New me day 2

hotchoc0408

Well MFP friends, as you can see I'm holding myself accountable for everything I take in by using my diary to its fullest. I log everything!!!!! That way it benefits me to see what I am eating and what I need to stay away from in order to loose the weight. These 1st - 2 days have been kind of hard just adapting to changing my eating habits. My main focuses are carbs, protein, calories, total fat, and sodium.

Day 1: Calorie intake was 1004, carbs 118 (over by 49), sodium 1982 (over by 482), protein 64, and total fat goal is 37 and it stayed at 0.

** So my down falls: The soup I ate for breakfast which was high in sodium, but, I have the flu and that's what I wanted. Then my snack of chips - what was I thinking about. Old habits are hard to put down.

Day 2: Calorie intake was 1492 (over by 392), carbs 114 (over by 45), sodium 839, protein 67, total fat 84 (over by 47).

**So my down falls: The sausage for breakfast. Even though it is low in carbs, it's high in fats. No pork sausage - only turkey. Subway tuna sub - too high in fats with all that mayo. Make tuna from home use mustard instead of mayo.

Not a good 1st two days, but as I get into this lifelong change, it will get better. Wish me better luck on day 3!

pteryndactyl

Good luck, but why on Earth are your calorie goals so low?

Adc7225

Good start, that's what it is all about, understanding what we are eating and learning how to make better choices - something we all fall short of doing at times

I just got frustrated and ate two doughnuts - my stomach is cramping like crazy right now! See I learned something, keep it at one doughnut:laugh:

Calhoun007

I think you're off to a great start! Your calorie intake looks good and low. Are you also exercising?

_Zardoz_

Good luck, but why on Earth are your calorie goals so low?

my thoughts exactly. OP according to your ticker you have around 80 pounds to lose. The in this for the long term eating a thousand calories one day then beating yourself up for eating 1400 the following day is a recipe for disaster. In all likelihood you could be eating 1500 or 1600 calories a day and still losing a consistently good amount of weight. There are a couple of thousands that's well worth reading I suggest you look at those

hotchoc0408

Good luck, but why on Earth are your calorie goals so low?

Calorie intake is 1200 to 1500 per day. I'm really only 100 below the recommended level at 1100. It just seems to work for me once I get into it.

hotchoc0408

Getting over the flu, so I'm not exercising right now. But hopefully the first of the week I will be back up to par.

SunofaBeach14

Good luck, but why on Earth are your calorie goals so low?

Calorie intake is 1200 to 1500 per day. I'm really only 100 below the recommended level at 1100. It just seems to work for me once I get into it.

You're two days in. Listen to the advice. Do not set any goals that you cannot see yourself sticking with for months or even years. Let it come off slowly, be fair to yourself, and just keep it up, day after day, week after week, month after month, etc.

But. Be. Fair. To. You.

handyrunner

Good luck with it...and don't best your self up over the slips

xxghost

Do you have any health issues, or health advice from your doctor that you are keeping in mind?

If not, I would start by focusing on calories in, calories out. While its great that you're keeping an eye on everything else, I've found that too many numbers can be overwhelming. I've had a lot of friends give up on MFP because they were stressed out about sodium, or numbers that only complicated things. To start, I would recommend really keeping an eye on your calories. Was your sodium over a bit today? Did you have a bit too much fat? Don't sweat it too much if your calories were where they should be.

This is what was most effective for me. Last year, I dropped twenty pounds in six months by looking at calories alone. When I started trying to bulk up on protein and stress over my sodium, I drifted off course. I became frustrated, and gained it all back. I lost sight of the basics - calories in, calories out.

That is just my own opinion though, so feel free to continue what you're doing if you find it is working for you! Best of luck!

MsSoFly

You know a good way to make tuna?
ranch dressing made with fat free sour cream and ranch dressing mix. Once it is made it only takes 2 table spoons that comes out to about

25 cals
4 carbs
2g protein
and
0g fat

I use to work at subway... The tuna made fresh it very good but once I started making my own with this sauce? I never looked back.

You are on a great start analyzing, I won't call them "down falls" I like to refer to them as "areas of improvement"
A lot of people have trouble with this.

Once to reevaluate going about this you will start notices yourself making different decisions and you will be proud (:

Great work thus far! Youre heading in the right direction!

:drinker:

Spreyton22K

Sorry to hear that you are struggling with the flu.

Congratulations on the decision to start on a weight loss and exercise programme for your health......but I too second those others on here expressing concern about your calorie intake.

It is easy to be fooled into thinking that if you are MFP sets a certain calorie target then going under it is only going to enhance your success....right. Please reconsider, VLCD are only recommended under a Doctors supervision, done alone especially for any sort of extended time they can lead to exhaustion and ultimately failure.

Maybe you are very short, petite or older (sorry I didn't look at your profile) and the calories talked about are pretty small. Most of the old timers on MFP who have had success and keep achieving their goals and don't burn out will advise against being aggressive with calorie restriction.

Even if your stats give you 1200 calories at a minimum....please eat them all, plus your exercise calories. Take extra care too, while your aren't well, your poor body is under enough stress trying to beat the bugs let alone be hungry.

