How Do You Eat?

OMGeeeHorses

what and how do you eat? I know sounds silly, but I am trying to set up an eating plan until I hit into the 100s. I am currently 294 and I am wanting to set up a weekly eating schedule so I am on track and have no issues of wanting to binge eat or over eat. I do avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup and Gluten ( mostly just bread, I get SUPER bloated if not). I am thinking maybe just eat a ton of veggies and fruit and about 3oz of meat every dinner and sometimes lunch. Like Tuna and such. What do you do? I am looking to just make new friends and learn what they do to stay on track better. thanks!!

aquarabbit

I do as much as possible homemade, with healthy ingredients, but I'm not super restrictive. I just make sure I stay in between my calorie goal of 1200-1400 a day. I try to make things in smaller portions too. I did lasagna last night, but instead of the regular lasagna, I did rolls. And I added kale, and made paneer instead of using whole milk ricotta. Little things like that. I always say that blogs are great for people like me since I just follow what they say after someone else does the work for me. I am loving skinnytaste right now, but I'll always be a foodwishes follower. I just try to sub some of the unhealthy ingredients.

As far as HOW I eat, I am a bit more particular about this. I don't watch tv, listen to the radio, or have any distractions. I eat, focus on the flavor, texture, smell, and look of the food. I set my fork down in between each bite, and don't pick it up until I've chewed properly and swallowed. I do this because I have a tendency to shovel food down my throat way to quickly. This helps me to keep a good pace and know exactly when I'm full. I also enjoy and appreciate my food a lot more. Especially chocolate cake. I never realized how little I actually need to enjoy it.

lkgarza

Hey! I am trying 1200 cals with my macros at 25/40/35. It's low carb which I have never tried, but I am trying to figure out what works for me as I have about 18 lbs to lose. I eat 6 smaller meals a day and have my meal planner set up like this so I just spend time on Sunday filling it in and then eat accordingly lts of chicken, salmon, hard boiled eggs, tuna, turkey, veggies and some fruits and grains. It will be a learning week for me as I figure out carbs. Just keep trying new things, don't eat too few cals and fuel your body throughout the day! Add me as a friend if you want!

minijuggernaut

Hi there!

I try to follow an 80%-20% approach - 80% of the time, I eat a low carb, high fat, moderate protein diet of whole foods, the closest I can describe it would be paleo, although I don't make a habit of using that word... diet names are defining and strange. I just eat. My MFP stats are 1800 calories, 135g protein, 100g fat, less than 80g carb.

The other 20% of the time, at parties/events/gatherings/when I just feel like it, I make room for treats, a glass of wine, some chocolate, etc. Helps me keep my life in balance.

thistimewillbedifferent

I started at 257 and have lost 48 lbs since the beginning of the year by exercising and following this approach: I eat 1808-2000 cals per day and find that high-protein, high-fiber meals and snacks (I eat a little something every 2.5-4 hrs) keep me fuller. I try to eat whole foods and fresh ingredients instead of heavily processed/packaged items, and I try to limit my sat fat to a reasonable amount. I do, however, still enjoy wine and dark chocolate on a fairly regular basis! My diary is open to friends, so please feel free to add me. Best of luck figuring out what approach works for you!

astartig

I go with high protein low carb because it fills you up (and for me makes it so that sodium doesn't stick to me in the massive water retention way that it tends to do)

I am not one of those people who restrict my carbs to under 20. I try to aim for about 40 or 50 carbs a day before fiber being taken off.

I think you cannot be healthy without a good dose of veggies every day.

So my diet tends to be egg whites and veggies and cheese for breakfast

lunch and dinner (tend to be the same in two meals) will be lean turkey or chicken breast with vegetables in a variety of styles. for instance turkey adovada with onions and broccoli maybe squash
stir fry with various cruciferous vegetables and chicken

that sort of thing. I have always shunned fast food.

on this mostly made at home diet I am doing pretty good at hovering right around 1200 calories and not ending up hungry at all. For me it's the only diet I can stick with restricted to 1200 calories a day and not be hungry.

astartig

@thistimewillb it's a lifestyle change really, you have to keep room for hte wine and chocolate. I leave space too. If i am doing ok on carbs I'll definitely throw in a dark chocolate square, and wine nights if I go over on my cals.. well, whatever will be will be.


For my height and requirements the sad truth a diet like this is probably a life long thing for me. I've never been a high energy person and I am only 5 foot 2.5" eating like a normal person is what got me as overweight as I currently am.

RaggedyPond

1600-1700 calories average. By trying to eat my body weight in grams for protein it doesn't leave much room for carbs. Most of the time I don't make it so I am happy with close to 100 g of protein.

MyJourney1960

Buy a digital food scale.
log everything.

a typical day for me:
coffee and small banana before the gym (it was only after i bought the scale that i realized that what i thought was a "small banana" was actually double that amount).

After the gym:
plain low fat yogurt
then sometimes rice cakes or crackers or nothing
sometimes cheese
sometimes a PB&Honey sandwich on whole grain bread - natural, no sugar/fat added PB
Whatever I want, really - as long as i stay within what i'm supposed to be eating.

Lunch (at work):
big salad (greens, cucumbers, tomato with olive oil and lemon juice)
lean protein - could be chicken, turkey, low fat cheese, egg and tuna, beans, etc
(I make the chicken every week /every other week, portion and freeze. same with beans.)
sometimes i'll make stir fried rice (brown basmatti rice) and have 1/2 cup of that with chicken.

snack:
yogurt, string cheese, fruit, crackers and cheese, energy bar...

Dinner (at home):
two eggs scrambled, with cheese/herbs
spaghetti with tuna
"pizza" in whole grain pita with lots of veg and a little cheese
maybe more of the chicken
etc.

Trick is to have foods ready for you so that you can grab something healthy instead of fast food or junky snacks.