Help I have trouble eating under 2000 cals a day!
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Take out the bad carbs, ie; breads, wraps, burger buns, tacos, if u NEED breads...
No such thing as "bad" carbs - just different ones. Quit demonizing food.
On a side note - I doubt the op is coming back - she clearly didn't want real help, just to be told she is a special snowflake.0 -
Take out the bad carbs, ie; breads, wraps, burger buns, tacos, if u NEED breads...
No such thing as "bad" carbs - just different ones. Quit demonizing food.
On a side note - I doubt the op is coming back - she clearly didn't want real help, just to be told she is a special snowflake.
Amen! The only "bad" carbs are ones that don't taste good, like those high fiber, cardboard-tasting types.
Little Debbie Cheese Danish? MMmmmm *good* carb.
ETA: To your side note, um...yeah...you're probably right.....and that's typical. :laugh:0 -
I've found that even when eating 1800-1900 calories, I'm hungry. So I've had to go to bed hungry sometimes, and just deal with the hunger feeling in my stomach. I get those bags of broccoli that you can steam in the microwave, and I eat 2 cups of broccoli if I'm REALLY hungry. I just add a little garlic or something so it's not so bland, but never oil or butter. I guess that 0 calorie butter spray may work..
Anyway, I'm rambling now. I never respond in the forums but wanted to let you know I am feeling the same way!0 -
Breakfast 8:30 : plain oatmeal, ground flax seed = 160 cal
Snack 10:00: 12 Almonds = 83 or 5 baby carrots = 60 cal
Lunch: 11:30: Steamed california blend (2 cups), Light & Fit Cherry Greek Yogurt, hot water with 1 lemon and spenda = 140 cal
Snack: 1:30: CVS or Body Fortress Whey Protein Powder = 140 cal
Meal: 3:30: Choose:Large garden salad with salt, pepper or a light dressing OR CVS or Body Fortress Whey Protein Powder = 140 cal
Meal 7:00: Haddock filet 150 cal, steamed veggie (real labels) 60 cal
Snack 8:30: 100 cal snack or hot water with lemon 5 cal
= 973 calories (1/3 protein, 1/3 carb, 1/3 fat) (mix it up. add a little here, exchange a few there)
Try to balance by 1/3'ds or more protein. Track everything, read EVERY label. Don't be fooled by something that is labeled with a specific "Weight Loosers" label, "organic" or "low carb" and "100 calorie snack". I mean read every label....you'll be surprised by what you've actually been putting in your mouth as far as fat, sugar and carb content. Progresso Light soups are excellent and filling.
Use lots of cinnamon - helps regulate your sugars. Flavor with spices, all you want (hot sauce, garlic, cinnamon, etc.) watch sodium. Watch pre-packaged veggies - no sauces or butter. Plain steamer bags are great. For a pick-me-up, you can find "cheap" ice cream sandwiches for around 100-120 calories...1/2 a candy bar if you need some chocolate. No need to buy the "Skinny Pig" variety and spend more of your cash.
No food after 7:00 except snack. You have to make the effort to plan. Pack your foods the night before, single serve protein powder or put in zip locks, bottles of water. Keep zip locked snacks in your purse. If you've already pre-measured and packed it in a ziplock, you're not temped to eat the whole bag. Be diligent.
Hope this helps, just my plan. I'm down 19# since Jan. 1 and I'm never hungry if I keep on track and don't miss a meal on your schedule. Keeping on the time schedule keeps your metabolism cranking all the time. So if you happen to go out to dinner one particular Friday and eat something like pasta...you won't wreck or diet. You may have days where you don't lose - maybe a week where you plateau - but I would be surprised if you don't lose something by the following Monday morning. (Only weigh in on Monday or Tuesday mornings - not everyday!)
The glory....you get to eat all day, never feel hungry....lose the weight. - Always check with your Dr. and pay head to any of your own personal medical issues. My girlfriend has followed this schedule as well. She hasn't lost more than ten pounds but she's using 1/2 the insulin in her pump as before. So choose wisely and you'll come out ahead.
Good luck - Loser!
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Thought-provoking thread. It's really interesting to see everyone's idea of what "normal" is in regards to how many calories one should have for any given meal. I could understand where the OP is coming from - I think I would probably feel a little concerned and maybe hurt if my idea of "normalcy" were up for debate (even though I understand that a lot of the criticism is trying to be constructive and helpful).
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I think you can sum up the suggestions you have gotten into a few categories (several ways to lose weight - mathematically):
*(1)* You *can* eat your 2000 calories per day, but you might have to exercise rather a bit in order to keep the weight off. Exercise can be anything from climbing stairs or walking. So long as YOU like it, that's all that matters. Keep trying things until you find something you like.
*(2)* You can eat *substitute* foods that are SIMILAR to your 2000 calories per day, but are actually lower-calorie substitutions of varying quality (for example, lean turkey instead of beef or whatever - lot of great suggestions in this thread).
