Rate my Diary please
myfatass78
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I would love some people to go into my diary and give me some feedback. Weight loss seems to have stalled somewhat and I can't see why.
I have cut back on sugar (a few slip ups)
Cut back the calories (still around 1600 each day)
Noted that I don't eat enough protein (chicken in the fridge for today)
and tried to eat better all around.
I'm a poor student so have limited funds, space in the kitchen for storage and no idea how to cook.
Also, I drink full fat milk because I can't stand the low fat stuff. Any help would be really appreciated. Oh yeah, I'm not at the gym right now so just walking around 7km per day plus whatever incidental walking I am already doing so around 12km plus per day.
I have cut back on sugar (a few slip ups)
Cut back the calories (still around 1600 each day)
Noted that I don't eat enough protein (chicken in the fridge for today)
and tried to eat better all around.
I'm a poor student so have limited funds, space in the kitchen for storage and no idea how to cook.
Also, I drink full fat milk because I can't stand the low fat stuff. Any help would be really appreciated. Oh yeah, I'm not at the gym right now so just walking around 7km per day plus whatever incidental walking I am already doing so around 12km plus per day.
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Make sure you are weighing all the solid food you eat with a kitchen scale and measure all caloric liquids with measuring cups and spoons.
I think you are way overestimating your calorie burn-what exercise do you do that burns over 800 and 1000 calories?
You do need more protein, lots of different veggies.
Eggs are cheap-do you like them? How about beans, nuts, more chicken, turkey and beef. Look for the sales when grocery shopping! Ask some friends to show you cooking basics or research on the Internet. It's very easy to bake, broil, steam and boil.
Keep going-it's a learning process!
You can drink whole milk as long as it's within your calorie goal!
Even sweets are ok in moderation.0 -
Yes I am weighing all my food like a crazy person. The calorie burn is coming straight from Fitbit. On average I burn around 2500 (for the whole day inc exercise) and eat around 1600 so there is a good defict there.
All my settings are set to sedentary on Fitbit and MFP which is what I am most of the day. I have a limit on what I can buy as I get one shelf in the fridge, one in the pantry and there is little space in the freezer. I share house with three others and don't have a proper working oven lots of the time (I need someone else home for me to light it).
I have very few $$$ to spend on food and already go a market, six suburbs away.
With eggs, they make me fart so badly that I just cannot eat them. I have the same with beans but I make myself eat baked beans anyway.
Also I really can't stand cooking.0 -
If there's an issue with the oven, I recommend getting a small george foreman grill (or the equivalent if you're in another country). It takes up very little space, it's easy to clean (if you get the one with removable plates) and supper easy to cook all kinds of meats on it (just spray with oil and plop the meat in for a couple of minutes). Plus you can get one for less than $20. Definitely couldn't live without mine and I hate cooking too.0
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Is it possible that the lack of protein and retaining water is linked ? That seems to be the only consistent thing that I am doing wrong.0
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A crockpot would be good, too. Chicken breast and frozen veggies are the base for most of my meals, and pretty cheap. Add different marinades or sauces and you've got a whole slew of different meal options.0
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But wont the sauces and marindes have heaps of sodium in them ? At least least the store bought ones and I don't know how to make those things.0
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Ideas to increase protein -- cut the banana and bread and eat more milk and cheese (get better cheese like cheddar.) In other words, double the amount of milk and cheese you are eating.
You are fussy about other proteins so I am afraid of making a stupid suggestion. Some U.S. college students live on peanut butter because it is cheap protein. Do you have some cheap protein in a jar where you are?
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How long has your weight loss been stalled?0
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Ideas to increase protein -- cut the banana and bread and eat more milk and cheese (get better cheese like cheddar.) In other words, double the amount of milk and cheese you are eating.
You are fussy about other proteins so I am afraid of making a stupid suggestion. Some U.S. college students live on peanut butter because it is cheap protein. Do you have some cheap protein in a jar where you are?
