I only eat one meal a day.
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jthompson693 wrote: »There's nothing wrong with eating one meal a day if you're meeting your calorie and macro goals. But if you're looking to eat healthier, can you discuss your desires with your parents and tag along with them when they go to the store?
There is plenty wrong with eating just one meal a day. There are many factors that determine weight loss/weight gain, including resting metabolism and hormones. Eating one meal/day will put your body into a starvation mode.
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ncboiler89 wrote: »jthompson693 wrote: »There's nothing wrong with eating one meal a day if you're meeting your calorie and macro goals. But if you're looking to eat healthier, can you discuss your desires with your parents and tag along with them when they go to the store?
There is plenty wrong with eating just one meal a day. There are many factors that determine weight loss/weight gain, including resting metabolism and hormones. Eating one meal/day will put your body into a starvation mode.
Stopped reading here, and everyone else should have too.
So at what point did you stop reading the post directly above yours?
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ncboiler89 wrote: »jthompson693 wrote: »There's nothing wrong with eating one meal a day if you're meeting your calorie and macro goals. But if you're looking to eat healthier, can you discuss your desires with your parents and tag along with them when they go to the store?
There is plenty wrong with eating just one meal a day. There are many factors that determine weight loss/weight gain, including resting metabolism and hormones. Eating one meal/day will put your body into a starvation mode.
Stopped reading here, and everyone else should have too.
So at what point did you stop reading the post directly above yours?
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jthompson693 wrote: »There's nothing wrong with eating one meal a day if you're meeting your calorie and macro goals. But if you're looking to eat healthier, can you discuss your desires with your parents and tag along with them when they go to the store?
There is plenty wrong with eating just one meal a day. There are many factors that determine weight loss/weight gain, including resting metabolism and hormones. Eating one meal/day will put your body into a starvation mode. In response your body will store more fat when it has the chance. Also not getting proper nutrient intake can lead to vitamin deficiencies, which can in turn alter your ability to lose weight. The best way to increase your metabolism and facilitate weight loss is to eat smaller more frequent meals throughout the day. Calories are not all equal, for instance if you eat 100 calories in potatoes chips, you have just consumed 100 calories with no nutritional value. Your body also responds differently to certain foods, some foods like simple sugars will cause a spike in the hormone insulin and thereby cause more fat storage. The same amount of calories consumed in complex carbohydrates will not result in such an insulin spike and therefore would be less fattening. It is very unfortunate that she cannot afford a proper diet. Junk food is cheaper.
Starvation mode does not exist. Meal timing/frequency are all personal preference. And when it comes to weight loss, 100 calories of potato chips are exactly the same as 100 calories of complex carbs.0 -
MFP needs to to create some sort of code to insta-delete all posts that speak of starvation mode as being a thing.0
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jthompson693 wrote: »There's nothing wrong with eating one meal a day if you're meeting your calorie and macro goals. But if you're looking to eat healthier, can you discuss your desires with your parents and tag along with them when they go to the store?
There is plenty wrong with eating just one meal a day. There are many factors that determine weight loss/weight gain, including resting metabolism and hormones. Eating one meal/day will put your body into a starvation mode.
Stopped reading here, and everyone else should have too.
I literally swiped up my screen right after that line! :laugh:MamaBirdBoss wrote: »@velveteen7845 You may disagree, but you will be wrong. I'm sorry, that's just the way it is.
You lost weight eating healthy foods; the fact that you lost weight confirms that ate less calories than you used to. You could have lost the same weight eating the same junk food, just less of it. While this is a strategy that works, it is a) not as healthy as what you did and b) harder to do, because junk food is less satiating. Still, it's possible.
You did a great job and I am not trying to take that away from you, but it is entirely possible to lose weight on a "bad" diet.
YEP.
Anyway, OP, what do you mean "afford"? Calorically or financially?
This was exactly my question
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Lol I was amazed at all the wrongness in one post, is it real?
I got the impression that it was financial restrictions and thats more or less confirmed in her subsequent posts as she talks about parents and expense.
OP my two tips would be
1. Oatmeal is fantastically cheap and makes a nutritious meal for the day, its a winner all the way along and you cna have plenty of variation. It gives you pritein, fibre and complex carns which in turn provide slow seady energu over a period of time.
2. Frozen veg us cheap as well as normal veg can be cost efficient.
3. Use Aldi and you cna make yourself a nutritious stew with a variety of veg and then a bit of stick and lean protein. Gte soem containers and you cna make several servings which you cna then warm up during the week. It will work out cheaply.
4. One meal a day is actually ok as long as its reasonably nutritious and you are ok in terms of avoiding hunger. Iggnore the 693 post it was incorrect in many ways.0 -
You're 21. Go get a job and buy some food. You're creating trouble out of nothing.-1
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This cannot be stressed enough. Weight loss is calories in/calories out, but how you get there--eating "healthy" or "unhealthy," whatever either of those mean to you--is preference only.@velveteen7845 You may disagree, but you will be wrong. I'm sorry, that's just the way it is.
