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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]That really doesn't seem like enough food. Don't starve yourself!

Also, did you mention how tall you are?

149 for an adult male is very very slim. [/quote]

I'm short, just 5' 5". My BMI today is 24.46.

A little bit more about my low calorie diet (which, again, I am now transitioning away from). I didn't plan such a thing in the beginning but just sort of fell into it. I first started simply eliminating the usual suspects such as desserts. especially fattening foods. and reducing portions. When that didn't yield results, I decided more drastic action was needed. That's when I started my morning routine and decided to see if I could skip dinner. Skipping dinner caused me to be hungry all evening and I settled on berries and nuts because I could snack on them without too much of a calorie hit.

One sort of weird motivation was also a little coincidental. When I first started exercising back in August, I was watching Ken Burn's "The Vietnam War" during my workouts. I kept thinking of the stories of Viet Cong soldiers who would march for days surviving on nothing but a handful of rice. I realize those stories may not be true and, even if they were, probably resulted in huge nutritional issues. But, nevertheless, I kept thinking, "if these guys can survive on a little rice and still challenge the most powerful military on earth, I can sure as hell do 100 minutes of exercise while on my diet." It's a crazy, and probably politically incorrect, motivator I know. But, whatever works.
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