I simply can't afford to buy things like Chedder Cheese as they are $7 a block and don't fit inside a sandwich to well. I love peanut butter but what could I use it with if I am going to cut our bread ??0 -
Ideas to increase protein -- cut the banana and bread and eat more milk and cheese (get better cheese like cheddar.) In other words, double the amount of milk and cheese you are eating.
You are fussy about other proteins so I am afraid of making a stupid suggestion. Some U.S. college students live on peanut butter because it is cheap protein. Do you have some cheap protein in a jar where you are?
Also your suggestions are really appreciated. I'm just in a bind with money and it makes it hard.0 -
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myfatass78 wrote: »Ideas to increase protein -- cut the banana and bread and eat more milk and cheese (get better cheese like cheddar.) In other words, double the amount of milk and cheese you are eating.
You are fussy about other proteins so I am afraid of making a stupid suggestion. Some U.S. college students live on peanut butter because it is cheap protein. Do you have some cheap protein in a jar where you are?
I simply can't afford to buy things like Chedder Cheese as they are $7 a block and don't fit inside a sandwich to well. I love peanut butter but what could I use it with if I am going to cut our bread ??
Is that a serious question?
Find a way to get more protein in.
When I need more oil in my day, I take a table spoon of Olive Oil. Nothing fancy.
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myfatass78 wrote: »Ideas to increase protein -- cut the banana and bread and eat more milk and cheese (get better cheese like cheddar.) In other words, double the amount of milk and cheese you are eating.
You are fussy about other proteins so I am afraid of making a stupid suggestion. Some U.S. college students live on peanut butter because it is cheap protein. Do you have some cheap protein in a jar where you are?
I simply can't afford to buy things like Chedder Cheese as they are $7 a block and don't fit inside a sandwich to well. I love peanut butter but what could I use it with if I am going to cut our bread ??
Is that a serious question?
Find a way to get more protein in.
When I need more oil in my day, I take a table spoon of Olive Oil. Nothing fancy.
If I go and spend that sort of money on cheese then it means I can't afford to eat for a day. I have a budget of $70 for everything for the week. This includes feeding my cat, buying personal care items, buying shared bread and milk with my housemates, my fruit and veg and the rest of my foods.0 -
myfatass78 wrote: »
Coming up on three weeks. Could have a "whoosh" of weight loss coming if you really have that big a deficit. Also women will natural gain and lose weight over the cause of the month; that could be a factor.
As for marinades or sauce packets having too much sodium, I wouldn't worry too much about it unless your doctor has told you to. Usually you can use the pack to make a whole batch of food, which means sodium per serving may not be that high. Also if salt from an ingredient is a concern, I just try to cook with minimal added salt. I don't like things tasting too salty anyway, so there's that0 -
myfatass78 wrote: »Ideas to increase protein -- cut the banana and bread and eat more milk and cheese (get better cheese like cheddar.) In other words, double the amount of milk and cheese you are eating.
You are fussy about other proteins so I am afraid of making a stupid suggestion. Some U.S. college students live on peanut butter because it is cheap protein. Do you have some cheap protein in a jar where you are?
I simply can't afford to buy things like Chedder Cheese as they are $7 a block and don't fit inside a sandwich to well. I love peanut butter but what could I use it with if I am going to cut our bread ??
Is that a serious question?
Find a way to get more protein in.
When I need more oil in my day, I take a table spoon of Olive Oil. Nothing fancy.
Yes it is a serious question. I should just eat Peanut Butter on its own ???0 -
Apologies, I am just really pissed off and hungry right now . . . I will go and eat something and come back with a more open mind.0
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Yes eat peanut butter on its own, people do it all the time. Of course you'd have to weigh it though.
