Eating 1x day to stay under calories

L_Master

KurumiSophia wrote: »

I don't want to. I have to. Right now I am supremely hungry but I have to remind myself that a) it's not dinner time and b) my fat *kitten* does not deserve to eat more then a meal a day.

You're not going to succeed with that attitude. You can't be miserable and expect to succeed for months or years of that. Dieting might not ever be easy, but it definitely should NOT be miserable. Especially since you're battling depression at the same time. Dieting should not be miserable, and if your circumstances are setup such that there is no way to do it without being miserable...I'd just put it off.

KurumiSophia wrote: »

I don't like me. Never have. Other people, I love to bits and will protect until the end of the 'verse. Just not myself.

This probably has something to do with why you are battling the depression. I'd really recommend fixing this. Sit down, think deeply and honestly with yourself and figure out what it is you don't like about yourself. Ask others if they see those characteristics you don't like in yourself. Then fix what you don't like.

You've just got a supper unhealthy mindset right now that isn't conductive to weight loss, raising your daughter, or being a good husband. You can't hide the idea you don't like yourself, if that really what you want to model for your daughter as she grows up?

KurumiSophia wrote: »

Ladiebug710 wrote: »

It is much easier to stay on budget if you cook.

I usually will just make something for my kid as my husband works nights so it doesn't make sense to cook this whole meal affair when it's just me and her. She doesn't eat much and it's easier to throw a pb and j or some such in her general direction then to try to do an entire meal with sides and everything that my husband won't even be there for. Only time I cook a real meal is if he is off work and home to actually eat it.

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Do you not have a fridge and a microwave? You can do a nice batch of cooking on the weekend, and then everybody can heat up fantastic meals during the week as they wish. Easy. Simple. Healthy.

YaGirlMaddi

When I dieted before I used to be like that. But, this time around I changed to high protein diet. Protein saves on calories and crushes your appetite. I buy a bag of 10-15 chicken breast at BJ's for $10. Chicken sausage, ground turkey, and fish and shrimp are also good too. When I need carbs though, I get them through fruit and veggies and rice.

decembre2015

sorry OP kurumisophia but you sound defeatist & lacking motivation. God knows we all have obstacles to weightloss (I have been trying unsuccessfully for 4 years!) lots of good solutions suggested by posters but ultimately you (we!) have got to want to succeed otherwise anything could become an obstacle.

Best of Luck ! Believe in yourself & try to focus on yourself despite constraints!

NerineLuna

Jacwhite22 wrote: »

NerineLuna wrote: »

My usual lunch at the moment is 2 whole wheat wraps, one with peanut butter + apple slices (I like granny smith because they're slightly sour), one with chicken/turkey (those sandwich/deli slices) + bell pepper. You will use about half a small apple or half a bell pepper per wrap. The cost of peanut butter is rather negligible, and you can buy a whole bunch of whole wheat wraps once they're on sale. For those two wraps, I come in at about 400-500 calories, depending on how much butter and peanut butter you use.

Quick totals and cost estimates:
Let's say you're eating this every day - I would not recommend eating the same thing every day, but just for cost analysis - that's 7x2 = 14 wraps. So 3.5 bell peppers and 3.5 apples. Make that 7 apples so you can eat the other half of the apple together with your lunch, which will make you feel more filled without adding a whole lot of calories. One jar of peanut butter will last you a couple of weeks, and one package of sandwich/deli sliced chicken/turkey should probably last you a week as well.

14 wraps = 3 dollars
4 bell peppers = 2 dollar
7 apples = 2 dollars
chicken/turkey = 1 dollar
1 jar of peanut butter = 2 dollars
Total = 10 dollars, 8 if you already have the peanut butter.

So depending on your local prices (and whether you can stock up on things like wraps and peanut butter during a sale), you would come in around the same price as your current ramen, a bit lower on calories, and on average just a whole lot healthier than plain ramen.

Chicken/turkey $1 dollar? seriously? for how much exactly? Im not sure I would trust eating that.

Hi there! It's sliced in these sandwich/deli slices? I'm not sure if maybe this is not a thing in many countries outside my own though, I'll get you a picture because I think you're having something different in mind than me! I can assure you, it's perfectly safe

https://www.google.nl/imgres?imgurl=https://www.ah.nl.kpnis.nl/static/product/AHI_434d50303738333131_2_LowRes_JPG.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.ah.nl/producten/product/wi132220/ah-kipfilet&h=708&w=708&tbnid=vwJpO2ccy1h7fM:&docid=Fh8m0Egq_CKFxM&ei=7FiMVuvyL4KePP7siaAF&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwjrmIy_8JPKAhUCDw8KHX52AlQQMwgpKAUwBQ

It's like what's shown in the link above (this particualr picture being chicken), so you have slices of about 1mm thick, and they're usually eaten as part of a sandwich. It's made by making like a rolled roast of chicken, and then slicing it up, and is available in pretty much every single supermarket here in the Netherlands. (The Dutch are really big on having bread with this type of sliced meat or cheese as their lunch, and even as breakfast.) So here in the Netherlands this stuff is really quite cheap (also because the actual amount of meat in a package is obviously not that big), but if this is not a thing you really recognise from your own grocery stores, I guess buying regular chicken breasts or whatever you want, cooking/grilling them, and then slicing them in thin strips yourself would work as filling for wraps like I described as well.

