Do I need more calories

jbella99

No way a guy your size should be <2,000 calories.

I agree, Even men go into metabolic starvation mode.

My1985Freckles

Well I just added some peanut butter on multigrain sandwich thin and a cup of skim milk. I added around 600 calories after my workout including the plain non fat yogurt fruit and almonds I added.

Now I feel bloated and full.

On the "bloated" comment.... Do you feel that way a lot with breads? Could be a gluten sensitivity.

silverbullet07

Well I just added some peanut butter on multigrain sandwich thin and a cup of skim milk. I added around 600 calories after my workout including the plain non fat yogurt fruit and almonds I added.

Now I feel bloated and full.

On the "bloated" comment.... Do you feel that way a lot with breads? Could be a gluten sensitivity.

No, I'm not sensitive to any food really. It was just was a lot for my to eat at once.

Helloitsdan

No way a guy your size should be <2,000 calories.

This!

Check my profile for a good link to what you should be eating.

silverbullet07

Hello, fellow Virginian! I took a peek at your diary. You have some HUGE calorie deficits in there. I see days where you're coming up 1000 (or more!) calories short of your goal.

From my personal experience, you don't have to starve yourself (and you are starving yourself - even if you haven't felt hungry recently). You can still have foods like pizza and cheeseburgers and cake, and be successful with your weight loss. In the past, I've followed diets like the one you're currently on. While you may be very successful in the short term, you usually can't sustain it over the long term. You lose the weight you want, you go back to eating 'normally' and then you put it all back on (and usually a little extra).

When I joined MFP last April, I vowed to not 'diet'. I promised myself I would be patient and take it slow. I focused on eating in a way that I would be happy to follow for the rest of my life. And, it worked!

I didn't give anything up. I focused on total calories and portion sizes. I got my exercise. I weighed in once a month. Everything else seemed to take care of itself!

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I think you would be happier, healthier and have a better chance of long-term success if you upped your calories. :-)

Cheers!

Hi back fellow Virginian! Where are you located?

secretlobster

I agree with two things already said:
1) You're eating fewer calories than me. I'm 5'7", 140lbs, and losing weight. Yeah, you should be eating at least 2000 calories especially if you are working out.
2) You probably have a sensitivity to gluten. It's ok, lots of us do (including myself here). Eating gluten doesn't necessarily hinder your weight loss goals, but if you're particularly sensitive, that's what you're getting the bloated/overly full feeling from. I wouldn't say cut it out of your diet entirely (unless you really want to commit to that lifestyle), but if you severely limit your gluten intake, you'll see water weight drop off and the puffiness you feel around your midsection will go away in a matter of days. I can handle gluten sometimes but if I eat a lot of it, even so much as a sandwich sometimes, I get that gross feeling.

Dairy does this also. I noticed that you consumed two "servings" of dairy in that meal.

You may think you don't have a sensitivity to anything, but a man who is 6'2" should be able to eat a sandwich thin with peanut butter, a yogurt and some almonds without feeling bloated. If you get the same amount of calories from a meal comprised of vegetable/meat, no dairy or gluten, I bet you will not feel that way.

silverbullet07

I didn't restrict calorie intake but I ate healthily but heartily, had wine, a bit of chocolate every day, biscuits, the odd ice cream, the odd pastry... and I lose 2Kg in 1 weeks without trying! And my body suddenly got sore... probably as a result of it being finally able to repair itself.

Thanks for your information. Last night after I ate an extra 600 calories and I went to bed, Every muscle in my body ached. Was this due to the extra calories and my muscles being able to repair. I have been doing the same workout for a couple months and this was the fires I experience something like this. Normally my streanth training cause some large muscle soreness but never experiensed total muscle ache like last night sleeping. I hope it was good for the body.

silverbullet07

I've cranked up the colies today. How's my dairy looking so far for today?

taso42

I've cranked up the colies today. How's my dairy looking so far for today?

Looking very, very good! How do you feel?

silverbullet07

I've cranked up the colies today. How's my dairy looking so far for today?

Looking very, very good! How do you feel?

I feel good. I had lots of energy for my workout. I just completed my diary and it is a lot of extra calories. Probable not perfect but an improvement. I just hope I don't start gaining back. It seems like a lot of calories.

marycmeadows

EAT MORE

Cheval13

Wow... you must have incredible self-discipline to eat like you do! That's very little, but it looks like people have been able to give you good advice on how to up the calories. Make sure that the extra calories continue to be healthy, and you should feel much more energetic and still lose weight. Good luck!

SaraSweetheart

YOU MUST CALCULATE YOUR BMR.