But you have been finding a lot of "reasons" why nothing can change, either your financial situation or you just don't want to eat different foods. Basically your options are change or don't change, if you don't like any of the changes then accept you maybe won't lose fat any faster or you'll continue being hungry.0 -
My husband and I are also strapped for money. We buy our meat in bulk because it is cheaper but, we don't have to share a fridge. as far as using peanut butter on something other than bread there are multiple ways. Apple slices, celery, crackers, by itself. I don't know what kind of stores you have around you to tell you much more. We are lucky enough to be near 5 grocery stores, a farmer's market and a meat market. So we plan weeks in advance with deals.0
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myfatass78 wrote: »myfatass78 wrote: »Ideas to increase protein -- cut the banana and bread and eat more milk and cheese (get better cheese like cheddar.) In other words, double the amount of milk and cheese you are eating.
You are fussy about other proteins so I am afraid of making a stupid suggestion. Some U.S. college students live on peanut butter because it is cheap protein. Do you have some cheap protein in a jar where you are?
I simply can't afford to buy things like Chedder Cheese as they are $7 a block and don't fit inside a sandwich to well. I love peanut butter but what could I use it with if I am going to cut our bread ??
Is that a serious question?
Find a way to get more protein in.
When I need more oil in my day, I take a table spoon of Olive Oil. Nothing fancy.
Yes it is a serious question. I should just eat Peanut Butter on its own ???
You're kind of describing some people's heaven. :bigsmile:
I kind of like your diet personally. You might be better off just searching old posts if you would like ideas on increasing protein consumption. There will be so many suggestions and you can easily weed out the ones that aren't realistic for your situation
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swaggityswagbag wrote: »Yes eat peanut butter on its own, people do it all the time. Of course you'd have to weigh it though.
But you have been finding a lot of "reasons" why nothing can change, either your financial situation or you just don't want to eat different foods. Basically your options are change or don't change, if you don't like any of the changes then accept you maybe won't lose fat any faster or you'll continue being hungry.
This is exactly it. Maybe you should figure out what you really want (to keep doing what you're doing, or to make a little change). There are tons of people that can help you, you just need to have an open mind!
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soccerkon26 wrote: »swaggityswagbag wrote: »Yes eat peanut butter on its own, people do it all the time. Of course you'd have to weigh it though.
But you have been finding a lot of "reasons" why nothing can change, either your financial situation or you just don't want to eat different foods. Basically your options are change or don't change, if you don't like any of the changes then accept you maybe won't lose fat any faster or you'll continue being hungry.
This is exactly it. Maybe you should figure out what you really want (to keep doing what you're doing, or to make a little change). There are tons of people that can help you, you just need to have an open mind!
I ate something so feel lots less grouchy. Ready to hear suggestions again !!!0 -
OK - you are right.. you need more protein. Turkey mince is cheap and available from Coles.. you can make this into small meatballs with egg small amount of fresh breadcrumbs and seasoning. Make a batch.. have on their own as a snack or pour over a tin of low salt tomatoes.. have it with greens. Not much effort there.
Dahl.. red or green lentils... cheap, cheap, cheap. You might say they create a 'wind' problem.. not if you soak them overnight and change the water well in the first 3 hrs. Trendy too.. do a search on the internet for good low cal recipes. You can use this as a dip to have with celery & carrot sticks or crackers.. just do the count.
Soup.. easy to buy some soup bones, vegies in season & some lentils, some dried herbs to season and as suggested in a crock pot for the day (or night) and you have soup for dinner or lunch which you can freeze for later (push out the flatmates ice cream). If you like pumpkin & sweet potatoes with an onion .. another great soup and there have been lots of recipes on 'MFP hello healthy' lately
Plus I don't think you are having enough fibre in your diet and wind is an indication of not great tummy bacteria.
Try and put aside some time to plan & prepare some food for the week. If you read the success stories on here, so many refer to prepping their food for the week - having the ingredients to go. You can be frugal but planning what your going to have for the week ahead is essential when money is tight - but effort is required like Malcolm Fraser (ex Aussie Prime Minister) said "Life wasn't meant to be easy"
.. the more effort you put into this journey of learning about what you can eat for the calories you can have & lose weight the happier, more satisfying and sustained you will be!0 -
OK - you are right.. you need more protein. Turkey mince is cheap and available from Coles.. you can make this into small meatballs with egg small amount of fresh breadcrumbs and seasoning. Make a batch.. have on their own as a snack or pour over a tin of low salt tomatoes.. have it with greens. Not much effort there.
