Undereating...

hollyb321

im the same with under eating, my calories a day is 1000 (my own choice) and i have only had 600 "/

i would like to eat more now, but is it too late at night to even have anything??

x

Delaina1

You will never lose weight if your body is in starvation mode. 1200 cals should be the minimun.

vickyclare96

I had a 3% fat beefburger with NO bun, i dry fried it and i had no topping or dressing. The sausgae was also very lean with less than 1% fat i also had no dressing, bun or topping!
The chocolate ice cream was fat free!

vickyclare96

Any more advice of food i can eat to higher my intake?

vickyclare96

any more advice

amycakes812

I am surprised no one else has mentioned this yet. Looking at what you are now eating, where are your fruits and vegetables? The example of what you ate had carbs and protein, other than some raisins, I didn't see any fruits or veg. Your example you gave prior to joining at least showed a lot of fruits and vegetables. Your body needs a well balanced diet to function properly. Don't shortchange yourself. Add in healthy fats (cook with canola or olive oil and eat nuts and avocados for that) Definitely increase you breakfast and lunch portions. If you are working out, have some cheese or milk after...you're body will need the protein then. Just work on adding something more in with each meal and snacking in between.

arewethereyet

FOODS Calories Carbs Fat Protein Cholest Sodium Sugars Fiber
Breakfast
Nestle - Coffee Mate - Coffee Creamer, 4 sp 40 cal
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal High Fiber - Maple & Brown Sugar, 1 Packet 160 cals
lunch
Pepperidge Farm - Light Style 7 Grain Bread, 2 slice 90
Boar's Head - Delicatessen Style Mustard With White Wine, 2 tsp
Publix - Deli Roast Beef, 3 oz 120
Alpine Lace - 25% Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese, 1 slice 70
snack
Msu - Baby Carrots, 4 oz, 113g 43
Sabra - Hummus With Roasted Pine Nuts, 1 oz 70
Fresh Produce - Red Bell Pepper, 2 oz 15
dinner
Cooking Light - Moraccan Chick Pea Stew, 1 cup 188
snack
Jeannie's Bacon Pizza, 0.35 meal 692
Broccoli, 0.25 cup 8
Florertte - Salad Bag Mixed Leaves, 100 g 20 3g 0g 1g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
Good Seasons - Italian Vinaigrette Dressing With Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 Tbs. 30

TOTALS: 1,546 calories. This was a work out day

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Breakfast
Nestle - Coffee Mate - Coffee Creamer, 4 sp 40
Pepperidge Farm - Light Style Oatmeal Bread, 2 slice 90
Publix - Deli Roast Beef, 2.5 oz 100
Boar's Head - Delicatessen Style Mustard With White Wine, 1 tsp 0
Alpine Lace - 25% Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese, 0.5 slice 35
snack
Blue Diamond Natural - Oven Roasted Almonds With Sea Salt, 0.5 oz. (about 24 nuts) 85
lunch
Whole Foods - Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts, 102 grams (approx 4 oz) 120
snack
Msu - Baby Carrots, 4 oz, 113g 40
Sabra - Hummus With Roasted Pine Nuts, 1 oz 70
dinner
365 Organic - Long Grain Brown Rice, 1/4 Cup (Dry) 170
Broccoli - Raw, 4 spear (about 5" long) 42 8g 0g 3g 0mg 41mg 2g 3g
Chicken - Breast, Boneless, Skinless, Broiled, 1.33 serving (3 oz.) 173
Good Seasons - Italian Vinaigrette Dressing With Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 Tbs. 60
Generic - 5 Bell Peppers/Red/Yellow Strips, 1/4 cup 20
snack
Smuckers Organic - Creamy Peanut Butter, 2 tbsp 210
Apples - Raw, with skin, 1 small (2-1/2" dia) (approx 4 per lb) 55

TOTALS: 1,313
This is a non work out day.

