Not sure what to eat to get to 1400 calories

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  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    If you want to go lower carb, you need to go higher protein/fat:

    Chicken with the skin
    Steak
    Cheese
    Whole eggs (including deviled eggs, egg salad)
    Full fat dairy (including cottage cheese, yogurt)
    Peanut butter or other nut butters
    Nuts
    Avocado
    Salmon
    Olive oil

    Basically a lot of stuff the rest of us would be really really happy to eat for you.

    Salmon with a creamy dill sauce and asparagus wrapped in bacon then cooked in olive oil and spices? Sounds pretty awesome.

    Now I need to go to lunch!
  • somefitsomefat
    somefitsomefat Posts: 445 Member
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    So at one point you ate enough to gain enough weight which in turn has made you want to lose weight BUT you can't eat enough. Seems legit. That said, butter/oil (100 calories a tablespoon), avacados (seems like a couple hunder per), peanut butter (200 calories for 2 tablespoons).
  • smelius22
    smelius22 Posts: 334 Member
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    Peanut Butttuuuuhhhh. MMM
  • snappyapples
    snappyapples Posts: 76
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    If you want to go lower carb, you need to go higher protein/fat:

    Chicken with the skin
    Steak
    Cheese
    Whole eggs (including deviled eggs, egg salad)
    Full fat dairy (including cottage cheese, yogurt)
    Peanut butter or other nut butters
    Nuts
    Avocado
    Salmon
    Olive oil

    Basically a lot of stuff the rest of us would be really really happy to eat for you.

    Salmon with a creamy dill sauce and asparagus wrapped in bacon then cooked in olive oil and spices? Sounds pretty awesome.

    Oh gosh, you evil temptress of the night you. I wonder: if I starve myself for a week, could I eat this :laugh:
  • TheEffort
    TheEffort Posts: 1,028 Member
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    More foods high in protein and fats as stated in the previous comments.
  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
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    i believe your exercise calories may be off as well.
  • thegilly6
    thegilly6 Posts: 137 Member
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    Peanut Butttuuuuhhhh. MMM

    Oh yes!!
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
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    Hoping for an open diary soon. Then it'll be easier to offer suggestions. Because I'm not understanding the negative NET calories either. Are you saying you're burning over 1700 calories in exercise? (Or is that perhaps a bodybugg or something for the whole day's calorie burn and not just exercise)
  • da_bears10089
    da_bears10089 Posts: 1,791 Member
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    If you want to go lower carb, you need to go higher protein/fat:

    Chicken with the skin
    Steak
    Cheese
    Whole eggs (including deviled eggs, egg salad)
    Full fat dairy (including cottage cheese, yogurt)
    Peanut butter or other nut butters
    Nuts
    Avocado
    Salmon
    Olive oil

    Basically a lot of stuff the rest of us would be really really happy to eat for you.

    Salmon with a creamy dill sauce and asparagus wrapped in bacon then cooked in olive oil and spices? Sounds pretty awesome.

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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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    If you want to go lower carb, you need to go higher protein/fat:

    Chicken with the skin
    Steak
    Cheese
    Whole eggs (including deviled eggs, egg salad)
    Full fat dairy (including cottage cheese, yogurt)
    Peanut butter or other nut butters
    Nuts
    Avocado
    Salmon
    Olive oil

    Basically a lot of stuff the rest of us would be really really happy to eat for you.

    Salmon with a creamy dill sauce and asparagus wrapped in bacon then cooked in olive oil and spices? Sounds pretty awesome.

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    Says the queen of cheesecake related sabotage :flowerforyou:
  • nineteentwenty
    nineteentwenty Posts: 469 Member
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    Peach slices with vanilla yogurt and granola is FANTASTIC.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
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    Something about this really doesn't add up.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
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    If you want to go lower carb, you need to go higher protein/fat:

    Chicken with the skin
    Steak
    Cheese
    Whole eggs (including deviled eggs, egg salad)
    Full fat dairy (including cottage cheese, yogurt)
    Peanut butter or other nut butters
    Nuts
    Avocado
    Salmon
    Olive oil

    Basically a lot of stuff the rest of us would be really really happy to eat for you.

    Salmon with a creamy dill sauce and asparagus wrapped in bacon then cooked in olive oil and spices? Sounds pretty awesome.

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    Pan+Seared+Salmon+with+Dill+Sour+Cream+Sauce.jpg

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  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
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    Peanut butter sammich and a glass of milk.

    Ice cream.

    BACON.

    Seriously, why is this ever a question?
  • juliacatherine1
    juliacatherine1 Posts: 71 Member
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    Not sure what the problem is. When i have negative calories, that means i went over.
    If you are looking to add calories, add nuts and maybe a sweet potato.
  • NJGmywholewrld
    NJGmywholewrld Posts: 123 Member
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    My diary is open, now. I have a 4 year old that gets most of my attention throughout the day, therefore, I do get on much a couple of times a day. I appreciate the advice, critical and all.
  • _Nicklebee
    _Nicklebee Posts: 42
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    I have to agree, you must not be eating anywhere near 1,200 calories, or maybe you're actually underestimating the amount of calories you're eating? OR you're way overestimating the amount of calories you burn through a workout.

    Understand, burning 1,000's of calories in a workout is nearly impossible. Even people assuming they're burning 500 calories is normally overestimated.. You'd be feeling extremely light head if you're actually into the negative calorie count. You really need to reevaluate yourself.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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    What did you do to burn 954 calories?
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
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    It is very unlikely that your burning nearly 1000 calories in 70 minutes (What you have logged today). I'd only take 50 of that, at most, as the truth.

    Circuit training, general 10 188
    Swimming laps, freestyle, light/moderate effort 30 494
    Swimming, treading water, moderate effort 30 282
  • NJGmywholewrld
    NJGmywholewrld Posts: 123 Member
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    I swim laps quite frequently with circuit training. I put in the time I did, and that is the "calories burned" that MFP gives me. I take it with a grain of salt, that is why I never eat back all my exercise calories.

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