Dahl.. red or green lentils... cheap, cheap, cheap. You might say they create a 'wind' problem.. not if you soak them overnight and change the water well in the first 3 hrs. Trendy too.. do a search on the internet for good low cal recipes. You can use this as a dip to have with celery & carrot sticks or crackers.. just do the count.
Soup.. easy to buy some soup bones, vegies in season & some lentils, some dried herbs to season and as suggested in a crock pot for the day (or night) and you have soup for dinner or lunch which you can freeze for later (push out the flatmates ice cream). If you like pumpkin & sweet potatoes with an onion .. another great soup and there have been lots of recipes on 'MFP hello healthy' lately
Plus I don't think you are having enough fibre in your diet and wind is an indication of not great tummy bacteria.
Try and put aside some time to plan & prepare some food for the week. If you read the success stories on here, so many refer to prepping their food for the week - having the ingredients to go. You can be frugal but planning what your going to have for the week ahead is essential when money is tight - but effort is required like Malcolm Fraser (ex Aussie Prime Minister) "Life wasn't meant to be easy"
.. the more effort you put into this journey of learning about what you can eat for the calories you can have & lose weight the happier, more satisfying and sustained you will be!
I was looking at lentils in the supermarket but I have never cooked them before so need to find some recipies. That was already on my mind.
Yes, there is not enough Fibre in my diet and I have been trying to find ways to get around that
Last time around the diet wagon, I planned and planned and yes I lost weight but also trying to stick to a plan drove me insane. If I was out and needed to eat something, it wasn't on my list and would throw everything out. I take food to school but I often run out of things to eat so need something on the way home.
I went through my cupboards and found some other sources of protein. I have put them in my diary already for today.0 -
Thanks for giving me a kick up the *kitten* everyone !!! I kind of needed it. My food has been getting sloppy.0
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Cheapest way for a student on a budget to get protein? Canned beans. Heat them on the burner and eat them right out of the can with a spoon. If you're concerned about sodium, you can drain and rinse them before eating them, though if you're otherwise healthy, it's no big deal to have a bit of sodium.
Canned fish, like tuna or mackerel, is also an easy and cheap source of protein. Just scoop it out of the can and eat it in a sandwich, on a salad or on its own.
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Ok today has been completed. Can I get some feedback please !!!0
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Cooking is not some magical difficult process. If you are smart enough to be studying, you are smart enough to master basic tasks like chopping vegetables, measuring ingredients and throwing them in a slow cooker or on a grill
There are a million and one recipe sites
Say you got a stock pot you could buy a pack of chicken thighs (they are cheap), take off the skin ...throw them in a frying pan with spray oil for a few minutes each side then salt and pepper them and chuck them in a slow cooker.
Chop an onion and pepper and throw in the frying pan for a few minutes with crushed garlic until soft
Chuck them on top of the chicken thighs, pour over can of chopped tomatoes add a bay leaf and a teaspoon oregano and salt and pepper then stir
Switch on low for 8 hours whilst you're out studying and serve over rice (which you've boiled in a pan or microwaved)
You then have a meal of chicken cacciatore which is low calories (around 300-400) and decent protein plus future meals (Tupperware is your friend)
Is that really challenging? There are a million and one easy recipes out there0 -
myfatass78 wrote: »I simply can't afford to buy things like Chedder Cheese as they are $7 a block and don't fit inside a sandwich to well. I love peanut butter but what could I use it with if I am going to cut our bread ??
You're not supposed to eat the whole block in one go.
Peanut butter can be eaten in so many ways that don't involve bread
And you are saying that you want to use cheese with bread, but can't eat peanut butter because you're not going to eat bread? It sounds a bit incongruent to me...0 -
Also bags of lentils and potatoes etc
Just google cheap healthy meal recipes0 -
myfatass78 wrote: »Ok today has been completed. Can I get some feedback please !!!
Today today you had more protein! !
How do you feel?
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