Fri, Dec-07-01, 00:10
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Senior Member
Posts: 3,833
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Plan: Atkins/Stnry Bike/Physio
Stats: 225/210/155
BF:
Progress: 21%
Location: Powell River, B.C.
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What You Actually Ate
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Originally posted by Tarah
I had 4 eggs, cheese.. hude salad with cheese and chicken.. should I increase the amount of food I eat? will it make a difference??
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Hi there Tarah and welcome to the forum.
Many of use use a website called fitday.com to track the food we it. It totals everything for you and is really handy. You should be eating 10-12 calories per pound of your present weight. For you, that means at least 2100 calories a day.
According to fitday, you actually ate today, approximately:
Calories Eaten Today
Total: ~ 1175~ ~
Fat: 69~ 625~ 55%
Carbs: 14~ 39~ 3%
Protein: 120~ 478~ 42%
And that's pretty low for both the calories and grams of carbohydrates. On Atkins Induction (first two weeks) You should have 20 g carbs a day. I probably figured it high too.
So the answer is YES you should be eating more. It will make a difference. Eating too little will tell your body that there is a famine and it will resist losing weight. You'll lose better by eating more. Hard to believe but true on this WOE.
Marlaine
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