Sounds like a great workout! Good work!
I am in awe of how you can restrict down to so little food and still have the energy to exercise that much! 1 egg, a fruit, part of a coffee, and a soup? That's one meal for me :| There's no way that adds up to 1500 cals...
Have you tried having your coffee black? I only drink black coffee. If your coffee tastes bad without milk and cream and sugar, you're buying the wrong coffee. That could be a way to shave off unhealthy intake.
Sounds like a great workout! Good work!
I am in awe of how you can restrict down to so little food and still have the energy to exercise that much! 1 egg, a fruit, part of a coffee, and a soup? That's one meal for me :| There's no way that adds up to 1500 cals...
Have you tried having your coffee black? I only drink black coffee. If your coffee tastes bad without milk and cream and sugar, you're buying the wrong coffee. That could be a way to shave off unhealthy intake.
Lol, Baboo…I don’t think at this point there are many people that can use myself as a parameter. I am an isolated case in all aspects regarding food/exercise. I have so many food intolerances and healthy issues, and it took me all 29years of life I have in order to get to this point where I know what to do to have a healthy lifestyle, free of stomach pains/migraines – thus avoiding constant trips to the hospital.
Re. energy-exercise…I am naturally very high in energy, and after 11yrs of working-out regularly, it feels natural and cathartic. I can get my work-outs done pretty fast, last time I went to my nutrologist (couple of months ago – about a month or so after I started writing here) he said I was already at an athlete’s range for body composition – that I just needed to amp up my weight training program in order to help me with keeping up muscle mass at a good number. I am at the start of my 4th week of program with a CPN and can see a huge difference in my body – I’m tiny and have chicken arms, I could not do a push up for the life in me, and now it’s happening. I still can’t believe I have achieved that in 3 short weeks of lifting/muscle strength exercise…then again, I also ran a marathon without any training, see what I mean by “I’m no parameter”.
Re. food intake…the biggest change in my diet since I started writing this diary was my intake of refined sugar, I have a sweet tooth, so it’s hard…I tried to cut and substitute mostly for fruit. I attribute my weight-loss during these past 4 months mostly to that change, I seriously never expected to be this fast/easy to lose weight but that was the ONE thing that I knew I had to improve within my already pretty good eating habits. Portion control is also hard, but considering that I was already eating clean for the most part, I decided to practice control only when it’s unhealthy food. All that I listed yesterday, albeit small – with a minor stomach pain - it’s all it took to get me full. Food wise, I usually eat the stuff that is throughout my diary, and the quantities vary depending on the day – but I don’t believe in starvation, your body can’t function in hunger. Normally, I don’t pre-plan any of my meals - I just eat till I’m feeling satisfied from the list of foods that I’m allowed to eat. I also try not to get too caught up with counting calories, however, over the years I have been monitored by a number of physicians, and they all told me that because of my health problems (intolerances, gastritis, migraine, vein at esophagus, etc. etc. etc.) my metabolism and stomach work a bit different. I am always doing check-ups to see if I’m deficient in nutrients and thankfully, due to my healthy eating and moderation approach (those cheat meals are equally important), I haven’t had any major problems in years and my whole life always kept at a healthy weight range, despite all the meal restrictions. So I learned that this is just how my stomach works – sometimes I will be hungry and it will take me more than what I ate yesterday/today…sometimes that little will do. Unfortunately, when I force myself to eat past being satisfied, I will actually get sharp pains – if they are REALLY bad, I will go to the hospital and they actually detect it as a stomach bug/food poisoning diagnosis – I guess my stomach just can’t tolerate the amount of food others can, especially the BAD food, considering that I am intolerant to dairy/wheat/gluten/red meat/ketchup/chicken parts/fat/chocolate/beer/wine/granulated-regular sugar/ etc. – I mean, you get the point – it’s a very limited life food wise for me. = (
Re. coffee…again, not a concern since I do it very rarely, that’s why when I drink it – I drink how I like it – as long as I can keep away from the milk. The max. I will have is twice a week, and that doesn’t even happen that often…I can go months without it. Coffee has an opposite effect on me…it gets me to calm down and it makes me sleepy, what I meant by boost was a -“put me to bed”- boost. Lol, I had mine yesterday with dinner (with the egg and yucca flour) and slept like a baby. So there you go…I know, everyone probably thinks I’m a bit of freak at this point…hahahahaha
Hang in there!
