tips/advice pls

isaukco

Today I did really well by eating just below my recommended calorie intake of 1200 and the days before that too. However, today for example i ate 20 over in carbs and 8 over in protein. Does this mean that I will not loose weight? Or is my weight loss based solely on calorie intake. I can understand that if I eat too much fat in my diet even though my calore intake is lower than needed I will probably not loose weight. Can the same be said for carbs? protein?

Thanks.

SueInAz

Normal weight loss is based solely on "calories in, calories out", especially at first. 3500 calories = one pound so eat 3500 calories less than you burn and you'll lose a pound. The combination of grams of fat/protein/carbs is not going to make much of a difference, especially as a one day event. One day of doing anything differently isn't going to mess up your weight loss.

maddymama

I don't know how tall you are, or anything, but please try not to go below 1200 a day, as that might put your body in starvation mode and cause you to not lose any weight. It's better to be over by a bit (1250) than under by a few (and I don't know how "few" your few under was. If it was 5 calories, then no big deal, but if it was 100 or 200, then add some healthy food to your diet.

Going over in protein isn't a big deal- mfp seems to set their protein level low. In carbs, if it's healthy whole grains then I wouldn't worry. If you are over with pastries and cookies, then I'd worry.