....Wednesday....

So, I tried to fast today. Guess what? I BINGED...

I feel horrible right now. I was doing so well--the lowest weight today was 118.2 lbs. I awoke from a nap, and then I drank water, felt a little hungry, and decided to have a bowl of cereal since there's pretty much no more fruit left in the house. What happened? COMPLETE BINGE. I felt a little hungry after the one bowl, so I decided to have a little more. Eventually, I was just eating straight out of the box like a barbarian. It was just opened by me, and now it's half gone. I shoved it to the side, hoping my parents won't realize it's empty until sometime later this week. I'd say, great evidence of eating. My total estimated calorie intake (hard to measure a binge) might be about 1600 Cal.

Before/after the binge, I was reading that book my friend gave me. It scares me as to how many Calories they recommend to eat. I followed the calculations for things like estimated carbohydrates, fats, and protein intake. Mine is supposed to be as followed:

Carbohydrates: 280g      (1118 Cal)    60.9%
protein: 86.7g                  (347 Cal)     21.2%
fat: 19.1g                         (172 Cal)    10.5%

Total daily Calorie intake: 1637 Cal

I plan on doing the following:

Carbohydrates: 171g        (684 Cal)    60.9%
protein: 86.7g                   (347 Cal)    30.9%
fat: 10.3g                           (92 Cal)      8.2%

Total daily Calorie intake: 1124 Cal

This means I have to begin the habit of checking the grams of carbs, proteins, and fats instead of just calories. I'll see if I can convince my friend to hold on to the book until the weekend, because I think this is a really informative book. They also talked about GI (glycemic index), which I feel is something that would help me. I've known about it for a while, but the book really spells it out. It's called The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition by Anita Bean. I'd recommend it as something worth reading!

I almost forgot to mention: I ran 3 miles in 22'34" and biked the usual 2 mi. my calorie expenditure is about 400 Cal, so it mostly off-sets a little of my binge. I also slept like a maniac today (I estimate about 16-17 hours). I'm again sleepy, so I'll go to bed. My CW: 120.2 lbs. I drank a lot of water, so I don't feel TOO bad.