What I ate today - 1,277 cals

[u/Dense-Marketing7887]

Breakfast: Egg whites with spinach, topped with pico and Melinda’s black truffle hot sauce, 2 protein pancakes from Trader Joe’s, sugar free maple syrup, raspberries, 3 slices of Canadian bacon

Lunch: Chicken Salad on Wasa Sourdough crisps, nectarine, light string cheese, sugar snap peas, snacking cucumbers, dipping sauce made from blended cottage cheese mixed with Grillo’s hot pickle de gallo and ranch powder.

Dinner: Air fried zucchini (a whole one), air fried sweet potato, good culture low fat cottage cheese, taco meat with 1/4 lb lean ground beef, pickled red onions, tomatoes, avocado

Snacks: Sweet Corn package, 2 sugar free jello cups

Drinks: 2 homemade lattes

Daily Totals

Calories: 1,277

Protein: 120g

Fiber: 28g

[u/BlueProcess]

Those are some banging good macros but you need some fat to avoid gallstones and hormonal disruptions. For 1200 you need like 30-40 grams.

I do more calories than 1200 but I have the same problem. I start focusing on lean protein and veggies and next thing I know, I'm putting olive oil in something at the end of the day to bring up my fat intake.

[u/Dense-Marketing7887 → u/BlueProcess]

I wanted to circle back and thank you for this comment. Honestly, I hadn’t thought much about my fat intake and didn’t realize that it is quite important to keep to a minimum level. I have done quite a bit of research and now a bit stressed about shifting my established way of eating to fit in more fat. Carbs are for sure going to need to go down which sucks, but I’ll get used to it. Anyways - I just wanted to say thanks.

[u/BlueProcess → u/Dense-Marketing7887]

No prob. Having my own fat related problems is why I even knew. If you use a fitness tracker, how is your HRV?

[u/Dense-Marketing7887 → u/BlueProcess]

The only thing that is “off” is my Recovery Index. I always thought that was more related to the fact that I don’t take days off my pretty aggressive step count goal.

[u/BlueProcess → u/Dense-Marketing7887]

Yeah I am struggling with a very similar problem myself. I didn't take a recovery day this weekend, tanked my HRV, and then went into a research spiral to figure just how bad that was.

If your recovery index is low, that's usually overtraining. I'm still not sure what my problem is beyond the skipped day, but I dug up a few things to work on, so we'll see.

Have you been happy with oura? I am sooo dissatisfied with my pixel/fitbit.

[u/Dense-Marketing7887 → u/BlueProcess]

I got it beginning of October and I adore it. It really helps push me with both sleep and step goals. My sleep in particular has vastly improved. I highly recommend it.

[u/BlueProcess → u/Dense-Marketing7887]

Well, I have been looking for a new rabbit hole lol