1500 CALORIE

jmzz1

thought of resetting my metabolism by increasinc my calorie to TDEEi.e. 2045.... but my nutitionist adviced me to keep my calorie intake to 1300(which i have been doing for past 2 months) and include metabolism boosting food like green tea, mustard seeds etc...... will tht help? wht do u guys suggest!!!!!!!

jmzz1

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lrb257

I just started and so far it has been ok. I am still learning. It is time consuming and in some cases hard because I dont eat a lot of vegetables.

shamah84

I am pretty much used to it by now but on the weekend like for lunch if I can't decide what to eat and I know I don't feel up to working out then I log it in to see how many cals it would be, especially if I'm ordering something to eat. Also during the week since I'm so busy if I go over I just go workout for a bit extra so I don't go over. The guilt kills me lol

Mrsbrandnewmeslimandtrim

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gwicks54

I eat under that but I do a low carb diet, but you are welcome to look at my diary. It is open. looking at your friends diaries helps a lot for inspiration on days when you can't decide what to have too. But a plan is personal in that I may like things you do not so you need to decide how many calories you want to eat per meal, what you usually have & then how to scale it back to fit your calories. Do plan to have some favorites too. I have one or two pieces of dark choc. everyday because I don't feel deprived knowing I can enjoy that. I hope you have great success.

love4fitnesslove4food_wechange

thought of resetting my metabolism by increasinc my calorie to TDEEi.e. 2045.... but my nutitionist adviced me to keep my calorie intake to 1300(which i have been doing for past 2 months) and include metabolism boosting food like green tea, mustard seeds etc...... will tht help? wht do u guys suggest!!!!!!!

That won't help your metabolism much, if at all, but do as you wish. Best of luck.

HisangelG

thought of resetting my metabolism by increasinc my calorie to TDEEi.e. 2045.... but my nutitionist adviced me to keep my calorie intake to 1300(which i have been doing for past 2 months) and include metabolism boosting food like green tea, mustard seeds etc...... will tht help? wht do u guys suggest!!!!!!!

If you have a nutritionist, I would use their advice. Green tea, coconut oil and apple cider vinegar are all considered good for resetting metabolism. Green tea gives you more liquid and if you add juice of 1/4 lemon, that can help also, and it helps keep urinary tract proper.

ChitownFoodie

thought of resetting my metabolism by increasinc my calorie to TDEEi.e. 2045.... but my nutitionist adviced me to keep my calorie intake to 1300(which i have been doing for past 2 months) and include metabolism boosting food like green tea, mustard seeds etc...... will tht help? wht do u guys suggest!!!!!!!

Whoa! My nutrionist told me to eat at TDEE in order to reset my body. Green tea and all that jazz is just an added bonus. After months of eating 2000+ every single day, if I eat anything less I end up losing weight.

My stats:

Age: 30
Height: 5'
Weight: 102

Currently eating almost 3,000 a day and having trouble putting on weight. I suggest you give this whole eating at TDEE thing a try.

lingading

Meal 1
1 light&fit yogurt 80 calories 5g protein 0g fat 16g carbs
1 small banana 90 calories 1g protein 0g fat 23g carbs
2 egg whites 34 calories 8g protein 0g fat 0g carbs
1 whole egg 70 calories 7g protein 5g fat 0g carbs
Total: 274 calories 21g protein 5g fat 39g carbs

Meal 2
1 cup raw green beans 34 calories 2g protein 0g fat 8g carbs
10 cherry tomatoes 30 calories 0g protein 0g fat 10g carbs
4oz chicken breast 160 calories 36g protein 4g fat 0g carbs
53 Rold Gold Pretzel Sticks 100 calories 2g protein 0g fat 23g carbs
Total: 324 calories 40g protein 4g fat 41g carbs

Meal 3
1 can chunk light tuna 100 calories 24g protein 0g fat 0g carbs
2 mini pitas 110 calories 6g protein 2g fat 21g carbs
3 cups romaine lettuce 25 calories 2g protein 0g fat 5g carbs
2tbls FF parm Italian dressing 40 calories 0g protein 0g fat 9g carbs
Total: 275 calories 32g protein 2g fat 35g carbs

Meal 4
½ cup LF cottage cheese 90 calories 14g protein 1g fat 5g carbs
1 light hamburger bun 90 calories 4g protein 1g fat 21 carbs
4oz turkey burger patty 160 calories 22g protein 8g fat 0 carbs
1 cup broccoli 25 calories 2g protein 0g fat 4g carbs
Total: 365 calories 42g protein 10g fat 30g carbs

Snacks or Meal Additions
3 hard-boiled egg whites 51 calories 12g protein 0g fat 0g carbs
½ cup oatmeal 75 calories 2.5g protein 1.5g fat 13.5g carbs
15 almonds 104 calories 4g protein 9g fat 4g carbs
Total: 230 calories 19g protein 11g fat 18 carbs