*(3)* You can eat completely *different* lower calories foods.
*(4)* You can try to drink a lot of water/other low calorie 'fillers' so that you don't feel like you *WANT* 2000 calories in the first place. My personal suggestion is to learn your 0-calorie items (water, some types of tea) and eat the ones you like and leave the ones you don't.
*(5)* If you find that you don't actually *gain* weight at 2000 calories per day, then feel free to have 2000 calories per day - just not EVERY SINGLE day. Just try to have more good days than bad days.
My *personal* suggestion is to do a MIX of all of those things^. If I were only permitted ONE way to achieve my fitness goals, I would be a very **irritable** person. So some days I'm extra hungry, and then I'll try to exercise off the extra calories. Other days, substitutions are perfectly acceptable. On days I *know* will be stressful, I try to drink tea/coffee (maybe several cups) to PREVENT the feeling of hunger before it comes on. I like gum, too, even if it's not "health food".
Remember it's a process that takes patience and time - I like to think of it like quitting smoking. The average person who manages to quit smoking takes about 7 attempts. So long as you don't stop *attempting*, you will always have hope of succeeding.
(I think the reason people focus so much on eating habits instead of exercise is because *generally* it is so much easier to eat 200 calories in 2 minutes than burn 200 calories in 2 minutes.)
ETA: As previous posters pointed out, it's completely ok and completely normal to be hungry *sometimes*. Try not to make it ALL the time.0 -
Are you serious? A line backer eats 2 soft tacos and a baked potato.. LMAOOOOOooo um okay.. im not sure what kind of linebacker you're accustom to, but definitely not a normal one!It sounds like your definition of "normal" needs to change. 900 calories for one meal would be normal for, maybe, a linebacker. Or an unhealthy person. I think I eat like a "normal" person. I don't restrict anything, if I want it, I have it. And I am usually right where I need to be for calories. If I am going to eat more I exercise and "earn" some more calories. Check out my diary, it is open.
For one, she's correct.
Two, why are you giving attitude to people clearly trying to help you?
When I first started here a year and a half ago, I was eating 1200 calories and did just fine. I eat 1800 calories a day at maintenance now, but only because I strength train and do HiiT cardio on a daily basis AND I'm only focusing on fat loss and loss of inches at the moment.
Unless you're an intensive sports athlete, as a woman, you don't need 900 calories for one meal.
Ok, I wasn't going to post here, but I had to add my opinion. I'm no linebacker, and I eat between 1900-2000 calories a day to lose weight. I'm *not* an athlete. My workout consists of basic bodyweight exercises for strength, and the occasional jog up a couple flights of stairs, and that's about it. When I *was* an athlete, in my younger days, I ate about four tacos with a side of rice and beans and a large soda. (Not a baked potato though; not sure how a baked potato is a side for tacos) Currently, I have 1000 calories meals occasionally. My dinners are sometimes as low as 500, but often upwards of 700 or 800.
Real linebackers will eat over 3000 calories a day, professionals probably eat closer to 4000 because they weight about twice what I do, and full of muscle.
900 calories for a meal is NOTHING. :ohwell:
I disagree 900 calories is a lot for a meal if your trying to lose weight. I'd doubt you'd find a nutritionist that felt any differently. Can I ask what your results have been? Are you eating 900 cals at your goal weight? Because as you get smaller you need less intake which is why it's important to work out the correct numbers for the person concerned.0 -
Admittedly I wasn't starting with quite as much to lose, but everything is relative.
Some things that may help:
I am not going to judge your diary - but I will say that I eat what I consider to be normally - I eat (gasp) things with white flour, white bread, normal pasta, white rice ... I will not entertain a diet can of anything at all, preferring full fat all the way, but one of the first things I did was to only have them at a weekend.
All of this coincided with my quitting a full time, well salaried job to go freelance, so there was a LOT of financial belt tightening going on too... so I cook from scratch and batch cook stuff so I can log it accurately.
I got off my behind and actually started to make time for the gym and pool - instead of wallowing in the "I can't do it to the level I used to" or "I paid my dues to the training gods" or "I am just too busy"... now I have to really take care of my health working for myself, you bet I will make time to work hard at being healthier and fitter.
I found having protein in the morning on my gym days filled me up to lunch (poached egg, grilled healthy rashers of bacon x 2, half a small tin of beans) or scrambled eggs (2) on a bit of toast.
I make my own soups and have them with a couple of bits of toast.
I made my own "Graze" like bags of nuts and raisins - that's a healthier 200cal snack right there.
I try and eat a balanced meal at dinner with carbs (oooh perish the thought), protein usually and vegebubbles.
Portion control then came into play - where once I'd have say 100g of pasta or flour to make up something, I dropped it to 75... HUGE calorie difference in some cases.
