I can not eat that much!!

I think the perception of diet needs to be addressed here. When we monitor calories, especially people who are new to it - we tend to go for the "healthier" options - it's natural. The thought of eating the type of food we did before either fills us with dread or makes us envious of those who can without consequences (that we can see, anyway). We buy a bunch of low-fat, low-cal, low-carb, LOWWHATEVER food because we want to tackle this head on.

Here is the myth busted - you don't actually need to fork out a crap load for those diet products and in fact, all you need to do is just moderate what you eat. You don't HAVE to eat all your calories back if you exercise, but it's recommended that you at least eat SOME of them, because MFP works at a deficit anyway. So, you can stop torturing yourself over not being able to have ice cream, a burger, some fries etc. Because you CAN, and you should - if you like those things, and you have no allergies or medical reason not to eat them.

We buy these diet products because we are convinced they are the right choice - they rarely are, and also to get to the calorie intake we need, we have to eat more = buying more = more money for the company. Obviously there ARE exceptions to the rule, as with everything. I would suggest ditching whatever products you've replaced in order to lose weight/get fit and focus on healthy but calorie dense foods - nuts, avocado, cheese, eggs - a good mix of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Please also be aware that MFP establishes the macro's (sugar, carb, protein) as per a basic measurement and you can alter them, so unless you know specifically what you need or want to eat in macronutrients, don't worry too much - providing you are not going way over on one and way under on another.

I can dig it. Back when I was doing boxing I was burning 2,000+ calories and it was very rough to eat them back. The best solution to eat LITTLE bit of fast food or other dense calories. Like nut butter or full fat dairy etc. The calories fill up pretty fast when you're not tryign to only eat "clean". Eat clean too but don't just try to live off of salads either. Mix a bit of junk food to keep your belly and your mind happy and you will likely stay on the path much longer (like me) if you kept your mind and body happy with LITTLE bit of junk food daily

For very high burns like that I can see it becoming an issue. But with 30 day Shred she should only be burning a few hundred or so extra per day. That is a fairly light snack.

I can dig it. Back when I was doing boxing I was burning 2,000+ calories and it was very rough to eat them back. The best solution to eat LITTLE bit of fast food or other dense calories. Like nut butter or full fat dairy etc. The calories fill up pretty fast when you're not tryign to only eat "clean". Eat clean too but don't just try to live off of salads either. Mix a bit of junk food to keep your belly and your mind happy and you will likely stay on the path much longer (like me) if you kept your mind and body happy with LITTLE bit of junk food daily

For very high burns like that I can see it becoming an issue. But with 30 day Shred she should only be burning a few hundred or so extra per day. That is a fairly light snack.

That would probably be true if she were just doing the 30DS, but she says she is also walking/jogging. I know I burn 400+ on my lunch hour walking. I don't know what my burn would be if I were doing the 30DS, but it could add up quickly. I, however, have no problem eating enough calories, though.

How fast are you walking? I burn roughly 350cal during an houra walk and I am over 300lbs.

Cheese. The answer is always cheese. :flowerforyou: