Looking for some input

blaze439

Hey everyone, I have been logging for a few weeks now. My diet seems pretty balanced with a focus on 1gram of protein per pound of goal weight (185lbs). I usually get close and I keep my net calories in range of the pre set goal for loosing 2lbs a week. I would like to get some feedback on my food diary from others with more experience. I set it to public so if anyone would like to check it out please feel free. Thanks!

feisty_bucket

Looks good to me. Keep at it, be consistent, check back in.

micheleld73

Looks good for menu, water and exercise. I would suggest looking into other lunch options early before you start burning out on the same thing everyday.

AbsolutelyAnnie

Actually, your pre-exercise calorie goal looks very low for a 24 man with only 14 pounds to lose. The 2 pound per week rate is geared toward very obese people with closer to 100 pounds to lose. At your age (younger people actually need more calories) and weight, your rate should be about 1/2 pound per week. This is a healthy rate of loss that will be much easier for you to maintain. As it is, I don't think you are getting enough calories most days. Factor in the exercise, and it looks too low to me.

I recommend looking at these two MFP posts for help in setting your calorie goals.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819055/setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242

Best of luck to you.

TimothyFish

There's really no reason why a man can't lose two pounds per week, even if he is near his goal weight. There seem to be plenty of people on here saying that, but I've yet to see one explain what is "unsafe" about it.