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muffinsandcakes
muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Can any professional have a look at my diary to see if anything is wrong/bad? thank you so much :)

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    It's locked
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Mines open. :p
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    It's locked

    Am sorry am changing settings now
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    You are the "professional" here. It's your job to take care of your health. Do you feel good eating like this?
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    You are the "professional" here. It's your job to take care of your health. Do you feel good eating like this?

    Actually am doing strength training three times a week and am not losing anything.I think this might be muscle weight! Ok but my weight has increased :( am 60 kg now :( I think am having too much sugar and carbs isn't that right? I hope for a professional like for real... ;)
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    If you want "a professional for real", you have to pay for it. In my opinion, you are eating a lot of carbs, including sugar, yes, but that doesn't mean much if it's working for you. If you are gaining weight, and it's not just water weight from increased exercise - you are eating at a calorie surplus. This means that you aren't logging correctly. 60 kilos doesn't mean much either without knowing your height.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,223 Member
    What kind of professional are you looking for free advice from? i'm a professional...
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    edited September 2016
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    What kind of professional are you looking for free advice from? i'm a professional...

    Like is my diary healthy? :)))))))
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    If you want "a professional for real", you have to pay for it. In my opinion, you are eating a lot of carbs, including sugar, yes, but that doesn't mean much if it's working for you. If you are gaining weight, and it's not just water weight from increased exercise - you are eating at a calorie surplus. This means that you aren't logging correctly. 60 kilos doesn't mean much either without knowing your height.

    Noo am not eating at surplus :0 really. Am counting every single thing!!!
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    muffinsandcakes wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    If you want "a professional for real", you have to pay for it. In my opinion, you are eating a lot of carbs, including sugar, yes, but that doesn't mean much if it's working for you. If you are gaining weight, and it's not just water weight from increased exercise - you are eating at a calorie surplus. This means that you aren't logging correctly. 60 kilos doesn't mean much either without knowing your height.

    Noo am not eating at surplus :0 really. Am counting every single thing!!!
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    If you want "a professional for real", you have to pay for it. In my opinion, you are eating a lot of carbs, including sugar, yes, but that doesn't mean much if it's working for you. If you are gaining weight, and it's not just water weight from increased exercise - you are eating at a calorie surplus. This means that you aren't logging correctly. 60 kilos doesn't mean much either without knowing your height.

    Am 164 cm
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,223 Member
    muffinsandcakes wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    What kind of professional are you looking for free advice from? i'm a professional...

    Like is my dairy healthy? :)))))))

    Dunno! I'm not that kind of professional.
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    muffinsandcakes wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    What kind of professional are you looking for free advice from? i'm a professional...

    Like is my dairy healthy? :)))))))

    Dunno! I'm not that kind of professional.

    Sooooory i meant diary :p
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    muffinsandcakes wrote: »
    muffinsandcakes wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    If you want "a professional for real", you have to pay for it. In my opinion, you are eating a lot of carbs, including sugar, yes, but that doesn't mean much if it's working for you. If you are gaining weight, and it's not just water weight from increased exercise - you are eating at a calorie surplus. This means that you aren't logging correctly. 60 kilos doesn't mean much either without knowing your height.

    Noo am not eating at surplus :0 really. Am counting every single thing!!!
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    If you want "a professional for real", you have to pay for it. In my opinion, you are eating a lot of carbs, including sugar, yes, but that doesn't mean much if it's working for you. If you are gaining weight, and it's not just water weight from increased exercise - you are eating at a calorie surplus. This means that you aren't logging correctly. 60 kilos doesn't mean much either without knowing your height.

    Am 164 cm

    Then you have a good and healthy weight. You don't have to lose weight. You don't have to stress about maintaining your weight.
  • akf2000
    akf2000 Posts: 278 Member
    I noticed you mostly don't eat back your exercise calories but occasionally do. IMO MFP and freakin everything overestimates the calories from walking. If you're eating walking calories then have a read of this article, which I swear by:

    http://www.runnersworld.com/peak-performance/running-v-walking-how-many-calories-will-you-burn
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    muffinsandcakes wrote: »
    muffinsandcakes wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    If you want "a professional for real", you have to pay for it. In my opinion, you are eating a lot of carbs, including sugar, yes, but that doesn't mean much if it's working for you. If you are gaining weight, and it's not just water weight from increased exercise - you are eating at a calorie surplus. This means that you aren't logging correctly. 60 kilos doesn't mean much either without knowing your height.

    Noo am not eating at surplus :0 really. Am counting every single thing!!!
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    If you want "a professional for real", you have to pay for it. In my opinion, you are eating a lot of carbs, including sugar, yes, but that doesn't mean much if it's working for you. If you are gaining weight, and it's not just water weight from increased exercise - you are eating at a calorie surplus. This means that you aren't logging correctly. 60 kilos doesn't mean much either without knowing your height.

    Am 164 cm

    Then you have a good and healthy weight. You don't have to lose weight. You don't have to stress about maintaining your weight.

