Solve the mystery please :'(

PepperRocks
PepperRocks Posts: 48
in Health and Weight Loss
I need help guys!

I am 5 Feet 2 Inches and weight 57 Kgs. I was 54 a month back, have put on a couple kilos from then. Please review my diary and tell me what should I do.

Looking forward for some support.

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  • waterwing
    waterwing Posts: 214 Member
    Your diary makes me hungry! I love Indian food. I'm no expert but at a quick glance.. looks like a lot of starchy carbs and maybe not as many fruits and vegetables?

    Also try increasing your water intake.. that tends to work wonders.

    You'll figure it out and be back to your regular weight loss soon!
  • Donnarose82
    Donnarose82 Posts: 71
    You eat alot of carbs.. And nuts. It's ok to eat nuts but they are high in fat content try having 10 nuts a day and no more and replace some of the calories from nuts with some fresh vegetables or fruit, or low fat yoghurt :) You also eat alot of sodium rich foods which will make your body hold onto water weight. Reduce the amount of salt intake, and drink plenty of water and the weight should begin to drop off, good luck :)
  • diligentjosh
    diligentjosh Posts: 274
    Has anyone ever told you that you look a little like Mila Kunis? I don't know, just my impression of you....that is a compliment if you do not know who she is.
  • tridiv
    tridiv Posts: 47 Member
    I think you may be underestimating calorie counts. I think instead of noting the cooked food that someone else may have updated earlier, note the raw ingredients instead, i.e.

    Poha on your diary is down as 0.5 cup 80 calories, however 100 gms of raw poha (is about 350 calories btw) when cooked with Potato / Onion / Oil etc. will give you about 4 servings which potential equates to 154 calorie (if we have use 1 medium potato and 2 tsp of oil)

    I note 1 Bhel Puri as 270 calories

    Your Sev Puri is down as 125 calories however if I estimate 15 gms of sev / half a potato / 3 puris it still comes up to 193 calories, I am not even considering the chutneys that go in which will add on more

    Same with Aloo Sabji with Gravy which you have down as 150, 1 medium potato alone with 144 calores, add to that tomatoes, oil, onions for the gravy and it will definitely go beyond 150 calories.

    Same with a subway sandwich, a footlong sandwich is most probably more than 300 cals as far as my knowledge goes

    I hope you get the drift. Hope this helps

    Probably ease up on Fried and sweet stuff for a month or so.
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    I think you may be underestimating calorie counts. I think instead of noting the cooked food that someone else may have updated earlier, note the raw ingredients instead, i.e.
    I was going to say this too. I gained some recently and I'm pretty sure it's from inaccurate logging. Also, wow your food looks delicious/
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    30g more protein and 30g less carbs may be a better mix to try for a month.
  • bmq1689
    bmq1689 Posts: 19 Member
    Has anyone ever told you that you look a little like Mila Kunis? I don't know, just my impression of you....that is a compliment if you do not know who she is.

    It's not just a compliment.. it's way beyond awesome.. She's the sexiest the woman in the world. If somebody say I look like Mila Kunis, I would hug everyone in sight...
  • NormalSaneFLGuy
    NormalSaneFLGuy Posts: 1,344 Member
    I need help guys!

    I am 5 Feet 2 Inches and weight 57 Kgs. I was 54 a month back, have put on a couple kilos from then. Please review my diary and tell me what should I do.

    Looking forward for some support.

    Just about everyone on my friend list uses a scale to measure food as well. I think that helps a lot in controlling your portions and getting a more accurate reading on your caloric intake.
  • Rho_Ro
    Rho_Ro Posts: 201 Member
    I am commenting on numbers only. You are aiming to consume 1200 calories per day with exercise cals on top of that. I would strongly suggest that you do not eat the exercise cals and instead only eat your daily quota of 1200 calories. This will give in the vicinity of a 1 lb loss per week dependent on how many calories you burn each day via exercise.

    I noticed in your diary that you have 4 meal headings plus 1 miscellaneous tab. Somehow you need to juggle these so they spread over 1200 calories only. If you allow 300 cals for Breakfast, 300 cals for Lunch and 400 cals for Dinner that is 1000 cals. This would leave you 200 cals for miscellaneous plus the evening meal. If you want more in the evening meal then you need to decide which meal you are prepared to reduce. It's straight out give and take. If I want to have dessert, then I shuffle my day around to accommodate it.

    It is possible, just refocus and go for it. Good luck!
  • stuffinmuffin
    stuffinmuffin Posts: 985 Member
    Crikey moses - no wonder people can't tell their @rse from their elbow when they start out on this weight loss with complex and slightly pathetic arguing that has appeared on this thread for someone asking a fairly simple question for some help.

    To the OP - Just ensure you weigh and measure your food as everyone has suggested. It does look like you are underestimating your calories. This is a good thing to do anyway because it will teach you what appropriate portion sizes look like so in the long run you wont have to be so dependant on the (food) scale.
    See how that goes.

    On the carb argument, there were some good points about refined carbs being made - I personally find that wholegrain carbs keep me satiated for longer so maybe give it a bash. But you've got to find what suits you. Don't be blinded by science, the bones of weight loss is very simple - use more energy than you consume. :flowerforyou:
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
    NormalSaneFLG wrote:
    Just about everyone on my friend list uses a scale to measure food as well.
    I think that helps a lot in controlling your portions and getting a more accurate reading on your caloric intake.

    Yes. Cups are the devil's measure and contain invisible calories because they're not accurate. A digital food scale is one of the best things you can buy for dieting.
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    RAWR

    I'm not going to get into specifics of what you should/shouldn't be doing because there's enough people giving advice already. I will suggest that you look at this past month and compare it with the months before that and see what's different.

    You gained a couple kilos? What was your average calorie intake per day for the past month? What was your average calorie intake per day in the three months before that? What was your average macro split during those times? What was your average calorie burn from exercise during that time? How confident are you in the logs you've taken in the past month when compared to previous months?

    If you aren't logging your workouts and food intake well enough to do that kind of side by side comparison, consider starting. MFP has all kinds of reporting tools you can take advantage of then. Also take notes, so you remember what's going on.

    Increasing the information you save for future analysis regarding your diet and exercise can go a long way towards solving these kinds of problems.
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