some good things too eat???

bday95

I'm having a hard time figuring out what I should be eating. I'm stuck in my weight loss and I'm feeling discouraged. I was told I should be having three meals a day with three snacks to keep my metabolism going, but I'm finding it hard to eat all of my calories being healthy but in eat them to quick when trying to get to 1200 calories. I work out 5 or 6 times a week and do a lot of cardio and I'll do some leg and arms workouts too. I only drink water and hot green tea. I really need some tips on things I should be eating that is a good source of fat to give me energy and I'm not a picky eater. I was 175 down to 152 and I'm stuck for about a month and a half

malibu927

Your metabolism doesn't stop running until you die.

Eat the things you love in moderation. Focus on nutrition first, then add treats. And log EVERYTHING accurately, including using a food scale if you need to. If you haven't been losing, most likely you're eating more than you think and/or burning less than you think.

barbecuesauce

bday95 wrote: »

I'm having a hard time figuring out what I should be eating. I'm stuck in my weight loss and I'm feeling discouraged. I was told I should be having three meals a day with three snacks to keep my metabolism going, but I'm finding it hard to eat all of my calories being healthy but in eat them to quick when trying to get to 1200 calories. I work out 5 or 6 times a week and do a lot of cardio and I'll do some leg and arms workouts too. I only drink water and hot green tea. I really need some tips on things I should be eating that is a good source of fat to give me energy and I'm not a picky eater. I was 175 down to 152 and I'm stuck for about a month and a half

Noooooooooope. Meal timing is irrelevant to weight loss. If you have been your weight for 6 weeks, you are not eating 1200 calories. Eat when and what you want--just make sure you're eating less than you burn and you should start losing again.

jgnatca

Your diary is private so I am kind of shooting in the dark here. If you aren't hungry between meals how about skipping the snacks? Have your water and tea then.

As for food choices, the sky is the limit.

Breakfast might be half bagel with cream cheese, oatmeal with milk, eggs and veggies, yogurt and fruit, toast with peanut butter.

Lunch could be last nights leftovers in a wrap, sandwich, tuna and crackers, soup, hard boiled egg, and crackers, salad with almonds, sunflower seeds, or walnuts.

Dinner can be grilled meat, side of veggies, and rice/potato/pasta, chilli, stew, or casserole.

If you need more fat, pick full fat yogurt, oil based vinaigrette on your salad, peanut butter or any other nuts, salmon, or any other fatty meat. Chicken thighs are inexpensive. You could cook them skin on and eat them skin off.