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Thanks for your post. Paula
On a feed day, one is supposed to eat their TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). On fast days, they are supposed to eat 25% of their TDEE. This means that in one week's time, there is a calorie deficit of 150% of one's TDEE. So yes, eating "normally" does result in fewer calories consumed than expended. You can actually google any TDEE calculator and figure out what your own TDEE is, based on factors such as your age, gender, weight and activity level.
Good luck!!
Tracieknits wrote: Hi Smokey, I understand what you are saying, but I think you don't quite understand what is meant by eating normally.
On a feed day, one is supposed to eat their TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). On fast days, they are supposed to eat 25% of their TDEE. This means that in one week's time, there is a calorie deficit of 150% of one's TDEE. So yes, eating "normally" does result in fewer calories consumed than expended. You can actually google any TDEE calculator and figure out what your own TDEE is, based on factors such as your age, gender, weight and activity level.
Good luck!!
I also start all my work days the same, as if they were fast days. So M-T-W-Th, I have about 200 calories by dinner time. So from there I eat either a Spartan dinner of about 300 calories and plain tea afterwards, or I have a dinner without counting calories, I add walnuts to my yogurt snack, and I add cream to my tea and probably have a 100 Calorie Dark chocolate Trader Joes candy bar. Then on weekends, I eat like a "normal" person. only when hungry, only what I really want, and only till I am not hungry any more.
So basically I usually end up with 2 fast days under 500 calories, 2 moderate days between 1200 and 1800 calories, and 3 days where I generally hit my TDEE which is 2200 from the lowest of all the calculators.
Chris
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by SmokyMtns on 02 May 2013, 14:30
This is just my second fast day and so far so good. Drinking lots of water with fresh lemon juice.