Please help me with healthy foods !

alexmae92
alexmae92 Posts: 4
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm so picky wth food and I need a few tips on what is healthy to eat and what I shouldn't

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  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    The only things you 'shouldn't' eat are foods that you don't like or food that is spoiled/rotten.
    Stop thinking of food in terms of good and bad, it's all just food. Everyone has a different definition of 'healthy'.
  • alexmae92
    alexmae92 Posts: 4
    I mostly eat carbs but that's said to be real bad for you I could live on toast and cereal I've lost a lot of weight but this last 18 pounds won't shift no matter what I do im thinking should I have less calories in a day or eat healthier food to the amount I should have ?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    edited January 2015
    Unless there's a medical reason to (diabetes/PCOS/celiac), you don't need to watch carbs, just your total overall calories. You'll probably need to take a look at your logging to see where you can clean it up.
  • obscuremusicreference
    obscuremusicreference Posts: 1,320 Member
    edited January 2015
    Congrats on your loss to date! Make sure you eat the calories MFP gives you and focus on getting more protein for muscle-preservation/overall health reasons, but macros do not matter for weight loss.

    And you will probably be losing less as you get closer to a healthy weight.

    Good luck!

    ETA: Do you like eggs? I find that omelettes are a great way to get more vegetables in. You can also use it to put in sandwich meat/cheese and cut out the bread that way, if you feel that you would like fewer carbs.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Eat everything in moderation. Stay within your caloric allowance. Thats it.
  • alexmae92
    alexmae92 Posts: 4
    Thankyou everyone I never go over calories always less or spot on , hopefully with the help or jogs, bike rides and gym it comes off quick does anyone recommend slimming pills or not just seen some of those called burn bullets to burn fat quicker ?
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    NO! Slimming pills and burn bullets are not a good idea imho!
    Just eat a bit less if you've been on a long plateau.
    Those last few pounds will come off slowly.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    No slimming pills. Eat some nutritious foods and move more. No magic pills for weight loss.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    Eat everything in moderation. Stay within your caloric allowance. Thats it.

    This.

    And forget the pills. They do nothing for you but empty your wallet.
  • Jewels211
    Jewels211 Posts: 184 Member
    If you're wanting to eat healthier as opposed to just having a calorie deficit, make sure your carbs are in whole grain or higher fiber form (100% whole wheat toast, whole grain cereal, brown rice, etc.) and eat fruit rather than drinking juice. Make sure your meats are lean and eat more poultry and fish than higher-fat/different fat beef and pork. Use healthy fats like olive oil and eat small servings of nuts like walnuts, almonds, pecans to get their good fats and fiber. Try to up your colorful raw veggie intake. Greens and carrots, broccoli, etc. provide lots of fiber (and vitamins and minerals) which will satisfy you while not being high in calories. Just think about eating as close to the form the food came from nature as possible for the most part and it will be healthier for you. But you also need to remember that the last lbs are almost always the hardest to get off, so it's not just you. :) Upping your exercise and maybe ticking down the calories a bit can help. Good luck, and way to go on getting down to the last 18!
  • alexmae92
    alexmae92 Posts: 4
    Thankyou everyone I will take in note off these comments ☺️☺️☺️
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