As I mentioned earlier, I've received a lot of comments and questions about my eating habits since dropping most animal products from my...

Tracking My Food

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As I mentioned earlier, I've received a lot of comments and questions about my eating habits since dropping most animal products from my diet. To give you a sense of what I eat to maintain my health, I decided to track my intake and record it here. These days are not consecutive, but are over the course of a week or two.

Since we eat a lot of homemade foods, and tracking recipes is really time consuming, I definitely made some approximations. This is pretty close, though, to what I ate.

You will notice that I regularly consume over 120g of protein, plenty of fiber, and a good balance of macronutrients. You will also notice that I eat a lot of sugar. Yum.

Note: I am currently on a 500-calorie deficit to try to slowly drop down to racing weight by mid-January. The calorie budget reflects this, and is 500 calories less than I theoretically burn in a day.

Also note: I'm not a nutritionist, and I'm probably making mistakes. This is not necessarily the right or the best thing for you to eat. I'm trying it out, and it's what I think works best for me right now.

Day One:
(80' of rowing, 60' running)





Day Two:
17k row, short lift





Day Three:
2 hours on the erg





Day Four:
19k row, plus a lot of walking/cycling





Day Five:
19k row, plus hard afternoon erg session





I am working on decreasing my sugar intake some and replace it with more complex carbohydrates and fats. My diet used to be incredibly high in both fat and sugar; I'm doing better with both, although I think I dropped a bit too much fat from my diet--I've read that at a certain point you begin to increase your risk for injury.

You may also notice that I'm using a lot of protein supplements--protein powder, vegan sausage, etc. Partly, this is because of the decreased calorie load. Getting 120g of natural, vegan protein is a cinch when you're eating 3500+ calories a day; it's much harder when you take away 500 calories; I eat about 15% protein, so 500 calories takes away about 18g of protein. One scoop of protein powder or one veggie dog eliminates that deficit easily.

I'm also fairly certain that the program I use (MyFitnessPal) underestimates the number of calories I burn in a day. When I track my food, I definitely miss some stuff, and I still lose weight at least as fast as they expect, usually faster.


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