Diario de EvaSieteTres, 26 ago. 19

Sin problema, Anna! Respuesta: En absoluto! A mi marido, le encanta que lo haga. Sabe que cuido mi salud y le gusta que me mantenga en mi peso. Si él no fuera un tirillas (fibrado pero sin volumen ni grasa), seguramente lo haría conmigo. Y en mi trabajo hay un compañero que hace un ayuno de sólo agua a la semana. Así que ya ves, no recibo críticas sino apoyos.  

Quien me conoce sabe que me documento y no me la juego. De un modo u otro no tengo aire de aceptar la condescendencia ni las críticas vacías, no sé cómo explicarme. Defiendo mis posiciones con “pasión” (vehemencia, quizás) y argumentos, supongo, ante quien tengo interés de defenderlas (ante quien no me importa, passso y no doy explicaciones). Lo peor que me encuentro es la incomprensión sincera, como la de mis amigos, pero nunca la crítica tonta. Sí tenían ese tono de “no sabes lo que haces” mi padre y mi hermano, cuando comencé con el vegetarianismo, pero mi relación con ellos es hoy en día prácticamente inexistente (por desgracia, pero necesito protegerme a mi y mi familia de gente tóxica como ellos) y ahora el tema ya no ha lugar.  

I like the theory of this. Unlike a complete fast it helps give the person a chance to understand eating 'less' and how that often meets the hunger. 

So it's another 'portion control' lesson but by limiting the overall calories it really brings the theory into a better perspective to identify 'how much do I really need to eat?' 

Exactly, Bella! The 500 Cal. days you are very conscious of your portions and get to understand that you can feel satisfied with less than you thought. you are also extremely mindful of what you choose to eat, because you want the most nutrition and satiation for your 500 Cal. 

Nodding Eva. Two thoughts on that. ONE - this is part of why I'm not posting meals as much these days. I'm trying to use 'eating' to satisfy hunger instead of making it an event. Does anyone really need a photo of the paleo meat stick & protein drink I had for satisfying my midday hunger? I dunno. Maybe I should. I just found that making the meals for photos I was making a big deal about it and eating more. I am going to work to marry the two concepts better. Hunger satisfying + visible recognition for sharing. 

TWO - the thought of the nutrition value is intriguing as far as 'bang for the buck'. I have had conversations with 'preppers' (stocking up their shelters) and they would never stock things like green beans or low cal foods because they want the highcal to sustain hunger prevention. Beans, rice, etc.  

So... in terms of the arguments that happen on this site as far as best healthy type foods... if we could learn (okay if *I* could learn) to live on fewer calories, eat to satisfy hunger instead of 'want', the prepper foods would be an inexpensive sustainable less perishable way to go. I dunno what my point is here. I lost my train of thought. 

1. Eating "just" to satisfy hunger is difficult! I often forget how that feels. We are human and nothing happens only for "physical" reasons. Social, cultural and psychological contexts do matter. But I think reminding myself once in a while what hunger is, realizing it is not so terrible to feel an empty stomach, is very useful for my journey to weight maintenance and healthy eating. 2. What I meant was exactly "bang for the buck" in nutritional terms. I love the expression! I guess the point is what are we trying to "optimize": how do we measure the bang and the buck. Preppers' motivations are so different than most of us here on FS. Their food choices are good in case of the world ends, and we probably could learn how to choose foods that don't require frequent visits to the supermarket, but they would probably agree with us that vitamins, etc. are usually better if they come from fresh food than from pills, cans or jars... and they are more enjoyable too! :-) 

Keyten, -as I see in your Diet Calendar- if you register everything you eat you normally don't reach 1200 Cal per day. So, I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Is it difficult for you to eat 1200 because you feel it's too much? Many people find it difficult to gain weight (muscle) in a healthy way precisely because of this. That's not my case! I love eating! That's why I think the 5:2 diet is going to be helpful: on non-fasting days I don't need to restrict myself to reach caloric deficit. It worked well for me more than one year ago but I stopped because... I don't know, really. That's why I am back to it.  

Well Bells! I’m sure glad I got to see dem beans before you refrained from ousting pics! 😜 

Keyten, It seems you have reached the point of ”natural eating” that is so difficult for many of us on FS, congratulations!! I've had periods of not recording, but I love eating, carbs in particular, and after a while my weight tends to creep up. I am sure you will do great without recording, your good habits are well established 👍🏻👍🏻