Because of issues with my knees, I can ONLY do low impact stuff for my workouts while I wait for two ops to sort those creaking joints out. But I make bloody sure that I get THE MOST out of my low impact stuff as I can.
It can be done - that is... you CAN eat normally and still get the balance right between expending calories and taking them in.
What I will say is... it takes TIME to futz about and find that balance. So really... all you need is to give yourself that time to find out what works for YOU to be able to eat normally and not feel like you are in permanent denial of nice stuff.
It took me two weeks to even get used to the horror of what logging revealed.
It took me about 3 months to WANT to get my head around the whole BMR/TDEE merry-go-round.
But you know what - I got there when I was ready for it.
Best of luck with finding the balance that works for you - but remember - you're changing your lifestyle and this is not a quick fix... I put on 3.5 stone in 13 years... I don't intend for it to take that long to lose 2/3rds of that weight!0 -
Are you serious? A line backer eats 2 soft tacos and a baked potato.. LMAOOOOOooo um okay.. im not sure what kind of linebacker you're accustom to, but definitely not a normal one!It sounds like your definition of "normal" needs to change. 900 calories for one meal would be normal for, maybe, a linebacker. Or an unhealthy person. I think I eat like a "normal" person. I don't restrict anything, if I want it, I have it. And I am usually right where I need to be for calories. If I am going to eat more I exercise and "earn" some more calories. Check out my diary, it is open.
For one, she's correct.
Two, why are you giving attitude to people clearly trying to help you?
When I first started here a year and a half ago, I was eating 1200 calories and did just fine. I eat 1800 calories a day at maintenance now, but only because I strength train and do HiiT cardio on a daily basis AND I'm only focusing on fat loss and loss of inches at the moment.
Unless you're an intensive sports athlete, as a woman, you don't need 900 calories for one meal.
Ok, I wasn't going to post here, but I had to add my opinion. I'm no linebacker, and I eat between 1900-2000 calories a day to lose weight. I'm *not* an athlete. My workout consists of basic bodyweight exercises for strength, and the occasional jog up a couple flights of stairs, and that's about it. When I *was* an athlete, in my younger days, I ate about four tacos with a side of rice and beans and a large soda. (Not a baked potato though; not sure how a baked potato is a side for tacos) Currently, I have 1000 calories meals occasionally. My dinners are sometimes as low as 500, but often upwards of 700 or 800.
Real linebackers will eat over 3000 calories a day, professionals probably eat closer to 4000 because they weight about twice what I do, and full of muscle.
900 calories for a meal is NOTHING. :ohwell:
I disagree 900 calories is a lot for a meal if your trying to lose weight. I'd doubt you'd find a nutritionist that felt any differently. Can I ask what your results have been? Are you eating 900 cals at your goal weight? Because as you get smaller you need less intake which is why it's important to work out the correct numbers for the person concerned.
If you are on a VLCD, then 900 is most of your calories. However, if you are on a 2000/day diet, then it's less than half your daily calories, so no biggie. It's nothing. Not an issue.
It's not uncommon for people to eat close to half their daily calories in one meal. I might have 400 calories for breakfast, 400 for lunch, then 900 for dinner, and I'd still have 300 calories left for a dessert after dinner.0 -
OP do you realise you don't have to even eat below your TDEE to lose weight? If you eat at maintenance you will get to it eventually. It will take much longer to get to goal but less suffering along the way.
So lets try to work out what you can eat. If I calculate you with moderate exercise I get around 3000 so try eating that for a month or two and see what happens. Can't hurt right? Otherwise do it the harder way and make a deficit of whatever you are comfortable with say 15%?0 -
Breakfast 8:30 : plain oatmeal, ground flax seed = 160 cal
Snack 10:00: 12 Almonds = 83 or 5 baby carrots = 60 cal
Lunch: 11:30: Steamed california blend (2 cups), Light & Fit Cherry Greek Yogurt, hot water with 1 lemon and spenda = 140 cal
Snack: 1:30: CVS or Body Fortress Whey Protein Powder = 140 cal
Meal: 3:30: Choose:Large garden salad with salt, pepper or a light dressing OR CVS or Body Fortress Whey Protein Powder = 140 cal
Meal 7:00: Haddock filet 150 cal, steamed veggie (real labels) 60 cal
Snack 8:30: 100 cal snack or hot water with lemon 5 cal
= 973 calories (1/3 protein, 1/3 carb, 1/3 fat) (mix it up. add a little here, exchange a few there)
Try to balance by 1/3'ds or more protein. Track everything, read EVERY label. Don't be fooled by something that is labeled with a specific "Weight Loosers" label, "organic" or "low carb" and "100 calorie snack". I mean read every label....you'll be surprised by what you've actually been putting in your mouth as far as fat, sugar and carb content. Progresso Light soups are excellent and filling.
