michael raiti wrote:
>Mike:
>The times that I have not ate until dinner, I have
>found that the following day my energy was low. In
>asking you about your transition I am interested in
>knowing about your experience dealing with this, if
>you experienced it. How long should someone expect it
>to take the body to adjust to only getting food once a
>day?
>
>
Yes, there was a definite transition period. In my case it took about a
week before I ceased feeling that low energy that you describe.
>Mike:
>37g of carbs + 4 g of protein equates to only about
>164 calories not 680. If a sweet potato contained 680
>calories it would have to have a combination of 170 g
>of carbs and protein. It seems that if you used the
>680 cal figure in your estimation your caloric intake
>that you should subtract about 500 calories.
>
>
You're right, of course. I mistakenly used the kilojoule figure! D'oh!
Todd Moody
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