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Hi! I'm very new to Paleo. So I'm just trying to get used to the lifestyle with more knowledge.

I track my calories from Fitday.com. However it seems that I don't get enough protein and calories, while I'm forcing myself to eat more.

Here's my typical daily diet. I wake up in the morning at 9am-10am normally; Have a breakfast; Then have a dinner in the evening at 6pm. After 6pm. I don't normally eat anything.

However today, when I looked at my fitday account. I saw that I only got about 1050 calories and about 80gr. of protein; although I really forced myself to eat in the morning and the evening. So again, I forced myself to eat some cheese with butter, accompanied by a glass of Kefir. Now it's 1303 calories and 92.7gr protein.

Please take a look at my diet and its nutritional values below:

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So I don't like this situation, unwillingly eating something.

I'm a 25yo male with 188 pounds, 5 feet 9" long. Normally I used to have more calories before starting Paleo, due to my excessive amount of junk food consumption and carb intake.

Now I have my questions:

1) Should I force myself to eat? Or listen to what my body says, although when I'm not getting enough calories and protein?

2) Do you have any tips for me to get on the track?

Thank you so much.

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 Dude your joking right 50g of raw brain? – cliff Oct 17 2011 at 19:41
Hahaha, Nope! I don't eat it raw. It's just what it weighs as a raw product :) – Turker Oct 17 2011 at 20:02

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Are you trying to lose/gain/maintain weight? If you have excess fat, then don't worry about calories because you're carrying around tons of excess calories that you can use for fuel.

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Yes, I'm trying to loose about 45 pounds. Thank you for your answer. – Turker Oct 17 2011 at 19:53
In that case, I would go higher in lean meat and lower in fat. The eggs supply the essential fatty acids, so beyond them you don't really need any other fat. – Travis Culp♦ Oct 17 2011 at 20:01
Oh, there gotta be sth wrong then. I read that in order to loose weight, one must increase the fat intake. So I'm confused. – Turker Oct 17 2011 at 20:06
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 That's a common paleo misconception. At the very least, replace dairy fat with coconut oil. – Travis Culp♦ Oct 17 2011 at 20:07
Now that I see that you are somewhat bound by your location in food choices, I would just keep eating what you're eating and let your body decide. When hungry, just try to make meals mostly lean meat. I eat tons of lamb, and so should you. – Travis Culp♦ Oct 17 2011 at 20:31
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add some nuts? they will add a little protein for a big calorie boost.

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So you mean, I must basically force myself to eat more? And what should be the calories target for me, do you think? – Turker Oct 17 2011 at 19:32
no, don't force feed. i'm just suggesting that nuts generally are high in calories. – sage_ Oct 17 2011 at 19:45
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Before you begin counting calories:

Remove the cheese from your diet and careful with to many eggs weekly. If your typical day has 4 whole eggs in the morning, that means you might be pushing up to 28 eggs a week, might contribute to your bad cholesterol count.

I would also consider what type of Kefir you're taking in. Liquids with that high a carb count can really slow your paleo process. I agree with sage_ that adding some nuts in there would up your good calorie count. Combine that with the removal of the aforementioned calories and you'll be on your way to better living.

Eat Lunch man! Go to Walgreens and get some canned Salmon or something. Just had some a few hours ago and put down around 600 calories with it and a good amount of O~3's.

Also, throw some bacon or sausages in the mix for breakfast. Reading your chart almost put me to sleep! Eating right doesn't mean eating boring.

BTW I'm 6'4 245 with 7% BF and with extreme exercise and I only put down about 2,500 a day. Don't sit there and think you're a bodybuilder and that you're doing yourself any good by eating bland, eat right, do functional exercises and you'll achieve everything you want out of your new lifestyle.

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First of all, Thank you for your answer. I live in Istanbul, Turkey (somewhere in eastern Europe with mostly Muslim Population) Therefore our dietery customs are a bit different than that of the USA. I heard lots of people eating more than 2 eggs. I didn't know that would cause a problem for me? I drink traditional Kefir, which are abundant in my country. As the population of my country is mostly constituted of Muslims, bacon and sausages are very rarely found, and if found they are dramatically expensive. I ususally do excercises. But not that much. – Turker Oct 17 2011 at 20:00
Your rmr is like 2500 calorie, how do you maintain your weight doing extreme exercise? – cliff Oct 17 2011 at 20:24
@Cliff. I'm not sure if it has more to do with the fact that the high amount of protein and fats that I take in are just helping me maintain my weight...actually until you just asked me that I never really questioned it. I kind of just figured people can maintain weights like that as easily as I do. Rain-check on the answer? – Fabian Oct 17 2011 at 20:54
@Turker I would limit my whole egg consumption to about 16 a week (for me at 245 pounds/111 Kg). Even though your body likes eggs and all of the nutrients it provides, our ancestors would not have eaten more than this due to the fact that even if our ancestors would have gathered these, they would have to share a limited number of eggs amongst several people in the tribe/family/whatever other name. As far as dairy, the calories from dairy should be restricted on a need basis only. Humans are inherently lactose intolerant and something like Dairy Kefir isn't always the best choice... – Fabian Oct 17 2011 at 20:57
All other things taken into account of course. I am Cuban and if I was living in Cuba right now and someone offered me a glass of milk, I might take the entire jug. Strict Paleo is only as good as it is convenient to your socio-economical/cultural restrictions. Do your best without going for broke. :) Hope this helps. – Fabian Oct 17 2011 at 20:59
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