help me pick out mistakes in my diet

purplez1987
purplez1987 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone!
I was hoping someone could give me some advice and help me pick out any problems in my diet. I am a 28 year old female, 5'9, started at 172 lbs, now down to 168 lbs. I run 1-2 times a week, weight lift 1-2 times a week, and my job involves walking/standing most of the day (although sometimes days are really slow so you end up sitting around; that is rare though). I have been dieting since mid-February. My weight loss hasn't been as fast as I would like. I am on a 1400 a day diet. Even though I am 168 lbs now, my scales go up back to 172 some days which makes me very discouraged.

My typical meals are 300-400 cal each.

Breakfast: at ~7am - 2 boiled eggs, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, a few grapes or pineapple slices

Lunch: at 1130-12 pm - salad which varies in ingredients, but usually things like lettuce/tomato/cucumber/sunflower seeds/egg crumbs. Sometimes I sprinkle cheese lightly. Some days I add chicken or beef or whatever meat is available at work to my salad. Very rarely (1-2 times a week) I might add a little bit of pasta to my lunch if salad bar or meat isn't too appetizing that day. I also allow myself 1 chocolate chip cookie at lunch so I don't go crazy. It could be the culprit I guess.

Dinner: at 5-7 pm - usually there is a salad and some kind of meat. I try not to eat pasta or potatoes at dinner, but if I do I just eat a little bit.

Snacks: I try not to snack. If I do, I snack on fruit. If I am stuck in traffic after work I will eat a few trail mix nuts like peanuts/almonds, cranberries.

Cheat days: usually Friday or Saturday, and I wouldn't call them cheat days. Maybe cheat dinner is the correct term. That is when I order more satisfying meal in a restaurant, like ribs or a salad with sweet stuff in it.


I appreciate all of your help!

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Being able to see your diary would probably result in some more helpful advice. Knowing the specific amount of what you're eating (and how you are determining that amount) is more helpful than a summary of what you eat in a "typical" day.

    For example, what "a few" trail mix nuts looks like to you might be very different than what it looks like for someone else.
  • CountessKitteh
    CountessKitteh Posts: 1,505 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    Being able to see your diary would probably result in some more helpful advice. Knowing the specific amount of what you're eating (and how you are determining that amount) is more helpful than a summary of what you eat in a "typical" day.

    For example, what "a few" trail mix nuts looks like to you might be very different than what it looks like for someone else.

    ^ This.

    Also, are you actually weighing your solids and measuring your liquids, or are you estimating? That can result in overages that add up over the course of the day/week.

    And you've lost 4 pounds in 6 weeks so you're technically doing just fine! :)
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