My body just isn't used to this and it's making me slightly miserable
fotofreak01
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I'm just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem I am or if I am simply a freak of nature. Here's my problem; I work midnights so my day usually starts between 3 and 4 pm. Today, 3. Had a cup of coffee. At 5 I had a hard boiled egg. I just finished dinner which consisted of salmon, couscous and veggies. (I keep my dairy open to the public if you want to look at quantities) I log my food before I sit down to eat it. Otherwise I am afraid I may forget weights or amounts or something. I weigh and measure everything. I was not able to eat everything on my plate because I felt myself getting too full. I will take a plate of the same stuff to work this evening for lunch. The problem is all this food is making me so full and just a little bit miserable. I always only ate one meal I picked up at a fast food joint on my way to work. Did that for years. I'm hoping that just like those that have cut calories due to over eating, eventually, my body will get used to the extra meal times and I won't feel so icky. Anyone else in the same boat?
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If you don't want to eat so much...don't.
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Because it's 538 calories for the day if I just stopped now, which I could, but don't see how that will at all get me to a healthier me.0
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I think it's a mental thing. That dinner sounds delicious and I would eat that plus another thousand calories easily.0
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Try eating more calorie dense foods or drink some calories. You dont have to force feed urself huge plates of low cal meals or salads to lose weight if it makes u queazy0
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annette_15 wrote: »Try eating more calorie dense foods or drink some calories. You dont have to force feed urself huge plates of low cal meals or salads to lose weight if it makes u queazy
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Maybe I should have been a bit more clear. I am trying to eat TDEE - 20 % which is 1533 caloric intake daily. For me, that's a lot of food. I'm also not eating out, which would be super easy to get that amount I guess but my goal is not only to lose pounds but eat healthier foods.0
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fotofreak01 wrote: »Maybe I should have been a bit more clear. I am trying to eat TDEE - 20 % which is 1533 caloric intake daily. For me, that's a lot of food. I'm also not eating out, which would be super easy to get that amount I guess but my goal is not only to lose pounds but eat healthier foods.
So you gained weight.....by eating less than 1533 calories?0 -
fotofreak01 wrote: »Maybe I should have been a bit more clear. I am trying to eat TDEE - 20 % which is 1533 caloric intake daily. For me, that's a lot of food. I'm also not eating out, which would be super easy to get that amount I guess but my goal is not only to lose pounds but eat healthier foods.
What were you doing before this? Maintaining weight at your TDEE, which is more food than your deficit?0 -
I think that whole "more calorie dense foods" thing is my problem. When I cut fast food from my diet, I love meals like what I had tonight. I honestly thought there would be more calories in that meal when I made it...lol. I'll look into the more dense meals though and see what I can find. Thank you so much for the suggestion!
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Try eating more things you are used to (more calorie dense) and playing with your meal times. I think you'll find you'll be hungrier later in the day.0
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Find higher calorie foods to snack on, like peanut butter . It won't make you feel too full, but it'll give you the extra calories needed. You definitely don't want to just eat 535calories a day , 1535 ( or whatever the exact number was) is a much better idea for sure. Maybe add in a few high calorie snacks in and see how it goes.0
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I'm not trying to be rude, but I'm always confused by posts like this. I mean, in order to gain the weight you are trying to lose, you obviously ate well over 538 calories a day. You were likely eating, at the very least, a couple thousand calories a day. I'm sure someone will correct my math, but it likely would have had to exceed 2000 calories and then some. I mean it takes 3500 calories to gain one pound. If you hadn't been eating a substantial amount of calories, you wouldn't have any weight to lose unless you have a medical condition we are not aware of. And now you are struggling to eat over 538 calories? You could hardly finish your plate of food because you were getting too full, and yet you likely ate hundreds of calories in that fast food you picked up before work when you used to stop and get something before work. Sorry. It just doesn't make a lot of sense to me, even if you are eating more nutrient dense foods.-2
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Okay so what you're saying is this meal fills you up more than the fast food you'd been eating, right? I was so confused for a second, because obviously you were eating MORE before.0
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Laurend224 wrote: »fotofreak01 wrote: »Maybe I should have been a bit more clear. I am trying to eat TDEE - 20 % which is 1533 caloric intake daily. For me, that's a lot of food. I'm also not eating out, which would be super easy to get that amount I guess but my goal is not only to lose pounds but eat healthier foods.
So you gained weight.....by eating less than 1533 calories?
Yes. I have an extremely "couch potato" life. Home and work. Last year, I ate like normal and tracked everything just to see about how much I was taking in. Over a 3 month period, I averaged 800-1000 calories a day. BUT, I have been eating like this since I was about 19, so 20 years.
