1200 net / eating back calories?

ailixia
ailixia Posts: 23 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi!

I know this has been asked many times but I'm still a bit confused..
I've been struggling for a while to hit the 1200 minimum calories. I don't consider myself being on a diet, I just like eating healthy and keeping track of my intake. I don't stop myself from eating things so I really don't feel like I'm holding back! Just love eating healthy and after not having had sugar for a long time (okay, with a few mishaps every now and then) I don't crave that either. As I am vegetarian and live in China, I don't have a lot of options so I end up eating a lot of salads, veggies, combined with eggs, beans, nuts, and grains like whole wheat pasta, couscous and self made flatbread/tortillas (whole wheat of course!). Recently I've managed to get my calorie intake up to 1200, but I'm doing the P90X program so I'm still far from 1200 net. Is the 1200 criterium meant to be net? If so, does anyone have any tips for me? My diary is public!!

Thanks a lot!

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  • gogoboobzilla
    gogoboobzilla Posts: 91 Member
    If you're already at a healthy weight, (which is what it sounds like)then eating fewer than 1200 calories could easily mean you're losing weight that you need to keep. I'm not familar with food availabilities in China, but avacados are great for getting calories/fat in easily as are any kind of nut/seed butter (peanut, almond, sunflower, etc) or even cooking your eggs (or anything else) in coconut oil or another "healthy" fat.
  • araviel
    araviel Posts: 19
    I'm in China too and I have only one word fer ya: tofu. It's dense, good amount of kcal and protein, and versatile in that it will soak up any flavour you add to it. It's also ridiculously cheap (man, I miss these tofu prices when back in Europe). If not convinced, go for tofu skin, or 'fake chicken/duck' as they call it, which is even higher in protein and fat, and lower in carbs, than regular firm or soft tofu. It's also yummier and you can get it in plenty of versions with different spices, look for your typical veggie/buddhist-stalls or go to your local supermarket to find some.

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