RodaRose

OP, Most counties in the US have free mental health clinics. Get someone to help you find the one near you.
It is o.k. to eat one meal a day as long as you are getting enough protein and calories. It is one form of Intermittent Fasting.

rosebette

It look similar to roast deli chicken in the states. However, that kind of product is more expensive here. Deli chicken is usually around $6.00 a lb., and it takes about 2 ounces to make a sandwich, so the price would be a bit higher here. I have to admit deli meat, even the less expensive stuff, tends to go pretty quickly in my house, as other family members (the guys) will make big sandwiches and use most of it up.

mkakids

If you like soup for lunch, make your own!

2# of chicken drumsticks is around $1, bag of baby carrots $1, bunch of celery $1.50

Dump everything into a large pot and cover with water. Cover pot. Simmer for 1-2hours. Salt to taste. Fish out bones.

Add pasta or rice if you want.

Should make 6 servings.....for $3.50. Just $.10 more tham you spend each lunch on ramen.

mkakids

You should also save any bones or bits of veggies in a bag in the freezer for soup. When the bags full, just dump it in a pot and cover with water. Its basically free since its things that would have been thrown away.


You can use a crock pot too.

mkakids

Or eat the ramen but make it more filling by adding some chopped veggies. It wont do much to the cost or the calories.

mkakids

chelsy0587 wrote: »

As weird as it sounds you have to eat to lose weight, keeping yourself from eating all day will only result in you stuffing your belly at night, right before bed... so it will sit on your stomach all night... At least if you eat a higher calorie breakfast you have all day long to work it off.

For the first 6 months of my weight loss I ate 1200 to 1400 calories and because it was mainly high protein foods I was left feeling full, not wanting anything more. Though I did have a protein shake daily that amounted to 400 to 500 calories.

It doesnt matter what time you eat, as long as you dont go over your calories. So as long as it doesnt impede your ability to sleep and you dont go over your calories....it doesnt matter hiw much you eat in the evening.

meh90

The word that stood out for me was depression. I have battled it myself. Taking care of yourself may mean getting the help you need for the depression first. See your primary physician first, so he can rule out any physical reasons for your tiredness like hypothyroidism or anemia. If that is ruled out, you may need counseling and/or anti-depressants. You sound like you have a lot going on in your life. Take care of you first so you can take care of the other loved ones in your life. God bless!

PinkPixiexox

Op, what you are doing is 'faddy' and unecessary (I mean this in the nicest way possible)
Take it from someone who has tried every 'diet' advertised and heavily dabbled with these 'miracle pills'. It isn't going to happen for you that way, it really really isn't.

Eat when you are hungry, track and log your food and calories to keep on track and make sure you are incorporating those foods that you find filling so you don't feel deprived. As well as that, ensure you are in fact eating at a SENSIBLE deficit and not a restrictive one.

This doesn't need to be hard. You do not have to be sitting there starving hungry and struggling. If you are new to eating at a deficit, your body will probably need to adapt to less food and you probably will feel the effects temporarily. Your body is suddenly saying "..Hang on, where is all that food I'm used to?". Hang in there.

vczK2t

KurumiSophia wrote: »

I usually will eat 2 cups of ramen for lunch because they are cheap (2 for a dollar) but seeing as they are 600 calories, that just takes my lunch and makes it so it's a bad idea to eat. IDK what else I can snag that's super cheap and will keep me full. I figure if I don't eat until dinner and combine it with an appetite suppressant, I can keep hunger at bay and still stay in budget

rice, beans, frozen/canned vegetables and fruit, tuna in a can with water. there are any # of things you can buy at the grocery to make your budget stretch easily and not eat 600 calories worth of ramen noodles. it's all salt. if it's JUST you that you have to worry about, think about me and my husband and my furry family members only being able to spend $50/week. we have no problems making that amount stretch for a week.

billglitch

try more protein and fats in diet. you will not feel hungry like with lots of carbs

Wophie

Fill up on high carb fruits such as banana with oatmeal in the mornings (or even Greek yogurt). Have a mostly veg based lunch with healthy carbs such as beans, quiona, sweet potato etc plus protein of choice (cheese is cheap). Once you've done that you should be able to calculate and weigh how much you are allowed to eat for dinner.

wilsoncl6

For a little over $20, I could get two bags of frozen chicken, which lasts me an entire week for lunch and dinner, some frozen veggies for about $12, which lasts about a week and a bag of potatos and a bag of rice for another $10. The remaining $8 you should be able to get about 2 dozen eggs for breakfast. Problem solved.

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