Who feels better on moderate calories?

Posted by mathyou on March 11, 2014 at 2:34pm

I started cutting back a bit on my calories, because 3-4k a day was making me a bit groggy. The past few weeks I ate 2-2.5k calories and feel so much better! Then on Saturday, I had probably 3.5k and felt weighed down again. Has anyone else felt like this? This sensation doesn't happen on all raw, but my day revolves around peeing on that many daily calories with all raw.

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  • BeeBee March 12, 2014 at 2:08pm

    I'm hitting about 2400/day on average (sometimes a bit less, sometimes a bit more -- usually around 100 calories +/-). 

    I find that if I push myself up to 2700, I'm feeling bloated and unhappy -- and the next day, I'll hit 1900-2000. So, I just stay at "satisfied and comfortable" which is around 2400 calories. 

    I'm also finding that I'm getting about 50-60g protein per day -- which is excellent, really since the RDA is 46 -- and overall, I feel really good and vibrant.

    • mathyou > BeeBee March 12, 2014 at 2:36pm

      Go, you!

  • Kelly Kurcina March 12, 2014 at 2:29am

    I am also eating 1800 calories 6x a week a day Raw till 4.  On the 7th day I eat 3,000-4,000. I have been eating like this for years, works for me!  

    • mathyou > Kelly Kurcina March 12, 2014 at 2:12pm

      That's cool. Kind of makes sense in theory. Go six days at small losses and fill up the glycogen tank on the seventh day. Might try this!

  • Crapa Pelada March 12, 2014 at 12:59am
    I've gone all raw just because of this. Although I love potatoes and rice, they bloat me for hours. I have no purist attitude towards fully raw/ don't necessarily think it's the number one choice for everyone, but with my IBS and bingey mentality cutting out cooked food works best for me. I always gain weight (flabby water weight) when I go all out on cooked foods too.
  • Kara Martin March 11, 2014 at 4:44pm
    I do! I have tried really hard to eat 3000 but I can't do it. The most I seem to be able to do usually is 1800-2000 . And that's snacking all day and having 3 meals. I feel gross when I have more than 2000. I don't burn a lot of calories so I feel like that's and ok amount of calories to consume for me.
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