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It's all good. I didn't mean to sound as though I was jumping down your throat. I just wanted to point out what you were saying was incorrect, but it looks like you misread. lol My bad. My eyes get dislexic at times and I jam my foot into my mouth. haha0
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sorry ya'll but i also am constantly under 1200calories daily. :blushing: unless i make an especially large effort 2 eat more.... i think it's b/c the foods i DO eat r very low caloric 4 a lot of food.
the reason i was overweight is b/c i was OVEReatin unhealthy, high-caloric foods & not exercisin. i'm now doin the opposite. :noway:
u can look at my diary & c 4 urself. i eat a LOT of foods but it's just low cal. i also have some cheese sticks that i COULD eat 4 a snack but those r still only 80calories each (those r NOT the lowest i've found. i've actually had 50calorie cheese sticks but started buyin these instead b/c they have more calories in them) & i'll only eat those if i'm hungry which means i prob won't b/c i'll b full. i'll BARELY make it 2 1200 calories eatin those. i've also bought some more snacks recently that will hopefully give me more calories but still keep me full.
& don't get me wrong. i'm not complainin abt it, i'm actually tryin 2 figure out healthy ways 2 eat more food but i think b/c i'm pretty much eatin clean coupled w/the fact that idk what is healthy w/a lot of calories in it. it doesn't help that i'm a picky eater so it's pretty much trial & error 4 me. i'm constantly lookin at what other ppl eat if they have open diary's like myself 2 get a better idea of what else is healthy. :huh:
i'm also trainin 4 a marathon (march 20, 2011: http://www.georgiamarathon.com/ ) so i will hafta start eatin more foods eventually (especially when i start doin my 20miles long runs). i'm gonna needs somethin more sustainable than a slice of bread w/peanut butter spread on it.... :grumble:0 -
It's all good. I didn't mean to sound as though I was jumping down your throat. I just wanted to point out what you were saying was incorrect, but it looks like you misread. lol My bad. My eyes get dislexic at times and I jam my foot into my mouth. haha
It's Monday and I haven't had a full cup of coffee. Need the coffee IV stat!0 -
Pendragn
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Just as an example, I made a Moroccan chicken dish last night that had red bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, broccoli, carrots, a ton of spices, and boneless/skinless chicken breasts. The only added fat was a quick spray of olive oil Pam to keep the veggies from sticking and some low-sodium chicken broth. I'm still full from it this morning, and the dish had less than 150 calories per serving (I entered the whole recipe on MFP to confirm).
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hey pendragn? what's ur recipe? sounds good! (well i'd end up takin out the onions & puttin in dried onions b/c i don't like them LOL) but can u send that 2 me? i'd like 2 try it
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It's all good. I didn't mean to sound as though I was jumping down your throat. I just wanted to point out what you were saying was incorrect, but it looks like you misread. lol My bad. My eyes get dislexic at times and I jam my foot into my mouth. haha
It's Monday and I haven't had a full cup of coffee. Need the coffee IV stat!
YES!!!!!!!! Getting up early for my walks can make me crabby sometimes. Here's a cup for you! :drinker:0 -
I get annoyed by people who get annoyed about people who say they can't eat 1,200 calories
The truth of the matter is we are NOT all the same. If you fully embrace healthy eating then it CAN be very difficult to eat 1,200 a day. I have eaten meals before that left me stuffed the rest of the day but had a calorie count under 500 (as others have already mentioned). I have had days where I've eaten three meals, some snacks and still ended up under 1,000 even though I was full to bursting (usually salad days).
Try eating super healthy and you will experience it from time to time 0 -
I get annoyed by people who get annoyed about people who say they can't eat 1,200 calories
The truth of the matter is we are NOT all the same. If you fully embrace healthy eating then it CAN be very difficult to eat 1,200 a day. I have eaten meals before that left me stuffed the rest of the day but had a calorie count under 500 (as others have already mentioned). I have had days where I've eaten three meals, some snacks and still ended up under 1,000 even though I was full to bursting (usually salad days).
Try eating super healthy and you will experience it from time to time
Here here! *clinks glass*0 -
I get annoyed by people who get annoyed about people who say they can't eat 1,200 calories
The truth of the matter is we are NOT all the same. If you fully embrace healthy eating then it CAN be very difficult to eat 1,200 a day. I have eaten meals before that left me stuffed the rest of the day but had a calorie count under 500 (as others have already mentioned). I have had days where I've eaten three meals, some snacks and still ended up under 1,000 even though I was full to bursting (usually salad days).
Try eating super healthy and you will experience it from time to time
Here here! *clinks glass*0 -
Big point on here as well is MFP isn't to just lose weight, it's to be healthy, and that's what matters the most. Someone who weighs 180 could be ten times fitter then someone whose at 120. Some people are here to maintain or even gain. So here's to letting people vent (that's what we're here for) and not judging them by what the do but being there to support them.