Use lots of cinnamon - helps regulate your sugars. Flavor with spices, all you want (hot sauce, garlic, cinnamon, etc.) watch sodium. Watch pre-packaged veggies - no sauces or butter. Plain steamer bags are great. For a pick-me-up, you can find "cheap" ice cream sandwiches for around 100-120 calories...1/2 a candy bar if you need some chocolate. No need to buy the "Skinny Pig" variety and spend more of your cash.
No food after 7:00 except snack. You have to make the effort to plan. Pack your foods the night before, single serve protein powder or put in zip locks, bottles of water. Keep zip locked snacks in your purse. If you've already pre-measured and packed it in a ziplock, you're not temped to eat the whole bag. Be diligent.
Hope this helps, just my plan. I'm down 19# since Jan. 1 and I'm never hungry if I keep on track and don't miss a meal on your schedule. Keeping on the time schedule keeps your metabolism cranking all the time. So if you happen to go out to dinner one particular Friday and eat something like pasta...you won't wreck or diet. You may have days where you don't lose - maybe a week where you plateau - but I would be surprised if you don't lose something by the following Monday morning. (Only weigh in on Monday or Tuesday mornings - not everyday!)
The glory....you get to eat all day, never feel hungry....lose the weight. - Always check with your Dr. and pay head to any of your own personal medical issues. My girlfriend has followed this schedule as well. She hasn't lost more than ten pounds but she's using 1/2 the insulin in her pump as before. So choose wisely and you'll come out ahead.
Good luck - Loser!
Sounds starveriffic. Have fun with that.0 -
I think your idea of "normal" could be tweeked. I eat complex carbs and lean protein that keeps me full until my next meal. I also drink lots of water. It's all about pre-planning and having willpower. A 900 calorie meal is not my idea of a "normal" meal but, to each its own...I guess. *Shrug0
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Breakfast 8:30 : plain oatmeal, ground flax seed = 160 cal
Snack 10:00: 12 Almonds = 83 or 5 baby carrots = 60 cal
Lunch: 11:30: Steamed california blend (2 cups), Light & Fit Cherry Greek Yogurt, hot water with 1 lemon and spenda = 140 cal
Snack: 1:30: CVS or Body Fortress Whey Protein Powder = 140 cal
Meal: 3:30: Choose:Large garden salad with salt, pepper or a light dressing OR CVS or Body Fortress Whey Protein Powder = 140 cal
Meal 7:00: Haddock filet 150 cal, steamed veggie (real labels) 60 cal
Snack 8:30: 100 cal snack or hot water with lemon 5 cal
= 973 calories (1/3 protein, 1/3 carb, 1/3 fat) (mix it up. add a little here, exchange a few there)
Try to balance by 1/3'ds or more protein. Track everything, read EVERY label. Don't be fooled by something that is labeled with a specific "Weight Loosers" label, "organic" or "low carb" and "100 calorie snack". I mean read every label....you'll be surprised by what you've actually been putting in your mouth as far as fat, sugar and carb content. Progresso Light soups are excellent and filling.
Use lots of cinnamon - helps regulate your sugars. Flavor with spices, all you want (hot sauce, garlic, cinnamon, etc.) watch sodium. Watch pre-packaged veggies - no sauces or butter. Plain steamer bags are great. For a pick-me-up, you can find "cheap" ice cream sandwiches for around 100-120 calories...1/2 a candy bar if you need some chocolate. No need to buy the "Skinny Pig" variety and spend more of your cash.
No food after 7:00 except snack. You have to make the effort to plan. Pack your foods the night before, single serve protein powder or put in zip locks, bottles of water. Keep zip locked snacks in your purse. If you've already pre-measured and packed it in a ziplock, you're not temped to eat the whole bag. Be diligent.
Hope this helps, just my plan. I'm down 19# since Jan. 1 and I'm never hungry if I keep on track and don't miss a meal on your schedule. Keeping on the time schedule keeps your metabolism cranking all the time. So if you happen to go out to dinner one particular Friday and eat something like pasta...you won't wreck or diet. You may have days where you don't lose - maybe a week where you plateau - but I would be surprised if you don't lose something by the following Monday morning. (Only weigh in on Monday or Tuesday mornings - not everyday!)
The glory....you get to eat all day, never feel hungry....lose the weight. - Always check with your Dr. and pay head to any of your own personal medical issues. My girlfriend has followed this schedule as well. She hasn't lost more than ten pounds but she's using 1/2 the insulin in her pump as before. So choose wisely and you'll come out ahead.
Good luck - Loser!
Sounds starveriffic. Have fun with that.
Wow sounds almost as much fun as being in jail.0 -
I havent read through all of the posts to see if this was suggested already or not, but try making slight switches that make it healthier but kind of the same food.
