Help with nutrition and food

samanthamathers1

Hi, I am new and have a 1500 calories for the day. I keep eating the same rubbish looking for some friends for advice on food recipes and general support. My BMR worked out I should have 1654 cals do you think this is right .... would apprieciate some advice...

I like to eat wholemeal bread but I can pick when I am hungry... Looking for simple breakfast and lunch and evening meals.... help me please I need to do this I am fed up with being the fat mum picking up my son........


5,9inches Height
205 lbs weight

BMI =28

target to lose 2 stone

joined a gym and I walk my dogs everyday for at least 1 hr.....

Please add me or leave me a message.....

Sammy.

Lizzy622

I am a bit shorter but a little heavier and my calorie allotment is about the same. I like to make hard boiled eggs and peel them. On rushed mornings I can just grab one and eat it cold or cut it up and put it on toast with a slice of cheese and warm it.

impemberstar

Cook oatmeal (I prefer steel-cut mixed with Barley) in a slow cooker with water and almond milk (no real milk or butter) and some cinnamon and honey. You can make 3-4 breakfasts at once and keep them in your fridge to grab in the morning. They're hearty and filling and a good way to get a few grams of fiber

vvvalentines

Chicken breasts or thighs, salmon fillets, and lean (cheap) cuts of beef are all good lunch options. You can cook one piece in a pan with just a little oil, steam vegetables in another pan, and have a pretty nutritious lunch in around 10 minutes.

A very easy breakfast is a slice of toast, peanut butter or other nut butter, and sliced fruit. Apple, pear, and banana all work well. You get fiber, good carbs, good fats, vitamins from the fruit, and protein. Add a cup of coffee or milk and you're set.

Arbeidslyst

My three go to things are:

- Whole grain bread with: avocado and boiled egg, peanut butter and banana, cheese and ham and pesto
- Oatmeal with nuts and fruit, if you make it over night it takes 1 minute to warm up or you can eat it cold
- Smoothie, usually with nuts

samanthamathers1

many thanks for all your ideas.... feel free to add me I need some support with this...

Sammy

1Lightstep

Hello

Some things that I do now that I wish I had done before may be helpful.

For the snacking issue, I find preparing food in advance is helpful. I keep an almost constant supply of prepared raw vegetables in the fridge. This can be used for snacking and for salad meals too.

I am more likely to eat a salad when it is the easiest thing to eat in the kitchen. I keep the salad items in separate containers so I can change the salad each time, to make it more interesting. A salad is an easy meal when you add, tuna, chicken etc. to already prepared vegetables.

I freeze food such as bread, that I do not intend to eat that day or that I do not want to be a temptation. I am less likely to be tempted to pick on it if I cannot see it and if it has to be defrosted first. Plus it avoids the 'must use it up or it will go to waste' excuse.

Only healthy food is within easy reach and anything that is an indulgence is kept out of sight.

I keep some fruit out on view, so that if I head to the kitchen I see fruit first. I find a Clementine or small apple often avoids my opening a door to other foods.

I am quite new to the website and looking for tips and ideas too. I am finding the journey of others here an inspiration and that helps me on my own weight loss and healthy living journey. So my biggest tip right now would be to keep making full use of this website and keep a complete log of everything you eat, no matter how small. Having to log a snack might make you less inclined to eat it and if you do decide to eat it, you can easily see the impact it is having on your diet day.

Good luck on your journey.