<p>I usually aim for an average of ~1500 calories/day/week. </p>
<p>Some days I’ll consume more - probably 1700 all the day to 2000; other days I’m lucky enough to get by with 1000-1300 (when I sleep in the library)</p>
<p>(the reason why it’s low: calorie restriction => numerous health benefits)</p>
<p>I don’t count calories.</p>
<p>Last year I was like obsessed … lol … I got down to like 83 pounds and I ate like 1300 a day for a long time. Now I don’t count anymore.</p>
<p>^ How tall were you when you weighed 83 pounds?</p>
<p>Four eleven and three quarters.</p>
<p>Inquiline, why don’t you look up that one massive hunger study from a few years ago? You don’t have to use yourself as the lab rat… lol</p>
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<p>And I believed you when you told me Adderall was safe…</p>
<p>i dunno like maybe 4000, 5000 calories. jk. Prolly like 2000-3000 like most people.</p>
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<p>The problem with “safety” though, is that “safety” is contingent upon being cognizant of all health factors involved. Adderall is safe ONLY when you DON’T abuse it, and when you take steps to avoid getting tolerant (which many people don’t). </p>
<p>The same applies to calorie restriction (especially, since people who do calorie restriction can be prone to missing certain key vitamins and minerals).</p>
<p>[Calorie</a> restriction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie_restriction]Calorie”>Calorie restriction - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Also, what do you mean by the hunger study? Clearly - people who must go through 1300-1500 calories per day usually do so for reasons of famine (when they cannot get adequate nutrition otherwise => you need all your vitamins and minerals when you do calorie restriction). Mice undergoing calorie restriction extend their lifespans (in fact, there is an entire scientific american issue dedicated to this). </p>
<p>If you’re voluntarily undergoing calorie restriction though, you’re in a different demographic group than ones forced to do 1300-1500 calories per day. (there is already evidence to show that this offers benefits in humans. For example:</p>
<p>[Calorie</a> Restriction Appears Better Than Exercise At Slowing Primary Aging](<a href=“http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060531164818.htm]Calorie”>Calorie Restriction Appears Better Than Exercise At Slowing Primary Aging | ScienceDaily)</p>
<p>(17:20:08) InquilineKea: people have to be a lot more careful about what they say
(17:20:09) InquilineKea: (me included)
(17:20:17) InquilineKea: “blacks have lower IQs than whites”
(17:20:21) InquilineKea: is EASILY misinterpreted
(17:20:22) InquilineKea: it’s true, but only in the context of the US where we have to take context into account (not just genes)
(17:20:34) InquilineKea: people have to realize "IN CERTAIN CONTEXTS"must be appended
(17:20:41) InquilineKea: calorie restriction is superior to normal diets
(17:20:45) InquilineKea: IN CERTAIN CONTEXTS</p>
<p>(17:20:47) InquilineKea: Adderall is safe
(17:20:51) InquilineKea: IN CERTAIN CONTEXTS</p>
<p>i don’t cound calories… i eat whatever i want… but i exercise usually a couple hours a day</p>
<p>^ seriously thats wot u got to do. Just freakin go outside and play and lift. Eat what u want, as long as u r not eating a big mac twice a day everyday.</p>
<p>I have no idea.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=17572[/url]”>http://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=17572</a></p>
<p>[Technology</a> Review: Human Study Shows Benefits of Caloric Restriction](<a href=“How MIT Decides | MIT Technology Review”>How MIT Decides | MIT Technology Review)</p>
<p>haha though, i haven’t been the guinea pig for anything yet (actually, when I think about doing something that most of the mainstream bureaucracy [FDA, health institutes, etc] doesn’t explicitly include in its recommendations, I spend hours and hours researching that thing and looking for studies).</p>
<p>In the future though, I’m kind of unsure (if something has been tested on mammals all the way up to monkeys, but not on humans yet, then I might try being a guinea pig. but not yet). being a guinea pig is also dependent on making an accurate estimation of what the “action” does - and whether you can predict there are unpleasant consequences as a result of that action or not. </p>
<p>generally though, i don’t follow official recommendations as they tend to be biased and serve the interests of various groups (we all know that the USDA food pyramid is BS now, for example, since the bottom of the pyramid could have included some of the worst foods that you could ever eat - namely - refined grains that can drive your blood glucose levels up). and it doesn’t account for the existence of vegetarians, whose lifespans are as long as those of non-vegetarians</p>
<p>I don’t count calories. I just try to eat healthy things (whole wheat, fruits and veggies, etc). I definitely eat a LOT, though…</p>
<p>I remember once the ass. XC coach (I abbreviated that on purpose, so that all you CCers gain an idea of what he’s like…) told us that we should be eating 8x the amount of food that “normal” people eat. I agree that because we run, we should eat more. But 16,000 calories a day? Hmm… no. He’s an idiot.</p>