Am I eating too much?

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  • saruuhm
    saruuhm Posts: 71 Member
    Anything under 1200 calories is a starvation diet. You're eating too little! I was eating 1200 calories and going to the gym and I started to look "skinny fat" but for a couple months I've had my calories set to 1700 and I've been losing weight and looking better!
    Food isn't your enemy :) I would stick with the number myfitnesspal has you and maybe play with the percentage! Like lower your carb and up your fat or protein
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    Hi there one if you are truly eating that low you will need to bump it up especially if you exercise. I made this mistake as well and stalled myself and created a metabolic damage by eating 500 to 1000 calories. For your weight 1400 to 1600 should ve good to lose weight and you need to readjust that as you lose every 10 lbs. I found xalorie cycling and xarb cycling work best for me. But I had to force myself to eat 5 x a day. Then I started to lose. My body got used to it and now I get hungry every 3 hours. Good luck op.
  • kozykondition1
    kozykondition1 Posts: 45 Member
    kaiiirogers94 wrote: »
    Breakfast
    1 scrambled egg, cooked in olive oil

    Lunch
    Grilled chicken salad with no dressing

    Snack
    Apple

    Dinner
    Grilled chicken breast broccoli, and carrots.

    I only drink water.
    I log everything into my app and it usually falls about 980-1000 calories. But I still feel like I'm not making any progress because I eat all the time now. Can someone tell me if I am eating too or not enough, or a good amount?
    Thanks in advance.

    Honestly, that's a pretty well-balanced very low calorie diet. If your energy levels stay high and your doctor approves, it should be fine. If you feel you need to go over 1200, just add salad dressing to your lunch. That's all it will take.

    If you feel that your weight is preventing you from being employed, you should lose as fast as safe to get into a range where you'll have confidence for your job interviews. I've landed very good jobs weighing over 350 lbs.

    I would highly doubt that your scale went bad in two weeks. Six pounds is reasonable starting weight loss after two weeks @1,000 cal/day.

    I would suggest losing 10% of your starting weight (21 pounds to go!) and then get onto a more-reasonable meal and excercise plan. Oh, and there's nothing wrong with eating one meal-a-day!

    Good luck!
  • JonfromIndiana
    JonfromIndiana Posts: 34 Member
    1000 Calories will cause your body to store fat. I started 3 years ago at 263lbs., I'm 5'8". I set my Starting calorie goal to 1400 calories and started walking every day. I started at 1 mile per day and worked up to 5 miles per day. I ate/eat a lot of high fiber foods,fish,chicken and any and all green vegetables. It takes time, belief in yourself, and encouragement from family and friends. You can do this :) BTW, I now weigh 155, I am in maintenance mode and eat 1900 calories a day. I still walk 5 miles per day. If I can do it, you can do it. "Good Luck"
  • plumppork
    plumppork Posts: 22 Member
    I would change your settings to sedentary and for 2lbs a week. I would try to put some carbs in your meals a little cause if your anything like me.. chicken and veggies just won't keep me on track for long. I started making a big salad that will last a few days and then using half my plate for veggies/salad and then meat and maybe a bit of potato or something occasionally to make it more of a meal. With your new setting you should be able to do that and still have a little left for a low cal treat. Skinny cow drumsticks are my favorite! Remember we are all trying to conform for the long haul. Oh and my best tip; Late and night when you hear your pantry calling you... just go to bed! hahaha!
  • debsdoingthis
    debsdoingthis Posts: 454 Member
    [b][b]Abby2205 wrote: »
    JTGJTG wrote: »
    That's not enough food. Your weight will go UP if you don't eat enough because your body goes into starvation-mode.[/b]
    [/b]
    Oh for goodness' sake. Eating too little does not make a person gain weight. They would be creating mass out of thin air. And starving to death wouldn't exist.

    There are many good reasons not to excessively restrict calories, but "your weight will go up" is not one of them.
    Bolded comment belongs on the Broscience thread.

  • debsdoingthis
    debsdoingthis Posts: 454 Member
    debsdoingthis wrote: »
    [b][b]Abby2205 wrote: »
    JTGJTG wrote: »
    That's not enough food. Your weight will go UP if you don't eat enough because your body goes into starvation-mode.[/b]
    [/b]
    Oh for goodness' sake. Eating too little does not make a person gain weight. They would be creating mass out of thin air. And starving to death wouldn't exist.

    There are many good reasons not to excessively restrict calories, but "your weight will go up" is not one of them.
    Bolded comment belongs on the Broscience thread.

  • plumppork
    plumppork Posts: 22 Member
    Also I would weigh and measure yourself. I didn't measure and I regret it. You want to be able to cheer yourself with every accomplishment. So when you get moving you might not lose weight one week but measure differently or visa-versa. Or unfortunately give yourself a kick in the butt every now and then.

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