Confused

faduma123

for breakfast today I ate organic Quaker instant oatmeal with fat free milk . Lunch I ate roman lettuce, spinach, beans, onion with a little bit of salt . For dinner I just ate a quick raisin bran cereal with 1% milk . And throughout the day for snack I ate celery , apples with vanilla bean cream dip, and pineapples . I drank green tea with every meal. Yet it says I'm eating too little . And also mentioned something about carbohydrates and how I'm eating too much

lcooper327

Probably because you are eating too little.

vismal

It would help if you posted your height, weight, and goal along with your total calories, fats, proteins and carbs.

lemonlionheart

You're not eating enough calories. Try using full milk, salad dressing, add some nuts or peanut butter to your snacks to add calories. Going over your carbs won't hurt your weight loss goals, but you might want to think about incorporating more protein and fat into your diet- see above suggestions

millymolly79

there are natural carbs in fruit and vegetables. you maybe need to have more content in either your lunch or evening meal. to eat too little you may not see the scales move the right way.

faduma123

Thanks guys for your help

faduma123

One thing i was told too much carbs is bad. I've been afraid to eat something that tastes good to me because I'm afraid of consuming too much or having cravings . Those kind of things is what got me over weight

faduma123

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faduma123

5'7 height

azulvioleta6

I'm not up on all of the ins and outs of how MFP sets calorie goals...but 1100 a day seems really low.

You need more protein, more fat and fewer carbs.

lcooper327

I'm confused how it even lets you have an 1100 calorie goal. You could be eating a lot more and still losing if you wanted to.

faduma123

Thanks I will definitely add more protein and more fat thanks

RodaRose

faduma123 wrote: »

Thanks I will definitely add more protein and more fat thanks

Fat and protein sound good to me.

Also change your goals to one pound a week. Or one half pound a week.
You can experiment and see which of those two works for you.

lemonlionheart

faduma123 wrote: »

Thanks I will definitely add more protein and more fat thanks

Add more calories. You should be eating at least 1200 calories per day, and eating back at least half your exercise calories. I'd also recommend lowering your calorie goal to 1lb per week. It's not a race.

faduma123

Thanks I do feel really week at times . Thanks so much

myheartsabattleground

eat more.

2BeHappy2

azulvioleta6 wrote: »

I'm not up on all of the ins and outs of how MFP sets calorie goals...but 1100 a day seems really low.

You need more protein, more fat and fewer carbs.

I always though MFP didn't go any lower than 1200, this is new to me!