You lost weight eating healthy foods; the fact that you lost weight confirms that ate less calories than you used to. You could have lost the same weight eating the same junk food, just less of it. While this is a strategy that works, it is a) not as healthy as what you did and b) harder to do, because junk food is less satiating. Still, it's possible.
You did a great job and I am not trying to take that away from you, but it is entirely possible to lose weight on a "bad" diet.
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jthompson693 wrote: »There's nothing wrong with eating one meal a day if you're meeting your calorie and macro goals. But if you're looking to eat healthier, can you discuss your desires with your parents and tag along with them when they go to the store?
There is plenty wrong with eating just one meal a day. There are many factors that determine weight loss/weight gain, including resting metabolism and hormones. Eating one meal/day will put your body into a starvation mode. In response your body will store more fat when it has the chance. Also not getting proper nutrient intake can lead to vitamin deficiencies, which can in turn alter your ability to lose weight. The best way to increase your metabolism and facilitate weight loss is to eat smaller more frequent meals throughout the day. Calories are not all equal, for instance if you eat 100 calories in potatoes chips, you have just consumed 100 calories with no nutritional value. Your body also responds differently to certain foods, some foods like simple sugars will cause a spike in the hormone insulin and thereby cause more fat storage. The same amount of calories consumed in complex carbohydrates will not result in such an insulin spike and therefore would be less fattening. It is very unfortunate that she cannot afford a proper diet. Junk food is cheaper.
No, starvation mode is a myth.
A lot of people are successful eating one meal a day, meeting both their caloric and nutritional needs.0 -
jenmarie72011 wrote: »I'm having a hard time eating healthy, I can only afford to eat once a day, and when It comes time to eat it's usually unhealthy, I don't buy the food, so I have no control over what there is to eat. Any advice, like cheap healthy meals to make.jenmarie72011 wrote: »I just recently found a job, so maybe I can start to buy some of my own food, and I just want healthy food ideas that won't be too expensive.
Great! Yep, buy things you'd like to eat when you get paid from your new job. Congrats on that, btw!
If you have a look here in Community, there is a "Recipes" forum that can give you ideas for food you might like.
When you say you "can only afford to eat once a day", what do you mean?0 -
One meal a day is fine.
Are you eating too many calories? If not, what's the problem?
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jthompson693 wrote: »There's nothing wrong with eating one meal a day if you're meeting your calorie and macro goals. But if you're looking to eat healthier, can you discuss your desires with your parents and tag along with them when they go to the store?
There is plenty wrong with eating just one meal a day. There are many factors that determine weight loss/weight gain, including resting metabolism and hormones. Eating one meal/day will put your body into a starvation mode. In response your body will store more fat when it has the chance. Also not getting proper nutrient intake can lead to vitamin deficiencies, which can in turn alter your ability to lose weight. The best way to increase your metabolism and facilitate weight loss is to eat smaller more frequent meals throughout the day. Calories are not all equal, for instance if you eat 100 calories in potatoes chips, you have just consumed 100 calories with no nutritional value. Your body also responds differently to certain foods, some foods like simple sugars will cause a spike in the hormone insulin and thereby cause more fat storage. The same amount of calories consumed in complex carbohydrates will not result in such an insulin spike and therefore would be less fattening. It is very unfortunate that she cannot afford a proper diet. Junk food is cheaper.
No, starvation mode is a myth.
A lot of people are successful eating one meal a day, meeting both their caloric and nutritional needs.
Right? The post is full of pseudoscience. 100 calories, if you are in a surplus, will be stored as fat regardless of whether it is potato chips or broccoli. If you are not in surplus, you will not store excess energy as fat. It's the law of thermodynamics, you cannot create something from nothing.
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honkytonks85 wrote: »jthompson693 wrote: »There's nothing wrong with eating one meal a day if you're meeting your calorie and macro goals. But if you're looking to eat healthier, can you discuss your desires with your parents and tag along with them when they go to the store?
There is plenty wrong with eating just one meal a day. There are many factors that determine weight loss/weight gain, including resting metabolism and hormones. Eating one meal/day will put your body into a starvation mode. In response your body will store more fat when it has the chance. Also not getting proper nutrient intake can lead to vitamin deficiencies, which can in turn alter your ability to lose weight. The best way to increase your metabolism and facilitate weight loss is to eat smaller more frequent meals throughout the day. Calories are not all equal, for instance if you eat 100 calories in potatoes chips, you have just consumed 100 calories with no nutritional value. Your body also responds differently to certain foods, some foods like simple sugars will cause a spike in the hormone insulin and thereby cause more fat storage. The same amount of calories consumed in complex carbohydrates will not result in such an insulin spike and therefore would be less fattening. It is very unfortunate that she cannot afford a proper diet. Junk food is cheaper.
