HELP theres something not right about what I ate today

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  • MrsFowler1069
    MrsFowler1069 Posts: 657 Member
    Honey, where you choose to get your protein from is up to you. The way you combine your foods and at what time of day doesn't matter. I do think that you should log your food.

    It will help you to know whether you are hitting your goals and give you will have more information about how it's happening (or where the weaknesses are). This should also lead to less anxiety for you.

    It will give other people the ability to answer your questions when you have them, because the necessary information will be available. People do want to help. When they ask questions, it's so they can try to do that.

    thank you , i will try to log

    You're welcome. : ) Have a good night.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Yea , I'll definitely start tracking again . I don't have a medical issue , I'm just a little obsessive . I just want to feed my body the best way I can while still losing a significant amount of weight .

    What comes to my mind is that you seem a bit obsessive ... oops, deja vu :laugh:

    I've personally been through a bunch of 'stages', including obsessive ... as well as the other end of the spectrum, where I figured I could bend the rules and get away with it. For the longest time, no matter how much I lost, or how much better my clothes fit, how much faster I could run up the steps without keeling over ... I wasn't happy. Wasn't enough weight loss, wasn't fast enough, the 'new body' wasn't good enough, etc etc. Bordering on an eating disorder perhaps?

    I was obsessed, and in my obsession, I forgot to live ... thinking this journey is just a brief adjustment period. It's not. It's a brand new lifestyle that includes not feeling deprived, making good (not always perfect) choices, and occasionally feeding our souls. It's finding balance.

    Whatever brought you to this site took time to get your attention ... perhaps years. Whether we know it, even when we try not to we eat things that aren't that good for us. But you and I -- and tons of others here -- eat better than we did before.

    Relax ... baby steps. Every step forward, no matter how small, is a good one.

    btw ... your menu today was healthier than mine.

    I'm kind of skeptical on the 'healthier' front, unless lacking in protein and potentially fat is healthy these days.

    I do not lack protein . I had protein with each and every one of my meals ..

    If you don't know how much protein you had how could you know if you're lacking or not?

    3.5ozs chicken breast: 30g protein
    Black beans: 1/2 cup 8 grams
    yams 1/2 cup: 4 grams
    oatmeal, 1 cup: 6 grams
    Lara bar: 6 grams on the high end, I believe?
    Almond butter: 5g, depending on amount


    And those were the heavy hitters. I'd be surprised if you cleared 65-70grams all told. This is why tracking is important, so you can actually know what you're eating. And I'm glad you're resolved to begin tracking (yay) just saying that just because you have protein at every meal doesn't mean you're getting 'enough'. Eat more beans, eat some quiona or whatever, try a vegetarian friendly protein shake.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Yea , I'll definitely start tracking again . I don't have a medical issue , I'm just a little obsessive . I just want to feed my body the best way I can while still losing a significant amount of weight .

    What comes to my mind is that you seem a bit obsessive ... oops, deja vu :laugh:

    I've personally been through a bunch of 'stages', including obsessive ... as well as the other end of the spectrum, where I figured I could bend the rules and get away with it. For the longest time, no matter how much I lost, or how much better my clothes fit, how much faster I could run up the steps without keeling over ... I wasn't happy. Wasn't enough weight loss, wasn't fast enough, the 'new body' wasn't good enough, etc etc. Bordering on an eating disorder perhaps?

    I was obsessed, and in my obsession, I forgot to live ... thinking this journey is just a brief adjustment period. It's not. It's a brand new lifestyle that includes not feeling deprived, making good (not always perfect) choices, and occasionally feeding our souls. It's finding balance.

    Whatever brought you to this site took time to get your attention ... perhaps years. Whether we know it, even when we try not to we eat things that aren't that good for us. But you and I -- and tons of others here -- eat better than we did before.

    Relax ... baby steps. Every step forward, no matter how small, is a good one.

    btw ... your menu today was healthier than mine.

    I'm kind of skeptical on the 'healthier' front, unless lacking in protein and potentially fat is healthy these days.

    I do not lack protein . I had protein with each and every one of my meals ..

    Just because you eat protein with every meal doesnt mean you are eating ENOUGH protein.

    For example, an egg has around 7-9g of protein. If I eat one with each main meal, I would have eaten 21-27g of protein throughout the day. But my target goal is 240g. So, despite having had protein with every meal, I am severely lacking in protein.
  • SkimFlatWhite68
    SkimFlatWhite68 Posts: 1,254 Member
    OP I only read the first page. You seem to be debating with yourself and answering your own questions.

    The title of this thread is HELP... but you don't seem to really be open to suggestions.

    If you want real advice, start logging your food and open your diary as well as your mind.
  • jackiecamarena
    jackiecamarena Posts: 290 Member
    What you ate is fine. The amounts and ratios you ate are not, maybe. No one can say because you don't track or measure.

    Anything that has a nutrition label , I eat the recommended amount / serving size

    the veg I don't track though

    The recommended serving sizes are so arbitrary and meaningless that they shouldn't be used for what you're using them for.

    whattttt im a child i dont understand your wordsssss

    :huh:

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Lolitasboss
    Lolitasboss Posts: 60 Member
    yea , everyone told me to start logging again and open my diary sooo i did ! first day back logging ~
  • FlaxMilk
    FlaxMilk Posts: 3,452 Member
    You can be vegan and get enough protein. Your day would have been great if you had gotten enough protein. You may need more fat-I can't remember exactly what fat sources you had besides the almond butter.

    Nothing wrong with increasing your veggie input, but don't stress about the day you had from the fruit and veggie department. You are fine.
  • grandpoobah12
    grandpoobah12 Posts: 138
    Your kidding right? It looks like a positively perfect eating day. YOu said you know your portions. If so, your eating is definitly not the problem.

    Most people eat worse than that on a diet. Your doing better than fine and probably need to eat more.

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