Please help me with my diet!

So i want to loose weight and my goal is 5 lbs per week but i would like to know if that's a healthy way to do it. I've changed my eating habit for the past 3days and i feel like i'm going nuts because i can't stop thinking about food and i always feel hungry. Please look at my meals that I've been logging on here so i will know if I'm heading in the right direction. Thanks!

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  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    No its not healthy to lose 5 lbs per week. How much weight do you need to lose, how many calories are you eating?
  • buffalogal42
    buffalogal42 Posts: 374 Member
    5 lbs a week is not doable. What is your height and current weight? What is your goal weight? Have you plugged your stats into MFP to get a recommendation? Depending on your current weight and amount of loss needed, you may be looking at anywhere from .5 to 2 lbs/week.
  • ent3rsandman
    ent3rsandman Posts: 170 Member
    Losing weight isn't a race; it's a marathon. Ever wonder why people that diet gain back all their weight a year later? It's because they do crazy crash diets like this and lose the will to keep up with them, so they go right back to their old eating habits.

    You need to stick to a caloric limit you can maintain for the rest of your life, and lower it slightly if you begin to plateau and you're not where you want to be, otherwise you're going to drive yourself insane.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    Keep your diary private. We'll just pick on you otherwise.

    Take it slow. Aim for 1-2 lbs per week. 1 is quite sustainable. Use the mfp settings to guide you. Type in your stats, select "sedintary" and set for 1lb a week loss to start.

    Exercise, but be a bit conservative about eating the calories back.

    You can learn to do this if you take your time.
  • Blitzia
    Blitzia Posts: 205 Member
    As others have said, 5 lbs is not a healthy plan.

    As for the hunger, some hunger is normal and inevitable. If dieting didn't make you at least a little bit hungry, people wouldn't gain weight in the first place. You can adjust over time (your body will get a little bit more used to eating smaller portions) but there will probably always be times where you feel a little hungry and have to eat less food than you'd like. You can also manage hunger by choosing a good balance between fats, proteins, and carbs, or by playing with how you structure your meals (lots of little meals vs fewer big meals, whichever you find more filling.) But the first step is definitely to make sure your goal is healthy and appropriate.

    And as a side note, I don't think MFP lets you set a goal of 5 pounds per week, so what did MFP say for your calorie goal?
  • ilegare843
    ilegare843 Posts: 15 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    No its not healthy to lose 5 lbs per week. How much weight do you need to lose, how many calories are you eating?

    Last time i checked, i was 215.8 i think and i try to keep my calorie count at 1,000 or less.
  • ilegare843
    ilegare843 Posts: 15 Member
    Keep your diary private. We'll just pick on you otherwise.

    Take it slow. Aim for 1-2 lbs per week. 1 is quite sustainable. Use the mfp settings to guide you. Type in your stats, select "sedintary" and set for 1lb a week loss to start.

    Exercise, but be a bit conservative about eating the calories back.

    You can learn to do this if you take your time.

    Ok thank you
  • ilegare843
    ilegare843 Posts: 15 Member
    Losing weight isn't a race; it's a marathon. Ever wonder why people that diet gain back all their weight a year later? It's because they do crazy crash diets like this and lose the will to keep up with them, so they go right back to their old eating habits.

    You need to stick to a caloric limit you can maintain for the rest of your life, and lower it slightly if you begin to plateau and you're not where you want to be, otherwise you're going to drive yourself insane.

    Ok thanks for the advice
  • ilegare843
    ilegare843 Posts: 15 Member
    Blitzia wrote: »
    As others have said, 5 lbs is not a healthy plan.

    As for the hunger, some hunger is normal and inevitable. If dieting didn't make you at least a little bit hungry, people wouldn't gain weight in the first place. You can adjust over time (your body will get a little bit more used to eating smaller portions) but there will probably always be times where you feel a little hungry and have to eat less food than you'd like. You can also manage hunger by choosing a good balance between fats, proteins, and carbs, or by playing with how you structure your meals (lots of little meals vs fewer big meals, whichever you find more filling.) But the first step is definitely to make sure your goal is healthy and appropriate.

    And as a side note, I don't think MFP lets you set a goal of 5 pounds per week, so what did MFP say for your calorie goal?

    I think 1,300 or 1,400 but i'm not sure.
  • ilegare843
    ilegare843 Posts: 15 Member
    5 lbs a week is not doable. What is your height and current weight? What is your goal weight? Have you plugged your stats into MFP to get a recommendation? Depending on your current weight and amount of loss needed, you may be looking at anywhere from .5 to 2 lbs/week.

    My height is 5.3
    My weight is 215.8 i think
    My goal weight is 135
    And yes i put my goal in.
  • ilegare843
    ilegare843 Posts: 15 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    No its not healthy to lose 5 lbs per week. How much weight do you need to lose, how many calories are you eating?

    I would like to be 135 my current weight is 215.8 i think.
  • Blitzia
    Blitzia Posts: 205 Member
    edited April 2017
    I think 1,300 or 1,400 but i'm not sure.

    Then I strongly suggest that you stick to either 1300 or 1400 calories. 1000 or less as you mentioned is very low calorie. Of course you're starving and thinking about food all the time! How much weight do you want to lose? Even if it were possible to lose 5 lbs per week (it is probably not possible at your size) would you rather torture yourself for a few months just to get to your goal weight and then gain it all back when you eat more than 1000 calories, or would you rather make small changes, learn what foods fill you up and don't send you over your calorie goal, and get on a way of eating you can stick with forever?
  • jetherrart
    jetherrart Posts: 8 Member
    Have you ever researched the keto diet? If you have health issues such as diabetes it can help you control your disease. Although if you are free to eat whatever carbs you would like then when you go off of the diet, I imagine you would gain the weight back.
  • ilegare843
    ilegare843 Posts: 15 Member
    Blitzia wrote: »
    I think 1,300 or 1,400 but i'm not sure.

    Then I strongly suggest that you stick to either 1300 or 1400 calories. 1000 or less as you mentioned is very low calorie. Of course you're starving and thinking about food all the time! How much weight do you want to lose? Even if it were possible to lose 5 lbs per week (it is probably not possible at your size) would you rather torture yourself for a few months just to get to your goal weight and then gain it all back when you eat more than 1000 calories, or would you rather make small changes, learn what foods fill you up and don't send you over your calorie goal, and get on a way of eating you can stick with forever?

    Ok i will start researching the best foods with fewer calories and start a healthy lifestyle that i will benefit from in the long run. Thank you!
  • ilegare843
    ilegare843 Posts: 15 Member
    jetherrart wrote: »
    Have you ever researched the keto diet? If you have health issues such as diabetes it can help you control your disease. Although if you are free to eat whatever carbs you would like then when you go off of the diet, I imagine you would gain the weight back.

    Sorry but i haven't heard of keto diet but i will research it. Thanks!
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    @shashadoctor843: You can do this! Small changes really add up over time. I keep telling everyone to focus on the big picture, live a full life, do the things you find fun. The tools of weight management (portion control, balancing macros) are great habits to cultivate, but it won't do much for you if you aren't happy overall.
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
    Trying to speed diet is the best way possible to end up skinny fat, unhealthy or sick or injured, and gain it all back in a few months after you've hit your goal weight. Dial it back to no more than 2lb per week loss, and you probably should set it to 1lb per week and loose any extra through exercise.