Just an Fyi!
I have been using fitday to tally my carbs specifically every day..and I thought just for kicks I would tally what I ate the day before I officially started l/c.
According to fitday...I ate approx. 3800 calories, 137 protein, 560 CARBS!! ...AND 300 somthing fat!!!!!!!!!! That is totally amazing!!!!!!! No wonder I weigh as much as I do!! The past week I have been averaging 1200 calories and 26 carbs. Surely with that amount of decrease I'll lose weight?! |
Just out of curiousity, i did the same thing - and OMG!!! i can't believe how many carbs i was eating before - an average day for me was 2500+ calories & 350 carbs!!! Being a student i lived on peanut butter & jam sandwiches, tonnes of cereal, and granola!! I can't believe it is that high.... I think i went over in my carbs today - by 2, making it around 22... HAHA - i guess i shouldn't beat myself up about it too much now :)
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I didn't have the balls to go on fitday, but a few weeks ago I went to the Mcdonalds website to see how many carbs and calories I ate
Large Fry - 540 calories and 68 carbs which actually isn't as bad as I thought Large Mcflurry (16oz)...910 calories and 141carbs !!! I thought the fries would be worse....lol |
srd - good for you for getting on the plan! (whichever one you are on...)
Since you didn't post which plan, I don't want to speak out of turn. But most LC plans do NOT require eating lo-cal! You seem to be skimping on those, and that does not bode well. I think you should be upping your fat and protein intake, until you are consuming about 10 times your weight in calories. But stick with the 26 grams of carbs... You'll see the difference! Good luck! |
See Below...
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Average Day (Before 1992):
2,311 Calories 153g Fat 75g Sat. Fat 60g Carbs 9g Fiber 170g Protein Average Day (1992-1996): 2,626 Calories 146g Fat 61g Sat. Fat 212g Carbs 15g Fiber 118g Protein Average Day (1997)(LF Diet): 778 Calories 12g Fat 3g Sat. Fat 92g Carbs 20g Fiber 79g Protein Average Day (1997-1999): 2,107 Calories 68g Fat 20g Sat. Fat 292g Carbs 10g Fiber 84g Protein Average Day (1999-2001): 7,666 Calories 249g Fat 78g Sat. Fat 1,228g Carbs 40g Fiber 169g Protein No Wonder I put on 100 pounds during that same time period. Fridays (2001-2002): 5,859 Calories 163g Fat 78g Sat. Fat 915g Carbs 24g Fiber 197g Protein Every Other Day (2001-2002): 3,894 Calories 17g Fat 2g Sat. Fat 866g Carbs 17g Fiber 80g Fiber Average Day (2003): 2,318 Calories 183g Fat 87g Sat. Fat 14g Carbs 4g Fiber 147g Protein |
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WOW! What a difference!! You guys have such a large change in your eating habits!! I have no real idea what I ate before low carb, though I can check.... Be back in a few...
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Yep, found out the stats:
Dean Ornish Eat More Weigh Less Diet from 2/13/03 - 3/09/03: Typical Day 920-1400 cals 127.4g carbs 18.6g fat 3,428mg sodium 18%fat/27%protein/55%carbs Atkins WOL from 3/10/03 to now Typical Day 1500 Calories 24.3g carbs 133g fat 2,000 mg sodium 60%fat/24%protein/9%carbs Interesting is how the type of calories IS what counts, huh? I was eating less than now and was 176. Now more cals, a little, and 14 pounds lighter. |
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I usually eat one or two specific sets of things when I go to various places. This has changed over time. But, I can figure out with some degree of accuracy what I ate back to about 1992. Changes in eating habits usually corresponded to a major change in my life. This diet screwed up the waitresses (when I ate out) for a while. I'd been eating the same thing for 2 years and all the sudden, my diet shifted dramatically. I also have two journals from Summer 1992 and Fall 1994 that detail everything I ate and (in some cases) did during those times. The Summer 1992 was at the request of my mother when I spent the summer with my grandmother at her cabin in the mountains. The 1994 journal was an assignment for a Health/Science class. We had to record everything we ate/did for several weeks. I came upon them a while back...but didn't take them. I'm now kicking myself for that, because that time period corresponds to just before and just after I began putting on weight. The data in them would be extremelly usefull in pinpointing exactly how I changed my eating habits. |
amazing!
This is so amazing to see how much we actually ate prior this woe!
Katana...I appreciate your input..I am not purposely eating low cal. I actually didn't realize that I was...or that 1200-1300 cals are low cal? I agree though..I could be eating more protein. The fat part has been bothering me a bit..making me nauseated. But, I think it is getting better. Regarding what plan I am on...well, I intended for it to be atkins...which I am mostly doing...with exceptin to the amount of carbs..I'm pretty much staying at 26-28 carbs per day. |
absolutely incredible
No wonder I was able to put on 20 pounds in 2 months!!!!
Here was a typical day prior to January 2003... Calories: 2990 Fat: 116 36% Sat: 29 9% Poly: 13 4% Mono: 50 15% Carbs: 409 52% Fiber: 29 0% Protein: 88 12% Alcohol: 0 YEEPS!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: Here is a typical day NOW Total: 1687 Fat: 116 64% Sat: 36 20% Poly: 11 6% Mono: 41 22% Carbs: 19 3% Fiber: 5 0% Protein: 132 32% Alcohol: 0 0 0 Yes, calories are down somewhat - mostly b/c I eat so many veggies now. But, I have managed to loose 21 pounds now, so I must be doing something right :) |
I did this before, and...
It just blew me away. :wave:
No wonder I gained so much weight :( . Fitday is my hero, behind Dr. A of course :thup: |
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