Hi. How many calories does it say you need to be consuming? I find that sometimes it seems like a lot but when you actually keep track of what you eat it all adds up pretty quickly.

My calculations say I should be eating between 2100 and 2300 calories a day to maintain my weight. To me that sounds like and awful lot. But I use ‘my fitness pal’ to keep track of what I eat and I was surprised to find that a lot of foods have way more calories in them than you’d expect.

That does seem quite high. Where did you do your calculations?

I think to get that amount of calories you’d have to be eating very high calorie meals. I’m no expert and I can only really go by my own experience. But I think these type of calculators aren’t always terribly accurate. I think that if I ate 2100 calories I would probably put pn weight. And normally they say I should be eating 1400-1500 to lose weight but at that level I don’t seem to lose anything. I need to eat around 1000-1200 to lose anything at all (and i’m around 30kg overweight so I should lose slightly quicker). Everybody’s body is different and it might be worth keeping track of your calories for a while and finding a level that is right for you.

Sorry I can’t be of more help. One of the other lovely people here might be able to give you a better answer.

Beasty, If you find you do *need* more calories to maintain a healthy weight while getting the benefits of fasting, try adding coconut oil (in cooking, smoothies or just eat it – its quite pleasant) or avocado to your non-fast day diet – both are excellent fats to consume, and avo also contains a measure of protein.
Also consider more fatty fishes (great for you + protein and omega 3) and a range of nuts (though I would avoid peatnuts).