I'm one of those people that struggle to eat enough throughout the day, now sometimes I go over my calories but it's because I eat the wrong foods. For so long I lived off of one maybe two meals and that's what kept me satisfied, since then I know to boost MY metabolism I need to eat more often and actually go up to a 1400 calorie/day instead of 1200. To each their own, no standard food program is going to work for everyone that's why there's dieticians.
SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT, that's what we're all here to get no matter what our goal is. :bigsmile:0 -
I'm one of "those" people, too. I have hypothyroid (hence why I'm heavy) and my appetite is usually just not there, so I often don't consume as many calories as I should. Don't make judgments. =/0
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I get annoyed by people who get annoyed about people who say they can't eat 1,200 calories
The truth of the matter is we are NOT all the same. If you fully embrace healthy eating then it CAN be very difficult to eat 1,200 a day. I have eaten meals before that left me stuffed the rest of the day but had a calorie count under 500 (as others have already mentioned). I have had days where I've eaten three meals, some snacks and still ended up under 1,000 even though I was full to bursting (usually salad days).
Try eating super healthy and you will experience it from time to time
What do you consider "super healthy"?0 -
i swim laps 3-4 times a week for 3 hours i am almost always under 400 cal a day
Wow...just wow.
Part of support is not to keep our mouths shut. A body is much healthier and runs more efficiently when you eat throughout the day. This is not a case of TO EACH HIS OWN, it is proven fact.0 -
Sorry to be such a b!tch tonight. I started the 10 day Daniel Fast on Friday night. Can't eat anything but vegetable (no potatoe and kidney beans) and water.
Yesterday I ate 200 calories. Today, I ate edamane so I am at 400 calories. I've been very grouchy today. And 8 more days to do... hopefully I'm better tomorrow.
Wait a minute, the Daniel fast includes veggies, fruit, nuts, whole grains, and beans. You should be able to eat more. :flowerforyou:0 -
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I've wondered the same thing to.
So I'm glad it was asked.0 -
i swim laps 3-4 times a week for 3 hours i am almost always under 400 cal a day
This is called an eating disorder. You need help.
And the one on the 400 calorie a day diet doesn't need help? Maybe the person swimming burns alot of calories, but doesn't feel hungry enough to eat more calories? Did you actually look to see how many calories you burn by swimming? If you swim for 3 hours, you burn 1550 calories with MODERATE effort. And now tell the swimmer again they have an eating disorder, please.
I was under the impression that the swimmer eats under 400 calories a day. Did I misread that? If so, I apologize.
I am now very confused. :-o0 -
Sorry, but I'm one of "those" people. I find it difficult to eat 1200 calories and am always under my daily goal. I think part of it is because when you start eating foods that are healthier for you, you become full faster and stay that way longer. The empty calories found in junk food don't keep you full. Also, drinking so much more water than I ever had before also keeps me full.
So, it is true...it can be difficult to eat all of your 1200 calories for the day. And I must be doing something right -- I've lost 16 pounds in 7 weeks.
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i swim laps 3-4 times a week for 3 hours i am almost always under 400 cal a day
I think this is a typo. I think she meant to say 1400. Not 400. Where is she? If she's in the pool, somebody get her out. She may not have the strength to climb out on her own, if she really is at 400/day.
But I think it's a typo.0 -
To those who have said they have eaten under 700 a day etc and gained weight due to "starvation mode" this is not possible. I know I will get lots of people yelling and screaming that it happened to them and that starvation mode will have this happen, but many tests have been done that show this is not true. yes your metabolism would be shot and as soon as you start eating large amounts of food you will gain weight quickly, but if you were trully on 700 a day for years you would not gain weight. How many POWs come back from a few years in a camp nice and fat? NONE. In Vietnam they were fed around 1000 cal a day (rice mostly) and had body fat percentages under 4% and had lost massive amounts of lean muscle mass. Look at the starving children in arica. Fat? I think not.
Starvation mode does not make you gain weight untill you stop the starving, because it does of course destroy your metabolism.
And you can't go into starvation mode in a few days! it takes a prolonged period for you metabolism to slow right down. Every night we go to sleep and have up to 10 hours with no calories at all!!!0 -
All I can tell you is that I have lost 14 pounds by eating more than I used to, not less. Not everyone is the same, so please don't be so quick to judge. I have increased my exercise, but I have also started counting it as calories I need to eat, not starve.0
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When I wasn't exercising, I was bored way more often.... and I didn't only eat when I was hungry (which, combined with the no exercise, explains the hips/belly/chins/etc...)
Now that I am enjoying exercising, and being mindful of what I'm eating, I'll frequently face 7:30 PM (as tonight) with a great number of calories left over and no real desire to eat. My body is functioning differently now, especially on days when I exercise. It's much easier to eat all my calories on days when I DON'T exercise (there are fewer to eat, more time to do it in, and less of a "wow, I did something great" feeling.)
