I am over-shooting calorie intake everyday

Plan ahead (a day ahead). That is the only thing that works for me. When I don't, I can end up eating 3k calories. I have my computer open during dinner everyday and plan out my meals for tmrw.

I am over-shooting/over-eating on a daily basis. I am having difficult time staying within the restricted calories.

I work out every day (5-6 times a week).

I am vegetarian.

Weekends are worse in my food intake (I hit 3K calorie this past sunday).

Well cut your portions down......choose food that keeps you fuller longer,...protien, fiber

If you want to stay at your calories then stay at your calories...

There are a lot of good reasons to go 5:2 or do IF, but I don't think being unable to control yourself normally is a good reason.

Eat less? More protein and fiber?

Move more? Lift heavy?

You really need to rethink your foods by giving them a healthier makeover. That will allow you to eat the foods you enjoy. I love Indian food but it is very high calorie. I haven't given mine a makeover because I order it out. However, I only have 1/4 of the tray and just pick the meat out, then I will drizzle a small amount of sauce over my rice. I love naan and paratha bread too but only have 1/4-1/3 of that. I still eat pizza, I have my pizza down to about 90 calories a slice including sauce and cheese. It's not my old piled high cheese and fatty meats on a thick crust but I love that can eat more of what I love.

No matter what I eat though, I cram my plate full of veg. You can eat lots of veg and most are very.ow calorie.

As suggested above, you need to watch your sodium.

Weigh everything and start logging accurately, stop guessing so much.

Also, a quick glance looks like you're high on carbs and low on protein. Try incorporating more protein into your diet. It will help keep you from feeling so hungry, as well as help maintain lean body mass while on a caloric deficit.

^^THIS!! Exactly what I was going to say!

Way way way too many carbs. Things to think about:

Calorie in - calorie out doesn't work. You need to check in on calories, but knowing your macronutrient ratios is far more important.

Sugar. You're eating a ton of it. Anything fat-free is probably too high in added sugars. Ditch salad dressings and make your own with real ingredients like olive oil, full-fat yogurt, avocado, etc. Sometimes I only drizzle olive oil on my salad and it's perfect.

You can't outrun a bad diet.

In a nutshell, stop eating premade, processed foods, get your carbs from veggies and fruit, and start cooking your own food. Cook your food in real oils like coconut oil and olive oil. And butter! Don't sweat the fat, worry about the sugar.

A good resource - a friend of mine is a vegan and she has a nice little blog at freeheelvegan dot com (I think it's dot com). Good recipes.

Don't rely on whats in the MFP database. Alot of times it can be way off. When you make homemade foods, use the recipe builder, divide into smaller portions/servings. WEIGH. buy a food scale and weigh your food. portion control is the kicker it looks like. ultimately eating whatever you want as long as you are under your calories isnt what is going to help you..you have to learn some self-control and learn to pre-plan and make healthier choices. Alot of people cut out things they love for awhile just to get on track. then slowly incorporate them in. its a process. Also your weight will fluctuate DAILY. water weight, sodium intake, medications etc all effect your weight. pick one day a week to log your weigh ins. if weighing everyday helps keep you motivated do it, but only log once a week on the same day in the same situation (early morning, after you go to the bathroom etc) .

Most importantly don't give up. no one jump sinto this knowing exactly what to do, and exactly what is going to work for them. it is all trial and error. You have to find what works for you and your body. Dont giv eup and just keep trying everyday.

Way way way too many carbs. Things to think about:

Calorie in - calorie out doesn't work. You need to check in on calories, but knowing your macronutrient ratios is far more important.

Sugar. You're eating a ton of it. Anything fat-free is probably too high in added sugars. Ditch salad dressings and make your own with real ingredients like olive oil, full-fat yogurt, avocado, etc. Sometimes I only drizzle olive oil on my salad and it's perfect.

You can't outrun a bad diet.

In a nutshell, stop eating premade, processed foods, get your carbs from veggies and fruit, and start cooking your own food. Cook your food in real oils like coconut oil and olive oil. And butter! Don't sweat the fat, worry about the sugar.

A good resource - a friend of mine is a vegan and she has a nice little blog at freeheelvegan dot com (I think it's dot com). Good recipes.

This is not good information. Calories in - calories out does work, and it's literally all that matters for weight loss. Your first order of business needs to be controlling calorie intake, because that's the single most critical factor. Protein and fat intake are important for lean mass and hormone and neuron function. Vegetable intake is important for overall health. Everything else is really a matter of satiety and preference.

I wish the tracker would accept manual entries for the goal weight because I find what it assigns based on age/activity level is too restrictive. 1200 calories is almost impossible to hit for me, I can do 1300 and still lose weight. I try eat stuff with a lot of bulk to fill up my stomach and keep the hunger away, I pre-plan my meals and have nothing in my kitchen that's too tempting because I'm a junk food lover. And the biggest diet buster is restaurant and fast food...

You can custom set all your goals.

Not true. If calorie count was the only thing, you could eat 1200 calories worth Snickers bars a day and lose weight and stay healthy. Calories are IMPORTANT because you need them to stay active and rebuild, and if you eat a LOT more than you should you'll gain weight. However, WHAT the calories are is far more important. It's not black and white, but if you think about it, it's common sense.

Not true. If calorie count was the only thing, you could eat 1200 calories worth Snickers bars a day and lose weight and stay healthy. Calories are IMPORTANT because you need them to stay active and rebuild, and if you eat a LOT more than you should you'll gain weight. However, WHAT the calories are is far more important. It's not black and white, but if you think about it, it's common sense.

You can lose weight eating 1200 calories of Snickers bars, but you won't be healthy because such a diet will have a poor macronutrient breakdown and be severely lacking in fiber, protein, and micronutrients.

But you will lose weight eating 1200 calories of Snickers a day.

She won't. Maybe you would, but she is overeating and eating too many carbs. A banana and a cookie is a terrible breakfast. A banana and a couple eggs would be much better. Or a banana with almond butter. Or an omelet.

OP - feel free to PM me if you have any questions. I really hope you find a workable solution and feel better soon!

The overeating part is certainly true. That's the big problem.

There's nothing inherently wrong with a banana and a cookie for breakfast. I've done that before myself. She should certainly get some more protein and fat, but macro breakdown has nothing to do with weight loss or gain.

From what I can see you need to work on portion control and controlling what you need from what you want.

Ex. 1000 calorie lunches are way too much. And unless you are running a marathon you don't need to eat 2 cups of brown rice in a meal. - IF you were looking to 'bulk' i.e gain weight this would be a great way to do it.

When I was in college I thought that I could eat whatever I wanted and be slimmer so I would have 2 oatmeals for breakfast, 1 cup of rice with 1 cup of chickpeas for lunch and whatever else i could force myself to eat for supper. Sure, I was never hungry and I was eating 'healthy' but for my petite frame I did balloon up in weight. Then finally I just started to eat smaller portions, and started running more and I was back to my slim self.

Obviously this all takes time to get your body adjusted to eating smaller portions. I would recommend eating just smaller amounts and trying not to snack as much. Filling your time with other things? Find something else you're interested in so you're not thinking about food as much?

Good luck

So wrong it's almost comical. Try opening a book written after the year 2000. The calorie myth still pervades everyones mind.