Siouxie

900 calories a day is extremely low and shouldn't be maintained for long - you will start to lose muscle mass, potentially develop gastrointestinal issues or gallstones and possibly create heart issues too.. your lipid levels may increase. You feel cold because you aren't getting enough calories to maintain your body. I suggest you talk to your GP.

Oink

You're probably right, it does make sitting down or walking in bare feet somewhat painful.

Danny B

are you pulling our plonker? 900 calories a day?

Oink

I admit it does sound rather excessive.

Jingsamichty

I know your Nan (God rest her soul) would probably have sent you a big Toblerone or giant bar of Galaxy for Christmas so get yourself down to the local shop and have a good old chocco-binge on Nan.

#prayforoink #bobbysands

beckiwoo

I like this idea, however I do weight training/cardio/bootcamp 3-4 time’s a week.

i do try intermittent fasting every now and again and I can go 12 hours without food but when it gets to 5-6pm I’m staving and will eat everything in sight.

in regards to giving up things. I only buy almond milk now and find drinking regular milk gives me acid reflex and/or stomach issues. I did try to go plant based with yoghurt and cheese but the former was getting expensive and the latter tastes like plastic rubber! I’m mostly given up pork and beef except I will occasionally have a steak and some sausages but rarely. Fish and chicken are eaten maybe 2-4 times a week and I’ll make vegan mango curry every week and a half in my instant pot

MillieF

That really is not a lot of calories. I am a 5ft 4 inch small framed woman and I was on 1,000 calories after my son was born, and it was difficult. I lost weight quickly, but felt dreadful.

I eat a lot more red meat in Canada than I did before. Pork mainly. I think my husband has metamorphosed into Homer Simpson since we’ve been here! He asks for roast pork on Sundays and grilled chops twice a week probably! We do eat salmon quite a bit but it’s not cheap...I pay more for Canadian Salmon here than I did in France I try to eat well, and we do mainly...but it takes more effort in NB. It would me much easier in Quebec...nice supermarkets, good food

I used to live on salads and vegetables, but I find them frankly tasteless here. Tomatoes might as well be made of plastic for all the taste that they have.

Danny B

23hr fast is a bit extreme, but even skipping breakfast and having a late lunch a few hours before you go the gym is beneficial.

scrubbedexpat091

I can't fast at all, the hunger pains become too annoying, I get a headache, and have even fainted before from not eating and trying to work, I don't eat a ton in a day though, something in the morning, a snack or 2, and maybe dinner, but usually a snack, not big on eating meals, prefer grazing through the day as needed.

BristolUK

In 1994 I limited myself to under 1000 a day but allowed for 1100 on weekends. Did it for 5 months. Lost 7 stone.

swagwalk

A combination of intermittent fasting / KETO (strict/dirty) yields good results also. Lets not forget that if you're very active i.e. run / weights, you will lose weight faster

Danny B

wow. My Dairy Queen Double Fudge Cookie Dough Blizzard - Medium size is 1,020 calories.

HGerchikov

On the other extreme from the plant based, we had a couple of women buy 20 dozen duck eggs from us and they ate only animal products - no plants at all. No fruits, no vegetables, no beans, no grains - nothing but animal products. They claimed that there was a significant scientific basis behind why this is good which basically proves that you can find a scientific study to prove pretty much anything you want.

scrubbedexpat133

Something that we have noticed straight away after the first week of buying things that we did not consume very much of before is how much less we are spending on grocery bills last two visits.. Meat and cheese are expensive. The oat and pea milk are more expensive vs cows milk per carton but we are consuming much less of it so there is a balancing. I am surprised as I thought that we would have to spend more to do this.

scrubbedexpat133

We are keeping track of calories and nutrients and I am full after every meal and not snacking. Most days we are at 16-1800 cal. When I first moved to NB in 2010 I was amazed at how cheap beef was and as a result was eating far more of it than I did in the UK. Although lamb was much more expensive so all but stopped eating it unless I could get it 50% off. I cant remember when exactly but beef just suddenly seemed expensive and we started to eat a lot more pork. One of my favorite meals is (was) slow roasted hocks served with dumplings, red cabbage and gravy (drool). I could not believe how expensive frozen smoked salmon was compared to fresh that I used to eat regularly in the UK.

Have you tried growing your own Tomatos etc?