Struggling

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  • 1princesswarrior
    1princesswarrior Posts: 1,242 Member
    A couple of things. Tighten up on your logging just a tad, weigh your bananas and your peanut butter when you can (I was actually ripping myself off with peanut butter :( ). If you want more protein at night and a good snack consider adding a whey protein and making a shake or ice cream with it. You can add it to greek yogurt, add it, stir it up, put the yogurt in the freezer, stir after 30-60 minutes, wait another 30-60 minutes and then enjoy. You may need to add some sweetener as well. You can also find lots of recipes online to make protein powder ice cream. Or you can have Quest bars, they are expensive but have 20 grams of protein and lots of fiber.

    Also, if you go to Scooby's workshop or iifym.com, etc. remember you then do not eat your calories back. You can customize your MFP settings. I also use the 40/30/30 macro split like what has already been mentioned. And you will need to re-assess every 5 lbs lost.

    I've been going through the same thing lately at night wanting sweets and having a protein shake or Quest bar has really helped a lot where I had been eating ice cream and I can't stop at one serving because I haven't learned self control yet. Good luck.
  • MissHolidayGolightly
    MissHolidayGolightly Posts: 857 Member
    Looks like you're not eating enough protein or food in general. I tend to crave sweets if I don't get enough protein repeatedly. Go to http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ to calculate intake and macro nutrients.

    I have TRIED to understand macros and iifym but it seems so complicated....is it really that easy to follow? How do I figure out my body fat?

    You'd have to get measured with callipers to get an accurate reading but I don't use the equation that requires BF% to get macros. Enter your height, weight, age, and general activity level to get TDEE and BMR. The website will calculate different amounts for you to eat in order to lose, maintain, or gain. Below that on the page are macronutrient calculations. I use 0.8 multiplied by body weight to get protein, 0.4 multiplied by bodyweight to get fat, then the rest are carbs. You can adjust this, though.

    0.8 x weight = protein in grams x 4 calories per gram = daily calories from protein
    0.4 x weight = fat in grams x 9 calories per gram = daily calories from fat

    Subtract your total fat and protein calories from your daily calorie limit to get calories from carbs. Divide by 4 calories to get grams in carbs.
  • candacedianne
    candacedianne Posts: 47 Member
    Thanks everyone!! Much appreciated! :)

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