Potato DD question

williamson_ja · 03-28-2013, 07:37 AM

For those of you eating all potatoes on your down day, doesn't that add up to a ton of calories? According to a tracker, one large potato has 310 calories. So, I could only eat 1 1/4 potatoes before my calories were up for the day. That doesn't seem like a lot of food. Are you guys just not counting calories on your potato days or what? I don't get it.

adillenal · 03-28-2013, 07:41 AM

I am in maintenance and I weigh my potatoes and multiply X 27 calories per ounce. So 16 ounces of potato would be 432 calories. I am in maintenance but have lost 5 pounds this month doing potato DD's with calories at least 600 up to 1000 on potato DD's. I only had two very low calorie DD's this month when I did only liquids.
I buy the small gold potatoes, boil and store in the frig. I like the little 3 or 4 ounce potatoes and eaten cold with salt are quite filling now that I have been doing it for awhile. At first I could not get full just eating potatoes.I like being able to eat more calories on DD's and still maintain or actualy lose.

ouizoid · 03-28-2013, 07:42 AM

potatoes are only about a calorie/gram. Weigh your potatoes. They are also incredibly satiating, and, as long as you are not including fat or protein, it will be difficult to eat too many potatoes. Additionally, I lose weight on higher calories when I am only eating potatoes. Probably 600 or so per DD.

SlowSure · 03-29-2013, 03:51 AM

I vaguely maintained a DD/UD rotation during my potato hack (currently day 27). I didn't mind if my DD was about 50-100kcals high but really had to push to eat sufficient calories on my UDs because (as the others indicate) fat-free potato is difficult to eat in quantity.

Because it's been cold and I didn't always fancy cold potato (plus, I'd introduced rice because I was quite unwell on potato alone) I had congee (rice soup) as a high-volume, low-calorie DD meal and snack. (Preferred thickness of congee is a personal preference - as I like mine thin, it's 40 kcals per ,mug for me but other people like a much thicker one that might be nearer 140kcals.)

Everyone for whom it works seems to have a version of the PH that suits them.

sorenkkg · 03-30-2013, 08:24 AM

I'm thinking of trying ph on my dd when I travel in a couple weeks. Interesting to know we can go a bit higher on cals...

My last experience was awful (big blood sugar spike/drop, I think...I don't usually have bs issues) but may be worth trying again, and only having potatoes in the fridge (my hotel has kitchens in each room) might work for me.

Thanks for the continuing info!

. S.

adillenal · 03-30-2013, 09:45 AM

DH has found my cold boiled potato stash in the frig and has been helping himself. I panicked yesterday because I thought I had eaten 3 pounds of gold potatoes on a DD. Soooo glad to find out I had help.

And I take cold boiled potatoes in a little cooler with me to events if it is a DD and I do just fine. My favorite is still the Yukon Golds.

sorenkkg · 03-30-2013, 12:04 PM

I'll give the yukons a try when I'm in ca in 2 weeks Adi

03-28-2013, 07:37 AM	#1
williamson_ja Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 54 Gallery: williamson_ja	Potato DD question For those of you eating all potatoes on your down day, doesn't that add up to a ton of calories? According to a tracker, one large potato has 310 calories. So, I could only eat 1 1/4 potatoes before my calories were up for the day. That doesn't seem like a lot of food. Are you guys just not counting calories on your potato days or what? I don't get it.

03-28-2013, 07:41 AM	#2
adillenal Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 7,188 Gallery: adillenal	I am in maintenance and I weigh my potatoes and multiply X 27 calories per ounce. So 16 ounces of potato would be 432 calories. I am in maintenance but have lost 5 pounds this month doing potato DD's with calories at least 600 up to 1000 on potato DD's. I only had two very low calorie DD's this month when I did only liquids. I buy the small gold potatoes, boil and store in the frig. I like the little 3 or 4 ounce potatoes and eaten cold with salt are quite filling now that I have been doing it for awhile. At first I could not get full just eating potatoes.I like being able to eat more calories on DD's and still maintain or actualy lose. __________________ adi 5'7" 64 years old 181/155/145 LC MY WAY 3/15/03 155/144/140 LFL 5/05/04 181.0/168.0/145 07/25/11 The Rice Diet 181.4/179.0/145 Atkins 72 10/31/11 180/135/135 JUDDD 01/08/12 NEW GOAL 3/8/13

03-29-2013, 03:51 AM	#4
SlowSure Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nr London, UK Posts: 1,022 Gallery: SlowSure Stats: 157/132/130 WOE: JUDDD Maintenance. Ketogenic PHD. Start Date: 11 Dec. 2011 Restart 1 Jan 2013	I vaguely maintained a DD/UD rotation during my potato hack (currently day 27). I didn't mind if my DD was about 50-100kcals high but really had to push to eat sufficient calories on my UDs because (as the others indicate) fat-free potato is difficult to eat in quantity. Because it's been cold and I didn't always fancy cold potato (plus, I'd introduced rice because I was quite unwell on potato alone) I had congee (rice soup) as a high-volume, low-calorie DD meal and snack. (Preferred thickness of congee is a personal preference - as I like mine thin, it's 40 kcals per ,mug for me but other people like a much thicker one that might be nearer 140kcals.) Everyone for whom it works seems to have a version of the PH that suits them. Last edited by SlowSure; 03-29-2013 at 04:19 AM.. Reason: Clarity

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03-28-2013, 07:42 AM	#3
ouizoid Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,973 Gallery: ouizoid Stats: 225/165/145 WOE: JUDDD	potatoes are only about a calorie/gram. Weigh your potatoes. They are also incredibly satiating, and, as long as you are not including fat or protein, it will be difficult to eat too many potatoes. Additionally, I lose weight on higher calories when I am only eating potatoes. Probably 600 or so per DD.

03-30-2013, 08:24 AM	#5
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,629 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	I'm thinking of trying ph on my dd when I travel in a couple weeks. Interesting to know we can go a bit higher on cals... My last experience was awful (big blood sugar spike/drop, I think...I don't usually have bs issues) but may be worth trying again, and only having potatoes in the fridge (my hotel has kitchens in each room) might work for me. Thanks for the continuing info! . S.

03-30-2013, 09:45 AM	#6
adillenal Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 7,188 Gallery: adillenal	DH has found my cold boiled potato stash in the frig and has been helping himself. I panicked yesterday because I thought I had eaten 3 pounds of gold potatoes on a DD. Soooo glad to find out I had help. And I take cold boiled potatoes in a little cooler with me to events if it is a DD and I do just fine. My favorite is still the Yukon Golds.

03-30-2013, 12:04 PM	#7
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,629 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	I'll give the yukons a try when I'm in ca in 2 weeks Adi