where am i going wrong?
ambzdee94
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Monday:
NRG fuel girl power meal replacement Shake & Piece of fruit
Hard Boiled egg
Chicken Salad
Handful of nuts
Salmon with veggies
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Tuesday :
Porridge oats with mashed banana
Orange/Satsuma
Tuna sandwich on wholemeal bread.
Boiled egg
1 150g grilled fillet steak + wedges, baked. Add Salad.
Bowl of fruit with 2 tbsp of fat free yoghurt
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Wednesday:
Brankflakes with Strawberries
Handful of nuts
Greek salad pita
1 pitta + 50g low-fat feta, ½ red pepper, 1 sml red onion + cucumber.
Pear
Grilled chicken with veggies
Low fat Yogurt
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Thursday:
NRG fuel girl power meal replacement Shake & Piece of fruit
Hard boiled egg
Jacket potato with Tuna
Fruit Salad
Homemade chicken curry
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Friday:
Porridge oats with mashed banana
Piece of fruit
Chicken salad
Handful of nuts
Chicken stir-fry
Fruit
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Saturday :
Scrambled egg on whole meal toast
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Chicken salad pita
fruit
Homemade beef burgers
Homemade Cheesecake tartlet 90 calories
Water/ Lemon water
Diet soda
Sunday:
Grilled bacon & mushrooms
fruit
Sunday lunch
Yoghurt
????
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Water/ Lemon water
Diet soda
NRG fuel girl power meal replacement Shake & Piece of fruit
Hard Boiled egg
Chicken Salad
Handful of nuts
Salmon with veggies
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Tuesday :
Porridge oats with mashed banana
Orange/Satsuma
Tuna sandwich on wholemeal bread.
Boiled egg
1 150g grilled fillet steak + wedges, baked. Add Salad.
Bowl of fruit with 2 tbsp of fat free yoghurt
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Wednesday:
Brankflakes with Strawberries
Handful of nuts
Greek salad pita
1 pitta + 50g low-fat feta, ½ red pepper, 1 sml red onion + cucumber.
Pear
Grilled chicken with veggies
Low fat Yogurt
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Thursday:
NRG fuel girl power meal replacement Shake & Piece of fruit
Hard boiled egg
Jacket potato with Tuna
Fruit Salad
Homemade chicken curry
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Friday:
Porridge oats with mashed banana
Piece of fruit
Chicken salad
Handful of nuts
Chicken stir-fry
Fruit
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Saturday :
Scrambled egg on whole meal toast
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Chicken salad pita
fruit
Homemade beef burgers
Homemade Cheesecake tartlet 90 calories
Water/ Lemon water
Diet soda
Sunday:
Grilled bacon & mushrooms
fruit
Sunday lunch
Yoghurt
????
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Water/ Lemon water
Diet soda
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Replies
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well if htat is what you have eaten in the last week...without seeing the calories, weights ect we can't say.
Perhaps open your diary.0 -
Just tell people how many calories a day you need to maintain, and how man you ate.
What you eat doesnt quite matter.0 -
Where are you going wrong with what?0
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What is your goal? How tall are you, what do you weigh, and do you know your BF%? Do you know your TDEE? How many calories are you netting per day? What are your workouts and how many calories do you burn? Do you have any known medical issues?0
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Need more info...
What is your current height/weight/age and how many pounds per week did you set up MFP as your goal to lose?
What is your MFP recommended calorie goal per day?
How many calories are you eating, and for the food list you entered: how do you log portions? Estimating, weighing, something else?
How long have you been at it?0 -
What is your goal? How tall are you, what do you weigh, and do you know your BF%? Do you know your TDEE? How many calories are you netting per day? What are your workouts and how many calories do you burn? Do you have any known medical issues?
^^^ This - How much of that food listed are you eating, I mean what are your portion sizes?
You didn't tell us what your problem is.0 -
What is your goal? Lose Weight- Body Fat
How tall are you: 5 ft 6
what do you weigh- 175lbs (12stone 5 )
BF%? 33.6%
Do you know your TDEE? BMR is:1587Calories/Day TDEE is:2182Calories/Day << dont really know much about this only found out about it yesterday
How many calories are you netting per day? 1400
What are your workouts and how many calories do you burn? 3 times a week - circuit training- intense
Do you have any known medical issues? no medical issues0 -
That must be the smallest cheesecake in the world if it's 90 calories!
Homemade Cheesecake tartlet 90 calories0 -
What portion sizes??????????
