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I'm surprised at how few calories per day this was For day 1 1/2 can Campbell's Tomato Soup - 135 Milk, half of 10.7 floz - 133.75 4 slices white bread - 600

I'm surprised at how few calories per day this was For day 1 1/2 can Campbell's Tomato Soup - 135 Milk, half of 10.7 floz - 133.75 4 slices white bread - 600 Tillamook Italian 3-Cheese, 58 g - 186.43 Butter, 32 g - 228.57 Homemade Kimchi (73 g) - 25.75 135 + 133.75 + 600 + 186.43 + 228.57 + 25.75 = 1,309.5 calories which is generally well under weight maintenance levels for anyone moderately active.

hn_throwaway_99 2y ago
Note that he said day 1 was Ash Wednesday, which is traditionally a fasting day, and thus he decided to only eat one meal. That said, the rest of the days didn't look much better. I'm quite a skinny dude, but what he prepared for an entire day was like one meal and a snack for me generally. I suspect the amount of calories on these meals would be well below maintenance level for most people.
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ycombinatrix 2y ago
I could probably pull that off playing video games from my bed
j45 2y ago
Quantity, composition and quality of calories are all important.
- edanm 2y ago
  Yes, but quantity of calories is what ends up determining whether you're gaining or losing weight over time, and at 1300 calories a day, most adults would be losing weight. (Which was a half-goal of the challenge, iirc.)
  - j45 2y ago
    That is generally true, minus any plateaus that require assistance like exercise to break through. For me, I like to eat my calories than drink them if I had to pay attention. I liked this challenge and think it presented a lot of solid merits.
    - edanm 2y ago
      Yeah weight loss or whatever aside, this challenge is awesome!
      - j45 2y ago
        Improving our knowledge about our health enough to make small improvements and keep them is a compounding superpower. Most peeled know what they should or need to do but finding out own path to do the things no one can do for us evens little at a time is huge.
  - Cthulhu_ 2y ago
    True, but at 1300 calories you'd also end up in a lower metabolism state (famine mode), undoing any benefits. You'd still lose weight of course but at a cost. I read that kicks in at 1200 calories or lower, but it's close enough. I'm sure that the calorie intake could be increased without costing too much extra though, by padding things out with rice and/or beans.
    - MrMcCall 2y ago
      The way to defeat 'famine mode' is to exercise anyway. That's how I lost weight to wrestle at my minimum. It's tortuous, for sure, but vigorous exercise can raise your metabolism for IIRC 24hrs. Thank God, they don't let kids do that dumb sh_t anymore, but this was over 30ya.
- Ensorceled 2y ago
  From that perspective, it's even worse: it's a fat heavy diet with very low protein.

hn_throwaway_99 2y ago

Note that he said day 1 was Ash Wednesday, which is traditionally a fasting day, and thus he decided to only eat one meal. That said, the rest of the days didn't look much better. I'm quite a skinny dude, but what he prepared for an entire day was like one meal and a snack for me generally. I suspect the amount of calories on these meals would be well below maintenance level for most people.

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ycombinatrix 2y ago

I could probably pull that off playing video games from my bed

j45 2y ago

Quantity, composition and quality of calories are all important.

edanm 2y ago
Yes, but quantity of calories is what ends up determining whether you're gaining or losing weight over time, and at 1300 calories a day, most adults would be losing weight. (Which was a half-goal of the challenge, iirc.)
- j45 2y ago
  That is generally true, minus any plateaus that require assistance like exercise to break through. For me, I like to eat my calories than drink them if I had to pay attention. I liked this challenge and think it presented a lot of solid merits.
  - edanm 2y ago
    Yeah weight loss or whatever aside, this challenge is awesome!
    - j45 2y ago
      Improving our knowledge about our health enough to make small improvements and keep them is a compounding superpower. Most peeled know what they should or need to do but finding out own path to do the things no one can do for us evens little at a time is huge.
- Cthulhu_ 2y ago
  True, but at 1300 calories you'd also end up in a lower metabolism state (famine mode), undoing any benefits. You'd still lose weight of course but at a cost. I read that kicks in at 1200 calories or lower, but it's close enough. I'm sure that the calorie intake could be increased without costing too much extra though, by padding things out with rice and/or beans.
  - MrMcCall 2y ago
    The way to defeat 'famine mode' is to exercise anyway. That's how I lost weight to wrestle at my minimum. It's tortuous, for sure, but vigorous exercise can raise your metabolism for IIRC 24hrs. Thank God, they don't let kids do that dumb sh_t anymore, but this was over 30ya.
Ensorceled 2y ago
From that perspective, it's even worse: it's a fat heavy diet with very low protein.