Menu
10 am: 1 fuji apple (116 cal, 3.6 fat)
1 c. snowpeas (26 cal, 0.9 fat)
1 orange (59 cal, 3.6 fat)
4 pm: 2.5 oz broccoli (24 cal, 3.6 fat)
1 orange(59 cal, 3.6 fat)
1/4 c pepitas (147 cal, 100 fat)
2 tbsp red pepper hummus (80 cal, 50 fat)
8 pm: 1/4 c almonds (170 cal, 140 fat)
1 orange(59 cal, 3.6 fat)
11 pm: 1 orange(59 cal, 3.6 fat)
Total Cal: 799
Percent from Fat: 39.1%
I felt amazing today. It was weird. I barely got any sleep last night and yet I was so energetic and lively. I normally don’t sleep on Monday nights because I have my thesis production deadlines every Tuesday, and every Tuesday I’m angry and sluggish and weary-eyed. Today, that was definitely not the case, and I’m sure not eating shit is the main reason.
That being said, what the hell is my problem?! Granted, today’s percent fat was better than yesterday’s, but still. 39.1% is such a retardedly high number. I’m taking in such a low number of calories though, I’m not really sure if I can help it. I’d have to eat fruit and vegetables nonstop (which is kind of already feels like) in order to reach a normal calorie intake (about 1700). If I were getting that many calories the percentage would be below 20. Still high, but more acceptable. I guess the main problem is that I’m relying on nuts as my sole source of protein and nuts are the fattiest raw food ever. But I don’t know where else to get it from!
Also, eating nuts and seeds reminds me of eating carbs, which I had a passionate but fleeting craving for today. You have to understand. Before Sunday, I lived on carbs. I would be satisfied with a meal of sliced bread. I don’t think there is any kind of bread, cereal, baked good (oooh I want to bake this weekend), or other member of that food group I don’t enjoy. So for me to give it up is kind of a big deal. Carrots just don’t crunch like crackers.
But I’m doing okay. I ate another orange and the craving subsided.
Back to this fat calorie issue. Now, I chose 10% as an ideal fat calorie intake somewhat arbitrarily. I didn’t really know exactly how many fat calories is recommended or average or anything. It just sounded reasonable. But I looked it up, and the recommended daily fat calorie intake is 25%. So I’m thinking maybe I should up my goal to 18%? Or should I grit my teeth and bear having one nut per day? Maybe I’ll wait until I see how I close this week to decide.
While I was figuring out what percentage I should be intaking, the website asked me what my percentage body fat was. Not knowing, because I don’t bother with such things, I took the “Home Body Fat Test” to figure it out. It turns out I have about 20.2% body fat. That’s 25.7 lbs of fat and 101.3 lbs of lean. That also kind of grosses me out. I guess if you consider the entire mass of your body and evenly distribute 25 lbs, it’s not as much as you initially think, but still. I think I’d like to reduce that at least to 20 lbs. That would make my percent 15.7%. Much more acceptable. Maybe I”ll add that to the goals page. I can track that progress weekly.
Anyway, everything else is well. My hygiene is splendid. My exercises are wonderful. I completed a page of drawings today. I really just need to work on my thesis.
Le sigh.
Z
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