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I'm trying something new!! I've been cutting calories and exercising very very regularly since November, but my weight has not budged!!! Not even half a pound has dropped! So from talking to co-workers and endless googling, I have come to the conclusion that I need to increase my calorie intake. I've been trying to consume around 900-1100 calories (some days I find it hard to squeeze in my '5 meals' a day if it gets really busy at work... and I wasn't about to double up on any missed meals either!)... So now, as of last week, I have upped my intake to a certain 1000-1200, a 100 calorie increase... I don't know if this is enough, but I don't want to make a HUGE change... what if I start gaining? All that hard work down the drain :(
The increase will come from fruits and veggies and perhaps more protein sources like cottage cheese, egg whites, as well as good fats like almonds, walnuts, nut butters and olive oil. I also discovered I may be lacking fibre in my diet (I get my fix from Steel cut oats, and the irregular whole grain & flax cereal I eat, but this doesn't seem enough). I looked up Fibre One cereal and the Plain variety packs a lot of Fibre and at 0gms of sugar too! This should be a good choice since if I increase my fruit intake, my 'sugar' grams will increase, so the last thing I need is cereal that is too high in sugar to add to my plateau woes!
Has anyone out there increased calorie intake in order to see if you break a plateau and start to lose weight? I'm really scared because my body will get used to the additional calories, and even if I start to gain weight from this change, I might not be able to cut back calories again at the risk of being hungry!
I hope this works out... I plan to test this theory of mine at least over the next few weeks, or until the end of Feb.. wish me luck :)
Diet Calendar Entries for 02 February 2010:
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1096 kcal
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Fat: 35.04g | Prot: 76.92g | Carb: 120.61g.
Breakfast: hazelnut instant coffee, Silk Unsweetened Soy, BLUE DIAMOND ALMOND, Coffee, Maranatha, Silk Unsweetened Soy, Nature's Path Flax Plus, Nature's Path corn flakes, Herbalife tea. Lunch: Lima bean, Nordica cottage cheese, Peas, Cauliflower. Dinner: Skim milk cheese, red pepper, Green pepper, Onion, Olive Oil, Naturegg. Snacks/Other: Ground Flaxseed, Wheat germ, water, silk unsweetened soy, Agave, Mccann. more...
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3002 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Standing - 1 hour, Resting - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 4 hours and 30 minutes, Body Flow - 1 hour, Driving - 1 hour, Exercise machine (fast) - 47 minutes, Housework - 2 hours, rpm - 1 hour, Desk Work - 10 hours and 13 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 1 hour. more...
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