Daily total: 1468 calories 154g protein 32g fat 163g carbs
39% protein 19% fat 42% carbs

lingading

Meal 1
1 lite English muffin 90 calories 5g protein 1g fat 24g carbs
1 whole egg 70 calories 7g protein 5g fat 0g carbs
2 tbls 2% shredded cheddar 45 calories 4g protein 3g fat 1g carbs
2oz deli ham 60 calories 9g protein 2g fat 0g carbs
Total: 265 calories 25g protein 11g fat 25g carbs

Meal 2
1 low carb tortilla 50 calories 5g protein 2g fat 11g carbs
¼ cup 2% shredded cheddar 90 calories 7g protein 6g fat 1g carbs
¼ cup black beans 50 calories 4g protein 0g fat 10g carbs
2oz chicken breast 80 calories 18g protein 2g fat 0g carbs
2 tbls FF sour cream 20 calories 1g protein 0g fat 3g carbs
Frank’s red hot 0 calories 0g protein 0g fat 0g carbs
Total: 290 calories 35g protein 10g fat 25g carbs

Meal 3
1 cup grapes 62 calories 1g protein 0g fat 16g carbs
½ cup LF cottage cheese 90 calories 14g protein 1g fat 5g carbs
1 can chunk light tuna 100 calories 24g protein 0g fat 0g carbs
2 mini pitas 110 calories 6g protein 2g fat 21g carbs
Total: 362 calories 45g protein 3g fat 42g carbs

Meal 4
4oz chicken breast 160 calories 36g protein 4g fat 0g carbs
½ cup brown basmati rice 114 calories 3g protein 1g fat 23g carbs
1 light&fit yogurt 80 calories 5g protein 0g fat 16g carbs
1 cup broccoli 25 calories 2g protein 0g fat 4g carbs
Total: 379 calories 46g protein 5g fat 43g carbs

Snacks/Add-ons
53 Rold Gold Pretzel Sticks 100 calories 2g protein 0g fat 23g carbs
3 hard-boiled egg whites 51 calories 12g protein 0g fat 0g carbs
Total: 151 calories 14g protein 23g carbs
Daily Total: 1447 calories 165g protein 29g fat 158g carbs
42% protein 17% fat 41% carbs

californiagirl2012

anyone can u plz help me with a nutrtious 1500 calorie diet .... just want to know how it loks like ... really confused with the food type and the quantity.... just give a sample menu for a 1500 calorie diet .. a healthy one..

That is around what I eat. A little lower when I'm working off my vacation and social eating days. Feel free to look at my diet, it's open. I don't plan, I just eat what I feel like within a calorie budget and try to keep it some what balanced and healthy. I can't imagine that it would help but my friends keep telling me it helps them. Good luck to you! -Bobbie

jmzz1

thought of resetting my metabolism by increasinc my calorie to TDEEi.e. 2045.... but my nutitionist adviced me to keep my calorie intake to 1300(which i have been doing for past 2 months) and include metabolism boosting food like green tea, mustard seeds etc...... will tht help? wht do u guys suggest!!!!!!!

That won't help your metabolism much, if at all, but do as you wish. Best of luck.

sp u suggest me to up my calorie intake to TDEE?

jmzz1

thought of resetting my metabolism by increasinc my calorie to TDEEi.e. 2045.... but my nutitionist adviced me to keep my calorie intake to 1300(which i have been doing for past 2 months) and include metabolism boosting food like green tea, mustard seeds etc...... will tht help? wht do u guys suggest!!!!!!!

Whoa! My nutrionist told me to eat at TDEE in order to reset my body. Green tea and all that jazz is just an added bonus. After months of eating 2000+ every single day, if I eat anything less I end up losing weight.

My stats:

Age: 30
Height: 5'
Weight: 102

Currently eating almost 3,000 a day and having trouble putting on weight. I suggest you give this whole eating at TDEE thing a try.

how long did u eat ur TDEE ? was ur weight on plateau.?....... how did u come to know when to stop eating ur TDEE na reduce it to 5-10%?

