alicia1506
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 26, 2011
Just make sure you have at least 1200 calories a day. That is the minimum healthy number that the body needs to function properly, so make sure that you have that a day. We have been told on 12WBT, that if you eat less than that, your body goes into starvation mode and it will hold onto fat as you aren't giving it enough. I break it up into 3 x 300 calorie meals then 3 x 100 calorie snacks, but if I'm going out for lunch or dinner, I will get rid of a snack or two and eat those for my meal instead.
I always seem to need a snack around 3 or 4 too. I usually have some low fat cottage cheese (the bulla, onion and chive one, YUMMY) and 10 wholegrain rice crackers. Its about 100 calories, so a perfect snack. Speaking of that, I may just go and have that now!
I haven't tried Calorie King, so can't compare, just went straight to my fitness pal. Love that it's free, such an awesome service for no cost. Love a bargain. I love that tony ferguson iced coffee shake, mmmm. Love the chocolate too come to think about it Congrats on starting the new program!
thanks. yes i am trying to maintain the 1200 calories intake and the cafe latte shake i had this morning was pretty nice i also have the bulla onion and chive cottage cheese which is just yummy and i usually have that on 2 wholegrain crispbread as my snack.
TF used to be just the shakes and the veges for dinner, but loving the fact that you can incorporate other foods as snacks and each week you get to have a 'love meal' ie a meal that you would normally love to eat, just in smaller portions and you just moderate your other snacks etc.
i usually struggle with snacks as i was always taught that snacks were a no-no. so i would be hungry all the time and then binge on bad foods as my body was craving the calories... when i get into good eating patterns with healthy snacks in between calorie controlled meals, my metabolism picks up and i avoid the whole starvation/binge cycle which is so, so unhealthy
thanks for being such an awesome inspiration and support aussietravellers