tw: ed, counting calories, dieting
Count your calories! When I don’t keep track it is so easy for me to eat more than I should, and fasting for me usually leads to binging which is nooot good. Using apps really helps since you can scan a food and input the amount you ate, then it gives you the exact calories! The following has been working for me, but keep in mind that all bodies are different. I am not pro anything, nor am I a medical professional! I’m just sharing what works for me…
I consume 800-900 calories daily (if I’m feeling a bit cheeky sometimes a bit more tbh but ALWAYS under 1,000!!!) once calories from exercise are subtracted. I don’t exercise a lot per say, but I do yoga and have to walk every where when I’m at uni.Usually burn between 80-300 calories depending on my day so I will adjust my intake accordingly (eat more or less so I’m still in between that range). I started about 2 weeks ago and have gone down from almost 120lbs to slightly under 114lbs. A usual day looks like this:
~5:30/6:00am breakfast- slice of toast, 1-2 tsp peanut butter, 1 tsp jam, cup of black coffee, vegan multi-vitamin
~10:00/11:00am lunch- veggie sandwich, herbal tea or black coffee
~1:00/2:00pm snack- ½ cup of almond milk, 1 slice of toast with 1 tsp peanut butter, caffeinated tea (Chai, English breakfast, Earl Grey)
~4:30/5:30pm dinner- roasted veggies, plant protein (beans or tofu)
ps. I know my eating schedule is whack, this is bc of my classes/labs. I also try to stop eating solid foods after 6 but again, not always possible bc of my schedule.
🕊Tip🕊One of the most helpful tips I’ve gotten is not to fast/restrict after binging! I binged this weekend several times, and it was super hard not to follow through with my urge to just not eat anything for the next billion days– I ate an entire pint of ice cream, half of a tater tot casserole, and like 10 tiny churros, trust me I wanted to fucking dieeee I legit couldn’t even look at myself in the mirror, and just seeing the scale made me nauseous– nonetheless I forced my self to eat what I usually would as if I had not binged. As hard as this was, it motivated me to continue my diet.