Do you count the calories on a non fast day?

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Faside_lady

11:21 am
29 May 16
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Curious to know as it wasn’t really covered in the book. The TDEE calculator gives a guide on how many you could consume without gaining weight and clearly going over will make you put on weight again and defeat the fast days. However how do people deal with this in practice rather than obsessively counting calories? Do you count for the first few days and then periodically to see if you are exceeding, or do you count all the time?

The book says this is a diet where you don’t have to watch the calories but I’m not convinced that’s really true to get the best benefit…..

Amazon

11:29 am
29 May 16
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Hi

It is a good idea to watch your calories for the first few weeks until you are confident that you aren’t eating too much. It is a chore but worth the effort as most people underestimate the amount they eat on a daily basis which is how most of us got here in the first place!
It’s also a good idea to eat to your goal weight TDEE rather than what you weigh now.
TDEE is an average not an absolute.

bigbooty

1:42 pm
29 May 16
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It really depends on the individual. There are lots of binge eaters on this forum and I think for them it would be mandatory to count calories. I don’t count calories but would describe myself as well disciplined, its just that I didn’t know what to eat. I thought the dietary food pyramid was correct, ITS NOT. I water fast for my FDs, most do not.

Perhaps calculate your TDEE and then set out that amount of calories in front of you to see what that amount of food looks like. 2000-2400 cal really isn’t that much when you lay it out in front of you. Then you can get a feel for how much you eat compared to what your TDEE amount looks like.

Stay away from sugar and simple carbs like bread, rice, pasta, potatoes. Your carbs should be complex and come mostly from vegetables so that they are locked up with fibre. Don’t be scared of fats and protein. Its simple carbs that you should be VERY scared of.

Have fruit in moderation and NEVER drink fruit juice. Only whole fruits and have mostly the berry type fruits. Bananas are a sometimes fruit, too much sugar content. Nuts like almonds and walnuts are good. Avocados are good. Cheese and high fat low sugar yogurt is good.

atcgirl

7:48 pm
29 May 16
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I didn’t do it and lost a pound a week for the first 4 months quite easily. However I started with not much to lose and a TDEE of only 1500 calories and after 5 months I’ve had to really change things up to lose more weight (intermittent fasting 23:1 for 5 days a week).