Holy crap
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For the pizza, let your fiance and son have their pizza and you can try this:
Flat Out Artisan Pizza Rosemary and Olive Oil Crust 120 calories
1/4 cup pizza sauce (the 1/4 cup will be plenty on the crust) approx. 40 calories
8x turkey pepperoni approx. 35 calories
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella approx. 80 calories
1 TBLS grated parmesan approx. 20 calories
So all that for 295 calories. You can add some thin sliced tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, spinach etc. for negligible calories, and have your pizza. And if you really must, for 90 more calories you can have 2 TBLS of Bolthouse Classic Ranch.
Good luck! You obviously worked hard today to make a difference. Consider increasing your calories just a bit or having a range like you said, 1200-1600 a day. Give yourself some leeway until you have adapted to the changes to your diet.0 -
anxioushero wrote: »Eat 2000 for a couple weeks, then 1800, then 1500, etc...your jump is too sudden! Might binge
make sure your loss is sustainable.
I agree with the above, yes moderation in everything is the key but you don't want to take three steps forward and two steps back.
The foods you were consuming were obviously extemely high in calorific intake but to jump down to 1200 calories is huge. I myself am 5 foot 1 and currently weigh 186 lbs but need to be on nearly 1800 cals a day given my current BMR and AMR (basal metabolic rate - when sleeping, to Active Metabolic rate which for me currently is light activity daily)
In saying that, keep up the good work girl and its good to see that you are no longer consuming those type of foods as they are definiely not good for the heart
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beccahbase wrote: »1200 is too low. I'm cutting weight at 1700 and I'm only 4'10. I'm losing weight just fine at a 50c\30p\15f split. You may need to eat less if you are non active, but never that low for the sake of your metabolic health... If your metabolism is fried than you won't lose anything at all or because of the restrictions your body will very quickly burn out. You're going to feel mentally drained, sick, and lethargic
good luck 
i did 1200 for months and months
Was full of energy, didn't burn out and was not hungry at all!
It all depend on what you eat.
I agree that 1200 is possible to low to start with. But dont make assumptions about not feeling good on a 1200 calorie intake. That is different from person to person.
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That is awesome. The first week is the hardest! You're hungrier. The first few weeks of giving up the yummy stuff are the hardest there. Hang in there!
If you splurge, splurge and then get back at it. Don't let it throw you off.
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TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »beccahbase wrote: »1200 is too low. I'm cutting weight at 1700 and I'm only 4'10. I'm losing weight just fine at a 50c\30p\15f split. You may need to eat less if you are non active, but never that low for the sake of your metabolic health... If your metabolism is fried than you won't lose anything at all or because of the restrictions your body will very quickly burn out. You're going to feel mentally drained, sick, and lethargic good luck
i did 1200 for months and months
Was full of energy, didn't burn out and was hungry at all!
It all depend on what you eat.
I agree that 1200 is possible to low to start with. But dont make assumptions about not feeling good on a 1200 calorie intake. That is different from person to person.
I agree. You have to be careful about what you eat and plan ahead but you can meet of your macro/micro goals. Today I have met all my goals by the time I hit 1000 calories. I normally eat about 1400.
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beccahbase wrote: »1200 is too low. I'm cutting weight at 1700 and I'm only 4'10. I'm losing weight just fine at a 50c\30p\15f split. You may need to eat less if you are non active, but never that low for the sake of your metabolic health... If your metabolism is fried than you won't lose anything at all or because of the restrictions your body will very quickly burn out. You're going to feel mentally drained, sick, and lethargic good luck
You can't know for sure if 1200 calories are too low for her. She herself must test for a few weeks what works best for her.
I am under 5 feet tall and I started on 1400 and then on 11300 calories and did not lose a single pound in six month. I went down to 1200 calories ( which is still a lot of food for me, because I eat all natural and have all my life ) and started to lose, even though I have no thyroid and have active Lupus. I have lost in two years and two month exactly 65 pounds....the .5 pounds I was aiming for a week.
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I have been eating between 1200-1300 since February. I definitely cut Ranch down a lot but, still have it with certain things. Just had some today actually. Delicious!0
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I find I can easily fit in two slices of thin crust pizza in to my day. See if you can switch your boys to thin crust.0
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I had a thought about the noodles. An appropriate portion for you would be about 3/4 cup, paired with bag salad and some chicken breast on top. That way your boys can have their noodles and you too. Who knows? They might start eating more veggies too.0
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cutting your soda intake will save you 1000 cals alone. Cutting ranch (shutter) will save you 280 cals and cutting the syrup will save 200 cals. Nearly 1500 in some very simple ways. Maybe 1200 is too little or maybe its good either way good for you for being honest with yourself and I am happy you made it through day one feeling good. Keep going 0
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btw Bolthouse has very good dressings
blue cheese, vinaigrette, ranch
And very low in calories but still taste very good. I use those 0 -
beccahbase wrote: »1200 is too low. I'm cutting weight at 1700 and I'm only 4'10. I'm losing weight just fine at a 50c\30p\15f split. You may need to eat less if you are non active, but never that low for the sake of your metabolic health... If your metabolism is fried than you won't lose anything at all or because of the restrictions your body will very quickly burn out. You're going to feel mentally drained, sick, and lethargic good luck
You can't give blanket recommendations to other people based on what you do. It doesn't work that way. Different ages and circumstances will call for different needs.
