Need a little educated help.

cheeki119
cheeki119 Posts: 53 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've just come off slimming world as it's too free for me and I end up failing. I'm hoping a calorie restriction will help me. My problem is I've already gone over my carbon and sugar allowance today. I love my fruit salads and enjoy my homemade smoothy each morning but maybe I need to make changes? Hard to forget what slimming world says

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  • cheeki119
    cheeki119 Posts: 53 Member
    Keep trying to edit it but yes sorry I meant carbs. Thank you. :)
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited September 2016
    Making a mind shift from SW to MFP may take a transition period. Allow you self to eat the foods that make you feel best and create as much energy balance as possible while sticking to your deficit to lose weight.

    There is no reason that you cannot eat the amount of carbs in your diet you want to, and still lose weight. No need to worry going over sugar and carbs unless you have a medical reason you should not.

    You will get the hang of it.. take some time with this to get used to it.
  • cosmonew
    cosmonew Posts: 513 Member
    learn the difference between complex carbs and simple carbs. Simple carbs will be used by your body fairly quickly while complex carbs will slowly digest and not raise your glycemic index to much. Carbs are not bad, you need them for energy however, make sure you are getting the best benifits you can from them. Some good carbs are quinoa, old fashioned oats and sweet potatoe.
  • cheeki119
    cheeki119 Posts: 53 Member
    cosmonew wrote: »
    learn the difference between complex carbs and simple carbs. Simple carbs will be used by your body fairly quickly while complex carbs will slowly digest and not raise your glycemic index to much. Carbs are not bad, you need them for energy however, make sure you are getting the best benifits you can from them. Some good carbs are quinoa, old fashioned oats and sweet potatoe.

    So basically making simple swaps like my jacket potatoes today. I should swap it to sweet potato?
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    I will say this. Make sure you're weighing that fruit. A fruit smoothie and a fruit salad could potentially be pretty calorific and mess up your deficit if you're not accurate with it. You could easily switch out some of the fruit in your smoothie for veggies though my suggestions are limited because I rarely drink my calories.
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  • safully1
    safully1 Posts: 13 Member
    Some people's bodies respond differently to the "cookie cutter" diet plans. I never had success with any of them. Documenting everything (down to weight and serving size) of food to understand what you are truly taking in daily is your first step. Then read up on macros and play with your percentages. Try out different ratios of carbs:fat:protein to see how your body responds. I know this is not a simple suggestion, but it is your health and worth the time.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    It really doesn't matter about the individual macro's :)
    I lost 30lbs without worrying at ALL about sugar, carbs etc. It doesn't have to be complicated.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    PinkPixiexox wrote: »
    It really doesn't matter about the individual macro's :)
    I lost 30lbs without worrying at ALL about sugar, carbs etc. It doesn't have to be complicated.

    +1

    My advice is to stick with staying near your calorie goal. You can play with other things once you've got your calories under control.
  • cheeki119
    cheeki119 Posts: 53 Member
    Thank you everyone! I weight every last gram of each bit of fruit along with anything else I have. Going to stick with looking at calories first and see how I go. Thanks for your great advice xx
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