On the right track?

Ransou

Hello everyone. I'm not exactly new to myfitnesspal, but I've never been to the website before now. I've been poking through some forums and reading a little here and there, and it's encouraged me to post a topic of my own, that being, am I on the right track with my routine? Let me go into some detail...

It started back in January, I was 200lbs. 5' 5", 22 years old. Due to a change in my life, my eating habits began to change.
- I drink nothing but water. Period.
- I cut fast food out of my diet completely.
- I refuse to eat past 7pm (bedtime is 10pm!)
- I snack throughout the day.

Then I found myfitnesspal and even more changes were made.
- I drink 74oz of water daily.
- I (try) to consume between 1200 and 1500 calories a day, it's been difficult lately.
- I drink unsweetened oolong tea, 24oz a day.
- I take iron and B12 supplements.

Now I weigh 170lbs just from dieting alone. But progress has slowed, and I know that I'm going to have to incorporate exercise into my routine as well. I plan on walking 2 miles in the morning, and 2 more in the evening.

Let me explain what I eat daily, and this is where is gets difficult...

Breakfast- 540 calories
Special K Protein Bar
Honey bunches of oats cereal
Slim Fast

Snacks- (3 times a day) 445 Calories
Baby carrots
Almonds
Yogurt

Dinner- varies
For dinner I try and just use the rest of my calorie room, but to be honest, it's usually 3 or 4 eggs, veggie stew, or soup. Anything high in protein.

So, just by this information alone, if I stick with my calorie intake goal and exercise goal, does it seem okay? Are the foods I'm eating healthy? I suppose I just want an outside opinion.

Thank you.

ddky

I think it looks good. I also lost thirty pounds without too much trouble and then the weight loss stopped. I had a two month plateau. Finally I took about three weeks and ate more and exercised less. Just trying to eat as much as I could without actually gaining weight. After doing that, I went back to my usual routine and lost 1.5 pounds the next week. Unfortunately then we went on vacation, but that's another story. Just saying sometimes a little break seems to help.

Mokey41

Progress will slow more and more as you get closer to your ideal weight. It's just a fact of life. You have to keep tweaking and working your diet and exercise. You'll probably have to adjust your loss rate as well.

qtgonewild

are you eating cereal without milk?

Ransou

I drink the low fat unsweetened blue diamond almond breeze milk. It's like 30 calories per cup, and I generally only drink 1 1/2 - 2 cups with my cereal.