Such as: low fat cheese, sour cream, and yogurts. Or try turkey burgers and turkey meat for your tacos. Once you start getting all of the seasonings added, you can't even tell it isn't hamburger meat!0 -
You can eat "normal" just different than your normal normal. LOL
For instance, I don't eat tacos anymore. I eat taco salad instead without the shells or tortilla chips. Instead of sour cream, I'll have plain Greek yogurt - a great substitute. The potato? If you must have it, eat half of it instead of the whole thing. I don't eat large potatoes anymore. Every once in awhile a mini red or yellow one with chicken or steak.
As far as eating 900+ calories per meal, you most certainly can do that and lose weight. Ask the people who do IF. I no longer do a structured form of IF because of my work schedule, but I do a loose form of it and I only eat 2 meals a day, and 1 of them can easily be 800-900 calories. Losing weight every week. :-)
In general, you just need to make smarter choices to get the best out of what you eat. You do NOT have to eat a bunch of veggies and fruit all day in order to lose weight. Keep your protein high (100 grams or more) to stay full, drink lots of liquids (mineral water is way better IMO than non-carbonated water), and try not to snack too much. If you absolutely need to, then that's where the fruits and veggies come into play. Don't buy chips, candy etc. at the grocery store. Don't go to the vending machine. Bring your own stuff from home. Plan every meal, every day, until you get used to eating your new "normal" way.
It takes time, but it can be done. Repetition is the key. The only reason eating over 2000 cals (nothing wrong with that, btw, but if you want to learn to eat lower than that, then that's what I'll comment on) is considered normal to you is because you've done so all or majority of your life, everyday, for years. So now's the time to break the habit and get used to eating below that. It's that simple and that hard. But you can do it if you have your mind set.0 -
You can eat "normal" just different than your normal normal. LOL
For instance, I don't eat tacos anymore. I eat taco salad instead without the shells or tortilla chips. Instead of sour cream, I'll have plain Greek yogurt - a great substitute. The potato? If you must have it, eat half of it instead of the whole thing. I don't eat large potatoes anymore. Every once in awhile a mini red or yellow one with chicken or steak.
As far as eating 900+ calories per meal, you most certainly can do that and lose weight. Ask the people who do IF. I no longer do a structured form of IF because of my work schedule, but I do a loose form of it and I only eat 2 meals a day, and 1 of them can easily be 800-900 calories. Losing weight every week. :-)
In general, you just need to make smarter choices to get the best out of what you eat. You do NOT have to eat a bunch of veggies and fruit all day in order to lose weight. Keep your protein high (100 grams or more) to stay full, drink lots of liquids (mineral water is way better IMO than non-carbonated water), and try not to snack too much. If you absolutely need to, then that's where the fruits and veggies come into play. Don't buy chips, candy etc. at the grocery store. Don't go to the vending machine. Bring your own stuff from home. Plan every meal, every day, until you get used to eating your new "normal" way.
It takes time, but it can be done. Repetition is the key. The only reason eating over 2000 cals (nothing wrong with that, btw, but if you want to learn to eat lower than that, then that's what I'll comment on) is considered normal to you is because you've done so all or majority of your life, everyday, for years. So now's the time to break the habit and get used to eating below that. It's that simple and that hard. But you can do it if you have your mind set.
Agreed but she didnt say she is using IF nor the healthy foods that you refer to. Nor is the 900 cal breakfast her only high cal meal of the day. Her problem is eating under her calorie allowance, simplest way to do so is to reduce portion size and therefor cals in each meal.0 -
I am going to be straight with you. When someone ask a question, the first thing I look at is their diary. Most of what I see in yours is: Quick Added Calories, 700 calories, what does that mean. You are going to have to take the time (even if it only 10 minutes a day and think about what you want and what you are putting in your body. My time for doing so is when I am walking, (I am doing two things at once - exercising and planning what I intend to eat for the next day or two).
Losing weight means you have to become creative in what you eat and how you cook in order to see the scale move downwards. I started out on 1200 calories, was hungry all the time, increased my intake to 1600, now on some days I have calories left over. One of the things I realize is that white bread is messing with my body output, so out goes white bread, plus I plan to limit bread to 3 days per week, oats porridge to 3 days per week. I have to be creative with breakfast because I do not eat meat, chicken, eggs, tofu, soy, or cereal (except porridge),
Losing weight is extremely hard, I have done this countless time and never reach my goal, but once I found this program, I can see a way forward. I weight and measure everything that goes in my mouth. For me that is the only way I am going to see results. I limit my salt and sugar intake, do not drink soda, only water (but that works for me). I haven't drank soda in years, so I am not missing anything. You are going to have to watch your salt and sugar. I love fry fish, so I made the oven my best friend, it is not the same as frying in oil, but it better than not having fry fish at all.
