Just wanted to give a quick update here...
I've been tinkering with my eating plan (see my blog for the unabridged version
) and was quite surprised to find how much there is still to improve and how much stealthy carbs there were to eliminate...
During today's food run I loaded my grocery basket with veggies, tuna, eggs, string cheese, parmesan, avocado, yogurt, soy nuts, sliced almonds and turned a cold shoulder to my formerly beloved Kashi cereals and dark chocolate - goodbye for now, but probably not forever, my trusted breakfast and after-dinner friends!
Breakfast was oats and egg whites, and for lunch I had a huge bowl of dark salad greens and tomatoes with a can of tuna and homemade vinaigrette with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and roasted soy nuts. Yuuuum. My macronutrient wheel is looking so pretty and balanced with all that protein and fat...
After playing around with my stats in Dailyplate for a while, I reset my calorie goal to approx. 1600/day by lowering my goal to 1lb/week and my activity level to sedentary. I will continue allowing up to 200 extra calories on workout days.
I also gave in to the siren call of Google and, surprisingly, find myself reassured by what I found. Turns out one skipped period is not a sure sign of impending death. Huh.
Thanks again for your kind and helpful advice, ladies!
32 would be awfully young. Still wouldn't hurt to check just in case you've got an imbalance (or, if you're on birth control maybe the dose needs modifying to accomodate your smaller self).