I hope this helps

havingitall

My typical day before i started MFP was like this:
Breakfast: Nothing - so I'm quite proud now I actually eat something
About 10.15 - cheese salad sandwiches, an apple and a packet of crisps,
About 1- Another apple and a chocolate bar.
about 4 - Another packet of crisps
Dinner (around 7) - A whole pizza and some fries
Bedtime snack (around 10) a large handful of grapes or a 2 carrots.
I was eating a LOT!!! this is why i need to lose weight! :laugh: :laugh:
Good news.. Third day in i have lost 2 pounds :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy::blushing:

That looks like you were not eating enough during the day and then making up for it with a whole pizza. It will take time to train your body and yourself to eat more earlier in the day and less at night. Use patience and don't expect the changes overnight. You say you have only been doing this 3 days? Be kind to yourself, Rome was not built in a day. Your habits will change in due time

rinalynn

hi I am new here and was reading along with you all, I have been dieting and doing the p90x workouts everyday for 3 weeks. My scale has not moved, then I started keeping a food journal and saw how little I was eating. I jumped on the P90x message boards and they suggested I log my food intake here and I am so glad I did. My only problem is with the workouts and taking walks every other day my food intake should be about 2500+ cals I am having trouble meeting that. I stay about 1800. I find I wake up starving in the morning. I drink a lot of water about 8 .5 l bottles a day. I am Gluten Free Wheat Free the only meat I eat is Chicken and Fish due to having RA. I pretty much eat fruit and veggies, beans and very little dairy. I have found that if I have a fruit smoothie in the morning after my workout I have banana, natural peanut butter, Almond Milk and some frozen strawberries it helps with the cals it is so great for you, Another smoothie is ricotta cheese 1/4 cup frozen berries and 1/4 cup almond milk and it has so much protein and fruit. Maybe you can try to have a smoothie for a snack or a recovery drink. I also replace the Ricotta Cheese with Greek yogurt. I do eat a lot of nuts.

If anyone has any suggestion on how I can get more cals in please let me know or if you think I will be ok with the 1800 cals. Thanks so much and I nice to meet you all.

arewethereyet

hi I am new here and was reading along with you all, I have been dieting and doing the p90x workouts everyday for 3 weeks. My scale has not moved, then I started keeping a food journal and saw how little I was eating. I jumped on the P90x message boards and they suggested I log my food intake here and I am so glad I did. My only problem is with the workouts and taking walks every other day my food intake should be about 2500+ cals I am having trouble meeting that. I stay about 1800. I find I wake up starving in the morning. I drink a lot of water about 8 .5 l bottles a day. I am Gluten Free Wheat Free the only meat I eat is Chicken and Fish due to having RA. I pretty much eat fruit and veggies, beans and very little dairy. I have found that if I have a fruit smoothie in the morning after my workout I have banana, natural peanut butter, Almond Milk and some frozen strawberries it helps with the cals it is so great for you, Another smoothie is ricotta cheese 1/4 cup frozen berries and 1/4 cup almond milk and it has so much protein and fruit. Maybe you can try to have a smoothie for a snack or a recovery drink. I also replace the Ricotta Cheese with Greek yogurt. I do eat a lot of nuts.

If anyone has any suggestion on how I can get more cals in please let me know or if you think I will be ok with the 1800 cals. Thanks so much and I nice to meet you all.

Thanks for the smoothie suggestions. I add almonds, walnuts or pistachios. Also, I now add a tbls of olive oil on my chicken or fish. Adds good fats, increases the calories and give is some more flavor!!

vickyclare96

Thanks to you guys i am now eating more I workout 4 times a week at an hour long each time and realised i wasn't eating enough :blushing: I now eat around 1600 cals each day Thanks so much guys
This was mainly due to increasing what i had for breakfast and eating nuts during the day
Thanks so much x
Vicky x
P.S Any more advice still wanted :laugh: :laugh: :happy: :happy:

vickyclare96

i have eaten loads of fruit today but now i have gone over on my vit c and sugars :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :explode: :explode: :explode: :explode: seriously i can't win! before when i hardly ate it was saying ur under now it's saying ur over :explode: :explode:

rinalynn

don't be so hard on yourself you are making good changes just watch the fruits you are eating. One day at a time.

vickyclare96

Thanks x:blushing:

vickyclare96

i know but it's annoying :laugh: :laugh:

arewethereyet

i have eaten loads of fruit today but now i have gone over on my vit c and sugars :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :explode: :explode: :explode: :explode: seriously i can't win! before when i hardly ate it was saying ur under now it's saying ur over :explode: :explode:

It is ok, you will pee out the Vit C and the sugar cant be all that bad, if gotten thru fruits.

I am so very proud of you for changing and listening!!

In turn, you will teach US something one day, I Promise!!:flowerforyou:

vickyclare96

Thanks guys,, i'm so glad i joined this site.. the people are so friendly

vickyclare96

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vickyclare96

thanks so much guys .. just need last bit of advice.. any filling foods.... :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :blushing: :blushing: :blushing: :sad: