The Female(?) Athlete Triad - Part III/III: Road to Recovery! Step #1 = "Increase Your Energy Intake"! Plus: Learn How to Calculate Your Resting Energy Expenditure (BMR)
You don't have to eat Burgers and French fries all day, but it's almost certain that you got to eat MORE than before. In this installment we will thus take a look on how much you'd minimally to function in your regular everyday life. I have to admit I did underestimate the workload that would be associated with the SuppVersity Female(?) Athlete Triad Series . When I wrote the first part of this series, I originally did not even plan to have a second , let alone third part. Now, I've reached Part III and have to realize that the simple question "how much do I have to eat" can become pretty hairy. Not the least, because I personally have never been an advocate of meticulous calorie counting and yet cannot ignore the fact that I have to give you something you can start from... to cut a long story short, also to avoid falling victim to the aforementioned "bloggers triad" , I will tackle the rest of this series, the "Road to Recovery" a...