eating over 1000 calories today, freaking out, talk me down please!

[Globetrotter 1,340]

Thank you so much TheaMarie and California Chick, your posts made me feel listened to

Thea - here is what I ate yesterday -

Breakfast - tukey sausage, pineapple

lunch - curry chicken salad, serving of girl scout thin mints

dinner 1- steak, salad

dinner 2 post-gym - beef Jerky, half a Quest bar

total cals - 830

total carbs 39

total Protein - 75

Trying to eat responsibly out here while maintaining a higher calorie level takes serious work, I could hit that calorie level but then I would run through my Protein powder and it is a precious commodity.

At the gym yesterday I did 15 minutes on the elliptical at optimum heart rate and then 30 minutes optimum effort on the treadmill, after which I was drenched and wobbly. Then I did some deep yoga stretching for about 25 minutes. Today will be upper body weights and yoga.

The conditions out here are not optimal for perfectionist monitoring so I just have to make do. I know that yesterday's calorie count was "low" but it has been between 1140 and 1180 since the day this thread started, and I've focused on weight training, and as of this morning I am up four pounds

[LouiseC 1,029]

Hmm. Your intake of fats is almost non existent if that is an example of an average day. Have you considered adding some good fats to your diet and letting them do their thing? If we focus on all Protein, carbs, and calories it can be easy to forget the essential fats we need to keep our motors running.

[Globetrotter 1,340]

As I've mentioned, my food resources here are very limited, I did have a tin of sardines today, from my carefully hoarded stash. But the veggies at the difac are overboiled medley, some raw cabbage and cucumbers sometimes, fruit is plums grapes and kiwis sometimes pears, Protein is sometimes turkey wings, sometimes chicken breasts, sometimes trout. Everything else is breaded/deep fried/loaded with salt and fat.

[aquitenonnymouse 206]

It actually sounds like your body could use MORE calories for the exercise you're doing. You're in the anorexic range for what your body needs. You won't loose weight if your body is in survival mode. I bet if you increase your calories and dietary fat a little the weight will start to come off again. Good luck!