intaking 1000 calories bad?

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  • Mairgheal
    Mairgheal Posts: 385 Member
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    My point being I'm not sure how large each serving is in terms of calories.
    I mostly think in grams rather than ounces, and there are plenty of foods on here measured in grams (or, as others have suggested, find an online converter).

    Weigh your food, just for a day or two, as you prepare it. That way you'll know exactly how much you're taking in calorie-wise, and can work from there. The site allows you to enter your own recipes, so do that for the things you commonly eat and then you won't have to keep entering all the ingredients over and over again, so it doesn't take a lot of time to do.

    Agreed. There's loads of online converters. (an ounce is 28 grammes and a lb is 450 grammes abouts. A cup is different, depending on the type of food, av oid anything in the database with cups when you're not used to it)
    Do you have kitchen scales at home? I find especially with cereals, pastas and rices it's very easy to underestimate the portion size.

    Your daily menu looks extremely boring to me, I would definitely vary a bit more.
  • morganadk2_deleted
    morganadk2_deleted Posts: 1,696 Member
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    Are you eating to enough?

    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)


    Also this might be helpful http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/00trayn/view/how-to-bust-a-3-month-plateau-87677

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/153704-myth-or-fact-simple-math-3500-calories-one-pound-eat



    Good luck on your journey
  • JennsLosing
    JennsLosing Posts: 1,026
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    try to eat a little something for breakfast, even if its a quick bowl of cereal (not the sugary stuff though). If im in a hurry ill just eat a banana and drink a cup of milk.
  • tiedye
    tiedye Posts: 331 Member
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    I think you already know the answer to your question.
  • 12by311
    12by311 Posts: 1,716 Member
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    well is it wise to have a protein shake for breakfast ? Or even after a workout if I'm gonna sleep almost instantly afterwards,

    i might begin to have oats with some milk for breakfast, but yeah. and for my 2nd snack would a apple + a yogurt fruit bar thing be suitable? the uncle Tobys ones?

    I work in grams and kilograms in my country. so unfortunately I have no understanding what a ounce looks like :/

    What could be unwise about having a protein shake for breakfast? Seriously, I don't get you.

    Well the thing is protein does 2 things, help build muscle, but if there's nothing to repair it turns into fat?

    ??

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