Diary check

yoplait311

Hey All-
I'm back at MFP and finally seeing how awesome the community forums are! Would anyone mind taking a peek at my diary? I want to make sure I'm doing this right.
I workout a lot and am trying to find the balance of losing fat while fueling my activities. Any suggestions or feedback welcome. TIA!

Francl27

Your diary is closed. But as long as you're hitting your macros and staying under your goal (and not underestimating your food) you're doing it right.

yoplait311

Just opened it!

queenliz99

Do you use a food scale? It does not look like it. Lots of round numbers.

yoplait311

I do use a food scale

yoplait311

I also use measuring cups/spoons and tend to round up - in either grams/oz/or relative measurement; just to be "safe".
I could use my food scale for more item though- thank you, good point.

queenliz99

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY

A scale is a must!!

MissJay75

Here's my 2 cents. You need to eat more. Many days you are working out hard - burning 800-1100 calories. And you are often under the calorie goal MFP has set up for you by hundreds of calories. Which means you are netting less that 800 calories most days. Without exercise, MFP has you set to only eat 1200 calories. This seems kind of low for someone who only has 8 pounds to lose. The way you are eating, you are probably on pace to lose 2 pounds a week, but some of that is probably going to be muscle. You aren't doing your body any good to eat so little.

Eat more protein and eat more calories. Take your time to lose these few pounds. What's the hurry?

nutmegoreo

Definitely weigh everything. Eggs, cocoa, pretty much anything that isn't liquid.

How are you calculating you exercise calorie burns? I only looked at a couple days, but you have some that are just under 1000. If you are going with MFP estimates, those are typically inflated for most people, so only consume 50-75% of those back.

Those are my thoughts.

yoplait311

MissJay75 wrote: »

Here's my 2 cents. You need to eat more. Many days you are working out hard - burning 800-1100 calories. And you are often under the calorie goal MFP has set up for you by hundreds of calories. Which means you are netting less that 800 calories most days. Without exercise, MFP has you set to only eat 1200 calories. This seems kind of low for someone who only has 8 pounds to lose. The way you are eating, you are probably on pace to lose 2 pounds a week, but some of that is probably going to be muscle. You aren't doing your body any good to eat so little.

Eat more protein and eat more calories. Take your time to lose these few pounds. What's the hurry?

Thanks for this. I was thinking I tend to eat too little, which will be counterproductive to my long term goals and health. Thanks for your input.

yoplait311

nutmegoreo wrote: »

Definitely weigh everything. Eggs, cocoa, pretty much anything that isn't liquid.

How are you calculating you exercise calorie burns? I only looked at a couple days, but you have some that are just under 1000. If you are going with MFP estimates, those are typically inflated for most people, so only consume 50-75% of those back.

Those are my thoughts.

I calculate my burn from my Garmin heart rate monitor. It's very high tech and tailored to my height/weight and fitness level. I think it's very realistic.