Have a look at my diary, it is not the best, but it may give you some ideas to help put you where you would like to be.0 -
most important thing that i did was that I started eating a huge breakfast and a very light dinner and lots of water. I have salad at lunch but i like salad so that part was easier for me. But I hate water and now I drink it all day. I also found this thing called disani drops to put in your water that have no calories but helps to give it some kind of taste. I used to drink coke all day everyday and now I have limited my sodas to the weekend only, this helps me to not feel like i am giving up everything i really enjoy. I pray a lot and one day I will be able to give up soda but it will happen in time. I also hate exercise but now try to do that at least 3 times a week as i sit all day at work so i have to do something. Good luck and let the Lord guide your way.0
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OP do you realise you don't have to even eat below your TDEE to lose weight? If you eat at maintenance you will get to it eventually. It will take much longer to get to goal but less suffering along the way.
So lets try to work out what you can eat. If I calculate you with moderate exercise I get around 3000 so try eating that for a month or two and see what happens. Can't hurt right? Otherwise do it the harder way and make a deficit of whatever you are comfortable with say 15%?
I'm confused by this. Do you mean if she eats at her maintenance calories for her goal weight? If she eats at maintenance for her current weight with current activity, she'll stay at that weight.0 -
Yup! And she's snickering behind her keyboard when she sees people taking the time out of their day to help her. READ her food and exercise diaries if she hasn't closed them or changed them yet. Perhaps she has kids? Johnny, Janey, time for breakfast! What's your pleasure this morning? A bag of Hershey Kisses or the 6 pack of Snicker bars? Here, take your lunch. I've packed a family size bag of Lays chips in yours and a box of chocolate cream filled cupcakes in yours. Oh wait! I need those cupcakes for dinner after I do my 1 hour session of step aerobics while snacking on my Twinkies.0 -
The normal you're talking about isn't for when you want to lose weight. If you Do want to eat whatever you'd like, then you need to portion. But there's no promises that food would keep you full. I eat low calorie snacks through out the day. No more than 150 calories. And my meals at most have been no more than 400 calories. I suggest if you over eat, then burn off those calories you ate to be back in your calorie range. Weight loss takes sacrifice. You have to want it enough to do it. It takes discipline and determination.
It is difficult but imagine yourself at the end. Imagine how happy you'll be.0 -
OP do you realise you don't have to even eat below your TDEE to lose weight? If you eat at maintenance you will get to it eventually. It will take much longer to get to goal but less suffering along the way.
So lets try to work out what you can eat. If I calculate you with moderate exercise I get around 3000 so try eating that for a month or two and see what happens. Can't hurt right? Otherwise do it the harder way and make a deficit of whatever you are comfortable with say 15%?
I'm confused by this. Do you mean if she eats at her maintenance calories for her goal weight? If she eats at maintenance for her current weight with current activity, she'll stay at that weight.
Yes of course goal weight not current. OP doesn't want to diet which I can totally understand because dieting sux to be honest so this is the easiest way out from being overweight. Slowest but less painful.0 -
I eat 1700-2000 calories a day, and I would say I eat like a normal person. Not American, but I definitely buy my food from the grocery store. Its definitely possible to loose weight on that. I don't do hippy health food and I don't do starvation. It's not how I roll. I also don't eat processed stuff though, because it's crap. I definitely eat normal food from the grocery store though.
The point of the post wasnt for you to harp on the 900 cals for breakfast it was posted for a reason, which you seem to fail to realize... it's to understand that it is hard for one to eat "normally" and eat under 2000 cals... 2 soft tacos with or without the potato seems like a normal meal to me.... the tacos would have been over 700 even without the potato.... thats a lot of cals for not a lot of food. Its normal to eat two tacos with ground beef, taco shells and cheese... mine where the edited version. I in fact wanted tacos again but had a hamburger instead because tacos are far too calorie dense. My question is, is there anyone who eats like an average American/person goes to the grocery store gets food, prepares meal, and eats and is at 2000 cals and is losing... apparently thats not you, so you can go on your way now... i know 900 cals is a lot for breakfast which is why i posted it, but it is normal and this thread is for people who eat normal food in this case from the grocery store and prepare it, i cant help the calories...which is the point of the post, apparently you missed that. You seem to think its about giving me your opinion on what is a lot and what isnt a lot and who is fat and who isnt fat and is that your current picture because if people who are fat eat 900 cals... then.. *no comment*:indifferent:
You say all posts are welcome yet you mock them.....most people who eat 900 calories for breakfast are fat.
:flowerforyou: its late and im on tom there is a lot of good post in here minus they few:indifferent: Sorry for all the cranky post..please everyone, who actually lost eating 2000 cals and eats normally give your advice, story, and so on...0 -
Sorry for all the cranky post..please everyone, who actually lost eating 2000 cals and eats normally give your advice, story, and so on...
I eat normally, but as I'm 5:2 fasting I don't eat 2,000 calories every day. My goal calories are 2110 calories a day for 5 days with exercise calories eaten on top of that. For 2 days a week it's 500 calories.