Also, percentage recommendations for macro splits are pants, imo.
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I had eggs and wheat toast for breakfast with cheese, lunch I had 2 slices of pizza, and dinner we had hotdogs with cheddar and chilli and fries. We also bought rocky road ice cream for dessert. I ate so much less today then I normally do. Ate 1500 calories today.0
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Kristin, those "light bulb" moments are the best! Congrats on your amazing effort! You can keep this up!
A little flexibility with your daily calorie allowance like you mentioned will give you a little more room for those hungry days. And everyone falls off the wagon, don't beat yourself up, just get back on up there!
As for eliminating foods, you can lose weight eating anything you want, as long as you're at a deficit. However, if there are foods you're really prone to overeating, especially as you start changing your habits, removing them as choices, a least temporarily, might be helpful. I do that. There are some things I tend to overeat, and I don't keep them in the house.
I couldn't say it better..
Light bulb moments are awesome. When you look at the food you ate there really isn't much so you can see how people think they aren't eating much. But the calorie count is high.
I have learned I do like veggies... not all but some and I always try new ones. It can be fun trying to find recipes for veggies. For me the simpler the recipe the better they taste... I steam or roast them a lot and just add some spices.
Kristin, it is kind of reassuring to know that you can eat what the boys eat in moderation, yet you can decide if you want to.
Best of luck to you. Hope the test come out good. 0 -
kristinhull1 wrote: »I had eggs and wheat toast for breakfast with cheese, lunch I had 2 slices of pizza, and dinner we had hotdogs with cheddar and chilli and fries. We also bought rocky road ice cream for dessert. I ate so much less today then I normally do. Ate 1500 calories today.
Great
now remember when you feel hungry the best thing for me...( so doesn't mean for you but could be very well) is eating veggies and fruit And most of them are relative low in calories.
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kristinhull1 wrote: »I had eggs and wheat toast for breakfast with cheese, lunch I had 2 slices of pizza, and dinner we had hotdogs with cheddar and chilli and fries. We also bought rocky road ice cream for dessert. I ate so much less today then I normally do. Ate 1500 calories today.
Way to Go.
You will find little tricks to lower your calories and you can still eat anything in moderation.0 -
Everyone saying 4000 -1200 " seems " drastic.... IT IS ACTUALLY DRASTIC!!!
First off I would start off by figuring out what your Maintenance Caloric intake is then decrease that by 500 calories. You will have to burn 3500 calories to loose 1 lbs of fat. As your weight comes down your weight loss will slow down as well... then you decrease by another 500...
I would never do a drastic cut from 4000-1200 with a flip of the switch. Its unrealistic and you will starve yourself and you will never succeed that way. Think long term.. not short term.
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Everyone saying 4000 -1200 " seems " drastic.... IT IS ACTUALLY DRASTIC!!!
First off I would start off by figuring out what your Maintenance Caloric intake is then decrease that by 500 calories. You will have to burn 3500 calories to loose 1 lbs of fat. As your weight comes down your weight loss will slow down as well... then you decrease by another 500...
I would never do a drastic cut from 4000-1200 with a flip of the switch. Its unrealistic and you will starve yourself and you will never succeed that way. Think long term.. not short term.
best of luck!
some do
Let me say i agree with it is drastic
But that doesnt mean she would succeed
I did it, cold turkey
and here i am, and i will succeed
Only 16 pounds to go and lost 100
It depends from person to person. We dont know anything about OP.
People know/knew anything about me.
About a persons health issues or personality
If i had a choice i wouldn't have cut myself that far down to 1200, but i had no choice. Simple
But it doesnt mean she wont succeed. We dont know.
I hope and want to believe she does
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Good job on starting to log and on starting to cut down on your intake!
If you can tolerate a 1200 Cal intake to start, nothing wrong with that given the amount of weight you have to lose. If you find yourself wavering, try to remember that the choice is NOT between either eating at 1200 Cal OR giving up and going back to 4,000 Cal!
Based on the stats you've given, you should be able to lose weight (albeit at a slower rate) by eating 1400, and even 1600 Cal a day.
