[Serbrider]

OK... first... I'll copy and paste my last three days of calorie counting:

(no... the actual THINGS I'm eating aren't the best... we're moving this Wednesday... so we don't really have much available for me to eat)

Mon, May 24 2010 Day Complete: View Analysis
Grade Grams Cals
Bananas A 118 105
Beef, Chuck, Tender Steak - Separable Lean Only, Trimmed To 0" Fat, All Grades, Cooked, Broiled B 42 67
No Salt Added Cut Green Beans A 120 25
Corn, Sweet, Yellow - Cooked, Boiled, Drained, Without Salt A 77 83
Popcorn, Air-popped A 48 186
Salt, Table 1 0
Cheerios A- 36 132
Milk, Reduced Fat, Fluid, 2% Milkfat - With Added Vitamin A A- 61 31
Coffee (Filter) 297 3
ham sandwhich 250
Tater Tots B 85 150
Plain Chocolate Candies C- 14 69
Carbonated beverage, low calorie, cola or pepper-type - with aspartame, contains caffeine B 1,302 26

Total Calories Consumed 1,127


Tue, May 25 2010 Day Complete: View Analysis
Grade Grams Cals
Egg, Whole - Cooked, Omelet B- 122 192
Salsa Con Queso B- 85 100
Doughnuts, Cake-type, Plain, Sugared Or Glazed C- 45 192
ham sandwhich 200
Carrots, Baby - Raw A 50 18
Baked! Cheetos - Sides (Individual) C+ 25 120
Strawberries A 35 11
Muckalica 320
Power-C Dragonfruit - vitaminwater A- 240 50

Total Calories Consumed 1,202

* Muckalica is a semi-spicy Serbian dish with tomatoes, chicken/beef (this one was chicken), onions, peppers, and a few other things.


Wed, May 26 2010Day Incomplete: View Analysis
Grade Grams Cals
Country Style Regular Pork Sausage - Owens 56 180
ham sandwhich 200
Brownie C- 42 170
Carrots - Cooked, Boiled, Drained, With Salt A 78 27
Oranges A 131 62
ranch chicken tenders B- 143 318
Tomatoes, Red, Ripe - Raw, November Thru May Average A 62 13
Corn, Sweet, Yellow - Cooked, Boiled, Drained, Without Salt A 39 42
Milk, Reduced Fat, Fluid, 2% Milkfat - With Added Vitamin A A- 366 183

Total Calories Consumed 1,195



I just... I don't get it. I'm not denying myself anything... I'm just eating as much as will fill me up. I'm not wanting sweet things... though... as you can tell... I have had a couple things (stupid end of school celebratory snacks... ). I'm also getting in around 400 calories worth of exercise a day... and this is planned exercise.

So yeah... thoughts? What should I be eating more of? Or... how much SHOULD I be eating? I'm trying to eat at LEAST 1200... more around 1500 if I can... but... I'm not eating that much...

[Vladadog]

Personally I wouldn't worry about it for now. You're about to move, school's about over, you've just started this whole new way of eating - lots of stuff going on all at once. Give it a week or two to get moved and settled in and let your body adjust to your new eating habits. In a couple weeks you'll have more food options available, your body's need for food will be reasserting itself, and you'll have a few weeks of calorie tracking to look back on. In the meantime, you're young and healthy, your body can handle a week or two of less calories and nutrients than ideal.

I'm not convinced vitamins actually do much good but they're cheap and they *might* help - grab a bottle and remember to take your vitamins. Can't hurt, might **** make up for things you're missing right now in the short term.

[Serbrider]

I think we have some downstairs... and I KNOW I should have them... but... I hate the idea of taking medication. Oh well... I'll just have to swallow my pride and take some.

Thanks... I mean... I feel great. I just keep looking over my calorie counts... and get confused.