Hi im new!

RMP8800

Hi everyone I am excited to have found this app and website! I can now keep a conscious eye on exactly what I am eating! It has already made me stop and decline pre bedtime treats due to being able to see my calorie intake! I am pretty lucky and only want too loose half a stone so I am allowed 1800 calories, I should be able to loose this easily if I didn't have an addiction to sugar i.e. cake, sweets etc. I do eat healthily but I just eat a lot of crap too! I'm very active which is why I only need to loose half a stone rather than four stone!

My situation is i'm good most of the time in the day, I do get a real sugar craving after I have eaten my lunch (but today I have resisted!) I get home after work starving, end up eating my kids left over dinner or making myself a pre dinner snack (usually a few rounds of toast and jam!) then eat too late around 8.30/9pm when my husband is home and my kids are in bed. I'm aware this is not good so I have started batch cooking and freezing some meals so that the days I work there is already a healthy home cooked meal waiting for us both! Then late at night when I finally get to watch some tv I like to have something sweet!

Being extra busy I am looking for ways to eat healthily that doesn't take too much time but I do like to make my food rather than buy pre prepared.

Would also love to hear what people do for snacks.

I love food, i'm sure all of us do on this website. I would rather have a larger quantity of food that doesn't taste quite as good as a small amount of food that tastes amazing as I hate being hungry!

RachaelX

MKEgal

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819925-the-basics-don-t-complicate-it

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/833026-important-posts-to-read


"Most weight loss occurs because of decreased caloric intake.
However, evidence shows the only way to maintain weight loss is to be engaged in regular physical activity."
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/index.html


Goal setting, including weight, calories, and macros
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-06-08-setting-goals-667045

Exercise basics
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-06-08-exercise-667080

Sleep enough
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-08-27-sleep-weight-control-690492


Eating higher protein & lower carbs leads to more weight loss
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-08-09-high-protein-diet-685553
Try 45% carbs, 20% fat, 35% protein
For your goal weight of 180, eating 1800 calories, that would be:
810 cal carbs (203 g), 360 cal fat (40 g), 630 cal protein (158 g)


Eat about half your calories for breakfast (900)
(see the last half of this post for the studies)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-06-10-some-studies-about-weight-loss-667818


Motivation & encouragement (explained in blog post)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-07-24-motivation-encouragement-680938

- Set small intermediate goals & celebrate every one.
- Take measurements.
- Take pictures.
- Weigh yourself regularly.
- Be flexible; forgive yourself.
- Celebrate the non-scale victories (NSV's)
- Don't give up!!!!
- Don't make any food forbidden.

MKEgal

Easy healthy snacks:
fruit - have an apple or some grapes when you have a sugar craving
vegetables
low-fat cheese
hummus
a low-cal tortilla with a couple slices of turkey, a slice of cheese, some spinach, olives, red bell peppers, maybe avocado

manderthegreat

you have cake as your profile pic...stop! lol so tempting.

Mara_83

bump for later reference on links provided.