Do you eat all the 1220 Cal/day??

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  • emmyvera
    emmyvera Posts: 599 Member
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    I've noticed that the more I workout every day and eat back most of my exercise calories and eat my 1200 a day that I've consistently lost weight. Anytime that I've stayed the same a for a few weeks in a row was because I either was going over too much or not eating enough.

    Everyone is different, so it is worth figuring out what works best for you.

    I love having breakfast and 4-5 meals a day! It gives me energy to work out in the early evenings! :bigsmile:
    I don't eat anything after 8 at the latest and in the morning I'm ready for breakfast!

    Good Luck :flowerforyou:
  • mayana2002
    mayana2002 Posts: 192
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    Great! I just completed my calories for today and I will have an amazing dinner! I love beans so there we go! :) I will cook some this weekend!
    On the right way of being healthy and fit! :) Love me some beach and sun!
    Thank you guys! This site is amazing because it is made of amazing people and great tools! :) Loving it
  • TeeTee11
    TeeTee11 Posts: 61
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    I too struggle with eating enough calories.

    Roughly I have

    Breakfast- plain oatmeal, 2 eggs
    Snack-cheese stick
    Lunch-Tuna Sandwich or sometimes just canned tuna no bread, a little mayo, celery
    Dinner-chicken or fish with a veggie

    Is this enough? prolly not, so what can I add? I will add some pnut butter to my celery, and snack on some almonds here and there. Any other tips?
  • texaslonghorn42
    texaslonghorn42 Posts: 34 Member
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    I have found that as long as I work out and eat at least 1500 calories (and then on days I don't work out eat just 1200) I can drop weight pretty easy. When I was working out and burning 400 plus calories a day and still only eating 1200 the weight came off much slower. So I think there is something to it to eat your exercise calories. I just make sure to not go over 1500-1550 on exercise days and it works for me. Good luck!
  • ATT949
    ATT949 Posts: 1,245 Member
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    Lots of good advice here, the one that hits home with me is the need to eat at least 1200 calories. After 28 days here, I'm still finding it a bit of a challenge to do that. I wasn't hungry and I just didn't want to put food in my mouth so I was below 1k cals quite often.

    Don't worry if you don't get enough calories, your body will let you know - you'll weigh the same for a week! ;-)

    One thing to check out about "it's just soup". Last week I went to PF Chang's and had their Hot and Sour soup. Every 7 oz serving contains 1000 mg of sodium! So the calorie count was low but the sodium was a "killer".

    Canned soups have always been very high in sodium (salt makes food taste better to humans) but more sodium = retaining more water weight for a day or two 'til your body can flush the sodium.
  • MarilynMarie
    MarilynMarie Posts: 74
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    I will admit I BARELY eat 1000 calories and it is very bad aside from your body storing fat also you WILL binge I know I have
  • chaines1
    chaines1 Posts: 2
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    Yes it is necessary to eat all your calories.
  • bcmallwalker
    bcmallwalker Posts: 63
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    Breakfast- plain oatmeal, 2 eggs
    Snack-cheese stick
    Lunch-Tuna Sandwich or sometimes just canned tuna no bread, a little mayo, celery
    Dinner-chicken or fish with a veggie

    Is this enough? prolly not, so what can I add? I will add some pnut butter to my celery, and snack on some almonds here and there. Any other tips?
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    I would add some fruit. I cut up an apple & cook it with my oatmeal in the microwave. Also peanut butter on apple slices is a good snack. Add what ever fruits you like, fresh fruit is really great for you.
  • rawdefault
    rawdefault Posts: 66
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    I'd try these things:
    - Adding some berries (frozen is fine) to your oatmeal
    - Making you sandwich with loads of veggies - try spinach, tomato, cucumber, grated carrot and beet, capsicum/peppers and some sprouts
    - If you're not having the sandwich, try to make a side salad to accompany the tuna, or at least have celery + one other veggie
    - Try to include green leaves with your dinner. Anything like spinach, kale, silverbeet or buk choy can be steamed in the microwave or stir-fried with a bit of extra virgin olive oil, garlic and pepper.
    I hope this helps you! Good luck!

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