Is this too much for a person trying to loose???

VeryKatie

CassieP16 wrote: »

Yes, I am aware what MFP has given me as a goal. I spoke to him and he showed me a woman he got from almost 300lbs down to 146lbs. So I said give me a plan. And this is what he found me. So I was just curious, it seemed like a lot of food. I am not trying to make this hard. I am sorry.

No worries! You can eat this food, enter it into the MFP diary, and see how it compares to the goal it gave you.
If you do it this way, it's important to know your TDEE. Which I'm going to get from the site I linked below.

Option one: Little to no exercise = 1977 calories a day to maintain your current weight.
Option two: 1-3 hours per week of light exercise (which is what I found better represents myself even though I don't exercise and have an office job) = 2265 calories to maintain your current weight.

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

When you enter the food plan your friend gave you into MFP, if the calories it equals is less than your TDEE, then you can expect to lose weight (assuming you entered everything carefully and correctly). The lower it is compared to TDEE, the faster you'll lose. I wouldn't go any lower than 1200-1300 a day if I were you. (Note also your TDEE will slowly reduce as you lose weight so it's a good idea to check the numbers every 5-10 lbs or so).

Another key thing to decide for yourself is if you can see yourself eating food like that for the rest of your life. It would be a shame to work so hard to lose weight eating this way and then when reaching your goal weight, go back to eating how you actually want to eat. That's usually why people see weight regain. So if it were me, I would choose to eat foods I could eat my whole life easily even while eating less than my TDEE (which for me includes a lot of eating out). I might make a few adjustments like reducing treats and high calorie beverages.

The list of food he gave you has lots of higher protein foods, which is good (helps people feel fuller). I know for myself that I need plenty of fat in my diet to feel full as well. As well as some fibre. However, you mentioned he looked up this list. If so, it may not account for your height, age, or gender. It might be too generic.

Also, do you want to eat 6 meals a day? There's really no proof the 6 meals are better than 3. So again, you can try it and if it helps you feel full and helps you feel like you'll succeed, then that's the right path. But if you find it tedious or if you miss "feeling stuffed" (I personally like to feel fairly stuffed once a day so I eat 3 meals, with dinner being my biggest meal), then maybe 6 meals a day isn't right for you.

Feel free to experiment though. It's your body and you won't know what you like till you try. This is a great time to learn to cook if you don't already and to try new foods and expand your pallet.

Muscleflex79

CassieP16 wrote: »

Yes, I am aware what MFP has given me as a goal. I spoke to him and he showed me a woman he got from almost 300lbs down to 146lbs. So I said give me a plan. And this is what he found me. So I was just curious, it seemed like a lot of food. I am not trying to make this hard. I am sorry.

so he gave you a plan for a 300lbs woman when that is not your weight?? as others said, eat to your calorie requirements - not a 300 pounders'.

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earlnabby

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

spiriteagle99 wrote: »

Do you like cooking that often? Five hot meals a day is a lot of time spent in the kitchen. Is that sustainable long term?

meal prep is wonderful

The crock pot and the freezer is also wonderful. I cook a couple of times a week and have plenty of home cooked meals in the freezer for times that I don't feel like cooking.

SusanMFindlay

CassieP16 wrote: »

I don't know why but this seems like so much food for a day! Especially when I am trying to loose

Meal 1
4 egg whites
1/4 cup mushroom
1/2 cup oatmeal with 6 almonds
1/2 orange

Meal 2
4 oz white fish of choice
1/2 cup green beans
4 oz sweet potato

Snack
1/2 cup cottage cheese with 6 berries of choice

Meal 3
3 oz chicken breast
1 piece ezekiel bread
2 cups mixed green salad
1/4 avocado
1 tsp balsamic vinegar

Meal 4
3 ounces lean beef
1/4 cup brown rice
1/2 cup broccoli

Meal 5
4 oz white fish of choice
8 asparagus spears

Before Bed
1 scoop whey protein in water

What do you think?

Because I am that awesome, I threw all this into the recipe builder to get a calorie count. This all adds up to about 1290 calories/day. 154 grams of protein. 31 grams of fat.

So, the calories are quite low, and there aren't enough healthy fats (usual recommendation is minimum 0.4 grams fat per pound of body weight). Definitely not too much food.

Edited due to a weird glitch that counted the protein powder 4 times.

rileysowner

CassieP16 wrote: »

Yes, I am aware what MFP has given me as a goal. I spoke to him and he showed me a woman he got from almost 300lbs down to 146lbs. So I said give me a plan. And this is what he found me. So I was just curious, it seemed like a lot of food. I am not trying to make this hard. I am sorry.

Do you really want to eat these same foods for the rest of your life? Would you rather learn how to eat the food you usually eat in smaller quantities while increasing nutritionally rich foods all at an appropriate calorie amount for you? I ask because I look at that list of food, and while it might be ok for a day or so, it would get old really quickly. For me the shear number of meals, all so small would leave me feeling hungry all the time. Not knowing the number of calories, we cannot answer your question. Put it in the food diary and see what comes out.

Muscleflex79

SusanMFindlay wrote: »

CassieP16 wrote: »

I don't know why but this seems like so much food for a day! Especially when I am trying to loose

Meal 1
4 egg whites
1/4 cup mushroom
1/2 cup oatmeal with 6 almonds
1/2 orange

Meal 2
4 oz white fish of choice
1/2 cup green beans
4 oz sweet potato

Snack
1/2 cup cottage cheese with 6 berries of choice

Meal 3
3 oz chicken breast
1 piece ezekiel bread
2 cups mixed green salad
1/4 avocado
1 tsp balsamic vinegar

Meal 4
3 ounces lean beef
1/4 cup brown rice
1/2 cup broccoli

Meal 5
4 oz white fish of choice
8 asparagus spears

Before Bed
1 scoop whey protein in water

What do you think?

Because I am that awesome, I threw all this into the recipe builder to get a calorie count. This all adds up to about 1290 calories/day. 154 grams of protein. 31 grams of fat.

So, the calories are quite low, and there aren't enough healthy fats (usual recommendation is minimum 0.4 grams fat per pound of body weight). Definitely not too much food.

Edited due to a weird glitch that counted the protein powder 4 times.

but her measurements were all in cups - not weighed - so we all know it could be MUCH more than that!