Guest guest Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Amanda, I set up an account on http://www.fitday.com when I first went raw. If you track what you eat for a few days, you'll get an idea of how many calories you are getting and where they are coming from. To figure out how many calories you need, take your ideal weight and multiply by 10. That's the base requirement. Add the number of calories you burn by your lifestyle. If you are fairly active, add another 500. Since you are nursing, you might need as much as another 500-1,000. Tropical fruits are a good way to get extra calories without all the fat. Good luck! Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , Amanda Feagin <amanda_feagin wrote: > > Mike, > I was wondering about how many calories you consume in a day. I have been eating nuts and seeds, but I don't think I should. I'm not sure they agree with me. I am breastfeeding a 7 month old raw vegan baby and don't want to affect my milk supply. I like that you eat simply and don't worry about all the dehydrating/juicing. I might like to do that, but I have 3 small children and time is precious! > Thanks! > Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Tommie, Thank you so much for the advice! I just set up an account at fitday.com, and I really believe it will help me. It will be a good way for me to track my progress. I have a CD-Rom that is meant to track your nutritional choices over the course of a week, but it is fairly complicated. This is much easier. Amanda Tommie <jerushy rawfood Sunday, June 25, 2006 12:30:12 PM Re: [Raw Food] What kind of raw are you?/Calories Amanda, I set up an account on http://www.fitday. com when I first went raw. If you track what you eat for a few days, you'll get an idea of how many calories you are getting and where they are coming from. To figure out how many calories you need, take your ideal weight and multiply by 10. That's the base requirement. Add the number of calories you burn by your lifestyle. If you are fairly active, add another 500. Since you are nursing, you might need as much as another 500-1,000. Tropical fruits are a good way to get extra calories without all the fat. Good luck! Tommie http://www.rawburch ard.blogspot. com rawfood@ .com, Amanda Feagin <amanda_feagin@ ...> wrote: > > Mike, > I was wondering about how many calories you consume in a day. I have been eating nuts and seeds, but I don't think I should. I'm not sure they agree with me. I am breastfeeding a 7 month old raw vegan baby and don't want to affect my milk supply. I like that you eat simply and don't worry about all the dehydrating/ juicing. I might like to do that, but I have 3 small children and time is precious! > Thanks! > Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Great, Amanda! There are so many nice things online that can help us if we use them. I tracked mine on fitday for several months which is longer than the advice I got. I think it was one reason I was able to stay focused and succeed at eating raw. I could, consciously, keep my fat intake at an average of 10-15% and still get enough calories to keep the raging cravings away. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , Amanda Feagin <amanda_feagin wrote: > > Tommie, > > Thank you so much for the advice! I just set up an account at fitday.com, and I really believe it will help me. It will be a good way for me to track my progress. I have a CD-Rom that is meant to track your nutritional choices over the course of a week, but it is fairly complicated. This is much easier. > > Amanda > > > Tommie <jerushy > rawfood > Sunday, June 25, 2006 12:30:12 PM > Re: [Raw Food] What kind of raw are you?/Calories > > Amanda, I set up an account on http://www.fitday. com when I first went > raw. If you track what you eat for a few days, you'll get an idea of > how many calories you are getting and where they are coming from. To > figure out how many calories you need, take your ideal weight and > multiply by 10. That's the base requirement. Add the number of > calories you burn by your lifestyle. If you are fairly active, add > another 500. Since you are nursing, you might need as much as another > 500-1,000. Tropical fruits are a good way to get extra calories > without all the fat. Good luck! > > Tommie > http://www.rawburch ard.blogspot. com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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