Wow, I didn't realize I would get that reaction! Haha... maybe I'm in denial? I also think though that I get more vitamins, minerals, and nutrients than a lot of people that eat even 2000 calories in a day. I recorded everything I ate yesterday which was a standard day for Monday-Thursday...
3 egg whites w/ 1/2 cup spinach, 1/5 onion some brocolli sprouts- ~60 cal
1 mini whole grain wrap- 50 cal/ 5 protein/ 3 carbs/ 7 fiber
1/2 cup watermelon- 25 cal
about 10 spears asaparagus- 20 cal
1/2 cup brocolli and cheese sauce- 45 cal
1 small bananna- 80 cal
1/2 cup light cranberry juice w/ 1/2 cup acai berry juice- 75 cal
1 can tuna- 125 cal
1/2 tomato- 10 cal
1/2 cup spinach- 5 cal
1/4 cup brocolli sprouts (not sure on the calories, not many though)
1 pickle- 5 cal
a little bit of chopped up white and green onion, and red and green pepper
1/2 of a large red potato w/ a tiny bit of soy milk (made into mashed potatoes- 90 cal
8 oz. light vanilla soymilk- 80 cal
1 cup homemade veggie/organic chili w/ tofu- 150 cal
cup of green tea
The total calories is about 820. About 6-7 servings of veggies and 3 servings fruit. The protein may seem low, about 60 grams, but that's because I have a very weak left kidney and protein can be hard on it.
Shannon- on my "maintenance" days I eat about 1800-2500 calories.
I didn't think eatting low cal would be bad for me as long as everything I ate was very healthy. By the way, I love your name! It was my baby sister's.
Do you guys still think this is very unhealthy? I mean we're so focused on daily totals, but aren't weekly more important?
Either way, thanks very much for the replies... they're very helpful. I find it's best to go with what the majority believes in most cases.