Anyway, here are a couple of my higher calorie menus and I eat normally - I go to the grocery store and I cook (there are no fast food places round here, I'm in the middle of the countryside). So Thursday was a day that I hit my 2110 goal and I ate 'normally' (I even had chocolate as I was driving to/from a meeting most of the day and was hungry in the car)
Breakfast:
2 x eggs scrambled
Slice of Leerdammer light
1/2 tablespoon butter to cook it in.
Lunch:
Homemade tuna sandwich eat whilst driving (2 x wholemeal bread slices, small tin of tuna, tablespoon of mayo and cucumber slices)
38g bag (i.e. normal size) Maltesers
Dinner:
Homemade red thai curry done with 300g skinless chicken breast, 1/2 tin coconut milk & veggies with 50g of wild/red/brown rice
1 x glass of red wine
Snack:
50g sweet & salted popcorn
TOTAL: 2141
Another average day:
Breakfast
50g organic whole oats
1 tablespoon milled organic flaxseed
100ml whole milk
tablespoon maple syrup
Lunch
Homemade chicken and vegetable soup
2 x rough oat Scottish oatcakes
50g mature cheddar
Dinner
250g venison steak pan-fried
8 x asparagus spears
150g 5% fat oven chips
tablespoon mayo
Snack
80g sweet & salted popcorn
TOTAL: 1926
I do also have days where I go over and eat like shtye - like this one for example:
Breakfast
None
Lunch
1 x small tin of tuna in mayo on a green salad
100g baked Pita bread chips
Dinner
2 x pints of real ale
1 x glass of red wine
Indian takeaway (Lamb Balti, mushroom pilau rice and a large garlic naan)
TOTAL: 2448
(I lost 2lbs that week so the day didn't throw me)
So there you go - normal person. I've been doing this 4 weeks and yesterday recorded a total of 12lbs weight loss. I started off heavier than you, I'm older than you and only 1 inch taller. I'm do a desk job; my exercise comes from dog walking and whilst I do buy organic/free-range food I'm not a 'pureist' who avoids all sweet stuff and alcohol....I just try to keep it to a minimum.0 -
Are you serious? A line backer eats 2 soft tacos and a baked potato.. LMAOOOOOooo um okay.. im not sure what kind of linebacker you're accustom to, but definitely not a normal one!It sounds like your definition of "normal" needs to change. 900 calories for one meal would be normal for, maybe, a linebacker. Or an unhealthy person. I think I eat like a "normal" person. I don't restrict anything, if I want it, I have it. And I am usually right where I need to be for calories. If I am going to eat more I exercise and "earn" some more calories. Check out my diary, it is open.
how easy it is to have a 900 cal breakfast.
2 small flour tortilla shells 100 cals each, 90% lean beef @ 400, 1 oz cheese 110, 1/4 cup beans 60 cals, medium potato 150... yea because a linebacker eats just enough meat to fill the small tortilla shells, 1 0z of cheese between two tacos and a quarter of a cup of beans and 1 potato ::eyeroll::
Anyway I watch all the people at work eat garbage everyday this typical day for one of my coworkers is taco bell or fries and a dbl cheeseburger... another one she had a bag of marshmellos eating them like candy and a big bag of bbq potato chips and sour cream to dip them in and a bag of twizzlers.... i jut watch these people and im like wtf am I in bizarro world they all eat normal meaning just whatever nothing extra special or even healthy and are skinny to average body type.... i know i have to lose the weight in order to be able to eat "normal" but it would be nice to be able to eat what is considered a "normal or whats considered average amount of daily cals which is 2000 and lose" probably wont happen.. if anyone has done it let me know!
I, too, think you need to adjust your idea of "normal". 900 calories *is* a lot for one meal for the average woman. Even at 2000 calories, each meal should average less than that, unless you only eat a couple of times a day. Also, your diary is full of quick added calories, which is missing part of the point of using this site. It's very, very helpful to track your protein/fat/carbs so that you know which mix works best for you in terms of satiating hunger and still allowing you to lose weight. It's also helpful to make note of whether you're meeting your nutritional needs in terms of vitamins and minerals as well.
Yes, it is easy to eat a 900 calorie breakfast. And THAT is why it's generally easier to gain weight than to lose it, and likely why you're here in the first place. I know that it's harder to re-evaluate your eating habits and do something different. But if you're not ready to do that, then maybe you're not ready to try losing weight. If you're completely unwilling to change your diet, you're going to have to exercise like crazy, and that may or may not work, as far as actual loss goes.
I'm sorry that you didn't like the responses you got. That doesn't mean they aren't right.0 -
Actually shes trollinglol, wow I just came back to this thread, and I see she's now insinuating that people posting on here are fat?
She hasn't responded to a single post of mine, and I'll admit I have a bit of an attitude-but only because she's being pretty childish about her responses.
