Here's what yesterday was like:
Breakfast- BPC, 2 eggs scrambled in 1/2 tbsp butter and 1/2 tbsp bacon drippings
Lunch- 4 celery sticks, 1/4 cup Publix buffalo chicken dip
Dinner- 2 pieces home-made chicken strips, 1 serving home-made coleslaw
Snacks- 10 green olives, 1 oz cheddar, 2 slices crisp bacon, 1 double chocolate chunk Quest bar
Water count- 118.3 fl oz
As I said yesterday, since I began exercising my hunger level has gone up. I'm going to try something different the next couple of days and increase my food at meal times to try and cut out snacks. I know some folks put a lot of stock into the "5-6 small meals a day" theory of weight loss, but there has been a lot of research done on intermittent fasting, and the Eat-Stop-Eat methods of spacing your meals that the keto folks have utilized to great success.
Nutshell version: eating smaller, but more frequent meals to keep your metabolism going can be detrimental for those with insulin resistance as well as those living Ketogenic lifestyles and trying to control their insulin release. Insulin promotes fat storage. Keeping insulin release to a minimum by going longer between meals instead of constantly feeding your digestive system and stimulating insulin release is a good way to discourage your body from storing more fat (and hopefully in ketosis it will be using it to fuel your activity instead).
Today I'm going to do my best not to snack at all, and will be eating more protein and fat when I do sit down at the table. Since I hit 15 lb lost and have added in some light exercise, I re-calculated my macros and it seems my fat and protein needs in grams per day have increased with the increase in activity. Simply put, I need a little more fat and protein than what I've been getting, which explains why I'm suddenly hungry.
Anyway, we will see how this goes.
Yes! Listen to your body and eat when you are hungry. #eetmoarfat
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