can someone please critique my diary?

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  • biggiwig
    biggiwig Posts: 76
    For my opinion you eat not enough and healthy enough for breakfast and to many of the bad carbs, like white bread etc Whole grain is a better choice. The dinner is huge with many calories, because you don't eat a healthy breakfast and you are probably hungry in the evening. Try to equal your meals a little. I am not a big fan of veggies either, so I can undestand you there. But one fruit a day might be a good idea (fiber).
  • kevanos
    kevanos Posts: 304 Member
    I find it weird to hear soemone say, I tried veggies adn i don`t like them.

    Really? You tried every vegetable prepared in every single manner veggies can be prepared?

    By reducing your amount how highly processsed, high sugar, high salt, high fat foods you will learn to enjoy the subtle tastes in fruits and vegetables. You should give it all a fair chance. I can understand not like a certain vegeatble, but to write them all off is close minded.
  • becca0211
    becca0211 Posts: 250 Member
    If you go to the bottom of your food diary and click full report you can see multiple days all on the same page and a lot more of the nutritional information. On the days that you didn't use the quick calories your sodium intake was really high (should be 2300-2500mg). That will cause you to retain water and can cause other health issues. Try adding some fresh fruits/veggies and less processed foods. They have less calories and you can actually eat more :smile:
  • bugnbeansmom
    bugnbeansmom Posts: 292 Member
    I have found that the easier the food choice, the easier it is to lose control of calories. i.e. fast food. If you don't like veggies, and I agree that there is no way to have tried every veggie in every preparation, then you need to up your fruit intake and really be mindful that your remaining nutrition choices have benefits to health but also pack higher cals. You acknowledge that you need to do a better job logging. Hold yourself to that. You have the phone app. Your phone is probably with you at all times. The app is great! Use it. Also, if you are really busy like I am, look for the fast food calorie counter app. It shows you the nutritional value at SEVERAL dining choices so you can be informed when you have to eat and you are on the go. Best of luck
  • Amy62575
    Amy62575 Posts: 422 Member
    How do you view someone else's diary?

    Just go to their profile and you should be able to click on "View Diary" next to their pic. If that box doesn't appear it means they either don't have it open to public or only viewable by their friends (if you are not their friend).
  • e1lindsay
    e1lindsay Posts: 230
    Switch from ground beef to ground turkey or chicken...and make sure you check the labels because some ground turkey/chicken is just as fatty as ground beef! look for extra lean.
    and eat more vegetables and less processed food!
  • MeganH81
    MeganH81 Posts: 38
    When you asked the question you knew what the response would be, eat healthier....then you came back and defended your diet. Did you actually want help and criticism or someone to pat you on the back and say the diet shakes are a great staple to your diet?

    My thoughts EXACTLY..... That's why I said "WOW!!!"
    I wasn't sure I could say anything else but you did it for me! Thanks!!! :wink:
  • Lunachic77
    Lunachic77 Posts: 434 Member
    All I see is a lot of processed food and a lack of restraint with goodies..treating yourself is good... in moderation. 1 whole box of Hot Pockets (which contains 2)...why not 1 hotpocket? A lot of junk food...cookies, rice crispie treats, etc. Diet shakes are fine if you follow their program...most of them are designed to be used as a meal replacement, not a drink that you drink throughout the day in place of soda ...for one of your breakfasts you had 2 shakes which made your breakfast almost 800 calories and then had an under 200 calorie lunch. You may not like veggies but there are other alternatives to eat better and incorporate some good nutrients into your diet.
  • elliecolorado
    elliecolorado Posts: 1,040
    When you asked the question you knew what the response would be, eat healthier....then you came back and defended your diet. Did you actually want help and criticism or someone to pat you on the back and say the diet shakes are a great staple to your diet?

    Just what I thought, couldn't have said it better myself.
  • qbanyto
    qbanyto Posts: 18 Member
    Don't need ur pat on my back, u smartass.

    Also if u gained wright back from losing it, then it's ur fault for beiing ignorant and thinking shakes are magic when they are not. They just supplement.

    Yes I have ate veggies every way possible. Dot believe me? That's ur problem. :)

    ANYWAY

    Thanks u guys (well most of u anyways) for the critisms. Ive been losing weight eating this way. Didnt think it be so easy to count calories!
  • Amy62575
    Amy62575 Posts: 422 Member
    Don't need ur pat on my back, u smartass.

    Also if u gained wright back from losing it, then it's ur fault for beiing ignorant and thinking shakes are magic when they are not. They just supplement.

    Yes I have ate veggies every way possible. Dot believe me? That's ur problem. :)

    ANYWAY

    Thanks u guys (well most of u anyways) for the critisms. Ive been losing weight eating this way. Didnt think it be so easy to count calories!

    WOW. It amazes me that YOU asked for critique and then when you got it, not only did you come back AGAIN and defend yourself, call someone a name and insult 2 people's intelligence ALL IN THE SAME POST. :huh:

    YOU, MY DEAR ARE THE IGNORANT ONE. I'm sorry any of us wasted our time on trying to help someone who clearly didn't want any help in the first place. Good luck to you on your journey, although I doubt very seriously that you will succeed based on YOUR IGNORANCE AND CLOSED MINDED ATTITUDE. :laugh:

    GOOD DAY. :flowerforyou:
  • Thexplodingirl
    Thexplodingirl Posts: 80
    WWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW
  • LG61820
    LG61820 Posts: 372 Member
    I looked at a few days of your food diary, but was more interested in your exercise. I know MFP is telling you that you burned that many calories walking, but I think it is overestimating. I run, walk, jog, skip, do standing jumps on 6-8 inch high boxes for about 48 minutes on my lunch break 4 days a week and only burn about 305 calories according to my HRM. You could be burning more if you weigh a lot more that me (166), but I think MFP way overestimates the burn.

