Feed back on my first day?

OkayTohkay
OkayTohkay Posts: 20 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Food wise I have to use whatever I already have seeing as I'm super low on cash, but I was just wondering if you'd all take a look at my day and tell me how I can improve (when I can buy food again) or even give me food and meal suggestions?

My dinner isn't fully added yet, as I'm not sure what I have to throw together to go with what I'm making.

Thank you!

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  • CindyMarcuzAdams
    CindyMarcuzAdams Posts: 4,007 Member
    I am no expert on food but your menu looks pretty good. Maybe add a bit more protein at breakfast. Do you like greek yogurt? Or eggs? Your fats and carbs look ok so far. What else are you having for dinner. You have lots of calories to spend.

    Have you read sexypants yet. If not take a look.


    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • OkayTohkay
    OkayTohkay Posts: 20 Member
    I am not sure, I know I have a bag of frozen veggies that I might toss in the oven or steam, or possibly a salad.
    I know I have a problem with protein, I'm not overly fond of eggs or yogurt but I eat them every once in a while.
    Thank you for the feed back!
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    Well done for your first day, and the start of a great journey.

    You will meet lots of amazing people here, and some very clever people who have beat this horrible weight and food thing and turned their lives around!


    I had a quick look at your diary, well done for tracking, it will get easier and quicker as each day goes by. You've only used 821 so far and have 600 odd to go so use em up girl!

    Don't be fooled by your lack of hunger, your body will lie to you if you're eating too little and your hunger hormones will shut down and return with a vengeance!

    Just eat to the calories that are recommended and try to hit 100g of protein and 50/60g of fat.

    It really has to be a lifestyle change so please take it steady! You'll be pleased you only lost fat and not your health!
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    What you had looks good. Like the other poster, I would advise more protein. My MD tells me to have about 30 gr per meal, but then I am on a 2080 calorie a day diet, so maybe 12-14 gr per meal would be about right for you.

    I cook my frozen veggies in the microwave. For a cup of mixed veggies I cook it for about 90 seconds, then stir it up and cook for another 90 seconds. I just add a dash of salt. If you have a can of chicken you can make a stir-fry. That is a good source of low calorie protein.

    And the go to cheap protein is still peanut butter. I lived off of it when I was a starving Navy man years ago. It is not low calorie, but it is good food.
  • OkayTohkay
    OkayTohkay Posts: 20 Member
    Peanut butter is a great idea, if low at the end of the day I could always have a spoon full.
    Thanks, that's a lovely idea!
    I'll be sure to try and keep working on my protein issue!
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Looks like great choices. As for the protein, I would suggest doing a google search for sources of protein. If you are on a budget there are plenty of non-meat sources of protein (only saying this because meat can be expensive).

    One suggestion for measuring your foods would be to invest in a kitchen scale. I noticed that most of your entries are cup or number based. For example, carrot sticks, you have three medium, but that could vary widely. While that's not going to make a big difference for most veggies, things like peanut butter will be more important to be accurate because of how calorie dense it is.

    Hope that helps. Looks to me like you are off to a great start. :flowerforyou:
  • ecphillips1286
    ecphillips1286 Posts: 331 Member
    Something small I noticed is you did not add how much water you drank. Staying hydrated is a key factor. It can be used as a tool sometimes if your feeling sore, bloated, tired and so on. Because you can look back at your diary and come to find out.... You drank too much water or not enough. Just an idea. Anyway you did very well for your first day. Keep it up and make sure you to utilize that protein.
  • mtruitt01
    mtruitt01 Posts: 370 Member
    RE: protein
    First my gut didn't want my go-to Greek Yogurt. Then it didn't want/like chicken or meat. OK, I had eggs, right?? Now my gut says bleehhh to eggs. OK, cheese is still left, I can put cheese on many things. I'm getting the yuk factor for cheese. Panic!! I research protein sources. Yesterday I ate a delicious vegetarian black bean chili with cornbread. I eat muesli which is a breakfast cereal with nuts and seeds. I like unsweetened vanilla almond milk. I don't trust myself yet to have peanut butter or nut butters in the house because they might call my name at night, but soon I hope I can bring them in. I can buy snack bags of nuts if I divide them up into little bags. Not sure I trust myself with those yet, either.
    I'll continue to research and try protein sources.
    Weird thing is I'm not vegan or vegetarian; I'm just trying to go with what my body wants now. I have a rule, and that is: it must be delicious!
    I walk the grocery store isles, and check out different kinds of stores: health, Mexican, Indian, Asian, and so on looking for ideas.
    I try to think in terms of snacks, breakfast, lunch, dinner. My ideal is to think protein first, and add to that.
    This is an educational journey. Make it fun!
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    I had tried Greek yogurt a couple of years ago and wasn't really crazy about it. But today when I was grocery shopping I looked at the protein to calorie numbers on it, and I was shocked at what a good ratio it was. I bought some, and had it for an afternoon snack, then with blueberries as my after supper dessert. 100 gr has 10 gr of protein and only 60 calories. I've been struggling to get my protein numbers up without adding a ton of calories, so this will surely help. I'll try to rearrange my breakfast so it will fit in there.

    Larro

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