Has today been healthy?

123HealthyHappyMe
123HealthyHappyMe Posts: 7
in Food and Nutrition
Okay, I ate 1179 calories today, and burned 110 calories on the wii fit. This is what I ate:

Breakfast: 1 slice of toast with butter

Lunch: Ham sandwich, 15 grapes

Dinner: Turkey breast fillet, Jacket potato without butter and a portion of baked beans

And supper: 1/4 Goodfellas stonebaked thin margherita pizza
=1179 cals.

Was it healthy?

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    that's all you ate? i would say no on the healthy scale because that little food isnt sustainable.

    you'll probably be better off thinking about the long haul ie "what type of lifestyle changes can i make that i will be able to live with for the rest of my life" rather than how little can i eat
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    that's all you ate? i would say no on the healthy scale because that little food isnt sustainable.

    you'll probably be better off thinking about the long haul ie "what type of lifestyle changes can i make that i will be able to live with for the rest of my life" rather than how little can i eat

    without knowing OP's stats..how do you know it is not sustainable? 1200 does work for some people, shocking I know...
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    Okay, I ate 1179 calories today, and burned 110 calories on the wii fit. This is what I ate:

    Breakfast: 1 slice of toast with butter

    Lunch: Ham sandwich, 15 grapes

    Dinner: Turkey breast fillet, Jacket potato without butter and a portion of baked beans

    And supper: Goodfellas stonebaked thin margherita pizza
    =1179 cals.

    Was it healthy?

    My overall opinion: No. Where are the fruit and veggies? If you're going to eat so little, you should really try to eat as nutrient dense food as possible. Bread, meat, and starchy carbs aren't going to cut it. Sure, you'll survive and you'll lose weight, but you won't be as healthy as you could be.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    Where are your vegetables?

    And unless you are EXTREMELY tiny (shorter than me, and I'm only 5'0") 1179 calories is WAY too little for you to be eating long term. You are going to lose muscle mass. I ate 1200 a day for a year, and while I lost weight, a good portion of it was muscle; now my *kitten* needs major squat therapy.
  • fionarama
    fionarama Posts: 788 Member
    that is more than 1179 calories. In my opinion you ate quite a lot.
  • howardheilweil
    howardheilweil Posts: 604 Member
    that is more than 1179 calories. In my opinion you ate quite a lot.
    It may be more than 1179 calories, but it's definitely not quite a lot.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Where are your vegetables?

    And unless you are EXTREMELY tiny (shorter than me, and I'm only 5'0") 1179 calories is WAY too little for you to be eating long term. You are going to lose muscle mass. I ate 1200 a day for a year, and while I lost weight, a good portion of it was muscle; now my *kitten* needs major squat therapy.

    ^ This
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    Vegetables! Whither the vegetables?
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    that's all you ate? i would say no on the healthy scale because that little food isnt sustainable.

    you'll probably be better off thinking about the long haul ie "what type of lifestyle changes can i make that i will be able to live with for the rest of my life" rather than how little can i eat

    without knowing OP's stats..how do you know it is not sustainable? 1200 does work for some people, shocking I know...

    i dont know. the OP asked for opinions. i gave an opinion based on the information provided. the OP can take it or leave it :drinker:
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I wouldn't call it super healthy or unhealthy. I think it's more important to focus on consistently making good choices and (JMHO) eating more vegetables, fruits, etc, than to worry each day "Was today healthy?"

    I do think it sounds like a bit more than 1179 calories. I could be wrong. But the ham sandwich...what kind of bread? What kind of ham? What condiments, if any? I have a family member who joined MFP and would just type in a food, like "turkey sandwich" or what have you...and she claims MFP doesn't work. I saw her diary and there was a piece of cheesecake on it for 200 cal which was her giant birthday slice at Cheesecake Factory. They definitely don't make a full sized 200 cal slice there! LOL Doing that, you could have anything pop up from like 110 cal for a tiny little mini-sandwich to 800 cal for a huge mayo-laden sub. Strive for logging accuracy, if you tend to just go w/ whatever comes up quickly or sounds low.

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