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jackangel
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some background:
i eat a very restricted diet (when i stick to it) for medical reasons. these days, that consists of only these things: brown rice, chicken, yellow lentils (daal is the indian term) , yoghurt, potatoes, apples. most of these i don't eat all that regularly. for example, i've mostly cut out potatoes because i'm under the impression that it's not a good source of carbs. so it's primarily chicken and brown rice in a day. i also drink about 60 oz of water in a day.
thing is, these days, i only eat twice a day, and sometimes lucky to get over 1000 calories a day, which is way too low. the second meal is usually late (between 9pm and 12am). the meals are a bit on the large side, but not huge.
i'm fairly sedentary all day, except for my workouts. i run 3-4 days a week (2-4 miles at a time, comfortably hard). i stopped working out for 4 months, but will get back in the gym 2-3 days a week to do a simplified workout (started again last night).
questions:
do you think this unreasonably low caloric defecit is the primary reason why i might hold on to fat stubbornly (i.e., survival mode)?
i know this diet isn't balanced at all, but will that (physiologically) hamper my goal of losing fat?
also, i assume it's ok to have some fruit during the day? the sugar won't be an issue if i have an apple or some grapes, etc. (as long as my calories are in order) ?
is eating carbs late in the day ok for me, considering i can only do my workouts at night?
what is a good macronutrient breakdown? is something like 45-35-20 good? if my fats are low, will that impede fat loss progesss somehow?
any other changes you think that i should make to my diet are welcome. again, i won't add much because i don't know how i will react to it, but some simple things like oats or fruits, i might be willing to try.
thanks.
i eat a very restricted diet (when i stick to it) for medical reasons. these days, that consists of only these things: brown rice, chicken, yellow lentils (daal is the indian term) , yoghurt, potatoes, apples. most of these i don't eat all that regularly. for example, i've mostly cut out potatoes because i'm under the impression that it's not a good source of carbs. so it's primarily chicken and brown rice in a day. i also drink about 60 oz of water in a day.
thing is, these days, i only eat twice a day, and sometimes lucky to get over 1000 calories a day, which is way too low. the second meal is usually late (between 9pm and 12am). the meals are a bit on the large side, but not huge.
i'm fairly sedentary all day, except for my workouts. i run 3-4 days a week (2-4 miles at a time, comfortably hard). i stopped working out for 4 months, but will get back in the gym 2-3 days a week to do a simplified workout (started again last night).
questions:
do you think this unreasonably low caloric defecit is the primary reason why i might hold on to fat stubbornly (i.e., survival mode)?
i know this diet isn't balanced at all, but will that (physiologically) hamper my goal of losing fat?
also, i assume it's ok to have some fruit during the day? the sugar won't be an issue if i have an apple or some grapes, etc. (as long as my calories are in order) ?
is eating carbs late in the day ok for me, considering i can only do my workouts at night?
what is a good macronutrient breakdown? is something like 45-35-20 good? if my fats are low, will that impede fat loss progesss somehow?
any other changes you think that i should make to my diet are welcome. again, i won't add much because i don't know how i will react to it, but some simple things like oats or fruits, i might be willing to try.
thanks.
