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Originally Posted by CFD
1200 is a lot of cals for one meal (about the same as a big mac meal) but you don't see to many people getting fat while deployed a lot may have to do with how the cals are made up, for example if they come from a high protein content it is not easily stored as fat but I have a feeling they are high in carbs, also although not working out in the true sense I would imagine your not going to be sitting on your but all day so the daily calorie burn may be real high, when all is said and done it's still basically cals in cals out
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I found this on the official MRE website: "Each MRE provides an average of 1,250 calories (13% protein, 36% fat, and 51% carbohydrates) and 1/3 of the Military Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamins and minerals. A full day's worth of meals would consist of three MREs."
As you can see, they are pretty high in fat...but the good news is, I don't typically eat the whole thing...they are very filling!! So think I will probably just eat the main dish and supplement with my own healthy foods for the rest. At least try to maintain some balance and sanity check on the calories!
As mentioned, I plan on using some pics as progress checks...I realized I hadn't posted up a pic in this thread...I don't have any bikini shots or anything and nothing from the backside cuz frankly, I have the flattest butt on earth LoL. Anyway, these are the best two pics I have that depict my "baseline"...they were taken over the summer.
