What am i not seeing
shaynes11
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i cant get past the feeling i am missing something
here is the meal i make.
200g shirataki noodles (22cal)
100g firm tofu (76cal)
1/2 cup Chinese cabbage (16cal)
1/2 cup bok choy (16cal)
1 chili (18cal)
30g pork (50cal)
2tbsp soy sauce ( this changes depending on what flavor i want) (18cal)
total 216 calories.
i eat half for lunch and half for dinner.
its filling and tastes ok. low carbs low calories.
but
i keep looking at it an thinking it doesn't add up. it seems to tick most if not all box's for weight loss.
but i can not seem to get around the feeling something is wrong.
based on the above it leaves alot of room for breakfast,coffees,fruit etc.
also adding nuts or additional veg is possible and still be low calories.
what am i missing?
it seems to low in its calories
are my numbers wrong?
here is the meal i make.
200g shirataki noodles (22cal)
100g firm tofu (76cal)
1/2 cup Chinese cabbage (16cal)
1/2 cup bok choy (16cal)
1 chili (18cal)
30g pork (50cal)
2tbsp soy sauce ( this changes depending on what flavor i want) (18cal)
total 216 calories.
i eat half for lunch and half for dinner.
its filling and tastes ok. low carbs low calories.
but
i keep looking at it an thinking it doesn't add up. it seems to tick most if not all box's for weight loss.
but i can not seem to get around the feeling something is wrong.
based on the above it leaves alot of room for breakfast,coffees,fruit etc.
also adding nuts or additional veg is possible and still be low calories.
what am i missing?
it seems to low in its calories
are my numbers wrong?
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Open your diary.0
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Noodles don't seem right. Are you weighing cooked weight or raw and logging as that?0
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http://expo.21food.com/pro_detail.asp?pid=114752
been using these noodles
diary is open
just started to use the diary.
i need to have a few days of getting my entries correct.0 -
Try to pay attention to the number of confirmations. You can always edit an entry if it's wrong.0
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I don't know about that meal, but I really, really, really, hope you are eating more than you are logging.0
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Laurend224 wrote: »I don't know about that meal, but I really, really, really, hope you are eating more than you are logging.
For real. If that is all you are eating, you are doing it wrong.
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I dont know if i can eat more. its filling. i have started adding fruit, in between meals.
I just started with the diary and need to be more accurate with it.
main concern was the meal being higher than i calculate it to be.
just afraid i am eating 2000cal aday or more and thinking its lower
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but i can not seem to get around the feeling something is wrong.
No wonder. You should be eating twice that amount for lunch, and then the same for dinner. And breakfast. And as a snack. And for supper. And then once more for an additional snack.
Seriously, a ~40 year old man with ~80 lbs to shed (which, quite incidentally is pretty much who I am, too) should be losing weight nicely while eating 2500 kcal / day, and unless you spend all of your time laying in bed I'd be willing to bet that you can eat around 2700-3000 kcal / day and still be losing weight.
Even though it might sound weird at first, but you'll want to eat as much as you possibly can while still losing weight when you are trying to lose a significant amount. The reason boils down to two things, really.
First, your body is excellent at adjusting itself to whatever conditions it is put through. If you make it grind through the days with very few calories, it will adapt to getting by with very few calories. This means that your body starts "shutting down" things that it doesn't need, such as lowering your body temperature, limiting or stopping subconscious movements and twitches, sitting down instead of standing up etc.
Second, as you lose weight, your BMR will go down as a result, since you now have less tissue in your body that needs energy to survive. If you were already eating like a little bird, you'll have a very hard time trying to cut your intake even further to accommodate your lower BMR, but if you were eating like a horse (while still maintaining a healthy deficit), you can easily drop down another 100-200 kcal without feeling any worse about it.
So yeah, something is wrong with what you are eating. Fortunately the fix is really, really easy. Just eat more.0 -
If your goal is 1900 cals a day, you should not be eating less than 600 cals a day.0
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You are missing food
Because you aren't eating enough you're missing vital nutrients
Minimum of 1600 calories a day - MINIMUM - more like 2000
More protein, essential fats, nutrient rich foodstuffs
Vegetables and fruits in a Variety of colours
Oily fish, dairy, carbs
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30 grams of pork is very little. But, yeah, as others have said, that's not much food overall. I'd love to see a photo of this super filling meal, but it sounds to me as if--assuming your measurements are right--it's some kind of weird psychological thing. If you weren't undereating before this, probably it's just newby dieter stuff and you'll get over it. But if this is your idea of a normal amount to eat more generally, I'd see a doctor. What were you eating prior to starting your effort to lose weight?0
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This is the second thread like this today (not saying its the same poster, though). How did you get to be 80 pounds overweight eating like that?
