Struggling to eat my Caloric Goal .....

Kristan_Forsey

I see you eat low fat dairy. Try switching to full fat for the extra calories.

geekyjock76

You seem to be getting 50-60% of your calories from snacks and not actual meals. Try including one or two meals with some of those snacks so the calorie ratio is 75% meals/25% snacks.

What I find is that people try to eat too perfectly while they drastically cut back on calories. Having a reasonable and sustainable plan isn't about cutting out all the foods you deem bad - its about making smarter decisions while staying within your calorie allotment, getting the bulk (80%) of your calories from whole foods and filling in the rest with snacks, fruits, etc. If you deprive yourself too much you'll make it a lot harder to switch to maintenance when you up calories fearing you'll gain back the weight.

gogonunubean

Looking at your diary, it seems much of your food is processed, high sodium. It may be something you want to tweak in the future: adding more whole grains and fresh veggies.

And that for me, is the key. It is not one size fits all, nor will one plan carry you through all your weight loss journey. I am always having to make adjustments to keep heading in the right direction.

sherise1214

Looking at your diary, it seems much of your food is processed, high sodium. It may be something you want to tweak in the future: adding more whole grains and fresh veggies.

And that for me, is the key. It is not one size fits all, nor will one plan carry you through all your weight loss journey. I am always having to make adjustments to keep heading in the right direction.

Thank you, but not really, lots of the foods in my thing don't allow for adjustments, such as I eat stir fry frozen with the packet of seasoning, I never ever use the whole thing, not even half, but the sodium numbers for the bags are already in, it's nothing wrong with the veggies, but the sauce. I don't bother correcting it all though! My junk will be processed since I can't make chips, etc., but most of my meals I make. I like sauces which I don't make, I try to use as little as possible. Will indeed take the info and tweak more.

elyelyse

Looking at your diary, it seems much of your food is processed, high sodium. It may be something you want to tweak in the future: adding more whole grains and fresh veggies.

And that for me, is the key. It is not one size fits all, nor will one plan carry you through all your weight loss journey. I am always having to make adjustments to keep heading in the right direction.

Thank you, but not really, lots of the foods in my thing don't allow for adjustments, such as I eat stir fry frozen with the packet of seasoning, I never ever use the whole thing, not even half, but the sodium numbers for the bags are already in, it's nothing wrong with the veggies, but the sauce. I don't bother correcting it all though! My junk will be processed since I can't make chips, etc., but most of my meals I make. I like sauces which I don't make, I try to use as little as possible. Will indeed take the info and tweak more.

If you regularly use premade sauces, and also indulge in salty chips, just make sure you are drinking lots of water, and also getting enough potassium to balance it out. Honestly, most premade sauces, even cut in half, are going to be a LOT more sodium than anything you prepare yourself. I've stopped buying veggies that come with sauces for this reason. Another thing to consider is that once you make the effort to cut out those high-sodium items, after just a few days, your body actually gets used to it, and food with less salt starts to taste better (really, it's true!). Just something to think about.

wftiger

Starvation mode is a myth. Do not stuff yourself to reach a goal that where someone just threw out an arbitrary number and now people preach like gospel.

If you are not allergic to nuts eat them, one ounce is 150-200 depending on the nuts.

sherise1214

Looking at your diary, it seems much of your food is processed, high sodium. It may be something you want to tweak in the future: adding more whole grains and fresh veggies.

And that for me, is the key. It is not one size fits all, nor will one plan carry you through all your weight loss journey. I am always having to make adjustments to keep heading in the right direction.

Thank you, but not really, lots of the foods in my thing don't allow for adjustments, such as I eat stir fry frozen with the packet of seasoning, I never ever use the whole thing, not even half, but the sodium numbers for the bags are already in, it's nothing wrong with the veggies, but the sauce. I don't bother correcting it all though! My junk will be processed since I can't make chips, etc., but most of my meals I make. I like sauces which I don't make, I try to use as little as possible. Will indeed take the info and tweak more.

If you regularly use premade sauces, and also indulge in salty chips, just make sure you are drinking lots of water, and also getting enough potassium to balance it out. Honestly, most premade sauces, even cut in half, are going to be a LOT more sodium than anything you prepare yourself. I've stopped buying veggies that come with sauces for this reason. Another thing to consider is that once you make the effort to cut out those high-sodium items, after just a few days, your body actually gets used to it, and food with less salt starts to taste better (really, it's true!). Just something to think about.

Thanks true about sauces and things, but we need sodium too, lol I dont buy salt ever since i feel most foods include enough and most of my spices are now mrs. dash, i never ever add salt to my food except for grits, but dont really eat them often. So i get what you are saying. I figured its too much in process stuff so i never ever buy salt. Felt bad cause a guest wanted salt and they had to find it in their car, lol.