Is there a nutritionist in the house????? Help

cakedva
cakedva Posts: 36
edited September 25 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok, I've read alot on this site and I'm not sure if it has helped. There are so many different opinions here. How to lose weight? I read that if I don't eat all the fat recommended for me even if I eat the calories, I won't lose weight. Besides the few days of just over doing it, I've been doing pretty good. Will someone look at my menu and tell me if I'm doing this right. My daily net calorie goal is 1200. Do I eat the fat recommended or not?:huh:

I also read that food companies have up to 20% space to error on the calories. For example the label says 100 calories when it is actually 120 calories :sad: , should I count the possibly percentage not listed?????

I'm becoming uncomfortable with my food choices, stressing about if I'm doing this right. I'm overwhelmed.......

Thx for the help........:wink:

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  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    I'm not a nutritionist but for a very long while I was only eating about half the recommended amount of fat and I was still losing weight without a problem. It's only been recently since I've started to eat more nuts etc that my fat content has gone up to the limit before that it was very hard for me unless I had something like a mcdonalds which as you can imagine isn't going to be good for you!
    As well as that, you can set your carbs/protein/fat settings to different percentages and many people do. I have mine set to the 30% that MFP automatically sets it to, some people have it higher, some lower and it works differently for each person.

    As to the percentage error question, I really wouldn't worry about that. It's something that is going to be very hard to control for, and I'm sure they underestimate as well as overestimate (it could be 80 cals!) so it should all average out :) If you start adding 20% to everything you eat you could end up not giving yourself enough food.
  • jeffrodgers1
    jeffrodgers1 Posts: 991 Member
    Some people may argue with me... but I wouldn't feel obligated to eat the fat. In fact. if there is a lower fat alternative... go for it.

    Everyone is different and so long as you aren't feeling hungry and you are comfortable eating the calories listed, you should be fine.

    Just don't leave yourself short. OK? :smile:
  • aeagles
    aeagles Posts: 13 Member
    I'm not a nutritionist and I have no idea about the fat calories, (though I will say I have never heard that before), but I just wanted to say, don't stress too much! You don't want to burn out! Do some research and do the best you can with your knowledge base and have peace! You can't do anything beyond that. Hopefully someone who is a nutritionist will reply to you, but don't worry about it more than that. You're doing great!
  • Chrissy_Michelle
    Chrissy_Michelle Posts: 176 Member
    I'm not a nutritionist either but I lost 90lbs eating whatever I wanted while on Weight Watcher's. Just stick to your calories, exercise, and drink lots of water! You will lose weight!
  • Ral263
    Ral263 Posts: 318 Member
    Okay so looking through your diary I'll do my best to give you some advice. Not a nutritionist but studying nutrition in University....

    1. Eat natural as much as you possibly can. You eat almost exclusively processed foods, which will completely hinder weight loss. Eat fish, chicken, plain nonfat yogurt, fruit, and vegetables.

    2. Stay away from "white." That means white flours, white sugars, and anything stripped of it's natural nutrients (like white rice). That includes the cornbread stuff too.

    3. You do NOT need to eat your fat goal. When you can go lower, do. You DO want to hit, and even go over, on protein (as long as its from lean sources) and fiber.

    4. Try to have a lean protein and a vegetable and/or fruit at every meal.
  • cakedva
    cakedva Posts: 36
    Thanks for the quick responses. I'm feeling better already. I feel fine with the way I've eaten this past week. I have more energy, and I'm not hungry as long as I dont miss a meal like yesterday. Thanks again!!!!
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    First, I reset my goals. MFP's base protein is 15%, which in my own humble opinion is too low. I'm at 50/25/25 Carb/Fat/Protein (which puts my protein just under 100 gr/day at base calories).

    I look at Protein as my goal to meet or exceed, Carbs as my target to get close to, and Fat as my target to stay under. However, Fat is not the enemy, saturated fat IS. Try to get your fats from natural, healthy sources like nuts, fish, and other lean meats.
  • shaunshaikh
    shaunshaikh Posts: 616 Member
    Some fats are beneficial, some fats are bad. I would keep an eye on saturated fat, but the other stuff is good. You shouldn't be restricting yourself from nuts, avocado, etc. because it has a high fat content.
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