1400 folks I have some questions for you?

The best thing you can do is figure out your BMR (the amount of calories you would burn in a coma) and make sure to eat that + exercise calories. For exercise, a combination of weight lifting/resistance training with cardio will give you the best results.

i am doing it kind of... its very hard...

i started doing what is called the Slim Fast 3-2-1 diet, its a real challenge for some one like me who likes to eat.
but in a week, i have lost almost 10 pounds... i work out doing a lot of cardio workouts, almost an hour every night.
the meal plan is on the slim fast site, or bottles... i only use their shakes, and adjust the rest of the food to what i feel like eating.
i havent logged everything in on the site, but what i have is open to viewers.

as far as calories burned, im not 100 % i go online and figure it out, but today im getting a HRM so i can be more accurate.
the web site says my intake should be 1600, but i am taking in a lot less, im really only using this site to track.

aside from really wanting to loose weight, an i am pre-diabetic so my weight lose was doctor ordered...

dont do as i am, im just telling you what im doing, hoping it answers some of those questions.

lots of water, proteins, vitamins, and exercise daily

aside from really wanting to loose weight, an i am pre-diabetic so my weight lose was doctor ordered...

i do not intend this to sound mean.

how does your doctor feel about your method of weight loss being to drink a bottle full of chemicals? there is some very scary sounding stuff on the side of that bottle.

Mine is at 1480, but I am usually under. I have 3 meals, and snacks. Just in moderation. I usually have a small breakfast (230 or under). I have a snack (protein bar) between classes, then I have a veggie sandwich or herbalife shake for lunch. Then I have supper (biggest meal for me) and leave the rest for snacks if I need them. When I workout depending on how long I go, i usually burn between 200 and 600

I hope you don't mind answering for me. I am thinking about dropping my calories down to 1400 as I think what I set I am eating to many calories.

1. For those of you who do 1400 calories how do you eat?

what I mean is do you eat 3 meals a day no snacks or 3 meals a day and 1 snack?


2. how many calories do you burn on your workouts?

what work outs do you do?

3. when aiming for 1400 have you seen any weight loss if so about how much on average say a month?

I would appreciate your comments. I am trying to see what works best for my body and find the right fit.

-Number of meals or timing shouldn't make a difference.

-Amount lost will depend on how much of a deficit you have created between your diet and exercise. 3,500 calories is estimated to result in a 1 pound per week loss. But, that said, weight loss is not linear, i.e. some people may not lose a pound every week, but may lose after every few weeks.

-Your specific weight loss will depend on your personal required energy, which you can't really compare to anyone else who also is randomly (or not randomly) targeting 1400 cals a day.

I usually end up closer to 1500, but here is my typical day.

Smallish breakfast (ie yogurt and half serving grapenuts, maybe a cup of milk)

Mid morning snack (frequently pistachios and a banana - at almost 300 calories, this is sometimes larger than breakfast)

Lunch salad (mixed greens, cauliflower, feta cheese, lean protein; alternatively, lean cuisine with just the veggies from the salad)

Afternoon snack (usually PB and something: celery if I need to skimp on calories, apples if not)

Dinner - one serving of lean protein (two if particularly hungry) and two servings of veggies

Late night snack, if I have calories left. V8 if I need more veggies, cheese, smart pop popcorn; milk and fiber one brownies; leftovers from dinner - whatever fits.

It basically boils down to the six meal scheme, but the snacks are definitely snack foods, even though still healthy choices. Since the meals tend to be pretty consistent, I have to scramble a bit if I skip a snack. As you can see with the grapenuts, I make use of half servings. I just had a snack that was half a serving of dark chocolate and half a serving of almonds.

Ps, spreading it out works for me because I don't have a chance to get hungry. Now, I am so used to this schedule that if I work through a snack, I can just wait for the next meal and be ok with that.

well the bottle isnt as bad as the past 30 years of stuff i have been putting into myself.

i know all chemicals are bad and all, but i just started the life style change and to try to go completely organic would probably send my body into shock.

two 10 oz bottles isnt to bad.. at least i dont think so.. plus im an ex smoker, so the bottle doesnt scare me to much, like i said i use to put worse into my body.

there is a whole lot of grey area between "organic" and "gum arabic, canola oil, cellulose gel". i very much doubt it would send your body into shock. not to discount the efforts your making which are awesome! it just seems to me like it would be easier to change once to quality foods than to switch twice. unless you are planning to have a liquid diet for life. the tricky thing about quick fix things like shakes is once they go away the weight usually comes right back :-(

My goal is six meals a day, evenly spaced at 0630, 1000, 1230, 1500, 1800 and 2100 @ about 250 to 300 calories each. Not that I make that goal evey day, I still seem to eat a good portion of my calories at dinner. My diary is open if you'd like to take a look.

Realistically though, I can eat up to 1900-2000 calories a day and not gain weight as long as I work out 3 times a week at a moderate level. So, the weeks I go over a few hundred calories for the week, I don't sweat it.

I like to try and aim for under 1400, but if I eat more when I do a good workout I'm not too worried. But I try to not eat over 1800 calories, even with a workout

I generally like to start the day off with some All Bran and a smoothie which alone is over 500 calories just for breakfast BUT I generally do not have a morning snack as it keeps me full for 4-5 hours. Then I usually have 2 small meals and a snack somewhere from lunch til bed, and on days that I have bad sugar cravings I will have 4 pieces of dark chocolate (Just started that last week) as if I don't calm the cravings they tend to get worse and I end up binge eating for several days

Most days I end up under 1400, sometimes even under 1000 as what I eat is filling but low in calories (Like spinach soup! My one is only 180 calories for 1 cup!)

I like to try and burn at least 300 calories with exercise, but often burn about 600-900.

If I keep to the 1400 I lose about a kg at least a week (I think thats about 2 lbs)