I emailed a fellow SBD friend and told her my diet and how i have not lost that much since week 1 (phase 1) and she was thinking i might not be eating enough. I tracked my calories on fitday and it said around 1200 (just an average menu). But the thing is I work out 3-4 times a week, an hour each time, pretty hard. So is it possible my body is in starvation mode? I personally never thought so but since my weight loss is so slow and i'm not cheating and i'm working out, i just can't figure it out. i could just be impatient as well. b/c my measurements have been slowly decreasing as well even with the lack of weight loss since week 1 (only 2 pounds i think).
here is a sample day's menu:
morning:
can of V8
3 turkey roll ups (using one slice of lite havarti that i section into 3 smaller slices and i use sundried tomato/basil turkey, its deli but expensive but very yummy)
snack: turkey pepperette (like a turkey hot rod, only 50 cal!) or cheese string (not so much anymore i'm so sick of cheesestrings!
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lunch:
large garden salad with chicken breast on top. think subway type salad. i usually have greek dressing, i think its low cal
snack:
pistachios and cashews, having a double serving of nuts here.. heehee
dinner:
one serving of protein, usually a salmon filet, lean pork filet kinda thing, or chicken breast. salmon is usually broiled in oven, meat is usually pan fried w/ olive oil
a few servings of various veggies, sometimes steamed, sometimes quickly sauteed with garlic and olive oil
small salad, low fat/sugar dressing from kraft
these past few days i haven't had any beans but i usually will have 1/2 cup of black beans or some lentil soup as well.
one serving of fruit, usually an apple, yesterday i had half an apple, 2 slices of orange and 3 large cubes of mango. yum!
and sometimes i'll have a ricotta creme but sometimes i don't feel like it and skip it.
the thing is i'm never really hungry so i don' tthink i'm undereating. could i be over eating? i'm in the 2nd week of phase 2. thanks for all your help!