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Oh man0
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I'm not trying to be rude, but I'm always confused by posts like this. I mean, in order to gain the weight you are trying to lose, you obviously ate well over 538 calories a day. You were likely eating, at the very least, a couple thousand calories a day. I'm sure someone will correct my math, but it likely would have had to exceed 2000 calories and then some. I mean it takes 3500 calories to gain one pound. If you hadn't been eating a substantial amount of calories, you wouldn't have any weight to lose unless you have a medical condition we are not aware of. And now you are struggling to eat over 538 calories? You could hardly finish your plate of food because you were getting too full, and yet you likely ate hundreds of calories in that fast food you picked up before work. Sorry. It just doesn't make a lot of sense to me, even if you are eating more nutrient dense foods. [/quote
Which is why I tracked for 3 months. And like I said, I averaged 800-1000 calories a day. It doesn't make sense to me either but it is what it is.0 -
fotofreak01 wrote: »Laurend224 wrote: »fotofreak01 wrote: »Maybe I should have been a bit more clear. I am trying to eat TDEE - 20 % which is 1533 caloric intake daily. For me, that's a lot of food. I'm also not eating out, which would be super easy to get that amount I guess but my goal is not only to lose pounds but eat healthier foods.
So you gained weight.....by eating less than 1533 calories?
Yes. I have an extremely "couch potato" life. Home and work. Last year, I ate like normal and tracked everything just to see about how much I was taking in. Over a 3 month period, I averaged 800-1000 calories a day. BUT, I have been eating like this since I was about 19, so 20 years.
Sorry, but there is no way you gained weight on 800 to 1000 calories a day. Even if you are sedentary.
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fotofreak01 wrote: »Laurend224 wrote: »fotofreak01 wrote: »Maybe I should have been a bit more clear. I am trying to eat TDEE - 20 % which is 1533 caloric intake daily. For me, that's a lot of food. I'm also not eating out, which would be super easy to get that amount I guess but my goal is not only to lose pounds but eat healthier foods.
So you gained weight.....by eating less than 1533 calories?
Yes. I have an extremely "couch potato" life. Home and work. Last year, I ate like normal and tracked everything just to see about how much I was taking in. Over a 3 month period, I averaged 800-1000 calories a day. BUT, I have been eating like this since I was about 19, so 20 years.
Please explain how you gained weight from stored, unused calories by eating less than what you need to survive in a coma.
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MomOfOneGirl1995 wrote: »I'm not trying to be rude, but I'm always confused by posts like this. I mean, in order to gain the weight you are trying to lose, you obviously ate well over 538 calories a day. You were likely eating, at the very least, a couple thousand calories a day. I'm sure someone will correct my math, but it likely would have had to exceed 2000 calories and then some. I mean it takes 3500 calories to gain one pound. If you hadn't been eating a substantial amount of calories, you wouldn't have any weight to lose unless you have a medical condition we are not aware of. And now you are struggling to eat over 538 calories? You could hardly finish your plate of food because you were getting too full, and yet you likely ate hundreds of calories in that fast food you picked up before work. Sorry. It just doesn't make a lot of sense to me, even if you are eating more nutrient dense foods.
she didn't pick anything up from a fast food restaurant. She said that's what she used to do.
I was talking about how she used to eat in that part of my post. My point was, she had to have eaten a substantial amount of calories to gain this weight when she did eat out daily, and now she's struggling to eat over 538? Unless she has a medical condition, she wouldn't gain weight on 800 to 1000 calories.
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Um, so I got flagged for posting a legitimate response? Okay, then, lol.0
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brianpperkins wrote: »fotofreak01 wrote: »Laurend224 wrote: »fotofreak01 wrote: »Maybe I should have been a bit more clear. I am trying to eat TDEE - 20 % which is 1533 caloric intake daily. For me, that's a lot of food. I'm also not eating out, which would be super easy to get that amount I guess but my goal is not only to lose pounds but eat healthier foods.
So you gained weight.....by eating less than 1533 calories?
Yes. I have an extremely "couch potato" life. Home and work. Last year, I ate like normal and tracked everything just to see about how much I was taking in. Over a 3 month period, I averaged 800-1000 calories a day. BUT, I have been eating like this since I was about 19, so 20 years.
Please explain how you gained weight from stored, unused calories by eating less than what you need to survive in a coma.
If I knew, I wouldn't be having these questions. Lord knows I know how people on these forums are and how hateful and judgemental they can be, but what I have said is the absolute truth. Unless, while I slept, someone force feed me cheesburger and pie. Or I slept at. When I tracked for the 3 months I thought maybe I was mindlessly snacking so I was very observant to log what I ate. I'm a big coffee drinker which always staved off hunger.
