Healthy meals for 1300 calories?

Syre96

Hello! I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how I can get to 1300 calories in a clean/healthy way. I would like to add that I am trying to avoid carbs from foods like pasta(which I love,unfortunately). I have always been a heavy set kid, and even with the weight loss I've experienced, my body likes to be stubborn and I notice I tend to hold on to fat.

kommodevaran

8 pounds is what you have left to lose? If so, you're practically at goal weight. 1300 calories is probably a much greater deficit than you (actually, your fat stores) can sustain at this point, so if you struggle sticking to 1300, you can eat more instead, and lose at optimal speed, and keep losing until you reach goal weight, and not yoyo for the rest of your life.

You have to eat at a deficit to lose weight, but you can eat anything you want. Eating less is hard enough, trying to follow some idiot diet will take more willpower than anyone has. Your diet is just what you eat. A diet that provides you with everything you need, and not too much of anything, is a healthy diet. "Clean" does not have a place in this picture. If you love pasta, it's smart to learn how to incorporate it.

Your body is not stubborn and it doesn't like to hold on to fat, it burns its fat stores when you over time feed it fewer calories. Food is amazing, so you may very well like to eat at a higher calorie level. It could also be a perception issue - many people think they are too heavy even though they look fine and are healthy.

janejellyroll

"Clean/healthy" is a term that seems to mean something different to everyone who uses it.

Here are some of the foods I've had in the past week -- maybe some of them will be interesting to you: seitan, potatoes, green beans, cauliflower, olive oil, olives, chickpeas, tahini, cucumbers, great northern beans, poblano peppers, black beans, pizza, tofu, brussels sprouts, oatmeal cookies, mushrooms, avocado, dark chocolate, coconut, and tempeh.

Our bodies aren't really "stubborn," I don't think, in the sense that you mean. When we get close to goal, accuracy is more important. From your collection of posts over the past few days, it looks like accuracy and a consistent calorie goal may be the missing pieces for you. You can lose the weight you have left on just about any food.

Sunna_W

I like EPIC meat protein bars for snacks with hot tea. They rich in protein, low in sugar, gluten free, grain free, and absent of both soy and dairy. Really satisfies my mid afternoon cravings.

erickirb

1300 calories in a day, or are you looking for different meals that are 1300 calories each?

toxikon

Try to hit your protein goal (0.6 to 1x your body weight in grams) then fill up the rest of your calories with your preferred balance of carbs and fats.

I usually focus my meals around a protein source (chicken, turkey, beef, pork, seafood), then choose one veggie-based side dish and one carb-based side dish to go with it. And sometimes a piece of fruit as a dessert or snack.

Some example meals:
- chicken teriyaki with steamed broccoli and white rice
- southwestern omelette with fresh red peppers and onions, with a piece of buttered toast
- cold cut sandwich with lettuce and cucumber
- chicken noodle soup with celery, carrot and onion

neldabg

The subreddit /r/1200isplenty has tons of ideas.

stanmann571

erickirb wrote: »

1300 calories in a day, or are you looking for different meals that are 1300 calories each?

This!!

my dinner runs 13-1500, which is about half of my daily calories. If you're looking for 1300 daily then I can't help you at all.