I like all you choices, but it's all about calories in and out.0 -
What is your goal? Lose Weight- Body Fat
How tall are you: 5 ft 6
what do you weigh- 175lbs (12stone 5 )
BF%? 33.6%
Do you know your TDEE? BMR is:1587Calories/Day TDEE is:2182Calories/Day << dont really know much about this only found out about it yesterday
How many calories are you netting per day? 1400
What are your workouts and how many calories do you burn? 3 times a week - circuit training- intense
Do you have any known medical issues? no medical issues
You still didn't say what the problem is, and we still don't know what your portion sizes are. Open your diary because a week of vague information in your OP just won't cut it.0 -
What is your goal? Lose Weight- Body Fat
How tall are you: 5 ft 6
what do you weigh- 175lbs (12stone 5 )
BF%? 33.6%
Do you know your TDEE? BMR is:1587Calories/Day TDEE is:2182Calories/Day << dont really know much about this only found out about it yesterday
How many calories are you netting per day? 1400
What are your workouts and how many calories do you burn? 3 times a week - circuit training- intense
Do you have any known medical issues? no medical issues
ok.....now what is it you are having problems with? How long have you been working at your diet/fitness? What do you do for exercise (how many days/how long)?0 -
That must be the smallest cheesecake in the world if it's 90 calories!
Homemade Cheesecake tartlet 90 calories
http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/recipes/vegetarian/cheesecake-tartlets/ <<< recipe!!0 -
Sorry think ive confused you all by my header...
looking on advice on my choice of food.. just starting out ... i have been on juice plus didnt work out for me.
once i do that what ive planned i will open my dairy.
Sorry for confusing :flowerforyou:0 -
How much you eat is more important than what you eat.
You need to figure out your BMR and TDEE and then take off 10% (for 1 pound per week) for calorie deficit. Can't figure out your TDEE if we don't know how much you exercise.0 -
Sorry think ive confused you all by my header...
looking on advice on my choice of food.. just starting out ... i have been on juice plus didnt work out for me.
once i do that what ive planned i will open my dairy.
Sorry for confusing :flowerforyou:
Choices of foo don't really matter, as long as you get your minimum protein, minimum fat intake and eat at a deficit. That said, do you weigh all of your solid foods and measure the liquids? If not you are probably eating 10-50% more than you think you are.
You may be burning less cals than you think too, most calculators tend to over estimate caloric burn.0 -
How much you eat is more important than what you eat.
You need to figure out your BMR and TDEE and then take off 10% (for 1 pound per week) for calorie deficit. Can't figure out your TDEE if we don't know how much you exercise.
10% off of her TDEE would be slightly less than 0.5 lbs/week (210 cals/day), typically 20% off of TDEE is 1lb/week but will vary depending on your TDEE0 -
Sorry think ive confused you all by my header...
looking on advice on my choice of food.. just starting out ... i have been on juice plus didnt work out for me.
once i do that what ive planned i will open my dairy.
Sorry for confusing :flowerforyou:
Is your goal to lose weight?????? Still haven't answered that question. If it is--
Eat a reasonable calorie deficit.
Eat significant protein and lift for muscle retention.
That's it. Don't worry about the actual foods you eat.0 -
Your food choices look decent, but it's hard to tell without seeing your diary and knowing quantities. The amounts you're eating matter - for example, you have a lot of foods that contain protein listed, but if you're only eating 3oz of chicken and not hitting your protein goal, that's not good. How you get to your calorie, protein, fat, carb, and micronutrient goals is a lot less important than meeting those goals.
You said you eat 1400 calories a day when your TDEE is nearly 2200. You should be eating closer to 1750 with a high level of protein to prevent muscle loss. You said you're doing circuit training - I assume it's a resistance circuit, which is also important for muscle retention.0 -
How much you eat is more important than what you eat.
You need to figure out your BMR and TDEE and then take off 10% (for 1 pound per week) for calorie deficit. Can't figure out your TDEE if we don't know how much you exercise.
10% off of her TDEE would be slightly less than 0.5 lbs/week (210 cals/day), typically 20% off of TDEE is 1lb/week but will vary depending on your TDEE
Thank you - I got it confused in my head... LOL0 -
As I said the smallest cheesecake in the world.
That must be the smallest cheesecake in the world if it's 90 calories!
Homemade Cheesecake tartlet 90 calories
http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/recipes/vegetarian/cheesecake-tartlets/ <<< recipe!!0 -
Eat less protein! 10% max0
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Eat less protein! 10% max
Based on WHAT?!?!?!