It can be frustrating, particularly after being here for a while, to listen to new people discover the same stops/starts/random pieces of information (I've been here since July 23: 4 people have asked about sex, and a countless horde has asked about eating exercise calories, and a number have asked about eating when not hungry..) We're just part of each other's process, and hopefully, progress.....0 -
To those who have said they have eaten under 700 a day etc and gained weight due to "starvation mode" this is not possible. I know I will get lots of people yelling and screaming that it happened to them and that starvation mode will have this happen, but many tests have been done that show this is not true. yes your metabolism would be shot and as soon as you start eating large amounts of food you will gain weight quickly, but if you were trully on 700 a day for years you would not gain weight. How many POWs come back from a few years in a camp nice and fat? NONE. In Vietnam they were fed around 1000 cal a day (rice mostly) and had body fat percentages under 4% and had lost massive amounts of lean muscle mass. Look at the starving children in arica. Fat? I think not.
Starvation mode does not make you gain weight untill you stop the starving, because it does of course destroy your metabolism.
And you can't go into starvation mode in a few days! it takes a prolonged period for you metabolism to slow right down. Every night we go to sleep and have up to 10 hours with no calories at all!!!
Hallelujah! Somebody got it right.
Good job!0 -
To those who have said they have eaten under 700 a day etc and gained weight due to "starvation mode" this is not possible. I know I will get lots of people yelling and screaming that it happened to them and that starvation mode will have this happen, but many tests have been done that show this is not true. yes your metabolism would be shot and as soon as you start eating large amounts of food you will gain weight quickly, but if you were trully on 700 a day for years you would not gain weight. How many POWs come back from a few years in a camp nice and fat? NONE. In Vietnam they were fed around 1000 cal a day (rice mostly) and had body fat percentages under 4% and had lost massive amounts of lean muscle mass. Look at the starving children in arica. Fat? I think not.
Starvation mode does not make you gain weight untill you stop the starving, because it does of course destroy your metabolism.
And you can't go into starvation mode in a few days! it takes a prolonged period for you metabolism to slow right down. Every night we go to sleep and have up to 10 hours with no calories at all!!!
What about all the fat anorexics and concentration camp survivors? ;-)
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I know many of us fall back on the term "starvation mode", but I would rather say survival mode. Until we feed our bodies again, it will hold on to every calorie and every pound that we currently have because we're not feeding it enough. It won't release the poundage when it feels in danger.
Look at the fat guy on LOST, his body felt it was in danger and he didn't lose a pound all of those seasons. Just Kidding!!!0 -
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I wasn't the only one that noticed that??Look at the fat guy on LOST, his body felt it was in danger and he didn't lose a pound all of those seasons. Just Kidding!!!0 -
it's not a typo I aim for 400 600 800 3 day cycle i eat allot for the cal i use i eat regularly no sugar (but sometimes i slip ) i don't drink tea or coffee i try to stay away from salt and nothing processed white foods fruit and stemmed fish and veg there is no way that i feel like i am starving and i am not in starvation mode because i eat regularly. after all the sugar is out of your system you don't feel the need to have it. If you weigh your food to be sure how much you are having you will find that raw food is a heap of food for the weight. I don't eat red meat never have it is the annoyance of my mother as we grew up just cant stomach it so i eat allot of stemmed fish0
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it's not a typo I aim for 400 600 800 3 day cycle i eat allot for the cal i use i eat regularly ...
Everything should be in order if you're about 4 feet tall..0 -
it's not a typo I aim for 400 600 800 3 day cycle i eat allot for the cal i use i eat regularly no sugar (but sometimes i slip ) i don't drink tea or coffee i try to stay away from salt and nothing processed white foods fruit and stemmed fish and veg there is no way that i feel like i am starving and i am not in starvation mode because i eat regularly. after all the sugar is out of your system you don't feel the need to have it. If you weigh your food to be sure how much you are having you will find that raw food is a heap of food for the weight. I don't eat red meat never have it is the annoyance of my mother as we grew up just cant stomach it so i eat allot of stemmed fish
You might want to talk to a doctor about that. I think you'll find that's not a healthy way to eat. You're starving yourself and no matter whether you think you're "eating a lot" for your calories, that is not enough to nourish your body or support its normal function.0 -
What ever this is not unusual and is a personal choice it returns results and it dose not leave me hungry or starving. I'll tell you what my mother told me as a child if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all
i no very mature LOL0 -
Actually it is true for a good bit of people. I do not have a large appetite and sometimes it is hard to get to the 1200 calories because I dont eat when I am not hungry. I actually am working on a way to get there. Believe it or not if I dont eat 1200 calories I wont lose weight because the body naturally goes into survival mode and starts to store the food that you take in because you are not giving your body enough calories to function. For my body just to live I am told that I have to take in 1225 calories a day. I lost 1.2 lbs by eatting all my calories verses not and losing .2 or nothing. Everyone is different when it comes to hunger so it isn't odd for a person to say it is hard to eat all those calories.0
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