I do wish you all the best. Good Luck.

GiveMeCoffee

Good luck, but why on Earth are your calorie goals so low?

Calorie intake is 1200 to 1500 per day. I'm really only 100 below the recommended level at 1100. It just seems to work for me once I get into it.

You're two days in. Listen to the advice. Do not set any goals that you cannot see yourself sticking with for months or even years. Let it come off slowly, be fair to yourself, and just keep it up, day after day, week after week, month after month, etc.

But. Be. Fair. To. You.

Please listen! When I started a year ago I thought the bigger calorie deficit the better, I was eating between 1100-1300 calories a day, oh and at that time I wasn't eating back any exercise calories That lasted about a week before I started thinking of giving up for the billionth time. Luckily I had some good sensible people knock some sense into me with some brutal honesty. The basic line was: Go slow, would you rather lose .5 to 1 lb a week from now until you reach your goal, or would you rather say this isn't working and just give up, quit like you always have.

It took some time to totally sink in because it's not what I had been told for years and years of dieting. I read and read success stories here and people were eating good food, ice cream, etc. and I figured lets try it out. Raised up my calories, starting eating back my exercise calories, and Wow this isn't so hard anymore. It's been a year since I started and 93 lbs gone, I think my friends were right.

Losing weight does not have to be miserable!

xxghost

Losing weight does not have to be miserable!

I couldn't agree more with this! A healthy lifestyle needs to be just that - a lifestyle! Find a place that is comfortable, and works for you! Today is my 365th day with MFP. I never thought I would be able to keep up with a program like this for an entire year, but I have, because I found a system that worked for me. If you're always hungry/sore/tired/angry, don't just blame it on the "diet!" Make changes until you're happy again! Its possible to be successful in your weight loss and not totally miserable at the same time!

Joannesmith2818

Increase the calorie goal for sure. It may be slightly slower but good things come to those who wait!

hotchoc0408

You know a good way to make tuna?
ranch dressing made with fat free sour cream and ranch dressing mix. Once it is made it only takes 2 table spoons that comes out to about

25 cals
4 carbs
2g protein
and
0g fat

I use to work at subway... The tuna made fresh it very good but once I started making my own with this sauce? I never looked back.

You are on a great start analyzing, I won't call them "down falls" I like to refer to them as "areas of improvement"
A lot of people have trouble with this.

Once to reevaluate going about this you will start notices yourself making different decisions and you will be proud (:

Great work thus far! Youre heading in the right direction!

:drinker:

Thanks for the tuna advice. I have never had it with ranch dressing and fat free sour cream. Sounds good! Will give it a try.

irisheyez718

You've been given some good advice. I thought less calories was the way to go too, but thankfully I listened, otherwise I would have given up long ago. You do NOT need to starve yourself to lose weight. Eat more!

hotchoc0408

I'm 41 years old and 5ft 3in. tall. And yes I have a long way to go; 77 lbs to be exact. When I joined weight watchers that was the calorie intake they gave me, and it worked. But slow and steady is better. That's what I'm seeing from the replies to my post.

I was just talking with my daughter and she said the same thing. So I guess I will be upping my calories from 1100 to 1500. I don't want to fail and I don't want to gain it all back in the end. Thank you ALL for the great advice. It mean more to me than you realize. That's why I joined MFP so that I could get some positive feedback and criticism from people who have been in my shoes to help me along my journey with making the right choices.

GiveMeCoffee

I'm 41 years old and 5ft 3in. tall. And yes I have a long way to go; 77 lbs to be exact. When I joined weight watchers that was the calorie intake they gave me, and it worked. But slow and steady is better. That's what I'm seeing from the replies to my post.

I was just talking with my daughter and she said the same thing. So I guess I will be upping my calories from 1100 to 1500. I don't want to fail and I don't want to gain it all back in the end. Thank you ALL for the great advice. It mean more to me than you realize. That's why I joined MFP so that I could get some positive feedback and criticism from people who have been in my shoes to help me along my journey with making the right choices.

Thank you for listening!!! You will be much happier in the long run. You do need to learn patience (that was a hard one for me in the beginning). But take pictures, measurements and don't try to be perfect. Shoot for 80% good .. the other 20% is your margin of error.

sloth3toes

I'm 41 years old and 5ft 3in. tall. And yes I have a long way to go; 77 lbs to be exact. When I joined weight watchers that was the calorie intake they gave me, and it worked. But slow and steady is better. That's what I'm seeing from the replies to my post.

I was just talking with my daughter and she said the same thing. So I guess I will be upping my calories from 1100 to 1500. I don't want to fail and I don't want to gain it all back in the end. Thank you ALL for the great advice. It mean more to me than you realize. That's why I joined MFP so that I could get some positive feedback and criticism from people who have been in my shoes to help me along my journey with making the right choices.

You are making a very wise decision. You can eat at 1500 calories for awhile, and see what happens. If you are trending down, then, you're on your way. As a few others have alluded to.... I can't make a whole lot of sense, out of your first post, trying to get all your macros just so.... I wouldn't sweat the details so much, in the beginning.... make calories in / calories out, your #1 priority, and work the other stuff in as you go.