So I ate vegan, and no oils. But I had a few things that were quite high in calorie and calorie density: some organic dried figs (very high in calorie density, and too easy to eat, and not as satisfying as I remember), some dried Japanese sweet potatoes / satsumaimo (not as bad as the figs in calorie density or calories, takes longer to eat, but not as tasty as I remember), grilled Japanese sweet potatoes for lunch (a bit high in calorie density, extremely delicious, will continue to have them sometimes, but can't afford to every day calorie-wise).
On top of all that I had 3 large apples which just added 400 calories on top of the whole mess and I ate about 2,900 calories today!
I'm sure I'll show a temporary weight gain tomorrow, and while I'm psychologically prepared for that I feel sort of down about it. Tomorrow I'm back with no extra fruits and sticking to lower calorie density starches and veggies until... New Year's eve!
Since I do have my weight under control (I'm down 140 lb to 144 lb - normal weight) I know I can do things like this and then be good the next day. It's not like I had anything fried, or non-vegan, or things with oil, etc. I wonder how many calories I used to eat when I was obese.
eating practically nothing from their "heart healthy menu"