Nacho12

I was having trouble losing weight even with exercise so went to a nutritionist. I am eating about 1200 per day
and now losing about 5 lbs a month. Feel free to look at my food report and you could add a few hundred calories
to that. It is very easy to follow and I don't get hungry.
This is basically what it is:
Breakfast: Smoothy with 1 scoop protein powder, 1 cup berries, 1 T flax seed, 1 cup unsweeted almond milk
and ice.
Lunch: 2 veggies, 1 healthy fat, 1 carb, 1-2 protein servings. (I just make a salad, slice part of an avocado for
healthy fat, have a small sweet potato for the carb, lettuce, tomatoes celery for veggies and an egg and salmon
for the protein.
Dinner: 1 protein serving, two veggies
Snack: 1 sugar free fudgesickle (This is only 40 calories or 80 if I have two)
This comes out to 1100 to 1200. You could add a little more bread or a potato to dinner and would get close or
something for a snack and would easily get to 1500.
I hope this helps. It has been working for me. I have lost about 13 pounds since I started in August.

jmzz1

I was having trouble losing weight even with exercise so went to a nutritionist. I am eating about 1200 per day
and now losing about 5 lbs a month. Feel free to look at my food report and you could add a few hundred calories
to that. It is very easy to follow and I don't get hungry.
This is basically what it is:
Breakfast: Smoothy with 1 scoop protein powder, 1 cup berries, 1 T flax seed, 1 cup unsweeted almond milk
and ice.
Lunch: 2 veggies, 1 healthy fat, 1 carb, 1-2 protein servings. (I just make a salad, slice part of an avocado for
healthy fat, have a small sweet potato for the carb, lettuce, tomatoes celery for veggies and an egg and salmon
for the protein.
Dinner: 1 protein serving, two veggies
Snack: 1 sugar free fudgesickle (This is only 40 calories or 80 if I have two)
This comes out to 1100 to 1200. You could add a little more bread or a potato to dinner and would get close or
something for a snack and would easily get to 1500.
I hope this helps. It has been working for me. I have lost about 13 pounds since I started in August.

ur diary is closed

SomeoneSomeplace

I just switched to my maintenance cals which is 1530, feel free to add me !

ReverseEngineered

I'm at about 1600 cals, give or take. I try to do 5 meals, approximately 300 cals each equally spaced throughout the day to avoid highs and lows. Here's a typical day:

Breakfast (8:30AM):
1 egg, slice of ham, slice of cheddar, on an english muffin (just as healthy whether you make it yourself or get it at Tim Horton's): 300-350 cal
Coffee with sucralose and whitener: 15 cal
A multivitamin, because you'll be leaving out vitamins and minerals with those calories

Lunch (11:30AM):
Sandwich with 2 slices low-fat, multigrain bread; lettuce; 2 slices tomato; maybe a pickle; 50g of ham/turkey/chicken/whatever I feel like; mustard or low-calorie mayonnaise; a handful of baby carrots with 2 tbsp of hummus: 300-375 cal

Snack (3:00PM):
2x 100mL cups low-fat yogurt: 140 cal
Maybe a granola bar too if I'm particularly hungry: 140 cal
Sometimes I try to stretch this out so I can have a larger supper.

Supper (6:00PM):
Frozen dinner. I usually aim for 300g at 300 cal, but you can go more here if you don't mind smaller snacks afternoon and night.

Late snack (9:00PM):
Maybe another frozen dinner. Yogurt, granola bar, and/or popcorn work well here too. This is where I tend to have something sweet. If you pick the right kind, you can have half of a small blizzard for ~240 cal and freeze the other half for the next day. Sometimes I'll just combine this with supper, but then I find I'm hungry around 11PM.

Whatever you eat, drink lots of water. Even a small meal like a 300g frozen dinner can be filling with 500mL of water. I keep bottled water handy so that it's always cold. I have one with every meal and I'm always hydrated and full.

kimosabe1

several peeps on MFP are on 1200 like me. Working out everyday makes it possible to eat more....

dap1217

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marie_2454

My calories are set at 1650, but my diary is open if you want to take a look.

chooriyah

My standard 1400-1500 calorie day is:

Breakfast (generally around 250-300 calories):

- Overnight oats with chia seeds and yoghurt
- Coffee

Lunch (400-500 calories):

- Black bean soup or red lentil soup, maybe with a couple of ryvita crackers cause otherwise I miss that bread accompaniment
- OR leftovers from night before (normally a vegetarian curry, pasta with fish, or vegetarian chilli)
- Apple or other fruit portion

Dinner (500-600 calories):

- Vegetarian curry (like chickpeas) with brown rice
- OR Pasta with pesto, fish and pinenuts
- OR Veggie burger and oven chips
- OR Beans with rice, couscous or quinoa

Treats (if I have calories left over):
- A couple pieces of chocolate
- A drink (alcohol)
- Small portion ice-cream

I'm not saying this is ideal - I could definitely be healthier by adding in more fresh fruits and veggies, especially raw.

jmzz1

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steppingstones

Thanks for ideas

AntWrig

While emphasis should be placed on overall calorie intake, your primary concern should be the amount of Fat, Carb, and Protein you take in per day.

That makes meal planning so much easier and you really don't have to worry about counting calories.

Cait_Sidhe

I recently lowered my intake to 1500 calories. My diary is public. I'm a pescetarian, but it might give you ideas.

prettygirlhoward

Bump. Saw some great ideas.