Is eating like this sufficient for me? Or is it too much?

fangmouse

Right now, I'm planning to eat like this in order to lose weight. I need to stop fearing that I'll gain weight on this meal plan.

B: 1/2 cup plain non fat yogurt, 1 handful blueberries, 1 small banana

S: 1 sandwich (homemade - 1 slice lean ham, 2 slices whole wheat bread(140 kcal for 2 slices), lettuce, tomato and a cheese wedge) and a hard boiled egg

L: some tofu, boiled veggies, carrots, fruit

S(only if hungry) : a granola bar about 140 kcal

1/2 bowl rice, 1 bowl broth, some fish, some veggies, a fruit

I'm 5'2 and about 130 lbs. I'm 18 this year and I play hockey and baseball.

My exercise routine is as follows:

Monday=rest
Tuesday=2h hockey training (lots of running and all)
Wednesday=1/2 hr run
Thursday=2h hockey training
Friday=1/2 h strength training
Saturday=rest
Sunday=1 h (1/2 h run, 1/2 h strength)

kw85296

MFP has a diary to help keep track and calculate this for you. Without knowing anything about you, height, weight, age, activity level, etc. there is no way to accurately answer this for you.

MexicanOsmosis

MFP has a diary to help keep track and calculate this for you. Without knowing anything about you, height, weight, age, activity level, etc. there is no way to accurately answer this for you.

Umm... *looks at first post*

pastryari

When it comes purely to weight loss, it's not about what you're eating, it's about how many calories you're eating and whether you're in a reasonable and healthy caloric deficit.

taso42

if only there were like a web site or something where you could log your food and look at the calorie counts....

MexicanOsmosis

To answer the question though, I would say more along the lines of eating too little. That's quite a bit of activity and what looks like not enough food to fuel. Though I'm still figuring things out myself...

Achrya

Well too much is certainly not the phrase I would use. Have you logged this? What did the counts come to?

MexicanOsmosis

if only there were like a web site or something where you could log your food and look at the calorie counts....

haaaa :drinker:

PikaKnight

When it comes purely to weight loss, it's not about what you're eating, it's about how many calories you're eating and whether you're in a reasonable and healthy caloric deficit.

^This

LaurenAOK

Just glancing at your food list, I'd think you could eat more, especially on the days you have hockey training.

But it's all speculation... why don't you plug all those foods into your food diary and see how many calories it is? Then, you can see how much you're eating, and decide to adjust from there.

At your height and weight, you burn 1600-1700 calories a day just from your normal activities (not including exercise). Since you don't have much weight to lose I would recommend you don't eat less than 1350 calories or so per day (more on days you exercise). You will lose weight eating this amount. Now just figure out how much you're currently eating compared to that, and adjust.

EngineerPrincess

You're going to get very bored eating like this, and you might lack energy because of your workouts. Try setting your fitness settings (in settings) to moderate or active (then you don't have to log exercise), and then eating the number of calories mfp tells you to to lose the amount you made your goal weight. It really does work and then you don't have to eat the same things all the time! Some of the foods you listed are considered "health foods" but there's really nothing that magical about them, such as whole wheat bread and granola bars. You're better off eating a really varied diet and eating the calories mfp tells you. Good luck!

DopeItUp

What does this work out to be calorie/macro wise? No way of knowing if it's any good, especially since it's pretty vague. How much is "some tofu"? An ounce? A pound? Who knows. Use the site as designed and eat your calorie goal and be patient. Success!