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Suggestions?

BatCola
BatCola Posts: 64 Member
edited March 6 in Food and Nutrition
Hello for the past two weeks?... I have really been trying not to resort to my fast food fast lifestyle. I am logging I am not exercising yet but I would like it if you guys could review my diary and give me some suggestions? I can take constructive criticism :3

the password is moldyshit (it was a word created by a friend of mine who I thought it was hilarious)

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    too many calories, too much sodium, not enough fruit and veg
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    What she said. Plus you didn't log all last weekend and are using manually entered meals from the database that may not correspond to what you were eating.

    Tips: buy a food scale (you can find them for $10-15), weigh and log EVERYTHING you eat, measure EVERYTHING you drink, utilize the recipe calculator for anything homemade. You don't have to fully cut out the fast food and processed frozen items, but you'll find you can satisfy yourself more with fruits/vegetables/lean meats.
  • kimekakes28
    kimekakes28 Posts: 103 Member
    Ditto
    Here's a few suggestions that helped me
    Reading the labels of the food you buy.
    Using measuring cups until you are able to buy a scale to make sure you eating the correct serving size.
    Fast food is loaded with sodium and fat so I would start limiting them.
    Sometimes you can go to a grocery store's deli and get a baked chicken breast and a side order of veggies in the same time it takes to order at McDonald's.
    Good luck to you!
  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    edited October 2014
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    too many calories, too much sodium, not enough fruit and veg

    This is what I noticed as well.

    Also, you use a handful of "generic" entries. If you're going to cook something, you should enter the recipe yourself. The generic entries may not have all of the same ingredients as what you use, so the calories and macros may actually be really far off from what you're eating.

    ETA: there are some days that aren't logged at all or aren't complete (unless you really did only eat 800 calories).
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