7840544979A549EC47E56A02B.ashx
I found both of these very helpful in understanding what I needed in my weight loss journey.
18 Apr 13 by member: Krhfy6
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Wow... Thank you so much. It's really great of you to share those with me, but I don't think the links transferred. I can't open them... If you wouldn't mind re-posting them, I'm eager to learn more. I will definitely change my settings now, also. Thanks again!
18 Apr 13 by member: Breathebetter
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