Having said that, please note that measuring peanut butter and ranch dressing in tablespoons is a disaster waiting to happen.
Do yourself a favour: always use a scale and weigh in grams.
Even if you don't do so for lettuce and cucumbers, always do so for calorically dense items such as oils, nuts, peanut butter and dressing 0 -
First, great job. Often the first steps are the hardest.
I want to echo the sentiment that 1200 might be too low. Throwing the numbers you supplied in your profile, I got your maintain was roughly 2000. With less than 50 lb total to lose one pound a week might be better for you. I am assuming you selected 2lb a week to lose?0 -
+1 to going from 4000 to 1200 is a bit too mich of a swing imo. You are going to need to sustain it for the length of your journey.0
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Yeah... I have to say, speaking for myself (mind you, I am 5'7, not short), 1800-2000 is really easy to work with - for all kinds of foods. And that would still halve your intake. Yeah just subbing the ranch dressing and pop would get you a good bit of the way there, to start with.0
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beccahbase wrote: »1200 is too low. I'm cutting weight at 1700 and I'm only 4'10. I'm losing weight just fine at a 50c\30p\15f split. You may need to eat less if you are non active, but never that low for the sake of your metabolic health... If your metabolism is fried than you won't lose anything at all or because of the restrictions your body will very quickly burn out. You're going to feel mentally drained, sick, and lethargic good luck
Your statement about "frying her metabolism" is incorrect. 1200 may not be too low, although going from 4000 to 1200 may lead to binges. I would give myself a calorie range--1200 to 2000. We also don't know what she's doing for exercise--it could be that she has an office job and isn't moving much. 1200 may be too low though, since she's only 24 and is still obese.
The macro split that is supposedly working for you only adds up to 95. So who knows what you're really doing.0 -
Op - 1200 - 1500 calories sounds like a good range. You can eat more on hungry days that way. Once you're cleared to add exercise that will give you some more as well, just remember that mfp calorie burns are generally over estimated and most people only eat 50-75% of them back.
I'm a little taller than you (5'3") but I started with about 80 to lose and have been averaging over 1.5 lbs per week netting between 1200-1500 calories.
I also read up thread that you got discouraged last time because you only lost 15 lbs in a month. Remember - the weight didn't go on overnight, it won't come off in a healthy way overnight either.
You can do this.0 -
kristinhull1 wrote: »Last time I deprived myself of so much that 15lbs in a month didnt seem like enough to me so I just gave up. Everyone else was having pizza for dinner or boxed potatoes and noodles and I was eating chicken breast and veggies every night. It seemed like way too much to give up. But everyone said I had to.
Do yourself a favor and tune them out. You'll be miserable if you follow the less-than-informed advice of family and friends. If it fits into your caloric goal, there is nothing to feel guilty about.
For what it's worth, losing 15 pounds in a month is something to be proud of.0 -
You can can't cross a chasm in two leaps. You will get stuck and have nowhere else to turn to. I learned the hard way. Good luck.0
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kristinhull1 wrote: »I got non hormonal birth control because I gained 30lbs in 2 years from it,
no... you gained from all the ranch and peanut butter!0 -
4,000 to 1,200 is a big cut! You'll crash an binge in a couple of days!! I know I would! I'd concentrate on reducing those calories over time. Why don't you try to 1/2 the calories, see how you are losing and assess from there. There are some good websites, e.g. scooby.com, that have calculators to work out your calories based on you data.0
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kristinhull1 wrote: »I love ranch dressing on just about anything. Thats one of my huge problems which im now working very hard on. I went into my Doctors office a week ago with chest pains. I am going through testing right now to make sure everythings in working order. Dr wants my thyroid checked out due to a previous hypothyroidism diganosis from a previous dr, he wants my kidney checked because I have high blood pressure. The next 2 weeks I have about 10 drs appointments for testing. I also got off hormonal birth control because I know it causes weight gain.
OK, great. Sounds like you are getting all the right tests done.
Hey, with the ranch dressing - see if your stores have Bolthouse Farms Yogurt dressings. I usually hate 'diet' dressings, but I have found these to be SO GOOD. They have a 'Classic Ranch' and a 'Black Pepper Ranch' that are delicious. Here are the nutritional stats on the Classic Ranch: 45 calories for TWO tablespoons (yay!); 3 grams fat (0.5 gram is saturated fat); 5 mg cholesterol; 280 mg sodium; 3 grams carbs; 2 grams sugar.
I am also pretty addicted to their Caramelized Sweet Onion and Mango Chipotle flavors -- these things are making salads very yummy
Respectfully, long term OP will be better off learning to enjoy food, rather than using it as a blotter for ranch dressing, even if it is low cal ranch dressing.0
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