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haleyhawkins
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I am planning on a 4 oz tuna steak, large salad (no cheese, meat, dairy, nuts or dressing) and a few slices of baked sweet potato. Is that ok?
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Why wouldn't it be? If you like it and it fits with the rest of your goals for the day, then go for it.1
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meganridenour wrote: »Why wouldn't it be? If you like it and it fits with the rest of your goals for the day, then go for it.
I have done Camp Gladiator, eaten 120 calories of oat bran and plan on a 3 mile run later.0 -
If all you have had is 120 calories of oat bran, you need more than that for dinner (unless there is some important information you aren't sharing with us).
What is your calorie goal?2 -
janejellyroll wrote: »If all you have had is 120 calories of oat bran, you need more than that for dinner (unless there is some important information you aren't sharing with us).
What is your calorie goal?
I want to lose about 3 pounds0 -
haleyhawkins wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »If all you have had is 120 calories of oat bran, you need more than that for dinner (unless there is some important information you aren't sharing with us).
What is your calorie goal?
I want to lose about 3 pounds
Yes, but what is MFP telling you your daily calorie goal should be?0 -
I like garlic oil on my salad & cheese. I'd be starving if I had no fat on it.1
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CafeRacer808 wrote: »haleyhawkins wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »If all you have had is 120 calories of oat bran, you need more than that for dinner (unless there is some important information you aren't sharing with us).
What is your calorie goal?
I want to lose about 3 pounds
Yes, but what is MFP telling you your daily calorie goal should be?
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Is it me or is this post a giant red flag?4
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haleyhawkins wrote: »
Do you like it?
Does it fit into your calorie and nutrition goals for the day? (Including hitting things like your personal calorie, fat, protein, & fiber minimums)
Do you feel good after eating it?1 -
haleyhawkins wrote: »
If all you have had is 120 calories of oat bran, you need to eat more today. Enter your foods into MFP and figure out how much more you need based on the oat bran and the planned size of your dinner.1 -
Ok, here's what to do. Open your food log and choose the foods you want to eat; try to be precise about how much. If it fits within your 1743 calories for the day, you're all set. Nutritious foods would be great, but for now, just make sure you don't go over (or much under) your daily calories.
It helps to log the full day ahead of time, or to have a general idea of how many calories you want to use for each meal, so you don't run out by dinner time. When you exercise, log that too, and then eat those calories if you're still hungry.
Does that help?0 -
That sounds like a great dinner, and, if all you have eaten is the 120 cals of oatbran (and you have exercised, too), you will probably need more on top of that, too! Try putting the dinner foods you have planned into myfitnesspal, even before you eat it, to see what your balance for calories and other nutrients is. How many calories does it tell you you will have left for the day? And then, after you eat the meal, are you still hungry? If you're hungry, eat other nutrient-dense foods (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, nuts, and/or beans) to make up the remaining calories.
Hope that makes sense!0 -
A Texas gal asking for approval to eat? The apocalypse is upon us.1
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janejellyroll wrote: »haleyhawkins wrote: »
If all you have had is 120 calories of oat bran, you need to eat more today. Enter your foods into MFP and figure out how much more you need based on the oat bran and the planned size of your dinner.
This. If all you've had today is that oat bran and all you plan to eat for the rest of the day is 4oz of tuna steak and large salad (sounds delicious, by the way), then in all likelihood you're under-eating. That you're planning to run 3 miles later is concerning. The body needs fuel just to function whilst completely sedentary, and it needs more fuel when you're exercising.
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haleyhawkins wrote: »
Before you were born, perhaps even before your parents were, the Texas Cattlemen's Association advertised with little signs on fence posts around the borders of Cattlemen's Association members' wherever passing motorists could be advised, 'Watch your curves. Eat more beef". True then. True now.1 -
CafeRacer808 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »haleyhawkins wrote: »
If all you have had is 120 calories of oat bran, you need to eat more today. Enter your foods into MFP and figure out how much more you need based on the oat bran and the planned size of your dinner.
This. If all you've had today is that oat bran and all you plan to eat for the rest of the day is 4oz of tuna steak and large salad (sounds delicious, by the way), then in all likelihood you're under-eating. That you're planning to run 3 miles later is concerning. The body needs fuel just to function whilst completely sedentary, and it needs more fuel when you're exercising.
This. You need to eat more.0 -
haleyhawkins wrote: »meganridenour wrote: »Why wouldn't it be? If you like it and it fits with the rest of your goals for the day, then go for it.
I have done Camp Gladiator, eaten 120 calories of oat bran and plan on a 3 mile run later.
You don't have anything logged for the last few days. That's all I looked at.
If all you've eaten today is 120 Calories, then add a bit of cheese, meat, dressings to your salad; put some butter (and sour cream, if you like it) on your potato; and eat dessert.0 -
I'd say depends on your goals... I ate my daily calories in cake one day, that's all I ate. Still loosing weight. But probably fast tracking to diabetes.... (not advice just a fact calorie is a calorie)2
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Just eat an entire frozen pizza.0
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