I can't come up with a diet plan?

Supastarrnikki
Supastarrnikki Posts: 248
edited January 17 in Food and Nutrition
My goal is like 1200 Calories, But I'm running out of food ideas for this? I've been eating alot of fruits and vegis, and chicken breasts for protien. I have rice cakes with peanut butter and jelly instead of having bread, but i don't know what else to do? I need to keep my calories low and preferably my carbs too as im trying to lose FAT. I'm just lost when it comes to a food plan I guess.

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  • lizzyb83
    lizzyb83 Posts: 107 Member
    Are you working out at all? If you are, you honestly should try to eat more then that.

    Truthfully, the best way to drop the fat is to start using weights. Heavy weights. As you build muscle, it will burn that fat off. I promise you won't bulk up, but actually lean out! Plus, you can eat more!!
  • Supastarrnikki
    Supastarrnikki Posts: 248
    Yes I work out. I've starting dieting and going to the gym 7 days ago. Im only on day 7 of of the gym and dieting.. I spent abotu 90 min in the gym daily since last week..
  • walkinon_sunshine
    walkinon_sunshine Posts: 36
    Unfortunately i cant come up with a diet plan either. It always gets sabotaged by the people i live with. (dinner anyways) I do best when i can plan ahead one day at a time :)
  • Supastarrnikki
    Supastarrnikki Posts: 248
    I know what you mean! The people I live with keep bringing junk food into the house and like teasing me with it lol. I just got to keep in mind whats important to me and why im doing this :) Cravings and such will not get the best of me :) I just need a meal plan to follow, lol.
  • swissbrit
    swissbrit Posts: 201
    This site has eating plans for all calorie levels :-)
    http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/weight_loss_diet_plans/diet_meal_plans/heart_healthy_meal_plan
  • Supastarrnikki
    Supastarrnikki Posts: 248
    Thank you!
  • swissbrit
    swissbrit Posts: 201
    Your welcome and good luck:flowerforyou: I bet its not easy with the sabouters :-(
  • Petrapoo45
    Petrapoo45 Posts: 271 Member
    Thank you for posting this. I have become super bored with my meals, so this helps me out a ton!!
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Could you open your diary to "public"? If we see what you are currently eating we could make some suggestions for how to improve it.
  • chaaalgeo
    chaaalgeo Posts: 70
    what about having a wrap or pitta bread instead of your rice cakes for a change.
  • Petrapoo45
    Petrapoo45 Posts: 271 Member
    Just went and looked at this site. While it does give some new and interesting ideas for meals I think its pretty unrealistic. Who has the time or money to create 3 meals a day with all sorts of different ingredients? Sheesh I would be in the poor house!! I guess more the point of this is to find new things for you to try and integrate it into your life somehow...least thats my take anyways.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Breakfast: eggs or porridge
    Lunch: home made soup or salad
    Dinner: chicken or lean meat with lots of veg
    Snacks: fruit and cheese, some nuts.
  • swissbrit
    swissbrit Posts: 201
    Fish, prawns, scampis, llean meats,eggs, low cal Rohs*****en (as a sub for bacon great flavour 3% fat), veg of any type, sweet potatoes beans, couscous, 0% fat yogurts, berries, fruit of any sort. Thats my shopping list then I look at what I have and spice it up with herbs and spices depending on how I feel.
  • Scottjt
    Scottjt Posts: 32 Member
    Peanut butter is really calorific so I'd avoid that. I wouldn't worry about avoiding carbs to lose fat that's a myth or bro-science.
    Fat loss is all about the calorie deficit.
    My favourite healthy foods are beans: kidney beans, haricot beans, baked beans or chick peas. Very low to zero fat, high quality protein and tons of fibre. Best food ever! It's a bit of a hippy food but it works for me.
  • JBsCrazyGirl
    JBsCrazyGirl Posts: 337
    This site has eating plans for all calorie levels :-)
    http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/weight_loss_diet_plans/diet_meal_plans/heart_healthy_meal_plan

    bump
    so I can look at this when I get off work :flowerforyou:
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    I know what you mean! The people I live with keep bringing junk food into the house and like teasing me with it lol. I just got to keep in mind whats important to me and why im doing this :) Cravings and such will not get the best of me :) I just need a meal plan to follow, lol.

    Eat more. MFP wants you to eat back your exercise cals for a reason. On this site your calorie goal already has a deficit, and by not eating back extra exercise calories you are creating an unnecessarily large deficit.

    Also, since you really don't have a huge amount to lose I'd probably set my goal to .5-1lb loss per week to up your cals a bit, and really start working in some heavy lifting. You won't bulk up and there's nothing better for body recomposition (losing body fat while maintaining muscle)
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Yes I work out. I've starting dieting and going to the gym 7 days ago. Im only on day 7 of of the gym and dieting.. I spent abotu 90 min in the gym daily since last week..
    then you're seriously seriously undereating. 1200 calories and no rest days? No. 20 lbs to lose? Let's see.. set goals as "sedentary" and "2lbs per week..." ?
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I need to keep my calories low and preferably my carbs too as im trying to lose FAT.

    why do you think there's a correlation between carbs and fat?
  • Abells
    Abells Posts: 756 Member
    Peanut butter is really calorific so I'd avoid that. I wouldn't worry about avoiding carbs to lose fat that's a myth or bro-science.
    Fat loss is all about the calorie deficit.
    My favourite healthy foods are beans: kidney beans, haricot beans, baked beans or chick peas. Very low to zero fat, high quality protein and tons of fibre. Best food ever! It's a bit of a hippy food but it works for me.

    boom strongly agree with the whole peanut butter thing! veggies and lean meats - get it!
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Start here
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819925-the-basics-don-t-complicate-it
  • fiferize
    fiferize Posts: 141
    Dang doesn't all those beans bloat you up and give you gas?
  • Woomytron
    Woomytron Posts: 253 Member
    Eat more =)

    P.S. I love peanut butter :love:
  • Woomytron
    Woomytron Posts: 253 Member
    Eat more =)

    P.S. I love peanut butter :love:

    This may help, it did for me. Good luck.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    See that huge green number you're ending all those days with?

    That's bad. You might think it's good because you're eating less, but it's bad.

    Make that "Remaining" number close to 0 every day. You don't want triple digits in that category.
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    I eat really healthy and havea hard time eating my goal of 1408 so I often end up around 1200. Open diary if you want to look. Anyway.. you have to own your food chocies. If the people you live don't prepare food that is condusive to your goals, then make your own food. I did it at my mothers, ticked her off, but was better for me. 1200 calories is low if you are working out a lot.. not that i should talk.. but eating more of the right foods might help you lose weight better. Just something to look at.. especially if you stop losing weight, while still working out.
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