Snack Struggle - UK!

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  • Sonnut
    Sonnut Posts: 57 Member
    My diary is open, so feel free to peek. Some of my favorite snacks are celery with a flavored low fat Laughing Cow cheese, I think it's under 50 calories with a refreshing taste and crunch. I also like to have a low fat string cheese, then eat a mini cucumber right after....it leaves a refreshing taste in my mouth! A banana is great for my mid-morning snack, or a tortilla and cheese (with taco sauce) as an after school snack holds me over until dinner. I've also had 5 nuggets as an after school snack (chicken), and that works too. It's higher in calories, so I take smaller portions at dinner.

    Hope that helps!
  • morganadk2_deleted
    morganadk2_deleted Posts: 1,696 Member
    Are you eating your exersise calories ? Are you drinking enough water? getting enough sleep?

    You might also find the links below helpful...

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficit


    This is just a part of it! please read the link above


    Generally someone with a BMI over 32 can do a 1000 calorie a day (2 lbs a week) deficit
    With a BMI of 30 to 32 a deficit of 750 calories is generally correct (about 1.5 lbs a week)
    With a BMI of 28 to 30 a deficit of 500 calories is about right (about 1 lb a week)
    With a BMI of 26 to 28 a deficit of about 300 calories is perfect (about 1/2 lb a week)
    and below 26... well this is where we get fuzzy. See now you're no longer talking about being overweight, so while it's still ok to have a small deficit, you really should shift your focus more towards muscle tone, and reducing fat. This means is EXTRA important to eat your exercise calories as your body needs to KNOW it's ok to burn fat stores, and the only way it will know is if you keep giving it the calories it needs to not enter the famine response (starvation mode)



    Good luck on your journey
  • Barelmy
    Barelmy Posts: 590 Member
    You could try soup, too. I love Lidl's lentil soup. It's very cheap, and a portion (half a can) is very low in fat, sugar, salt, and calories (something like 86, off the top of my head). I generally have that and some bread (warburton's wholemeal is 58 calories a slice, or Hovis wholemeal nimble is 48) as a small meal.

    Or you could check this out; http://www.cookyourselfthin.co.uk/snackselector.htm?taste=1&texture=1&cals=1
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