    I have found that adding sodium to the nutrients I track has been eye-opening to me. I am currently trying for 1500 or less sodium per day. You might want to try tracking it and see what you find.
  • marielenrdz
    marielenrdz Posts: 52 Member
    I'm actually going to have to defend this dieter! I dont think the response to the critique was all that bad...just further explanation of why he eats the way he does. I have a very fit friend who never touches a single vegetable, can't stand them. So, it's very possible to hate vegetables all together.

    Now his second response was a bit more hostile but I was a little surprised that some members of this forum got a little huffy, to begin with. So, maybe that was just his defense mechanism kicking in. I may be wired differently, but my understanding of support is to be pleasant and friendly, not condescending (sp?) and scolding. We're all adults and like to be treated as such. I might have felt a little hurt had someone mistaken my response to the critiques as being defensive. I still think it was just further explanation. I wouldn't have posted again, though, had I been hurt by the scolding.....especially not as hostile as the second post was. I probably would've just tucked my tail between my legs and hidden in a corner, never to ask for help again!!

    That all being said, this is why I never ASK for help. I'm pretty meek and mild and tend to get my feelings hurt too easily! Kleenex is successful because of people like me! I always appreciate unsolicitated support, though. So far, haven't pissed anyone off! ...... well, until now..... :(
  • jen1516
    jen1516 Posts: 77 Member
    When you asked the question you knew what the response would be, eat healthier....then you came back and defended your diet. Did you actually want help and criticism or someone to pat you on the back and say the diet shakes are a great staple to your diet?


    I like this! Well said.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    What do you weigh? What is your goal? DO you know approx BF%? What is your exercise?

    1. you didn't fill it in :P quick added????

    2. although you aren't tracking it, you're sodium will be high.

    3. Less processed foods. More natural foods e.g. vegetables. *edit - if no veggies, at least switch to less processed carbs like whole grain bread etc.*

    4. personally I think the protein intake is low for that cal intake

    5. If you're a carbaholic, try some of the lower carb alternatives e.g. mashed cauliflower instead of mashed potato.
  • Azuleelan
    Azuleelan Posts: 218
    You eat all crap! lol!
  • Azuleelan
    Azuleelan Posts: 218
    sorry for the delay guys...

    i drink LOTS of water alllll daayyy. i COMPLETELY forgot that i'm able to log that in lol

    the shakes are working for me VERY well. they fill me up for hours and are low in calories (for a shake anyways)

    i have never eaten and prolly NEVER will eat vegetable since i don't like them. no matter how i tried them. never needed them either. i tried salads and vegetables every which way and simply got tired, bored and annoyed by trying them. wasted too much money trying to like vegetable. so thats out the window.

    fruits are ok. i can have an orange here and apple there. or a banana. i don't like them RAW, i prefer them blended. i usually just have coconut water since its better and has electrolytes and more potassium than 2 bananas per bottle.

    i should of posted this question next week. this week i kinda half assed it since i'm not prepared for this lifestyle THIS WEEK. i kinda just "jumped" on this diet when i found the app on my iphone a few days ago, so it was one of those "Spontaneous revelations" lol

    with that being said, i'm proud of myself since i havent touched or even looked at soda for about a month now (i was an EXTREME soda addict and even got kidney stones from it). also i know so far its pretty half assed, but i'm staying withing my caloric limit which is something i never thought possible. trust me guys i was a wreck compare to this.

    note about my salad issue:

    when i WAS in shape i didn't touch one leaf. or vegetable. yet i was fit and super healthy (said so by my doctors and bloodtests)

    you don't NEED vegetables to be healthy. i know thats blasphemy to %98 ogf human population, but the fact is, when i would try vegetable and realized i didnt like them, i would get upset and get demotivated thinking i would never be healthy simply cause i'm not eating vegetables. HOWEVER, when i stop caring what ppl say about vegetables and just found another healthy route (lean meats, some fruits, etc) i start getting lean, muscular and fit.

    thank you all for your advice tho, i just don't want the whole "eat your veggies speech" cuz i've heard it a trillion times and quite frankly its caca to me :)

    but yes that burrito would of been healthier and would o tasted better. thanks again guys!

    you guys ROCK!

    Good luck lasting another 25 years.
  • LisaKyle11
    LisaKyle11 Posts: 662 Member
    you are going to need to provide a lot more detail... from the looks of it, more fresh food (less processed). you also had a big deficit today, which isn't always the way to go. you already start out with a deficit on MFP, so yours looks to be too large. anyhow, like many of the others said, you need to provide the detail.

    good luck!
  • suzycreamcheese
    suzycreamcheese Posts: 1,766 Member
    my boyfriend hates veggies too, but will drink a fruit smoothie, or i try and find fruits he likes and specifically get those. It would be really good to try and incorporate a bit of fruit into your diet every day, even if you dont manage your 5 a day..

    As for the rest of your diary, its hard to critique because you over-use the "quick add calories" function, which is fine for yourself if youre only interested in calories as opposed to nutrition, but since you specifically asked for people to critique your diary, its not helpful.
    The things you have logged arent always very well balanced either, and you could probably do a lot better and be healthier if you tried harder, but it sounds like youre making progress from where you were before and its a journey, so good luck.
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