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On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:33:03 -0500, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Ending up only eating 1216 calories on day one. Got into my protein
> range with 79 grams but didn't want much else.
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> Feeling well on day two and suspect that I'll begin to crave fat soon.
With only 1200 calories, you'll be craving something soon enough -- that's
a "starvation level" diet for the average man, even more so if he's
exercising hard. Unless you only weigh 100 lbs, your recovery ability
will crash rapidly without more calories.
> One other interesting thing: I was unbelievably thirsty last night and
> had about a quart of water before bedtime. Didn't need to get up in
> the night last night and had very little urine this morning. Wonder
> what that's about?
Dehydration, apparently. ;-)
Higher protein consumption and hard exercise both require more water.
Your protein consumption isn't terribly high though. Heavy carb
consumption can also take a lot of water. For example, when reloading
muscle glycogen, your body needs 3 grams of water for every gram of
carbs. Maybe your carb consumption on the previous day (before day one)
had slightly dehydrated you?
--
Robert Kesterson
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