I’ve been fasting since 30/08/22 starting with an extended 72 hr. I then went to OMAD for 3 days and since then I’ve been doing 19:5 whilst walking 5k every day and 45 minute gym sessions. When I’m eating I stick to white fish or vegan protein meats and a variety of vegetables. No oil, butter, simple carbs other than 30g of nuts. 3L of water daily. I’m dropping lbs and inches but I’m worried about my calorie intake I’ve been tracking and weighing everything with MyFitnessPal. I genuinely feel full and sometimes start my fast earlier but I’m only eating between 700-900 calories what am I doing wrong? Anybody else have this issue?
Edit: to add I’m overweight and want to lose about 40lbs I’ve googled it and it says if you’re classified as obese a low calorie diet isn’t too bad and muscle wasting doesn’t occur until you have low body fat.
If it works it works. The foods you eat are very slow digesting and fairly low calorie density. That is why you feel full so quickly. It will probably be impossible to increase the calorie intake, without going over to more easily digestible and calorie dense foods.
Side note - I wrecked my digestive system on a somewhat similar diet, and spent years recovering. (I was doing lean meats and salad only.) So please be wary if at some point you experience a gradual increase of belly aches, while eating like this.