What would YOU change about MY diary?

jo_marnes
jo_marnes Posts: 1,601 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hey all,

Just wondering if people could have a flick through my diary and let me know your thoughts? I'm not trying to lose any weight now, just maintaining.

Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes can highlight things you hadn't thought of that's all.

Cheers,

Jo

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  • JustMichelleB
    JustMichelleB Posts: 290
    More protein.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    If you are trying to maintain you need to eat more. You have to eat all of the calories MFP suggest, including the cals you burn through exercise. If you have 400 left on the table each day you will lose 0.8 lbs/week, and since you don't have a lot to lose some of this will come from lean muscle, not just fat.

    Another thing you should do is eat more protein, you are not meeting your goal most days, and in order to build muclse, or reduce the amount of muscle you lose in a caloric deficit, you need a lot of protein. MFP's default is only 15%, I would suggest changing upping your protein to a minimum of 20% of total calories, but preferably 25-30%.
  • juleseybaby
    juleseybaby Posts: 712 Member
    Track your water... if you really aren't drinking any - please have some! :smile: That will help offset the higher sodium days.

    eta: I only looked at one day... so forgive me if this comment is way off.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    I would say the main thing would be you usually have alot of calories left at the end of the day. If you're trying to maintain you really should be eating most of them, if not all.

    Also, half the time alot of your calories seem to be through snacks, lots of good snacks (fruit) but you also have things such as cereal for snacks, ice cream, chocolate etc quite often. I wouldn't really see this as much of a problem if you're within your goals, but as you're under calories most of the time, it might be more beneficial to have proper meals - and better for you :)
    It would also help the protein, which sometimes is a bit low.

    Last thing would be to track your water, you may well be getting loads, but you can't see it. It's very easy to not get enough sometimes and it really would help loads with those odd days when you're over alot on sodium.
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