Who saw the Discovery Channel about less caloric intake?

How the hell do you get up to 4k a day?  I eat a good amount of food in a day , sure I am a vegan , but even when I eat pastas and heavy calorie foods I couldnt imagine eating 4000 a day (i know the less is what you should be doing but I was stunned by the 4k being average)

I have read about this also. Found a few articles on the topic.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630112050.htm

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514064921.htm

Basicly saying... 

Eating less is better for your health, than eating a lot and excercising a lot.

Interesting actually.. we have always been told that it doesnt matter how much we eat so long we use just as much energy.

definitely seems true

Was a bit surprised as well..i would have figured around 3,300...but really lets think...a grown adult probably has 3 meals a day, with a snack in there..may drink soda, iced tea etc...calories there as well...makes semi sense

I've seen numbers close to 4k before, but I thought those were coming from grocers and considered food wasted too. If the average person's "maintenance" is 2,500 (a total guess but it seems reasonable), then the average person is gaining almost 1/2 pound a day - people are fat but that seems excessive.

Aside from milk, pretty much all non-diet beverages are empty calories. That's how most people get fat.

No, but I have heard good stuff about fitday. I keep track of my diet in an excel sheet. I think it's really helpful when you're trying to lose weight (but not muscle) so you can make sure you're getting enough protein (ideally 1 gram per lb of lean body mass).

nutrimirror.com

  This is exactly what am looking for.

Signing up now.  Will let you know how it works.

banana's is a big no no.. very high in sugar.