Understanding numbers

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  • FireVixen_Fayth
    FireVixen_Fayth Posts: 154 Member
    Like I said, I will try to get more calorie dense food.
  • flatlndr
    flatlndr Posts: 713 Member
    bigdaveberg wrote: »
    I dunno, I am telling ya straight up I am not purposely starving myself, I just do not feel hungry at all. And I will see about getting into a dietitian then but I still want a full physical. I knew coming to the forums I would get slack, but I am not lying about anything I have said, about logging, nothing I have posted is a lie. But thanks so far for the advice.

    Your topic title is "understanding numbers". Looks like there are (at least) three "understanding" issues here.
    1. you don't understand how MFP works
    2. you don't understand the feedback people are trying to give you
    3. you are misunderstanding their disagreement with you as attacks (I recognise quite of the few responders here, and they are definitely trying to help)

    First, in order for the community to help you, you have to help them. Your logging needs to be more accurate.
    • If your logging is accurate, then they are giving you valid feedback ... you are consuming too few calories for your size, regardless of whether or not you feeling hungry
    • If your logging is inaccurate, then you are consuming more calories than you realise, and you'll likely be back here wondering why you are losing so little weight.
    so ... get that accuracy up, and then they can guide you toward getting your weight down.

    Listen to these folks ... you're just getting started, learning the ropes ... in contrast, they've been around for a long time, helping a lot of people.


  • snowflakesav
    snowflakesav Posts: 649 Member
    It can feel pretty easy to eat under 1200 calories a day in the early days of a diet. Your body happily is burning stored glycogen in the muscles and liver. I think it is ok for a few days but it isn't sustainable long term.

    Meanwhile you can be making a plan that will work for you.
  • flatlndr
    flatlndr Posts: 713 Member
    In my previous post about the importance of logging accurately, I should have included this link:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    bigdaveberg wrote: »
    Like I said, I will try to get more calorie dense food.

    Peanut butter, butter, whole dairy, nuts, seeds, olive oil, beans, potatoes, rice, and eggs are some of the cheapest things I eat that are towards the dense end of calorie dense.
  • ColinsMommaOC
    ColinsMommaOC Posts: 296 Member
    When I am not hungry and I am still short of 1200-1400 calories (my goal is 1600~) I grab a spoon and put my peanut butter jar on my food scale. Then I just eat peanut butter until the jar weighs enough grams less to meet my calorie goals. 1 spoon, maybe 2-3 if I am on the low end for the day. Maybe not the most nutritional solution, but then again I rarely eat below 1000 by the end of the day anyway.
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