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Maybe I should diet,

since I walk so much these days I don't think I've gotten enough carbs lately.

Was gonna write calories, but I drink fat coffee (coconut oil and coffee mixed in a blender) lately, with 3 table spoons of oil once or twice a day, plus all the tofu, hummus, chicken, berry/coconut milk smoothies and protein shakes I've been consuming might tell me it's not a calorie deficit, but a too low carb intake.

I'm not much for counting calories anyways, it stresses me out, plus I listened to what the Diet Doctor said when he mentioned that counting calories is an eating disorder... Now I don't know anymore, maybe I should track my meals like I did in 2015.

It caused me weight gain though, so I'll need to figure out how many calories I need to lose fat, but still keep my brain sane. Some say below 2000 for females and an app I've used says between 2060 and 2885. It is the app I used in 2015 for calorie and macro tracking, so I don't know if the app's calculations are off track - maybe it is too many calories to lose weight.
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MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
From the size of you, you dont need very much carbs. Keep doing what youre doing, its going well. Your brain will scream for carbs but its not rational.
SW-User
@MartinTheFirst yeah, you're right. I haven't been feeling too good the past two days but my energy has been on top. Might be something else that is bugging me.
BigAssLeech · 31-35, M
@MartinTheFirst It's very rational. If your body is screaming for carbs, then one should listen. Severe cravings (in a healthy person who doesn't have an eating disorder or hormone imbalance) is the body's way of letting you know what it needs. Carbohydrates are necessary for the body to function and produce energy. The source of the carbohydrates is what matters.
SW-User
@BigAssLeech I'm not craving carbs anymore, I think the berries and the hummus stopped the cravings. I did the first month, but now I feel low but energized, might be some psychological problem though.
BigAssLeech · 31-35, M
@SW-User Are you taking any supplements or vitamins? B12 is a common vitamin that a large portion of the population is deficient in, and it can help boost your mood (if that's the issue)
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@BigAssLeech Not for someone who is overweight.
SW-User
@BigAssLeech not at the moment. I have multivitamins, but I can't take those right now because I'm on anticoagulant pills atm since a surgery.
BigAssLeech · 31-35, M
@SW-User Then maybe you should try incorporating mushrooms, nutritional yeast, and fortified cereals into your diet as well. Those might help.