open dairy

dchogeland
dchogeland Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
othern than a struggle with sodium I would appreciate any advice on adding or subtracting from my daily diet. I'm MFP goal is 1710 and i'm down 70lbs but like i mentioned in another post a recent increase ymca frequency has slowed the progress a wee bit on the scale. I'm actually concerned im not eating enough to keep up with the activity. I log my walks and bike but havent figured how to translate the fitlynxx data to calaories burned to enter it yet. I'm definitely open to any tips or advice.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/dchogeland

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  • TheNewPriceIsLoading
    TheNewPriceIsLoading Posts: 2,135 Member
    diary.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    i notice a lot of protein/bars, not much fruit/veggies. I'd try adding those in. Also your breakfast is quite small, if you are looking to increase calories perhaps you could try something more substantial?
  • jacqui1612
    jacqui1612 Posts: 128 Member
    I had a quick look. I looked okay but maybe try to add some more fruit & veggies. I'm terrible with sodium content as well, only thing I do is try to limit pre-packaged foods. These are always high in salt & sugar.
  • LosingExtraKristy
    LosingExtraKristy Posts: 164 Member
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    i notice a lot of protein/bars, not much fruit/veggies. I'd try adding those in. Also your breakfast is quite small, if you are looking to increase calories perhaps you could try something more substantial?

    Same with lunch. My goal to lose 1 lb/week is higher than what you're eating. I've ready around here that men are supposed to eat at least 1800 cals. I'm not a pro by any means, but your calorie count seems really low. Maybe add some chicken, fish, veggies and fruits. I hate to say real food, but maybe some real food instead of crackers and protein bars?
  • Jesssamesssa
    Jesssamesssa Posts: 116 Member
    Not trying to sound mean.......but do you eat real food? Like Chicken, Turkey, fish, veggies? I see a lot of bars and grab-n-go.... If you start meal prepping your food you will lose a lot of sodium.
  • rbfdac
    rbfdac Posts: 1,057 Member
    I'm gonna jump on the processed food with sodium wagon-- I don't know how your body reacts to all of this sodium or how many calories you ate at the beginning of your 70 lb weight loss, but without knowing that information I'll say this: I think you need to cut down on all of the processed foods. You are going way over your daily recommendation of sodium every day. I didn't actually glance at your water intake either. Are you drinking half your body weight in water each day as well? That could assist slightly with the water retention that's most likely happening from this sodium intake. Additionally, I'm not sure how much you weigh, but the calories seem slightly low for a male, especially with daily physical activity. I would suggest extra water, no more processed foods, pre log and prep your meals and try eating some more. And have some fruit and veggies and home-prepared meats and fishes!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    I'm a water retainer and if I ate that much sodium, I would be like a blow fish. Fruits and veggies?
  • maybebaby34
    maybebaby34 Posts: 234 Member
    I had to raise my calories to loose. Well...im only a few in, but lost 2# this morning. Ive been stuck awhile. Is <1800 normal for a man? I really reccomend you eat 5x a day to keep your metabolism going. That would space your meals to every 2-3 hours. Breakfast sets the pace for our day. Take a sec and cook up something really tasty. Salt will deffinately make you puff up. Chug that h2o! :)
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    It went to an open dairy once.

    Smelled terrible.
  • tracylbrown839
    tracylbrown839 Posts: 84 Member
    First, congratulations on your weight loss! Totally Awesome!

    Like the others, the first thing that I really notice is the lack of real food.

    I would have to think that long term, this is going to be tiring and boring. Also, packaged food, energy bars and the like, are just laced with sugar and sodium.

    So, why not some good old fashioned oatmeal for breakfast with fresh fruit, a bit of cream. Or a hard boiled egg, whole grain toast, or half a bagel. Or yogurt and fruit? Or an omelette with some fresh veggies?

    Salads, veggies, legumes, beans, lean meats, home-made soups and stews?
    What about a half a sandwich for lunch, with a nice side salad, and an apple and small piece of cheese? Tuna, egg salad, sliced chicken or Turkey?

    I do realize that breakfast and lunch may be more "packaged" due to time and that your dinners might be more real food but like the others I'm kind of shocked a bit at the lack of fresh, nutrious, simple food.

    Stir fry is a great supper and makes mountains of food, so that you are really full.

    Since you are working out, it's important to feed your body well. I would highly recommend a site called cronometer.com. As a "check" to see how your nutrition is doing. You can plug in a few days of menus and it will let you know how your nutrition stacks up.

    My concern is that you are not really providing real quality, daily nutrition and that catches up with you, over time - popping a vitamin pill isn't quite the same thing, either.

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