I gain weight by eating healthy????????????
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I sincerely apologise for pissing everyone off. Obviously my thoughts on skipping meals then eating junk is wrong. I'm wrong and yes, I have much to learn which is why I joined in the first place. I'll refrain from commenting in future. Sorry all. I honestly thought starvation mode was "a thing". Thanks for pointing me into the right direction and helping me understand more clearly about not this topic23
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No one is perfect and I hope my comment didn't come across as being rude. You were asking for advice, nothing wrong with that and you admitted that you had made some mistakes diet-wise.
Try not to let it get you down or stop you from asking questions in the future, that's how we learn.
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Ireneesexton9 wrote: »You will not be healthy eating only one meal a day.
If you eat 3 meals a day and healthy snacks in between you can still lose weight.
Lots of vegetables,lean meats and fish, and "good" fats found in nuts,avacado and olive oils.
Limit carbs especially sugar and try not to eat processed foods.
Also drinking 2ltrs of water each day will help with weight loss.
Also try to remember that "low fat" foods usually have a heap of sugar and other additives making them worse than the full fat varieties.
Hope this helps.
1. There is nothing wrong with eating 1 meal or several meals a day. This is personal preference.
2. No need to limit carbs, either.
3. Nothing wrong with processed foods.
4. Drinking an arbitrary amount of water does not help with weight loss. Water is for hydration.
5. No, low fat foods are not usually loaded with sugar.
Calories are all that matter for weight loss.14 -
Sorry but that's just not the case. Have you actually looked at the nutrition panel of these foods??
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Why do people continue to say limit carbs. Their basically all i eat and iv lost 83 pounds in 9 months...Their what my body needs people need to stop demonizing them as a rule for EVERYONE
Also eating processed foods. And low fat foods...
And all my calories within a short period at night often.7 -
How many calories are you consuming in a day? Weight fluctuates a lot, particularly for women, thanks to our whole monthly thing. Additionally, exercise and higher sodium intake will create some water retention.1
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I sincerely apologise for pissing everyone off. Obviously my thoughts on skipping meals then eating junk is wrong. I'm wrong and yes, I have much to learn which is why I joined in the first place. I'll refrain from commenting in future. Sorry all. I honestly thought starvation mode was "a thing". Thanks for pointing me into the right direction and helping me understand more clearly about not this topic
Nah, don't refrain from commenting. It's a conversation. Everyone gets to play.
If we're lucky, we'll collectively work our way around to a sensible answer for most people's questions. It's a group effort.
I like your forthrightness, and the fact that you're reading & thinking along with writing, by the way. I hope I can manage to do likewise. 15 -
You can lose weight by doing these things
Eating a lot of processed foods and too much sugar will not make you healthy though.
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Sorry but none of what you listed sounds like healthy eating... skipping meals? Chinese food? Pizza? Are you even counting calories at all? Or paying attention to your macronutrients?
By the way it IS very possible to gain weight truly eating healthy foods if the amount of calories is too high. It's also counterproductive to be skipping meals and eating so little sometimes interspersed with days eating too much and very unheslthy- that's how you crash your metabolism and then gain weight when you binge.
Please try to lose weight slowly with a proper daily calorie goal, regular meals, and exercise.
Do not weigh daily- daily fluctuations in weight mostly have to do with water retention/hydration, not actual fat loss.4 -
courtneyfabulous wrote: »Sorry but none of what you listed sounds like healthy eating... skipping meals? Chinese food? Pizza? Are you even counting calories at all? Or paying attention to your macronutrients?
By the way it IS very possible to gain weight truly eating healthy foods if the amount of calories is too high. It's also counterproductive to be skipping meals and eating so little sometimes interspersed with days eating too much and very unheslthy- that's how you crash your metabolism and then gain weight when you binge.
Please try to lose weight slowly with a proper daily calorie goal, regular meals, and exercise.
Do not weigh daily- daily fluctuations in weight mostly have to do with water retention/hydration, not actual fat loss.
Or, alternatively, do weigh daily - if you can manage to stay calm and not stress about random fluctuations - and you'll eventually learn what things trigger your own body's weight fluctuations.
I like to weigh daily. Over time, it kind of takes the mystery and fear out of the equation, by revealing the natural ways your body operates. The number on the scale becomes . . . just a number, data that can help you meet long-term goals.12 -
reneesexton9 wrote: »You can lose weight by doing these things
Eating a lot of processed foods and too much sugar will not make you healthy though.
Like many things in life.... it depends.
If you are 100+ lbs overweight and you lose 100lbs eating deep fried mars bars I am willing to put a couple of hundred that you will be healthier than you were 100lbs previously.(*assuming you're not already a dietetic, and no I don't recommend deep fried mars bars as a way of eating and would suggest that anyone who eats them limits them to a few times a year or less!)
If you are BMI 23.5 looking to lose 5 lbs to fit your bikini better, you might benefit more from making healthier food choices.
So, first things first.
Depending on where you're at.9 -
courtneyfabulous wrote: »Sorry but none of what you listed sounds like healthy eating... skipping meals? Chinese food? Pizza? Are you even counting calories at all? Or paying attention to your macronutrients?
By the way it IS very possible to gain weight truly eating healthy foods if the amount of calories is too high. It's also counterproductive to be skipping meals and eating so little sometimes interspersed with days eating too much and very unheslthy- that's how you crash your metabolism and then gain weight when you binge.
Please try to lose weight slowly with a proper daily calorie goal, regular meals, and exercise.
Do not weigh daily- daily fluctuations in weight mostly have to do with water retention/hydration, not actual fat loss.
Or, alternatively, do weigh daily - if you can manage to stay calm and not stress about random fluctuations - and you'll eventually learn what things trigger your own body's weight fluctuations.
I like to weigh daily. Over time, it kind of takes the mystery and fear out of the equation, by revealing the natural ways your body operates. The number on the scale becomes . . . just a number, data that can help you meet long-term goals.
Yeah this. I weigh daily and i find it super interesting. Helps me learn my body. Besides if i weighed on a great day one week and a bad day the next itd pretty much hide all loss and id be heartbroken6 -
Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »i weigh sometimes in the day and night.. i love watching it go up and down lol..
I need a life lol
Haha! I used to weigh about 3 pounds more at night than the next morning, sometimes even 4 pounds! Now that I've lost some weight it's less drastic- more like 2 pounds, sometimes 3.
(Can you tell I do that too? And more often than I'd like to admit)0 -
Seereneesexton9 wrote: »Sorry but that's just not the case. Have you actually looked at the nutrition panel of these foods??
Yes. And calories are all that matter for weight loss.4 -
It actually does matter what those calories are made up of. But I guess being healthy doesn't count, just weight loss?? Where are you getting your facts from? Obviously nothing to do with nutrition.0
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reneesexton9 wrote: »Sorry but that's just not the case. Have you actually looked at the nutrition panel of these foods??
The biggest draw for me on the nutrition panel, besides calories, is the big list of...you know...nutrients. Turns out they're in everything.10 -
Guess it doesn't matter if you're healthy or not then?
Yeah, less calories are important but skinny does not equal healthy and I'm obviously in the wrong chat if it's just weight loss and no consideration for people's health. So, guess I'm done. 2
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