No, starvation mode is a myth.
A lot of people are successful eating one meal a day, meeting both their caloric and nutritional needs.
Right? The post is full of pseudoscience. 100 calories, if you are in a surplus, will be stored as fat regardless of whether it is potato chips or broccoli. If you are not in surplus, you will not store excess energy as fat. It's the law of thermodynamics, you cannot create something from nothing.
This is good. You seem to be very smart for a girl.0 -
ncboiler89 wrote: »honkytonks85 wrote: »jthompson693 wrote: »There's nothing wrong with eating one meal a day if you're meeting your calorie and macro goals. But if you're looking to eat healthier, can you discuss your desires with your parents and tag along with them when they go to the store?
There is plenty wrong with eating just one meal a day. There are many factors that determine weight loss/weight gain, including resting metabolism and hormones. Eating one meal/day will put your body into a starvation mode. In response your body will store more fat when it has the chance. Also not getting proper nutrient intake can lead to vitamin deficiencies, which can in turn alter your ability to lose weight. The best way to increase your metabolism and facilitate weight loss is to eat smaller more frequent meals throughout the day. Calories are not all equal, for instance if you eat 100 calories in potatoes chips, you have just consumed 100 calories with no nutritional value. Your body also responds differently to certain foods, some foods like simple sugars will cause a spike in the hormone insulin and thereby cause more fat storage. The same amount of calories consumed in complex carbohydrates will not result in such an insulin spike and therefore would be less fattening. It is very unfortunate that she cannot afford a proper diet. Junk food is cheaper.
No, starvation mode is a myth.
A lot of people are successful eating one meal a day, meeting both their caloric and nutritional needs.
Right? The post is full of pseudoscience. 100 calories, if you are in a surplus, will be stored as fat regardless of whether it is potato chips or broccoli. If you are not in surplus, you will not store excess energy as fat. It's the law of thermodynamics, you cannot create something from nothing.
This is good. You seem to be very smart for a girl.
You are bad. So bad.
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ncboiler89 wrote: »honkytonks85 wrote: »jthompson693 wrote: »There's nothing wrong with eating one meal a day if you're meeting your calorie and macro goals. But if you're looking to eat healthier, can you discuss your desires with your parents and tag along with them when they go to the store?
There is plenty wrong with eating just one meal a day. There are many factors that determine weight loss/weight gain, including resting metabolism and hormones. Eating one meal/day will put your body into a starvation mode. In response your body will store more fat when it has the chance. Also not getting proper nutrient intake can lead to vitamin deficiencies, which can in turn alter your ability to lose weight. The best way to increase your metabolism and facilitate weight loss is to eat smaller more frequent meals throughout the day. Calories are not all equal, for instance if you eat 100 calories in potatoes chips, you have just consumed 100 calories with no nutritional value. Your body also responds differently to certain foods, some foods like simple sugars will cause a spike in the hormone insulin and thereby cause more fat storage. The same amount of calories consumed in complex carbohydrates will not result in such an insulin spike and therefore would be less fattening. It is very unfortunate that she cannot afford a proper diet. Junk food is cheaper.
No, starvation mode is a myth.
A lot of people are successful eating one meal a day, meeting both their caloric and nutritional needs.
Right? The post is full of pseudoscience. 100 calories, if you are in a surplus, will be stored as fat regardless of whether it is potato chips or broccoli. If you are not in surplus, you will not store excess energy as fat. It's the law of thermodynamics, you cannot create something from nothing.
This is good. You seem to be very smart for a girl.
You are bad. So bad.
Your sarcasm meter seems to be dead on
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jthompson693 wrote: »There's nothing wrong with eating one meal a day if you're meeting your calorie and macro goals. But if you're looking to eat healthier, can you discuss your desires with your parents and tag along with them when they go to the store?
There is plenty wrong with eating just one meal a day. There are many factors that determine weight loss/weight gain, including resting metabolism and hormones. Eating one meal/day will put your body into a starvation mode. In response your body will store more fat when it has the chance. Also not getting proper nutrient intake can lead to vitamin deficiencies, which can in turn alter your ability to lose weight. The best way to increase your metabolism and facilitate weight loss is to eat smaller more frequent meals throughout the day. Calories are not all equal, for instance if you eat 100 calories in potatoes chips, you have just consumed 100 calories with no nutritional value. Your body also responds differently to certain foods, some foods like simple sugars will cause a spike in the hormone insulin and thereby cause more fat storage. The same amount of calories consumed in complex carbohydrates will not result in such an insulin spike and therefore would be less fattening. It is very unfortunate that she cannot afford a proper diet. Junk food is cheaper.
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