Check the Diary of The Person Above! Give Good Advice!!!

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  • Emily3119
    Emily3119 Posts: 25 Member
    Emily, I would say the number one thing that you could do is aim to eat more protein. If you are new here then you may not realise that MFP automatically sets a ratio of carbs:fat:protein that is quite low in protein. You can go in and manually change it.

    The other thing that I would reccomend is eating more veggies.

    How do I change that, or what would be a ratio that is good for me?
    Thanks for the help!
  • missabeez
    missabeez Posts: 280 Member
    @lacheisss

    Excellent workouts, great to see you are eating back the calories. I would slowly try getting away from the take out food to help lower the sodium and extra fillers. I know its hard being busy however.
  • Mcmilligen
    Mcmilligen Posts: 332 Member
    I was missed the first time around! Poops!

    2abnorth:
    Your diary is noteworthy- very good! You're hitting your macros and eating a nice variety of fresh foods several times throughout the day. The only thing I saw worth removing was the fake cheese. Personally, I would avoid butter too- but you obviously aren't eating it in excess and are doing exceptional everywhere else. Nice water intake too! Sorry I could not be of much help, haha.
  • sophayz
    sophayz Posts: 592 Member
    at : Mcmilligen

    really good diary , but try avoiding carbs in the late part of your day lets say after lunch you should be avoiding it or it will be turned into fat
  • offthedeependay
    offthedeependay Posts: 435 Member
    @ missabeez,,your food looks so great..I couldnt see anything that I would change,high protein,low sodium,,even got some gummy bears in there,,fantastic ,,,congrats
  • envy09
    envy09 Posts: 353 Member
    Thanks! I've been having a lot of leftovers lately, but god are they good. All the recipes I've made are from my favorite food website skinnytaste.com.
  • ausf
    ausf Posts: 51
    you drink alots of water good for you
    im new so i really cant give. advice
  • rubyautumn4
    rubyautumn4 Posts: 818 Member
    @ausf checked your diary and it seems a bit high on processed food so perhaps you could incorporate more fresh foods?
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    Offthedeepend:
    Everything you eat looks super yummy, but you seem to be consistently ~1000 cals under. If I had a limit like that I'd be taking advantage of it! Also your protein seems consistently lowish. But in general, looks good.

    Disclaimer to whoever does mine- Sunday I went over by noon so didn't bother logging the rest. Cookies and brownies were involved at a CE.
  • Mcmilligen
    Mcmilligen Posts: 332 Member
    at : Mcmilligen

    really good diary , but try avoiding carbs in the late part of your day lets say after lunch you should be avoiding it or it will be turned into fat

    Thank you for the feedback! I am just wondering what science (or further facts) you have behind the statement in which carbohydrates are processed in to fats later on in the day (does this include ALL carbs such as fruit? Or just the more processed carbs?). I'm not disagreeing- just interested. I have heard your point before as well as others whom say it doesn't really matter as long as you hit your macros.
  • Lovestoscrapbook
    Lovestoscrapbook Posts: 295 Member
    elisabat:
    You have great water intake, a good variety of foods, obviously some favorites which are healthy and a good mix of proteins and fats. You typically come in close or under goal so very consistent. The only thing I noticed is an absence of fruits. I would encourage you to include more fruits in your diet. Otherwise very nice!
  • SueGeer
    SueGeer Posts: 1,169 Member
    @Lovestoscrapbook - can't comment cos your diary is closed............
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    @suegreer A little low on water, but those protein pancakes sound amazing!
  • Aries03
    Aries03 Posts: 179 Member
    Bump
  • RosscoBoscko
    RosscoBoscko Posts: 632 Member
    @acdchica, nothing to say really looks spot on, maybe apart from a consistently quite high sodium intake.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    @acdchica, nothing to say really looks spot on, maybe apart from a consistently quite high sodium intake.

    cals could be higher
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    @Acg67 - Awesome protein, water tracking is important too!
  • trixiemou
    trixiemou Posts: 554 Member
    Hi Rosschip,

    You have a good variation and some interesting meals. As an alternative to bread sometimes maybe add a little pasta or rice instead. Those microwavable packets are easy to account for and easy to be able to grab from the cupboard at short notice. Well done!
  • Keiras_Mom
    Keiras_Mom Posts: 844 Member
    @trixiemou: Your choices seem quite healthy and well rounded. I particularly love whatever happened last Sunday. Looks like a day I would have. ;-)

    More water!
  • rubyautumn4
    rubyautumn4 Posts: 818 Member
    I got missed the first time around. *pout*
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    @rubyautumn4 - Need more protein, awesome water, and I LOVE tiramisu!!!
  • VictoriaWorksOut
    VictoriaWorksOut Posts: 195 Member
    OK... looked at few diaries... just made myself hungry, and was doing great before that. :ohwell:

    Good suggestion, will have to look at them at different time.
  • cnelson1974
    cnelson1974 Posts: 235 Member
    I agree that more protein would be useful. I am not a huge fan of pre-packaged dinners (Lean Cuisine etc.) because there is a lot of addatives. Great job on the water and variety of foods.

    Try preparing more food at dinner and freezing extras in Rubbermaid/Tupperware containers in individual servings. It does take extra effort, but you'll know what's not sneaking into your meals because you're the one cooking it. Then you can pull out what you want to eat, arrange it on your plate, and warm it up.

    Keep it up!
  • Daniloveshockey94
    Daniloveshockey94 Posts: 348 Member
    Your diary looks good to me!
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    I looked at Sprites diary... not much I can suggest. It looks REALLY good. Under on calories pretty much every day. Over on sugar, but it comes from fruit mostly, just like mine does. GOOD JOB!!
  • Deb3129 = looks pretty good. You have lots of veggies which is great. The only thing I would change is your breakfast as you seem to have Tacos a bit too often.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Deb3129 = looks pretty good. You have lots of veggies which is great. The only thing I would change is your breakfast as you seem to have Tacos a bit too often.

    a little more protein here and there wouldn't be a bad thing
  • Skinny_Beans
    Skinny_Beans Posts: 405 Member
    Acg67, you're jacked. I have no idea what to recommend...
  • heather_huggins
    heather_huggins Posts: 194 Member
    skinny beans, your diary looks good! lots of variety, fresh fruits and veggies! you do good with getting calories in and not under eating which is a lot of people's issue on here. congrats! and i don't really know what to say other than keep up the good work lol. maybe drink more water??
  • cashew1b
    cashew1b Posts: 59 Member
    @ skinnybeans.. It looks like you are pretty well rounded. I would watch out for the sugar.. (mine gets me just about every day)