Have made diary public, help!!

kelscot30

Can anyone have a wee look and see why I plateaued this week please?

bunnybeth14

You should be eating at least 1200 cals a day and alot of the days ur only eating 700ish! Otherwise ur body will hang on to whatever ur giving it! Hope this helps x

louloup

Yeah, up your cals. Spread out calories over 5 or 6 small meals/snacks.Also I would lower carbs and up protein.
Hope this helps

kelscot30

Thanks guys, struggling with the protein as I am a vegetarian! x

tinareet

hiya,

Thanks for making it public, it looks like most of the time you are undereating and not eating your exercise calories back.

Your net needs to equal your goal.

So say your goal is 1200

Say you burn 200 cals through exercise

You would need to eat 1400cals that day to make your net 1200

Theres a equation on your home page that will tell you this and you shouldn't have too many calories remaining.
Xxx

FTIM2015

Also try and eat more in the morning as you burn it off through the day. I've found before when my body gets used to having teh same foods day in day out it just refuses to loose weight, worth having a variety of meals that you can interchange. Good Luck!

Soooze

I know it's hard to wrap our heads around the fact that we need to eat more to lose weight. We all did the fad diets, low cals, etc.. but I just recently learned to make sure I eat a minimum of 1200 cals/day. If I work out, I eat enough calories to net a min. of 1200. ex: eat 1200cals then workout for 200cals = 1000cals so I make sure I eat at least 200cals back. So far, it's been working for me. I don't feel hungry and feel real good! Please, give that a try. And make sure you keep track of sodium, you'll also notice a big difference if you stick within the MFP allowance.

tinkerbell1964

Sources of Protein in a Vegetarian Diet
Most of the food that we eat contains a source of protein. For vegetarians, good high-quality sources of protein come from a variety of sources, not just plant food. Plant food tends to lack at least one type of essential amino acid, and is therefore regarded as sources of low quality proteins. This is why a vegetarian diet needs a combination of food types, to ensure that all the different proteins are present in the diet.

For instance, on their own, grains and pulses lack certain types of amino acids. But combine range of pulses and different types of grain into a vegetarian diet, and you have a level of high quality protein. This is also a great way to compensate for limiting amino acids – combining protein sources in this way is known as 'protein complementing'.

Eggs are generally thought to be the best source of protein, as they have a fantastic level of essential amino acids in them, in the right proportions. So it's not surprising to learn that other animal proteins, such as cheese and milk, are great sources of protein for vegetarians too. These, eaten in combination with other sources of protein, such as nuts, seeds, grains, vegetables and pulses, lead to a healthy, well-balanced meals that require little or no planning.

For instance, beans on toast, milk with wholegrain cereal and cheese on wholegrain toast are all 'easy' sources of protein within a vegetarian diet. It really is that simple to include high quality sources of protein in your vegetarian diet!

kelscot30

Great advice guys!

LOVE THIS SITE!!! XXX

chloeobe

You need to eat more at breakfast!! Have something filling and carby, like whole wheat cereal and fruit. Will keep you going all morning and get your metabolism on the move!!

kelscot30

You need to eat more at breakfast!! Have something filling and carby, like whole wheat cereal and fruit. Will keep you going all morning and get your metabolism on the move!!

I was having a protein / slimming shake thinking I was doing good, think its time for a change there then! x

bunnybeth14

Porridge is great in the morning keeps u fuller longer and u can add some fruit with it to make it more interesting! I put sweeteners in too and it tastes great!!! x