Day 2 of my three day reset. So far so good. I'm a little hungrier today, so that could be a challenge. :) We'll see. I had 3 shakes yesterday and an apple - I need some solid food in my belly during the day. I had a sensible dinner. My total calorie intake was 1300 (which is low for me - I'm 5'10 and if I lie in bed all day and do nothing, I burn 1500 calories). I dropped 2.1 pounds. In one day. So, I'm happy about that. I assume that's mainly water weight, so we'll see how tomorrow looks. :)
I did mention that this is a 3 day reset. And regardless of how successful I am, I will not extend past that. When I eat this low in calories for extended periods of time, I will lose weight (of course), but my metabolism slows. So the minute I start eating normal amounts (even 1600 to 1700 calories which is a lower day for me as I'm pretty active), I gain it all back and then some. What's the point of torturing myself only to gain it back? Thursday I will have a 2000 calories day just to let my body know that we have not entered a time of famine.
Finding my way through the diet and fitness hoopla and making sense of it all
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