My visit with the dietician

Lisa1971
Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I had my visit with the dietician and it really made me see what I am doing wrong! First of all, I needed to INCREASE my calories and 2nd of all she said that I wasn't eating enough at breakfast and lunch. My pattern was to have a protein shake for breakfast, a spinach and tomato salad for lunch and then eat much more for dinner. Even though I was at 1200 calories I was told to eat the majority of my calories earlier in the day. She compared it to gas in your gas tank. If you fill up the tank later in the day (dinner) as I did, I wouldn't be able to burn it off efficiently. She also told me to eat more starches and I know i don't but I need to for the enery. So hopefully this will help me to lose weight instead of just being stuck. Thanks to everyone for your encouraging private messages. Have a great day!

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  • bzmom
    bzmom Posts: 1,332 Member
    Thanks for the info!!
  • blessedmomof8
    blessedmomof8 Posts: 215 Member
    Thanks for sharing! :flowerforyou: Eating more earlier in the day makes sense! I have wondered about that.
  • lovetowrite73
    lovetowrite73 Posts: 1,244 Member
    I've heard the message that breakfast is the most important meal of the day so many times it's hard to forget. Good luck on changing your eating habits going forward!
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    thanks for sharing. I need to eat more earlier in the day also..........
  • MalyMal
    MalyMal Posts: 102 Member
    Thanks I should prolly start doing that with the lunch and supper thing because I only consume 1200 (plus cals burned) and am not really really losing.
  • redwngs13
    redwngs13 Posts: 194 Member
    I have heard that eating a bigger breakfast and tapering your meals for the rest of the day is good. My only problem with that is I have a hard time eating a big breakfast. I can only handle a bowl of cereal and maybe a glass of juice, any more than that and I feel nauseous. :sick:
  • MOMvsFOOD
    MOMvsFOOD Posts: 654 Member
    I had a very good friend tell me the same thing and it really kicked my weight loss along!
  • Losing2Live69
    Losing2Live69 Posts: 743 Member
    The same thing happened to me. I was eating 1200 calories a day and not eating any of my exercise calories (this is what my "trainer" told me"). I got really sick and my potassium and sodium got really low. I saw my doctor and my dietician and they said only eating a net of 700-800 calories was starving me. They said to go to 1800 calories, but that was just way to much food...I couldn't fit all that food in my day. I have cut it back to 1400 calories but I do eat some of my exercise calories. I try to keep my net at 1400 a day. My weight loss picked up when I started eating more also. I'm glad you now have the right information now.
  • bstamps12
    bstamps12 Posts: 1,184
    My mom always told me "eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen, and dinner like a pauper." It really does change the rest of my day when I have a good, big breakfast. (I just miss her making it for me while I slept in...)
  • Twinsytoo
    Twinsytoo Posts: 77 Member
    Excellent thread, thank you, I'm going to give it a try!
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    The same thing happened to me. I was eating 1200 calories a day and not eating any of my exercise calories (this is what my "trainer" told me"). I got really sick and my potassium and sodium got really low. I saw my doctor and my dietician and they said only eating a net of 700-800 calories was starving me. They said to go to 1800 calories, but that was just way to much food...I couldn't fit all that food in my day. I have cut it back to 1400 calories but I do eat some of my exercise calories. I try to keep my net at 1400 a day. My weight loss picked up when I started eating more also. I'm glad you now have the right information now.

    That's good to know! I am hoping it will work for me also! :) Good luck to you!
  • lreed
    lreed Posts: 348 Member
    Lisa, glad you got some good advice! Hope this helps give you more energy and unstall you! Thanks for sharing!
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