trying to lose 1lb a week?

007lt
007lt Posts: 56 Member
edited November 26 in Health and Weight Loss
anyone out there trying to lose 1lb a week? I am and wondering what your daily meals and snacks are.. I let myself enjoy a blueberry muffin today the thing had 300+ calories

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  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Muffins and sweets are carb bombs, it's true. I find for the calories, they don't leave me full and satisfied as long as, say, some oatmeal with fruit and nuts for the same amount of calories.
  • Artemiris
    Artemiris Posts: 189 Member
    You can enjoy muffins everyday, if you make it fit into your calories.

    I aim for 1 pound loss a week, and in the last 70 days I have indeed lost 1 pound a week. My goal is 1310 calories a day, but I eat around 1500/1600 thanks to exercise.
  • 007lt
    007lt Posts: 56 Member
    WBB55 wrote: »
    Muffins and sweets are carb bombs, it's true. I find for the calories, they don't leave me full and satisfied as long as, say, some oatmeal with fruit and nuts for the same amount of calories.
    Artemiris wrote: »
    You can enjoy muffins everyday, if you make it fit into your calories.

    I aim for 1 pound loss a week, and in the last 70 days I have indeed lost 1 pound a week. My goal is 1310 calories a day, but I eat around 1500/1600 thanks to exercise.
    I'm a healthy eater I just let myself have one muffin today and I'm still within my calorie goal. it's currently 1510 and I excercise too does that mean I'm allowed to eat what I burn? I feel like I'm on a platue -.-
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    007lt wrote: »
    WBB55 wrote: »
    Muffins and sweets are carb bombs, it's true. I find for the calories, they don't leave me full and satisfied as long as, say, some oatmeal with fruit and nuts for the same amount of calories.
    Artemiris wrote: »
    You can enjoy muffins everyday, if you make it fit into your calories.

    I aim for 1 pound loss a week, and in the last 70 days I have indeed lost 1 pound a week. My goal is 1310 calories a day, but I eat around 1500/1600 thanks to exercise.
    I'm a healthy eater I just let myself have one muffin today and I'm still within my calorie goal. it's currently 1510 and I excercise too does that mean I'm allowed to eat what I burn? I feel like I'm on a platue -.-

    If your calorie goal comes from MFP, then it's designed for you to eat your exercise calories back. However, many people find that the calorie burns provided by MFP are over-estimates, so they only eat a portion of the calories back.

    How long has it been since you've lost weight?
  • 007lt
    007lt Posts: 56 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    007lt wrote: »
    WBB55 wrote: »
    Muffins and sweets are carb bombs, it's true. I find for the calories, they don't leave me full and satisfied as long as, say, some oatmeal with fruit and nuts for the same amount of calories.
    Artemiris wrote: »
    You can enjoy muffins everyday, if you make it fit into your calories.

    I aim for 1 pound loss a week, and in the last 70 days I have indeed lost 1 pound a week. My goal is 1310 calories a day, but I eat around 1500/1600 thanks to exercise.
    I'm a healthy eater I just let myself have one muffin today and I'm still within my calorie goal. it's currently 1510 and I excercise too does that mean I'm allowed to eat what I burn? I feel like I'm on a platue -.-

    If your calorie goal comes from MFP, then it's designed for you to eat your exercise calories back. However, many people find that the calorie burns provided by MFP are over-estimates, so they only eat a portion of the calories back.

    How long has it been since you've lost weight?

    I haven't checked but I'm planning to end of this week as I last checked just over 3 weeks ago I was at 72kg, I've just given birth a month ago and overall feel great and can tell I have lost a fair amount of weight. my mid section is what I'm trying to lose mainly as my belly is still blobby lol I don't know when I'll see a huge difference but I'm so waiting for it!
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    007lt wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    007lt wrote: »
    WBB55 wrote: »
    Muffins and sweets are carb bombs, it's true. I find for the calories, they don't leave me full and satisfied as long as, say, some oatmeal with fruit and nuts for the same amount of calories.
    Artemiris wrote: »
    You can enjoy muffins everyday, if you make it fit into your calories.

    I aim for 1 pound loss a week, and in the last 70 days I have indeed lost 1 pound a week. My goal is 1310 calories a day, but I eat around 1500/1600 thanks to exercise.
    I'm a healthy eater I just let myself have one muffin today and I'm still within my calorie goal. it's currently 1510 and I excercise too does that mean I'm allowed to eat what I burn? I feel like I'm on a platue -.-

    If your calorie goal comes from MFP, then it's designed for you to eat your exercise calories back. However, many people find that the calorie burns provided by MFP are over-estimates, so they only eat a portion of the calories back.

    How long has it been since you've lost weight?

    I haven't checked but I'm planning to end of this week as I last checked just over 3 weeks ago I was at 72kg, I've just given birth a month ago and overall feel great and can tell I have lost a fair amount of weight. my mid section is what I'm trying to lose mainly as my belly is still blobby lol I don't know when I'll see a huge difference but I'm so waiting for it!

    If you've just given birth, your body is still attempting to recover. Given that you aren't checking your weight, I wouldn't call this a plateau. If you're within your calorie goal, having a muffin is fine.
  • dianaiku
    dianaiku Posts: 96 Member
    My goal is 2 lb/week but currently I am actually hitting .7-1 lb/week.... I deny myself muffins as they aren't really that filling for how many calories are in them. No snacks, except for when I have cravings, liquid breakfast with 1/2 cup of oats mixed in, and I have salad for lunch or dinner every day.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I posted this elsewhere, but if you just gave birth a month ago, your body has been through a lot and you should be patient especially when it comes to losing in the stomach, took me 9 months to get my abs back.. also if you are breastfeeding make sure to properly fuel and hydrate.
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    I lose about a pound a week. It's a nice pace. Very balanced.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    I recently set my goal to lose a pound a week and it's been rough. I'm use to eating about 1800 calories a day and to go down to 1550 is hard.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I gave up on the math. At this point, I'm just trying to lose. When it comes off and how much - my body decides that. A pound a week would be the goal, but it doesn't work out that way.

    Blueberry muffins are very yummy - especially the 300 calorie types! Three hundred calories on a muffin just doesn't work for me, though. Not only would I be hungry, I'd still have to get most of my vitamins and minerals and now I have only 900 calories with which to cram them in.

    I eat a fairly well-balanced diet full of healthy foods, so lots of fruits and veggies. Keeps me full, keeps me healthy, helps me lose weight. And I still get blueberries, just not baked into yummy muffins. Not very often, anyway. :)
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