I just re-calculated my BMR today. Here's how to do so:

The formula we use is 655 + (4.35 X weight in lbs) + (4.7 X height in inches) - (14.7 X age in years)

I am 22 years old, I am 5 feet 6 inches, and I weigh 151 lbs.

So, here's my BMR: BMR = 655 + (4.35 X 151 lbs) + (4.7 X 66 inches) - (14.7 X 22 years) BMR = 1298. 65 calories

But, I want to lose weight. I am pretty much sedentary, so I am going to multiply this number by 1.2.
If you are moderately active (ex. 5 hours of exercise weekly) multiply your BMR by 1.5.

So, 1298.65 X 1.2 = 1558.36 is what I can eat to maintain my current weight. I want to lose weight, but not go into starvation mode (OR ANY WEIGHT LOSS WILL BE TEMPORARY AND MY METABOLISM WILL BE DESTROYED) , so I am going to decrease my calories by either 10-20%.

I am going to use the maximum 20%. So, 1558.36 X 0.8 = 1246.688. I am going to eat 1250 calories daily NET.

littlepinkhearts

WoW...you've really upped your calories. Good job!!!

SilentRenegade

I agree with two things already said:
1) You're eating fewer calories than me. I'm 5'7", 140lbs, and losing weight. Yeah, you should be eating at least 2000 calories especially if you are working out.
2) You probably have a sensitivity to gluten. It's ok, lots of us do (including myself here). Eating gluten doesn't necessarily hinder your weight loss goals, but if you're particularly sensitive, that's what you're getting the bloated/overly full feeling from. I wouldn't say cut it out of your diet entirely (unless you really want to commit to that lifestyle), but if you severely limit your gluten intake, you'll see water weight drop off and the puffiness you feel around your midsection will go away in a matter of days. I can handle gluten sometimes but if I eat a lot of it, even so much as a sandwich sometimes, I get that gross feeling.

Dairy does this also. I noticed that you consumed two "servings" of dairy in that meal.

You may think you don't have a sensitivity to anything, but a man who is 6'2" should be able to eat a sandwich thin with peanut butter, a yogurt and some almonds without feeling bloated. If you get the same amount of calories from a meal comprised of vegetable/meat, no dairy or gluten, I bet you will not feel that way.

I would have never thought I had a gluten intolerance either, but I do. I can have it in moderation, I stay away from breads, pastas, and cakes, though. If I have too many carbs in a day, I feel like crap: bloated, anxious, tired. I've cut the majority out of my diet and am thinking of fully taking it out, but obviously there's a ton of stuff with gluten in it.

Test it out for a week, replace your sandwich thins with lettuce leaves or something. It made me feel much better when I stopped eating all of the bread and such... Of course my liver gets angry when I eat too many carbs too.

MelKut

Can I say how awesome it is that you are making this effort? too many times people ask for advice but are too stubborn to change even when people try to help :flowerforyou:

SilentRenegade

WoW...you've really upped your calories. Good job!!!

I just looked at your diary and wow! That's awesome! (Little late on this thread.)

Great job in upping those calories!

silverbullet07

Can I say how awesome it is that you are making this effort? too many times people ask for advice but are too stubborn to change even when people try to help :flowerforyou:

Thanks. I figure the mass majority here knows more then I. It makes me nervous because it seems i'm eating more then I did when I got fat but I guess the better quality food off sets it or I hope. Plus the exercise helps.

Thanks and keep an eye on me so I don't stray.

silverbullet07

YOU MUST CALCULATE YOUR BMR.

I just re-calculated my BMR today. Here's how to do so:

The formula we use is 655 + (4.35 X weight in lbs) + (4.7 X height in inches) - (14.7 X age in years)

I am 22 years old, I am 5 feet 6 inches, and I weigh 151 lbs.

So, here's my BMR: BMR = 655 + (4.35 X 151 lbs) + (4.7 X 66 inches) - (14.7 X 22 years) BMR = 1298. 65 calories

But, I want to lose weight. I am pretty much sedentary, so I am going to multiply this number by 1.2.
If you are moderately active (ex. 5 hours of exercise weekly) multiply your BMR by 1.5.

So, 1298.65 X 1.2 = 1558.36 is what I can eat to maintain my current weight. I want to lose weight, but not go into starvation mode (OR ANY WEIGHT LOSS WILL BE TEMPORARY AND MY METABOLISM WILL BE DESTROYED) , so I am going to decrease my calories by either 10-20%.

I am going to use the maximum 20%. So, 1558.36 X 0.8 = 1246.688. I am going to eat 1250 calories daily NET.

Holy cow. This puts me at 2035. Less what I want to loose 20% is1628. I can do that. I wanted to loose it faster but maybe I should do it slower.