Low Fat Raw Food Diet – Update 2
This post covers three days since Update 1
I decided to do the food intake report a little bit differently for this update, by just showing the cronometer screenshots instead of writing out each thing I ate. It saves me some time. I would like to actually write what I’m at eating for each meal so you guys can see what I’m having each time I eat instead of just seeing all of my food listed.
Things are still rolling right along with the low fat raw food diet, so let me waste no time and get right to the daily recaps.
April 11
Forgot to record all my scale stats in my handy dandy notebook today but I did manage to get a few because of a chart I’m keeping.
Body Composition
Weight: 151.0
Body Fat %: 7.8%
Water Weight%: ?
Muscle Mass%: 47.8%
Bone Density%: ?
Food Intake
April 12
This was mom’s birthday. Happy Birthday Mom!
Body Composition
Weight: 150.6
Body Fat %: 7.8%
Water Weight%: 64.8%
Muscle Mass%: 47.9%
Bone Density%: 5.4%
Food Intake
Meal 1: Banana Smoothie w/ 15 Banans
Meal 2: Banana Smoothie w/ 13 Banans
Meal 3: Salad w/ Romaine and Tomatoes
Meal 4: 5 Atualfo (also known as Champagne) Mangoes. First time I’ve had mango since September, I missed em
Exercise: 75 pushups, 40 crunch, 75 Squats
Water: 1.5 L (est.)
April 13
Body Composition
Weight: 152.4
Body Fat %: 8.3%
Water Weight%: 64.1%
Muscle Mass%: 47.4%
Bone Density%: 5.4%
Interesting that my weight was up today. I wonder if the Mangoes had anything to do with it. Imported mangoes aren’t truly raw because their heat dipped to kill off pests. My other theory is that two of the mangoes I ate weren’t ripe. I could tell because they were sour tasting but I was so excited to have them that I ate them anyway. I might have to try going a day without them and seeing how it effects me.
I also felt poor the first half of the day. Just sluggish. Detox, or a certain food with a negative effect? We shall see.
Food Intake
Meal 1: 2 Dates and a Banana Smoothie w/ 14 bananas
Meal 2: 4 Atualfo Mangoes
Meal 3: Banana Smoothie w/ 12 bananas and about 1/3lb of spinach
Snacks: Celery and Oranges
Water: 1L
Exercise: Pushups (lost count, maybe 50)
Minerals
I wanted to show you a screenshot of my minerals from today because I haven’t been hitting 100%. The areas I’m generally a little low on are the calcium, zinc, and sodium. This tells me I could be enjoying more leafy greens and celery. I hope to enjoy lots of spinach this week because I got a 4lb bag today.
You can see I got a little under my zinc and sodium requirements for today
Total Calories
If you looked at the pics above you’ll notice I’m eating about 3000cals per day. That’s a lot for most people. If you’re not familiar with the low fat raw food paradigm you might think that I’m going to get fat. Like, really fat. Honestly, I feel like 3000cals might not be enough.
Why might 3000cals not be enough? I’m still having cooked food cravings during the day. The biggest reason for cravings is under-eating. Not only that, but my exercise load has been really low since I started blogging my foods. If I start to go heavy on the exercise again I think I’m going to find myself wanting way more food.
If my leg gets better and I feel comfortable running again I could see my daily calorie totals go way up. Stay tuned to see how much fruit I eat tomorrow!
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