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Trying to Ignore Calories

luceeloo

luceeloo

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One of the hardest things for me in this new lifestyle is to ignore completely how many calories I'm eating.
I've spent my entire adult life looking at calorie content, trying to stay under 1500-ish calories per day, and suddenly I've had to throw all of that out of the window. Even though, in my heart, I know it never worked because I yo-yo-ed the same stone... and on low carb I've lost 4 stones.

I decided that I needed a kick start to the New year, get back into weight loss. Instead of doing the moderately low carb diet that I'd been following for the last 5 months, I'm giving the Atkins diet a bash. I've started phase 1 today, and was just logging my breakfast into My Fitness pal. I had half a red pepper, stuffed with 2 scrambled eggs, 60g Cheese, and 60g Spinach. I really enjoyed it, but it's so difficult to not balk at 558 calories for breakfast! There's still a little voice in my head saying "too many calories, you'll be fat forever". Even after losing a fair bit of weight, I still can't get rid of the "low-fat low-calorie is healthier" mentality that we're all force fed with. Gah!!
 
Go for it.
I've managed not to overeat too much over Xmas, I'm back on my calorie counting, and I'm back at my pre xmas weight, after I have dropped the pound or two I gained last week.
Whatever diet works for you is the one to be on.
(Having said that, that would be a main meal for me, not a breakfast)
 
I agree, its very difficult after the years of brainwashing to turn your ideas of healthy eating upside down even when you see the effects are great, well done and good luck :) luceeloo
 
As far as a weight loss diet goes not a bad thing having that many cals for breakfast, you will not be as hungry at lunch time and manage on less, followed by a light evening meal probably a good way. Also this allows you the whole day to burn the cals eaten at breakfast. main thing us your happy in what your doing, good luck.

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brett said:
As far as a weight loss diet goes not a bad thing having that many cals for breakfast, you will not be as hungry at lunch time and manage on less, followed by a light evening meal probably a good way. Also this allows you the whole day to burn the cals eaten at breakfast. main thing us your happy in what your doing, good luck.

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Very very true.
Biggest problem I had was I never ate breakfast.
It was a real struggle trying to change that, and force something down in the morning.
Something my dietician keeps trying to change is getting me on more food first thing.
 
An old saying but true that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Personally for me if I eat breakfast I require 1/10 ratio followed by 1/15 ratio at lunch. If I miss breakfast I require a 1/8 ratio at lunch. Injected I know but would think the same body response would occur in those not injecting. That added to the supressed hunger from having a decent breakfast all helps. Same if I miss lunch, I require extra at tea time.

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luceeloo said:
One of the hardest things for me in this new lifestyle is to ignore completely how many calories I'm eating.
I've spent my entire adult life looking at calorie content, trying to stay under 1500-ish calories per day, and suddenly I've had to throw all of that out of the window. Even though, in my heart, I know it never worked because I yo-yo-ed the same stone... and on low carb I've lost 4 stones.
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I was set a target of 2500 cals by my dietitian but I've not counted calories for a couple of years, it does take a while to change your mindset and move on from the calorie targets but after a while you will settle into it.
 
brett said:
As far as a weight loss diet goes not a bad thing having that many cals for breakfast, you will not be as hungry at lunch time and manage on less, followed by a light evening meal probably a good way. Also this allows you the whole day to burn the cals eaten at breakfast. main thing us your happy in what your doing, good luck.

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You're quite right. Lunch turned out to be very light - chicken with lots of green leaf salad. But I was so full from breakfast that I only weighed out 3/4 of the chicken.
The days carbs came in at 21g, and I wasn't at any point hungry.
 
I can't suggest any one to do diet, I recommend that take that food which contain low amount of calories, take healthy tips from your physician and follow them & run at-least 1 mile in a day. Its much beneficial for you and don't need any diet plan. :)
 
Just watch out for the dawn phenomenon. My blood sugars rise a fair amount first thing in the morning, regardless of the size of my breakfast.
 
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