First time dieting calorie counting?

denise1982
denise1982 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 20 in Introduce Yourself
With the help of slim fast 2 shakes a day but struggling to make 600 calorie dinners of evening ? Any advise

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  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    Skip the shakes. Eat real food.
    Eat things you like, just in reasonable portions.
    Stop thinking of it as a diet. Diets are temporary. Once you go back to eating the way you were eating, you'll
    go back to weighing what you were weighing.
    Make permanent changes to your life - both what you eat & how much you exercise - that you will continue.


    Read this:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

    Then read this:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-06-08-setting-goals-667045
    That includes a link to a calculator from the Baylor College of Medicine which will tell you not only your BMI, but
    how many calories and how many servings of the various food groups you should be eating to maintain any weight.
    Put in your healthy goal weight (makes the BMI between 18.5 - 24.9), eat what it shows.

    Those links & more useful info linked here:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-08-10-newbie-help-post-685689


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  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    BTW, healthy 600-cal dinners I'd like...
    salmon, brown rice, broccoli
    chicken (or tofu) & veggie stir fry over noodles
    pasta with meat & veggies, lotsa parmesan (love me some parmesan!)
    pizza - make your own with lean beef or chicken, veggies, red sauce, mozzarella, thin crust - and beer

    And of course, save room for ice cream, frozen custard, frozen yogurt, pudding, jello, fruit, or whatever your
    favorite treat is. If you want to keep this up for life, you can't deprive yourself.
  • toffeetastic
    toffeetastic Posts: 6 Member
    Sound advice MKEgal and i agree, don't go for the quick fix 'diet' make life long changes that you can stick to, it may a time a little while longer but the weight will stay off.
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