Help not eating enough calories but at my fat/protein limits!

[jax006]

Does the protein in rice count towards our LE limits? ( My 250g of rice today had 6.7g protein.)

Today is my first day on the LE diet. I'm already at my fat and protein limits for the day and I'm only at 923 calories.
After both my meals my macros are: 120g carbs, 26g fat, 55g protein.

Meal #1 Lunch: frozen chicken burrito: 390cals, 47g carbs, 12g fat, 22g of protein.

Meal #2 Dinner: 250g of rice, 3oz chicken breast, 2 TBSP of spicy dynamite sauce (basically a spicy mayo which has 3g carbs, 12g fat, 0 protein. My dinner totals 533 calories!

What am I doing wrong here?

[Flowergirl]

Hi Jax, I count everything incl. protein in rice. At first glance what I’d say you’re doing wrong is eating chicken. True LE is vegetarian, your protein will be much lower if you don’t eat meat.

[jax006]

That isn't practical for me to do. I know I can consume meat (I'm only eating chicken) and succeed on the LE. I guess I'll figure it out.

[Flowergirl]

Fair enough! You need to do what works for you I’m just super mindful of chicken being low in cals but high in protein because one of my best friends competes in body building bikini competitions and lives off it!

[jax006]

What are you eating in a day? What do you calories and macros look like?

[MsDashwood]

It gets easier to do as you go on. Just relax into it - I was surprised how much easier it got.

I eat lots of chicken within the limits but I usually do one meal a day. So chicken with dinner OR chicken at lunch - not both meals.

For lunch I make a Vege and haloumi bake and freeze, or like a vege bake, or whole grain toast with lots of yummy toppings and popcorn. I have all my afternoon snacks together with lunch - I get so full! So lunch with popcorn, no sugar yoghurt and maybe a few crackers and hummus.


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[Flowergirl]

I’m quite relaxed about my sway this time round so don’t track every day but I’m eating between 1500-1800 cals, 40g fat & 60g protein a day.

A typical day for me is:

7am coffee with almond milk & aspartame sweetener

11am whole grain bagel with butter & low sugar strawberry jam, 1 pear and 1 full fat Greek yoghurt

2pm a vegetarian salad/roast veg with sprinkle of feta or vegetable or lentil soup with 1 piece of toast & butter

Afternoon: Diet Coke

7pm: low carb vegetables (eggplant, zucchini, cauliflower, mushrooms) cooked in tinned crushed tomatoes with a cup of brown rice and topped with Parmesan cheese followed by a pear and full fat Greek yoghurt and a dollop of whipped cream!

[Flowergirl]

And I agree, you’re only day one it will get so much easier even after a week remember it’s like turning a dial so if you’re even tweaking your diet to be more girl friendly in baby steps it’s helping, it will get much easier

[jax006]

How many calories are you consuming? I get so full eating 1000 calories in two meals since I normally dont eat refined carbs.

[Flowergirl]

How many calories are you consuming? I get so full eating 1000 calories in two meals since I normally dont eat refined carbs.

I’m eating between 1500-1800 cals a day, I tracked the first few days to make sure I was on track and haven’t tracked since because I’m sticking to pretty much the same thing most days. You’re lucky you get full on 1000 cals, I was starving when I first dropped to 1500-1800!