tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912463842779590235.post6412569447982487102..comments2024-03-05T21:32:25.178-08:00Comments on 266: The Saga Continues...266http://www.blogger.com/profile/16170707764904423302noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912463842779590235.post-74572563062747422392009-09-20T14:09:01.321-07:002009-09-20T14:09:01.321-07:00Based on what I am seeing in your macronutrient br...Based on what I am seeing in your macronutrient breakdown, my guess is that you need to add both some more protein and fats. These are both pretty easily accomplished. Ask the dietician about including some flax/fish oil and possibly some peanut butter. If you wanted to learn how to figure your caloric needs for yourself, google the Harris-Benedict Formula for caloric intake.My Own Two Feethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580518341536114936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912463842779590235.post-81157717150474959992009-09-20T13:26:41.327-07:002009-09-20T13:26:41.327-07:00My highest hope is that if the dietitian says I ne...My highest hope is that if the dietitian says I need to up my calories that it is, indeed, something as simple as adding olive oil or maybe some nuts or something. I am just afraid that they will tell me big things need to change which would sort of counter my desire for simplicity.266https://www.blogger.com/profile/16170707764904423302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912463842779590235.post-38779040688943417092009-09-20T13:05:46.554-07:002009-09-20T13:05:46.554-07:00I agree with the poster above. A calorie intake o...I agree with the poster above. A calorie intake of between 1250 and 1550 is optimum. Anything lower than 1000 calories per day convinces your body to go into 'starvation mode' and leads to weight gain, not loss.<br />I know -- I did that to myself for a quite a while.<br />As soon as I upped my calorie intake, the weight began to drop off. I've lost 58 pounds since January!Georgia Misthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213281923594867309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912463842779590235.post-67675570305809013382009-09-20T10:22:55.524-07:002009-09-20T10:22:55.524-07:00The problem may be later on...if you continue to e...The problem may be later on...if you continue to eat very low calories, your body may eventually feel you are "starving", and will slow your metabolisn to help conserve energy.<br />You can add a couple hundred calories by adding some olive oil to your meals, and increasing your intake of veggies to help with fiber...<br />I don't think you "need" to count calories if you don't want to, but you also don't want to set yourself up for problems down the road.<br />I'm sure a nutritionist can be very helpful and more specific with this stuff!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417973646691830257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912463842779590235.post-34444424893310264512009-09-20T08:46:11.818-07:002009-09-20T08:46:11.818-07:00Really sounds like it's gonna be fine. I wond...Really sounds like it's gonna be fine. I wonder if "intuitive eating" partly means, "Hey, I don't need all that right now!" As your body changes you may find your hunger kicking in more. And it's actually nice not to have to battle hunger when you're losing weight. I hope you get some good info from the dietician. I really don't think it's an emergency situation... bodies are highly adaptable, you feel fine, and a short stint of low calories shouldn't be a big problem. Good luck!Larkspurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979771406792393848noreply@blogger.com