    Mbala! (Yes in Arabic) i want to lose 5 kg i want to ger rid of stomach fat and thigh fat :(
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    akf2000 wrote: »
    I noticed you mostly don't eat back your exercise calories but occasionally do. IMO MFP and freakin everything overestimates the calories from walking. If you're eating walking calories then have a read of this article, which I swear by:

    http://www.runnersworld.com/peak-performance/running-v-walking-how-many-calories-will-you-burn

    Thanks. Am reading it!
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    akf2000 wrote: »
    I noticed you mostly don't eat back your exercise calories but occasionally do. IMO MFP and freakin everything overestimates the calories from walking. If you're eating walking calories then have a read of this article, which I swear by:

    http://www.runnersworld.com/peak-performance/running-v-walking-how-many-calories-will-you-burn

    So do you think I should set my cals from another site?!! Containing my calorie goal with exercising cals.. I once heard that we should not eat back exer cals :0
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited September 2016
    - You just started weight lifting. You will gain weight from muscle repair and water
    - You are not "fat", which means your weight loss will be very slow and expect frustrating fluctuating scale readings. You just need to be patient.
    - Some of your foods are not very accurate. That's because some of them are are in cups and pieces (example, 3 dates can be 3 big or small dates), others do not have known nutritional info so are just guesses at best (sfiha does not have standardized calories because it differs by recipe and fat percentage of the meat), other foods are likely not accurately chosen (when you picked cactus, you likely should have picked prickly pear).

    What to do?
    - Be patient. Give yourself a few weeks to see if you really are gaining weight or retaining water.
    - Don't expect big losses at your current weight. 1/4 kg a week would actually be a considered a good loss at your weight.
    - If after 4-6 weeks you find yourself still the same weight or more, reconsider your food entries.

    To make your logging more accurate:
    1. Try to weigh everything when possible.
    2. Use local nutritional labels when possible.
    3. When labels are not available, use entries that have a green tick next to them and with commas and wording that looks like this "Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw" or "Bread, pita, whole-wheat" and similar, then enter your portion in grams.
    4. When you make scrambled eggs or an omelet, don't look for "scrambled eggs". Enter all individual ingredients like eggs, oil used in frying..etc.
    5. When eating something that doesn't have accurate info like local dishes that you can't enter as individual ingredients, don't use the entries that have the lowest calories. Pick higher calorie entries just to be safe.

    Edit: a side note - I have noticed that your protein intake is very low. It's best to try for more protein. Protein is important for muscle building and repair.
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    - You just started weight lifting. You will gain weight from muscle repair and water
    - You are not "fat", which means your weight loss will be very slow and expect frustrating fluctuating scale readings. You just need to be patient.
    - Some of your foods are not very accurate. That's because some of them are are in cups and pieces (example, 3 dates can be 3 big or small dates), others do not have known nutritional info so are just guesses at best (sfiha does not have standardized calories because it differs by recipe and fat percentage of the meat), other foods are likely not accurately chosen (when you picked cactus, you likely should have picked prickly pear).

    What to do?
    - Be patient. Give yourself a few weeks to see if you really are gaining weight or retaining water.
    - Don't expect big losses at your current weight. 1/4 kg a week would actually be a considered a good loss at your weight.
    - If after 4-6 weeks you find yourself still the same weight or more, reconsider your food entries.

    To make your logging more accurate:
    1. Try to weigh everything when possible.
    2. Use local nutritional labels when possible.
    3. When labels are not available, use entries that have a green tick next to them and with commas and wording that looks like this "Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw" or "Bread, pita, whole-wheat" and similar, then enter your portion in grams.
    4. When you make scrambled eggs or an omelet, don't look for "scrambled eggs". Enter all individual ingredients like eggs, oil used in frying..etc.
    5. When eating something that doesn't have accurate info like local dishes that you can't enter as individual ingredients, don't use the entries that have the lowest calories. Pick higher calorie entries just to be safe.

    Wow!!!! This was terrific actually I should save your comment on my desktop :) thank you so so so so much... this is so helpful. I hope you are having a great day dear ;)
  • akf2000
    akf2000 Posts: 278 Member
    muffinsandcakes wrote: »
    akf2000 wrote: »
    I noticed you mostly don't eat back your exercise calories but occasionally do. IMO MFP and freakin everything overestimates the calories from walking. If you're eating walking calories then have a read of this article, which I swear by:

    http://www.runnersworld.com/peak-performance/running-v-walking-how-many-calories-will-you-burn

    So do you think I should set my cals from another site?!! Containing my calorie goal with exercising cals.. I once heard that we should not eat back exer cals :0

    what I do is manually edit the calories (that are synch from MapMyRun) and just halve it. Eating back calories is a hot topic on MFP, some do, some don't. I have a sedentary job and figure my daily 10K walk is not worthy of logging/ eating back.
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    akf2000 wrote: »
    muffinsandcakes wrote: »
    akf2000 wrote: »
    I noticed you mostly don't eat back your exercise calories but occasionally do. IMO MFP and freakin everything overestimates the calories from walking. If you're eating walking calories then have a read of this article, which I swear by:

    http://www.runnersworld.com/peak-performance/running-v-walking-how-many-calories-will-you-burn

    So do you think I should set my cals from another site?!! Containing my calorie goal with exercising cals.. I once heard that we should not eat back exer cals :0

    what I do is manually edit the calories (that are synch from MapMyRun) and just halve it. Eating back calories is a hot topic on MFP, some do, some don't. I have a sedentary job and figure my daily 10K walk is not worthy of logging/ eating back.

    Ha thanks
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    akf2000 wrote: »
    muffinsandcakes wrote: »
    akf2000 wrote: »
    I noticed you mostly don't eat back your exercise calories but occasionally do. IMO MFP and freakin everything overestimates the calories from walking. If you're eating walking calories then have a read of this article, which I swear by:

    http://www.runnersworld.com/peak-performance/running-v-walking-how-many-calories-will-you-burn

    So do you think I should set my cals from another site?!! Containing my calorie goal with exercising cals.. I once heard that we should not eat back exer cals :0

    what I do is manually edit the calories (that are synch from MapMyRun) and just halve it. Eating back calories is a hot topic on MFP, some do, some don't. I have a sedentary job and figure my daily 10K walk is not worthy of logging/ eating back.

    And if am feeling hungry then I should have them?

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