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MomOfOneGirl1995 wrote: »I'm not trying to be rude, but I'm always confused by posts like this. I mean, in order to gain the weight you are trying to lose, you obviously ate well over 538 calories a day. You were likely eating, at the very least, a couple thousand calories a day. I'm sure someone will correct my math, but it likely would have had to exceed 2000 calories and then some. I mean it takes 3500 calories to gain one pound. If you hadn't been eating a substantial amount of calories, you wouldn't have any weight to lose unless you have a medical condition we are not aware of. And now you are struggling to eat over 538 calories? You could hardly finish your plate of food because you were getting too full, and yet you likely ate hundreds of calories in that fast food you picked up before work. Sorry. It just doesn't make a lot of sense to me, even if you are eating more nutrient dense foods.
she didn't pick anything up from a fast food restaurant. She said that's what she used to do.
I was talking about how she used to eat in that part of my post. My point was, she had to have eaten a substantial amount of calories to gain this weight when she did eat out daily, and now she's struggling to eat over 538? Unless she has a medical condition, she wouldn't gain weight on 800 to 1000 calories.
I worried about the medical thing too so I had a checkup. They drew some blood, ran some tests and told me to work out. Said there was nothing wrong. The logging was at the DR's request. When I went back for followup, she said, "I don't know".
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No one here is being hateful or judgmental. I was asking a legitimate question because posts like this always confuse me. You were likely getting more calories from coffee than you realized, but you simply could not have gained weight on 800 to 1000 calories...science.0
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No one here is being hateful or judgmental. I was asking a legitimate question because posts like this always confuse me. You were likely getting more calories from coffee than you realized, but you simply could not have gained weight on 800 to 1000 calories...science.
Oh, I wasn't implying anyone has. Just I know how it can go downhill very fast..lol. Seen it done on just about every post that anyone not an expert has posted for questions or help. Here is a breakdown of my typical 24 hr period when I worked: (when I wasn't trying to lose)
Wendy's JR bacon CB
Wendy's med fry
Wendy's large sweet tea
3-4 cups coffee
each cup w/ 2 tsp sugar, 2 tsp non dairy creamer
lots and lots of water ( i love my water)
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Did you actually use a food scale and weigh EVERYTHING when you tracked for 3 months? I just had a look in your diary and most of your entries are in cups, teaspoons and tablespoons, or what appears to be generic servings such as 'one container' of popcorn which can be way off until you actually weigh it.
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I guess this is overly simplistic, but were you adding anything to your coffee that was high calorie? Maybe you were underestimating your portion sizes?
Anyway, if you want to reduce the volume of food to make your stomach more comfortable, then yes, try denser food. Sadly for most of us, peanut butter adds up super fast, but that might work to your advantage.0 -
fotofreak01 wrote: »No one here is being hateful or judgmental. I was asking a legitimate question because posts like this always confuse me. You were likely getting more calories from coffee than you realized, but you simply could not have gained weight on 800 to 1000 calories...science.
Oh, I wasn't implying anyone has. Just I know how it can go downhill very fast..lol. Seen it done on just about every post that anyone not an expert has posted for questions or help. Here is a breakdown of my typical 24 hr period when I worked: (when I wasn't trying to lose)
Wendy's JR bacon CB
Wendy's med fry
Wendy's large sweet tea
3-4 cups coffee
each cup w/ 2 tsp sugar, 2 tsp non dairy creamer
lots and lots of water ( i love my water)
Well, then I guess your theory that someone was force feeding you in your sleep must be correct since you said your doctor ruled out any medical problems. I'll leave it to the others to help you sort it out, lol.0 -
lemonlionheart wrote: »Did you actually use a food scale and weigh EVERYTHING when you tracked for 3 months? I just had a look in your diary and most of your entries are in cups, teaspoons and tablespoons, or what appears to be generic servings such as 'one container' of popcorn which can be way off until you actually weigh it.
Have you been to the doctor to rule out medical issues?
When I tracked for 3 months 99% of that was either fast food or prepackaged but on the off chance that I did cook, I measured w/ cups, spoons and weighed w/ my food scale. When I log something in a generic amount like the popcorn, I look at the calories on the bag and find something within 10 calories of that amount. Sometimes I just can't find that exact brand or amount on MFP. I had a check up last year. Blood work and tests but they said I was good. Fat, but good...lol0 -
ckholland3 wrote: »I guess this is overly simplistic, but were you adding anything to your coffee that was high calorie? Maybe you were underestimating your portion sizes?
Anyway, if you want to reduce the volume of food to make your stomach more comfortable, then yes, try denser food. Sadly for most of us, peanut butter adds up super fast, but that might work to your advantage.
non dairy creamer and sugar. But I started using an actual measuring spoon. I hadn't, for years, realized that the teaspoon and tablespoons we use to eat with were not accurate when measuring...lol.
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