500 cal days suck, sympathy fives
i am on day 6 today. but i feel smug as i haven't cheated once, not even with a sneaky sip of diet coke.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 3 Sep 2012, 9:45, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Why can't you have diet coke when you're fasting? It's got no calories in it.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Sep 2012, 9:47, Reply)

because the citric acid kicks you out of ketosis
if you're in ketosis and burning fat, it is seriously weird, you just don't feel hungry at all, even on 500 cals a day. if you're not in ketosis, you could eat a monkey's miscarriage all the time. just not worth it.

technically coke zero and dr pepper zero don't have citric acid, so would be ok, but a big part of the reason for doing the diet was to cut back on the amount of diet pop i was drinking, as i just don't have the willpower to get rid of it any other way!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 3 Sep 2012, 9:57, Reply)

I'm not used to counting calories
I am discovering that 600 calories (men get more because we're better) is hardly anything. Really, calling it "fasting" should have tipped me off, but it's come as an unpleasant surprise.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 3 Sep 2012, 9:59, Reply)

the original calorie counters of the 70's and 80's stuck to 1,000 cals a day, it's HARD
it's hard to fit 3 meals and 2 healthy snacks into 1,000 cals. ok, so day 1 you could have:

belvita breakfast biscuits (250 cals)
glass orange juice (150 cals)
apple (40 cals)
soup (300 cals)
pear (40 cals)

oh wait, that leaves... precisely 220 cals for dinner. so a piece of fish or chicken and salad with no dressing. and nothing for alcohol. WOOHOO.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 3 Sep 2012, 10:01, Reply)

I had weetabix for breakfast with semi-skimmed milk
a couple of swigs of OJ and a mug of tea with the same milk. I have an apple for lunch and a chicken breast with some peas for dinner.

I have researched calories for tea with milk and may pick up some green tea at lunchtime to avoid those extra 10-15.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 3 Sep 2012, 10:47, Reply)