Don't know what's for the best?help/advice needed.

nickisa28
nickisa28 Posts: 116 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So MFP have put me on a 1200 cal diet to lose a stone. When I go to the gym, normally 5/6 days a week I burn 500-600 calories so eat back half of those. I cope fine with this and am seeing a loss. 6.5lbs lost in 2 weeks. BUT.....on those days I don't go to the gym, I get to dinner time and feel physically sick with hunger. Breakfast is normally a bowl of cereal and an apple (300 cals) Lunch is normally half a chicken wrap with lettuce and salsa sauce, maybe some cheese (4-500 cals) and dinner can be chicken and rice or steak and veg or maybe a small portion of pasta with tomato based sauce or pesto with fish or pancetta (500 cals). Sometimes i might go slightly over if i've been trampolining for half hour with the kids or carrying my very heavy laptop bags around london for miles. Could I be eating something better that will fill me up more?

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    MFP put you at 1200 based on your inputs. What do you have your per week weight loss goal set at? Is it at 2 lbs per week or 1 lb per week? Also, i suspect you are heavy on carbs, but if you can open your food diary we can provide suggestions to keep you full longer and more easily. If it's any consolation, the average women I know is losing weight at 1700 to 2100 calories when they are exercising.
  • nickisa28
    nickisa28 Posts: 116 Member
    My carbs are normally over on non gym days but thought that would fill me up better? I didn't enter how much I wanted to lose per week just put in current weight and goal weight and it gave me 1200 per day. I don't really care how long it takes to lose the weight especially as I'm doing much better than I expected. Just don't want to feel like I'm going to pass out on non gym days :(
  • brisingr86
    brisingr86 Posts: 1,789 Member
    If you're fairly consistent in your workout routines, you could also look at switching to a TDEE which spreads your exercise calories out over the week, so even on your rest days, you're still eating some of your exercise calories, but you aren't eating quite as much on your workout days. If you're losing that much, you could probably up your calories a bit to where you're feeling better and still see progress. Good luck!

    Edit: Protein is better for keeping you full longer. Not the carbs.
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    If you're that hungry on non workout days, up your calories by 200 calories. 1200 is way too low!
    You'll still lose! Also try a couple of fried eggs and a slice of wholewheat, whole grain or rye toast.
    I place an egg on each half of a piece of toast and the combo of carb and protein/fat keeps me satisfied for 4 hours.

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