Re: Have I got a very low metabolism ?

[John Sankey]

"Over the last six months I've been keeping track of what I eat and
am surprised to see that my average daily calorie intake is 1,405
Kcal ... I take an average of 30mins exercise a day by fast hill
walking for a mile and a half."

Welcome to the club! I'm another one.

The experts claim that I need 3000 calories/day at my height (6'4"),
weight and activity level (a field naturalist); my basal (sleeping)
metabolism is supposed to be 1600 calories/day! In fact, I maintain
my weight steady with only 1500 calories/day.

But relax, it's perfectly possible to obtain all the nutrients in RDA
quantity on as little as 1000 calories/day, and with an essentially
natural diet to boot. See http://sankey.ws/diet.html for some notes
on how to do it.

As far as outdoor sleeping goes, order from Mountain Equipment Coop.
They've got stuff I can use to 40 below.

 

[Juhana Harju]

John Sankey wrote:
.. See http://sankey.ws/diet.html for some notes
:: on how to do it.
::
If you would pay attention to phytochemicals, fiber and to the quality
of fats, which are all important for good health, your list would look
different.

--
Juhana