That's ridiculous. My diet is 40% protein 40% carbs 20% fat based on my heavy weightlifting regiment, interest in retaining muscle, and general personal preference. Some may say I only need 1g per lb of lean body mass which should put me in the 28-30% protein range - but at least that's based on something. Don't tell someone to eat 10% of their calories in protein with no basis whatsoever.0 -
Monday:
NRG fuel girl power meal replacement Shake & Piece of fruit
Hard Boiled egg
Chicken Salad
Handful of nuts
Salmon with veggies
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Tuesday :
Porridge oats with mashed banana
Orange/Satsuma
Tuna sandwich on wholemeal bread.
Boiled egg
1 150g grilled fillet steak + wedges, baked. Add Salad.
Bowl of fruit with 2 tbsp of fat free yoghurt
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Wednesday:
Brankflakes with Strawberries
Handful of nuts
Greek salad pita
1 pitta + 50g low-fat feta, ½ red pepper, 1 sml red onion + cucumber.
Pear
Grilled chicken with veggies
Low fat Yogurt
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Thursday:
NRG fuel girl power meal replacement Shake & Piece of fruit
Hard boiled egg
Jacket potato with Tuna
Fruit Salad
Homemade chicken curry
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Friday:
Porridge oats with mashed banana
Piece of fruit
Chicken salad
Handful of nuts
Chicken stir-fry
Fruit
Green tea 3-4
Water/ Lemon water
Saturday :
Scrambled egg on whole meal toast
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Chicken salad pita
fruit
Homemade beef burgers
Homemade Cheesecake tartlet 90 calories
Water/ Lemon water
Diet soda
Sunday:
Grilled bacon & mushrooms
fruit
Sunday lunch
Yoghurt
????
2 rye crisp bread with 2tbsp low fat soft cheese
Water/ Lemon water
Diet soda
Sounds like ok food choices but without seeing the calories and what your goal is it doesn't provide much value.
Remember, you can eat the best quality diet food that exists, but if you are eating more calories than you are burning then you will gain weight. You can literally lose weight from just eating twinkies if you eat at a deficit (ignoring the obvious lack of vital nutrients)0 -
Eat less protein! 10% max
So 90% fat and carbs put together? It'd be pretty hard to eat a sufficient amount of calories while severely limiting protein rich foods in favor of those with a lot of both carbs and fat. So I shouldn't eat 600 calories of skinless chicken breast and cottage cheese, but I could eat 600 calories of toast with butter? What's supposedly healthier about that?0 -
Right sorry let's clear a few things up here...
I have just came off juice plus programme , which was rubbish I only lost 6lbs then following weeks gained.
I am currently 175pounds (12stone 5) I'm am overweight for my height 5ft 6 19years
My goal is to loose 28lbs so I'll be 10stone 5
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I'm am just about to start that plan I made, so I don't know for sure how many calories I will be netting yet .
But for me personally I need something to follow or I will just pick something up unhealthy and probably lots of calories!
I will be weighing my food..
I am struggle on doing my macros and understanding what my TDEE is .
I am going to circuit training classes, 3 times a week 60mins each time ( just started this last week) I am planning on doing some swimming also, find things hard to juggle as I work 9-5 at a desk all day which is draining.
I have tried all sorts of fad diets , weight watchers Ect.
I really need some help to start getting me loosing weight and becoming healthier . I would say my main problem is I find it harder to stick to things on weekends0 -
The main point of losing weight is how much you eat, in calories. It doesn't need to be a fad, as you figured out - those don't work. The food ideas you listed sound fine. As does any other food choice. The important detail is to eat enough to fuel your body, but be at a deficit.
TDEE is a bit confusing for me to. You can use MFP guidelines - it goes by your height, weight, goal and gives a recommended calorie amount to consume. For your height/weight perhaps 1 pound per week is appropriate. Then eat back some of your exercise calories, as you feel is appropriate.
As to weekends - don't worry so much about what you eat, but perhaps be more cautious of the portions. Eat less. That's the key.0 -
MFP was limiting me to 1200 calories , I was told this was too few x0
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MFP was limiting me to 1200 calories , I was told this was too few x
MFP told you to eat 1200, plus every thing you burn from exercise, so if you burned 600 cals one day MFP would tell you to eat 1800.0 -
MFP was limiting me to 1200 calories , I was told this was too few x
And I am guessing that you told MFP that you wanted to lose 2 pounds per week. Change this to 1 pound - this is a reasonable goal.
Get your new calorie goal. Stick to this and then you need to eat your exercise calories back. If you burn 500 calories from your 60-minute crossfit session then eat back 250 more calories for the day. Most calorie burn trackers are off a bit so you don't want to eat all the calories burned back.0 -
So if my BMR is 1587 calories and my TDEE is 2182 calories ... Calculated from http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/
Which ones do I follow the BMR or the TDEE ?0
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