Clearly she was only here to get answers she liked and not educational ones that give her the ugly truth.0 -
i dont follow tdee i dont calculate the cals i lose from my job, one night i wore my hrm and it said i burned over 8,000 cals in a 10 hour shift... even if i cut that in half and say i burn 4000 plus the exercise i do, plus i walk from work most days which i also dont factor in.... the only days i see loss is when i eat under 2000 cals days like today when i ate 2300 i'll get on the scale and see nothing....
I know you two dont understand...
If you are really burning that much at your job you may not be eating enough.0 -
If you want to loose wight, you can't eat " normally " it is a commitment. You can eat anything you want to so long as you stay with in
Your calorie limits. Kind if a joke considering my calorie limit of 1200 a day can be gone with one normal restaurant meal.
Try for high fiber low calorie items. Fiber can help you feel full longer. I pretty much stay hungry, but I am loosing weight0 -
Are you serious? A line backer eats 2 soft tacos and a baked potato.. LMAOOOOOooo um okay.. im not sure what kind of linebacker you're accustom to, but definitely not a normal one!It sounds like your definition of "normal" needs to change. 900 calories for one meal would be normal for, maybe, a linebacker. Or an unhealthy person. I think I eat like a "normal" person. I don't restrict anything, if I want it, I have it. And I am usually right where I need to be for calories. If I am going to eat more I exercise and "earn" some more calories. Check out my diary, it is open.
how easy it is to have a 900 cal breakfast.
2 small flour tortilla shells 100 cals each, 90% lean beef @ 400, 1 oz cheese 110, 1/4 cup beans 60 cals, medium potato 150... yea because a linebacker eats just enough meat to fill the small tortilla shells, 1 0z of cheese between two tacos and a quarter of a cup of beans and 1 potato ::eyeroll::
Anyway I watch all the people at work eat garbage everyday this typical day for one of my coworkers is taco bell or fries and a dbl cheeseburger... another one she had a bag of marshmellos eating them like candy and a big bag of bbq potato chips and sour cream to dip them in and a bag of twizzlers.... i jut watch these people and im like wtf am I in bizarro world they all eat normal meaning just whatever nothing extra special or even healthy and are skinny to average body type.... i know i have to lose the weight in order to be able to eat "normal" but it would be nice to be able to eat what is considered a "normal or whats considered average amount of daily cals which is 2000 and lose" probably wont happen.. if anyone has done it let me know!
I think what they meant was the amount of calories in one meal is equivalent of what a "linebacker" would eat, not the makeup of the calories. I'm a pregnant, so my cals are set to 2360, but my breakfasts usually are somewhere around 600 cals or so. As an example: breakfast this morning was 2 large scrambled eggs in a nonstick pan with a little pepper, 2 multigrain frozen waffles, 2 pats of butter (one for each waffle) a tbsp of syrup for each waffle, and 6oz of V8 V-fusion juice, plus my obligatory cup of coffee 1st thing, with cream and sugar. This morning was a little more than usual, because of the juice, but my cals were about 700. That's quite a bit of food for the amount of calories. You could easily have a turkey sausage patty and a couple eggs with a slice of whole grain toast (I LOVE freihofers hearty 12 grain bread), or some toast with peanut butter… Or a breakfast sandwich with an egg, a slice of cheese, a turkey sausage patty and whole grain toast.
There are so many options, you just have to figure out what works for you. I am sometimes amazed at how many calories are in a meal, while other times also amazed and how *low* the calories are… I recently made a red clam sauce with linguine which was under 400 calories… the other night I made chicken & vegetables with a thai-style peanut sauce (with rice) which was under 500 calories…
I agree with those who said that perhaps you need to redefine what "normal" is. To me, how your coworkers eat doesn't sound normal to me, it sounds like a sh*tload of junk. While "normal" is a somewhat relative and subjective term, maybe you need to reshape what it means to you? Some people like the IIFYM (if it fits your macros) and I am one of them- if I have a craving for soemthing, I indulge it, but I don't overdo it and I try to keep it within my caloric goals. Perhaps that can work for you, perhaps not. You just have to play around with things and see what works for you.
One last tip- increase your protein and your fiber, if you haven't already. Those two things will help you feel more full and satisfied longer.
Best of Luck.0 -
When i could still eat wheat (i'm gluten Free now) but at wal-mart i use to get these low carb, high fiber wraps. they were really good and filling too.
I also buy fruit and freeze it or buy frozen fruit throw a cup in he blended with a cup of milk and a little steva its really good and refreshing.
Flax seed or chia seeds are a great way to add fiber. You can grind the in a coffee grinder and throw them in anything and they really don't make much of a taste difference. They will help you stay full longer.0 -
I also buy plain Greek yogurt add steva, fresh fruit and ground flax seed its a really good snack.0
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