Can everyone who wants to , take a look at my food Diary

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TonyPillz
TonyPillz Posts: 248 Member
edited February 15 in Food and Nutrition
Just wanted to see what everyone thinks.

I added all the ingredients rather than the finished product because MFP doesn't allow me to.

For lunch i add a slithers of lean steak on 2 eggs 1 white 1 with yolk scrambled.

Foe tea i had spicy grilled chicken/turkey burgers. Grilled chillis fried in olive oil buns toasted with a tiny bit of olive oil and to top off i added a few table spoons of jasmine rice.

How does my diary look? :)

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  • craftywitch_63
    craftywitch_63 Posts: 829 Member
    I didn't look at your diary, but if you go to your food diary, add a meal and go to the "Recipes" tab, you can add ingredients, the number of portions, etc. and you will get a pretty good estimate of the calories per serving.

    If you want to add a whole meal, put a meal into your diary, hit the "quick add" tab and use the "add meal" option. You'll be taken to the meal page, you will be able to name the meal, etc. When you want to add the entire meal (instead of ingredients individually) you can do so by clicking to add on your food diary, go to the Meals tab and choose the meal you wish to add.

    http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/questions/5018758-calorie-count

    http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/363730

    Hope this helps! :flowerforyou:
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    It looks like your goal was around 2200 calories then you reduced to 1600 and seldom eat that much? What gives?
  • TonyPillz
    TonyPillz Posts: 248 Member
    1600 is about right for me :S , I mean if it was 2200 it would be pointless because i would never go above 2000 kals in the first place. I can get just as much protein and twice as much food depending on what i eat from 1600 , it also gives me a nice task of finding a decent meal that isn't calorie packed.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    My thought is it's not a game on how little you can eat. Okay fine your goal is set to 1600 but you seem to be consistently eating in the 1100 calorie range. I would suggest you at least eat closer to 1600. :flowerforyou:
  • TonyPillz
    TonyPillz Posts: 248 Member
    I feel full on the cal intake now :/ Theres no way im starving myself , the reason the kals are so low is because i eat so much protein i get full up pretty quick , if i ever went over i wouldn't be worried in the slightest.
  • JengaJess
    JengaJess Posts: 109 Member
    I'd say you're not eating enough. As a male, unless you're under 5 feet tall and less than 160 lbs, there's no way you BMR is 1600.
    I'm a 23 year old 5'9" female, and I'm eating more than you and still losing.
    I'd just be careful about eating so little, because you want to have a diet that you can easily maintain and transition to maintenance with eventually.
    Also just a suggestion, I'd aim to get way more protein. 100+ grams everyday, which is a lot easier to achieve with more calories.
    And eating more calories doesn't always have to equate to eating unhealthy meals. I'd like to think I eat relatively healthy most of the time (don't look at the weekends on my diary, I go a little nuts) and I'm eating around 1,600- 1,700 calories a day.
    The foods you're eating look good, just don't be afraid to eat a little more. Look into calculating your BMR and TDEE. I'm just learning more about these things myself so I can't give you all the information in the world, but there's a lot of information on MFP that could help you.

    Good luck!
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    Not enough protein, not enough fat, not enough calories, hard to tell too much without knowing your weight
  • TonyPillz
    TonyPillz Posts: 248 Member
    I know whats missing , my regular protein bar , i would normally eat 2 a day pre work out , but the company that made my bar discounted it , it really sucks to be honest.

    I'm not to sure what else to add to my kals , i guess i could go for porridge or something in the morning as well as a protein shake..
  • TonyPillz
    TonyPillz Posts: 248 Member
    Not enough protein, not enough fat, not enough calories, hard to tell too much without knowing your weight

    14 stone , 5,7.
  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    You said you out the chilis in oil, yet the oil is not added to your food diary. Those calories still count...

    edit: the bread is probably more than 198 cals as well. add bread and butter separately.
  • TonyPillz
    TonyPillz Posts: 248 Member
    You said you out the chilis in oil, yet the oil is not added to your food diary. Those calories still count...

    edit: the bread is probably more than 198 cals as well. add bread and butter separately.

    It was a single bread roll , its right.

    I didnt add the oil yet i will add it , and i don't use butter.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    At your weight, you are not eating enough and you WILL lose lean mass as well as fat, which really is not what you want, unless you want to be slim and flabby rather than slim and lean. I am just under 10 stone, 5'10 female and I eat over 2000 a day to lose (including my exercise). I suggest you look into adding some nuts, avocado, olive oil, full fat dairy, seeds, eggs, peanut butter, decent fish/meat to your diet and up those calories to a more appropriate level.
  • TonyPillz
    TonyPillz Posts: 248 Member
    At your weight, you are not eating enough and you WILL lose lean mass as well as fat, which really is not what you want, unless you want to be slim and flabby rather than slim and lean. I am just under 10 stone, 5'10 female and I eat over 2000 a day to lose (including my exercise). I suggest you look into adding some nuts, avocado, olive oil, full fat dairy, seeds, eggs, peanut butter, decent fish/meat to your diet and up those calories to a more appropriate level.

    I will add in some peanut butter and a few other things , beef jerky etc..
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