Something is not adding up...
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You're not seeing your ED, that's my bet. Please see a doctor!0
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Thanks for all the advise in the thread, it will help flesh out what i am eating or not eating
i asked the following of which i can't see any response.
it seems to low in its calories
are my numbers wrong?
20 years of bad eating helps to become 80 pounds over weight,
just wanting confirmation that i am adding the numbers up correctly for the meal.
however i will take on board all the other miscellaneous information in my total diet change.
it takes a bit of time to sort out what i should be eating and not eating and when numbers add up so low yet be so filling its a bit worrying that i am not counting correctly0 -
If you can't eat more food then make better food choices. Instead of filling up on diet foods like the noodles maybe swap them out for some more calorie dense foods - like brown rice or something. You'll get more calories without eating more volume of food. You can't abuse your body by starving it of nutrients for too long before it will start to rebel. Eating 600 calories a day is barely enough for a toddler let alone a full grown adult male.0
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just wanting confirmation that i am adding the numbers up correctly for the meal.
Yes, the numbers add up correctly, and while I'm no walking encyclopedia of calorific contents of various foods, what you wrote down seems to be about right.
Don't confuse filling with eating enough, though. Especially not when "cheating" with things like shirataki noodles. You might just as well be stuffing yourself with cardboard and sawdust. Sure, it will fill you up, but it will not give you any sustenance.0 -
Sorry didn't look up the noodles and was assuming they were regular egg noodles. I am buying those!bianca_gardiner wrote: »Noodles don't seem right. Are you weighing cooked weight or raw and logging as that?
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bianca_gardiner wrote: »
Sorry didn't look up the noodles and was assuming they were regular egg noodles. I am buying those!bianca_gardiner wrote: »Noodles don't seem right. Are you weighing cooked weight or raw and logging as that?
Are you sure? They sound terrible.0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »bianca_gardiner wrote: »
Sorry didn't look up the noodles and was assuming they were regular egg noodles. I am buying those!bianca_gardiner wrote: »Noodles don't seem right. Are you weighing cooked weight or raw and logging as that?
Are you sure? They sound terrible.
Do you think so? I think it would be great to have a food that I can munch on with some soy sauce that (I'm asuming) might feel something like eating a nice bowl of pasta. I'm always looking for very low cal snacks that satisfy.
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bianca_gardiner wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »bianca_gardiner wrote: »
Sorry didn't look up the noodles and was assuming they were regular egg noodles. I am buying those!bianca_gardiner wrote: »Noodles don't seem right. Are you weighing cooked weight or raw and logging as that?
Are you sure? They sound terrible.
Do you think so? I think it would be great to have a food that I can munch on with some soy sauce that (I'm asuming) might feel something like eating a nice bowl of pasta. I'm always looking for very low cal snacks that satisfy.
They sell them on amazon. Read the reviews, bad and good. You may change your mind.0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »bianca_gardiner wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »bianca_gardiner wrote: »
Sorry didn't look up the noodles and was assuming they were regular egg noodles. I am buying those!bianca_gardiner wrote: »Noodles don't seem right. Are you weighing cooked weight or raw and logging as that?
Are you sure? They sound terrible.
Do you think so? I think it would be great to have a food that I can munch on with some soy sauce that (I'm asuming) might feel something like eating a nice bowl of pasta. I'm always looking for very low cal snacks that satisfy.
They sell them on amazon. Read the reviews, bad and good. You may change your mind.
Gonna take a look - was looking them up there on the sites that sell them but reviews may be better0 -
the flat ones seem very jelly and rubbery, the thin angel hair ones seem ok. they are bland and dont soak up sauce much but as a whole I dont taste anything bad about them. adding sauces and veg to the the overall mean i havent noticed a down side to them0
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bianca_gardiner wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »bianca_gardiner wrote: »
Sorry didn't look up the noodles and was assuming they were regular egg noodles. I am buying those!bianca_gardiner wrote: »Noodles don't seem right. Are you weighing cooked weight or raw and logging as that?
Are you sure? They sound terrible.
Do you think so? I think it would be great to have a food that I can munch on with some soy sauce that (I'm asuming) might feel something like eating a nice bowl of pasta. I'm always looking for very low cal snacks that satisfy.
They are repulsive. Absolutely disgusting. I tried them once. Never again. Gross.
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