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Adding back calories after weeks of irregular eating?
An extended period of extreme stress has led me to (albeit, unintentionally) eat an abnormally low amount of calories for about 3 weeks. I did not workout at all during this time. For better or worse, food was just an afterthought and I probably averaged about 900-1300 calories a day (I normally would take in about…
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Should I ease back into eating normally?
The past month has been rough. I have been dealing with a long, emotional, and devastating (not to mention, ongoing) break-up, as well as significant stress and trouble at my new job. Needless to say, the severe emotional distress has left me with the oddest diet imaginable. On some days, I just have no interest in eating…
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Calorie Counting "Off Day"?
I've heard before that when restricting calories (I've been doing on average 300-600/day), that every so often you should take an "off day" and eat whatever to assure that your body doesn't adjust to the calorie restriction and stifle the weight loss. Recently, I've been having good success (4lbs in two weeks), even with a…
