Have changed my goals, and am struggling with the less cals!

lajuice7
lajuice7 Posts: 58 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've recently changed my goals so that I can continue losing weight. I have lost 24 lbs in total since September

and would ideally like to lose another 4lbs to reach my ideal goal weight.

I have gone from 1400 cals to 1240 a day and due to lots more going on at home and work, I have not been able to find the time to go swimming like I used to, so don't have those extra cals to play with.

Has anyone some good ideas of foods that will fill me up but are not to heavy on the calories?

I am getting so cheesed off with rice cakes and yoghurts etc..any ideas would be much appreciated.

Thank you :-)

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  • lynnetyrer
    lynnetyrer Posts: 1
    Hartley's sugar free jelly!! A double packet is only about 65 cals and makes loads of portions. It has certainly helped me lose over 5 stone.
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/838001-88-unexpected-snacks-under-100-calories

    THIS
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    you should be INCREASING your cals as you get towards your goal weight, not decreasing!
  • dillydally123
    dillydally123 Posts: 139 Member
    I eat several small meals during the day have a look if you like.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Switching to less calories is always hard. For snacks I like to make a spinach and portabella salad, have some cottage cheese (I use 2% because I keep going over on fat), greek yogurt, apples, or popcorn. Good luck, it usually only takes me a couple of weeks to adjust to a new calorie amount.
  • lajuice7
    lajuice7 Posts: 58 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/838001-88-unexpected-snacks-under-100-calories

    THIS

    This is great! Thanks so much.
  • lajuice7
    lajuice7 Posts: 58 Member
    you should be INCREASING your cals as you get towards your goal weight, not decreasing!

    Now I'm confused!

    Can you explain please?
  • d3mon4ngel
    d3mon4ngel Posts: 242 Member
    you should be INCREASING your cals as you get towards your goal weight, not decreasing!

    Now I'm confused!

    Can you explain please?

    The closer you get to your goal weight, the less of a deficit you should have. Therefore the number of calories that you can eat will increase. If you are only looking to lose another 4lbs, then you should be at 1/2lb deficit at most, and you might even find you still lose if you set MFP to maintenance in all fairness.

    ETA: This close to goal you are probably better off no longer concentrating on the scale, but shifting your focus to body composition instead. As TavistockToad also mentions, you should incorporate a good strength training routine. This will help to lower your body fat % which in turn will give you the body that you are probably aiming to get.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    you should be INCREASING your cals as you get towards your goal weight, not decreasing!

    Now I'm confused!

    Can you explain please?

    the less weight you have to lose, the smaller a deficit you should have, as you are working back up to maintenance. the 'vanity pounds' are harder to get off as your body is less likely to want to let the last few pounds of fat go and you want to make sure that you are burning just fat and not fat & muscle.

    its not very scientific an answer, i know, someone else might be able to explain it better!

    but i do know from experience that when i upped my cals from losing 1lb to losing 1/2lb, i lost 2 pounds that week!

    a decent strength trainign programme and plenty of protein in your diet will help with the last bit of fat and 'toning up'.
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    you should be INCREASING your cals as you get towards your goal weight, not decreasing!


    QFT
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    It's probably covered in the road map.
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    Change your MFP settings to lose 0.5lb a week when you're that close to goal.

    Think about it this way - once you reach your goal, you'll switch to maintenance, so this is the next step towards that.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    you should be INCREASING your cals as you get towards your goal weight, not decreasing!

    Now I'm confused!

    Can you explain please?

    The closer you get to your goal weight, the less of a deficit you should have. Therefore the number of calories that you can eat will increase. If you are only looking to lose another 4lbs, then you should be at 1/2lb deficit at most, and you might even find you still lose if you set MFP to maintenance in all fairness.

    This is true. Mine still ended up being less calories but it's because my body weight had decreased, which made my TDEE go down. But you should have it set to 1/2 lb per week. Missed that the first time.
  • lajuice7
    lajuice7 Posts: 58 Member
    Thanks everyone. I now understand it all a little better and have just readjusted my weight loss to half a pound a week and my calorie intake has gone up to 1500 cals! lol
  • foleyshirley
    foleyshirley Posts: 1,043 Member
    you should be INCREASING your cals as you get towards your goal weight, not decreasing!

    This!

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