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Originally Posted by TXClimber
Counting fish oil and creamer as calories I get but damn that sucks when it’s ~7% of your intake.
Only critique would be if you need to up volume then find a leaner protein source than Salmon. But yea your 1,800 day looks awful to do which is fine because it’s super low calories. It’s supposed to look like it sucks to go through.
Yeah I mean it’s not hard for me at all. I eat a large delicious dinner every night and eat super light during the day when I’m barely hungry. Sometimes I have a little more meat/protein near bed time and that’s about it
Your point is IMO the best criticism. It’s hard to justify having 1/3 bottle of wine a day, or cream in my coffee, or an 85% cheeseburger cooked in oil, when it’s a relevant % of overall calories on the low kcal days. I really enjoy the wine though, it goes with my cooking, and I eat food I enjoy for dinner every night and never go to bed hungry, so this feels pretty sustainable. As long as I’m getting the nutrients I need and enjoying the diet it seems like it doesn’t matter
I think I definitely need to increase protein though. 120 just isn’t enough when kcal are this low.. I have no problem with the liquid calories, it’s a really effective approach for me and I’ve done well on diets with a lot of liquid in the past.
I could probably afford to increase veggies too. I get a few servings of greens from the broccoli sprouts and kale in my shake plus have green veggies with dinner every night but there’s clearly room for improvement
Workout days are never 1600 btw. I always have a protein shake with fruit and nut butter pre workout which is 500+ calories