Bad diet?

xsmilexforxmex

I'm just looking for a general opinion of if I'm doing something wrong with my diet/excercise routine.. Before I get bashed to shreds however I feel it is necessay to mention I have tried to slowly cut out more and more fast food as before I was eating it 3 times a day so please don't bash how much I eat out bc I really am doing a lot better I think. I try and stay in my calorie goal, though often have trouble paying attention to protein/carb intake I have been more aware of what I already eat which is a start. Also I recently started night shift so there are days that It appears I had nothing to eat, I assue you I ate as I was hungry but it took a few days to get my appetite up to speed with my sleep schedule.

My problem is that with the excercise I've been doing and what I've been eating I feel like I haven't made any progress. I was 160lbs this morning, started back in November again at 163. The lowest I was this time around has been 158.0 but that's like a 1 day a week type thing.

I wear a fit bit, it changes my food goal based off 500 below the number of estimated calories burned for my activity level that day. I do not log anything additional to my diary unless It is not something I wore my fit bit for. I also log everything I eat for the day without exception.

So I guess I just want to know... is my diet still crap bc I am trying but I know nothing about how to cook and oven baked chicken breast gets boring.. and are there any healthy options to replace what I have been eating that maybe don't require a ton of time in the kitchen..?

taso42

Looks decent. You could stand to consistently eat more protein and fiber. Some days your fiber level is really low (though that might be due to items in the food database not necessarily having the right fiber count).

xsmilexforxmex

Weight loss is about calories, not about carbs/proteins/fats, or "fast food" it's about CALORIES.

Keep in mind a woman's cycle can mask her weight loss for a month. If i was you i'd add up my fitbit days for 1 week and divide by 7 to get a daily average and multiply that number by .80. If you're close to that number then you're probably eating too much.

You should learn how to cook for yourself. Just eat what you want and stay within your calorie goals.

Thanks, My fit bit shows my intake between 2000-4000 below calories burned on a weekly basis. which from my understanding shoudl equate to a 1lb a week ish weight loss but the scale isnt showing that. I wonder if it's overestimating calories burned...

xsmilexforxmex

Looks decent. You could stand to consistently eat more protein and fiber. Some days your fiber level is really low (though that might be due to items in the food database not necessarily having the right fiber count).

Thanks for the input. Fiber isn't something I've payed attention too, Maybe I'll have to try to do that.

xsmilexforxmex

Weight loss is about calories, not about carbs/proteins/fats, or "fast food" it's about CALORIES.

Keep in mind a woman's cycle can mask her weight loss for a month. If i was you i'd add up my fitbit days for 1 week and divide by 7 to get a daily average and multiply that number by .80. If you're close to that number then you're probably eating too much.

You should learn how to cook for yourself. Just eat what you want and stay within your calorie goals.

Thanks, My fit bit shows my intake between 2000-4000 below calories burned on a weekly basis. which from my understanding shoudl equate to a 1lb a week ish weight loss but the scale isnt showing that. I wonder if it's overestimating calories burned...

You should be eating about 1,700 calories. Have you been eating at this number with no results?(i don't know how long you been eating at this number)

A typical day for me now is around 1600-1800 with a few odd days that are around 1200 or 2000... I've been on here for about 3 months but the first few weeks had a lot of days around 2000+.

altinker

I'm not the best cook and like to eat quick food. I work long days and like a super quick prep. Something that I like to do is go to Trader Joe's and pick up some of their pre-made food/frozen. For easy meals that don't require a lot of work and are low calories and filling, I do some of the following options:

1. Rosemary Chicken Breasts and Rice (each serving is about 340 calories -- the package has 2 servings). I split it with my husband and scoop it into a tupperware container over their haricot verts (green beans). When I nuke it, the green beans are steamed and still crisp the way I like them.
2. They sell a delicious chimicurri rice and a ginger marinated cod. I like to saute the filets (or bake them) and just nuke the rice. I serve that with a kale salad mix that I get from whole foods. That makes 3 meals at under 500 calories per meal. It takes me less than 10 minutes of prep, and I either freeze the other portions or put them in the fridge if I'm going to eat them right away.
3. Trader Joe's has packages of beef. The bul gogi beef is high in fat -- so I watch my portion. It is kind of a splurge, and you can buy their chicken skewers from the frozen section. I cook the meat and then I serve it with whole wheat pita bread, sliced tomatoes, and a delicious cucumber yogurt mixture they sell. Takes under 10 minutes and tastes really good. It is trickier to package this up to take for lunch because you don't want to nuke the yogurt.
4. They sell bags of pasta, and they have a penne arrabiata that is 600 cals for the whole bag and supposedly 3 servings. I can eat the whole thing if I'm really hungry, but I can get by with half of the bag. To make it more filling, I like to take some baby broccolinis and just toss them into the bowl during the last 2 minutes that I am nuking the pasta. Add a lot of veggies if you want to feel full. This takes under 5 minutes to prepare.
5. Trader Joe's has a really delicious Chicken Tikka Masala in the frozen section if you just want to nuke something.
6. What I'll sometimes do (like tonight), is I'll buy a cabernet beef pot roast from their meat section and sear it and then toss it in the oven with a cup of water and let it cook for an hour. I toss in some baby potatoes (in their fridge section -- has rosemary on top) and a bag of pearl onions (from their fridge section -- also in their frozen section). This is enough food for 2 of us for 2 or 3 days. I watch my portion size, but I find that I really crave beef sometimes.
7. Trader Joe's also sells frozen burgers -- either the chile lime chicken burgers or kobe beef burgers. Those are easy -- just defrost, toss it in a pan with a touch of oil (for the chicken) and put a little bit of shredded cheese on for flavor. Put it on a toasted whole grain bun and serve with fixings that you like.
8. Something I'm particularly happy about for breakfast (I was going to Wendy's quite frequently) is that Whole Foods sells these egg patties -- 6 of them for $3.99 in the frozen section. They are about 70 calories and look like a scrambled egg mixture. I toast an Ezekiel English Muffin for the fiber content and nuke an egg for a minute with a touch of shredded cheese for flavor. I don't go overboard. I put the egg/cheese on the dry English muffin, and I top it with a little arugula. Fills me up for 3 hours. I also eat the microwave frozen steel cut oatmeal that TJ's sells, but I am hungry because of the lack of protein.

xsmilexforxmex

If you been eating around 1,700 a day for over a month with no results then you should take off another 10%. which would put you at 1,500 calories.

Alright I will try that. Thanks.