How many pieces of baked chicken should I eat??

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DeterminedbyGod
DeterminedbyGod Posts: 130 Member
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My meals for today was

A home made egg and cheese sandwich on thin bread

for lunch 2 pieces of tilipia and brocoli with a wheat bread

For dinner I just have a taste for baked chicken, but I'm not sure how many to eat. I normally eat two pieces with a slice of wheat bread

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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    as many as you need.

    Review your TDEE vs. intake for today, and eat accordingly.
  • DeterminedbyGod
    DeterminedbyGod Posts: 130 Member
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    dbmata wrote: »
    as many as you need.

    Review your TDEE vs. intake for today, and eat accordingly.

    whats TDEE??

  • jnv7594
    jnv7594 Posts: 983 Member
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    How many calories do you have left for the day? Base it on that. It would be hard for us to tell you how much you should eat for dinner without knowing how many calories you have already had today.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    edited January 2015
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    I am assuming you don't weigh your food, correct?

    It's much easier to determine how much chicken you should eat when you have a food scale because you weigh the chicken, plug it into MFP, and can see how many grams of protein are in it, etc.
  • DeterminedbyGod
    DeterminedbyGod Posts: 130 Member
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    I have 2000 and a little over calories to eat
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,574 Member
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    DeterminedbyGod wrote: »
    I have 2000 and a little over calories to eat

    Over 2000 left....What is your daily deficit?
  • BRaye325
    BRaye325 Posts: 1,383 Member
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    Here is a quick list of the things you should review before eating your dinner:
    How many calories do you have remaining for the day?
    How many calories are in the chicken you are preparing?
    Is it chicken breast or some other part of the chicken?
    Are you adding any calories in breading or oil?
    How much does it weigh? scale is best, but you can estimate by the % of total weight you are having.
    If you don't own a scale, you should look into getting one. Saying you had 2 pieces of tilapia doesn't help you calculate the calories. Knowing it was 5.5 oz will make your calorie count so much more accurate.
    Hope this helps. :smiley:
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    arditarose wrote: »
    DeterminedbyGod wrote: »
    I have 2000 and a little over calories to eat

    Over 2000 left....What is your daily deficit?
    I think that's daily total...
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,574 Member
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    dbmata wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    DeterminedbyGod wrote: »
    I have 2000 and a little over calories to eat

    Over 2000 left....What is your daily deficit?
    I think that's daily total...

    I don't know by the way she worded it. I've tried to help this OP before on a similar topic.

    OP, have you had success losing weight with the app?
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    arditarose wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    DeterminedbyGod wrote: »
    I have 2000 and a little over calories to eat

    Over 2000 left....What is your daily deficit?
    I think that's daily total...

    I don't know by the way she worded it. I've tried to help this OP before on a similar topic.

    OP, have you had success losing weight with the app?
    I'm tapping out.
    I r iz scrd.
  • DeterminedbyGod
    DeterminedbyGod Posts: 130 Member
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    arditarose wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    DeterminedbyGod wrote: »
    I have 2000 and a little over calories to eat

    Over 2000 left....What is your daily deficit?
    I think that's daily total...

    I don't know by the way she worded it. I've tried to help this OP before on a similar topic.

    OP, have you had success losing weight with the app?

    Yes so far I have lost over 70 pounds

  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,574 Member
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    DeterminedbyGod wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    DeterminedbyGod wrote: »
    I have 2000 and a little over calories to eat

    Over 2000 left....What is your daily deficit?
    I think that's daily total...

    I don't know by the way she worded it. I've tried to help this OP before on a similar topic.

    OP, have you had success losing weight with the app?

    Yes so far I have lost over 70 pounds

    Nice job.

    But, no one can really tell you how much more chicken to eat. Hope you enjoyed.

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