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I eat under the amount of calories everyday
jalexac
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I eat under the amount of calories. And I am also exercising a lot. How long will it take to notice results by others. I am 5'6 and I weigh 210. I want to be skinny. I am eating healthy choices. So when will people notice..?
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Is your diary even vaguely accurate? If so, you are dangerously under-eating and need to start taking care of your self. Being skinny is no good to you if you're also sallow, droopy, have no energy, no muscle tone, brittle nails and crappy hair. I also question "healthy choices" - I'm a big proponent of fitting things you love into your day, but the little food you do log is hardly the most nutritious stuff I've ever seen - can you make food at home and not have to survive on take away?
Set yourself some reasonable goals and develop some respect for your body. It's the only one you have. I know what it is like to want to lose weight fast, but hurting yourself to do so is never worth it. You need that bod to still be doing right by you decades from now.0 -
It doesn't look like you're logging accurately at all. "1 dish" is not a measurement.
But even without that, why in the blue bloody hell would you try and eat that little?! Do you WANT to cause yourself the myriad of health problems malnutrition can cause?
MFP gives you that number FOR A REASON. It's a minimum number, not a maximum.0 -
It's weird that it gives you such a high daily calorie intake for losing weight? But I don't think you are measuring your meats properly either. What I would recommend if you really want to lose weight in a healthy way is to cut out carbs and sugar completely. (since carbs break down to sugar) . Eat mostly vegetables, brown rice is okay because it's a complex carb. Eat mostly chicken instead of other meats and only eat white meat, not dark. If you do ear red meat, make sure it's lean. Don't overdo it on dairy either. All natural Greek yogurt with blueberries or blackberries would be the best. Stay away from apples, they only have nutrients in the skin, the rest is just sugar. And just try to stay away from chemicals or any processed food, they will really do a number on your intestines. I hope this helps.0
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JessyReigh wrote: »It's weird that it gives you such a high daily calorie intake for losing weight? But I don't think you are measuring your meats properly either. What I would recommend if you really want to lose weight in a healthy way is to cut out carbs and sugar completely. (since carbs break down to sugar) . Eat mostly vegetables, brown rice is okay because it's a complex carb. Eat mostly chicken instead of other meats and only eat white meat, not dark. If you do ear red meat, make sure it's lean. Don't overdo it on dairy either. All natural Greek yogurt with blueberries or blackberries would be the best. Stay away from apples, they only have nutrients in the skin, the rest is just sugar. And just try to stay away from chemicals or any processed food, they will really do a number on your intestines. I hope this helps.
What chemicals should we stay away from? What are the names of them and what harm will they do?
Op, please stop trying to rush things. Eat more and eat more nutrient dense foods. You'll get the best results by eating within a thousand calories of your tree.0 -
JessyReigh wrote: »It's weird that it gives you such a high daily calorie intake for losing weight? But I don't think you are measuring your meats properly either. What I would recommend if you really want to lose weight in a healthy way is to cut out carbs and sugar completely. (since carbs break down to sugar) . Eat mostly vegetables, brown rice is okay because it's a complex carb. Eat mostly chicken instead of other meats and only eat white meat, not dark. If you do ear red meat, make sure it's lean. Don't overdo it on dairy either. All natural Greek yogurt with blueberries or blackberries would be the best. Stay away from apples, they only have nutrients in the skin, the rest is just sugar. And just try to stay away from chemicals or any processed food, they will really do a number on your intestines. I hope this helps.
Just so much no. I can't.0 -
steponebyone wrote: »JessyReigh wrote: »It's weird that it gives you such a high daily calorie intake for losing weight? But I don't think you are measuring your meats properly either. What I would recommend if you really want to lose weight in a healthy way is to cut out carbs and sugar completely. (since carbs break down to sugar) . Eat mostly vegetables, brown rice is okay because it's a complex carb. Eat mostly chicken instead of other meats and only eat white meat, not dark. If you do ear red meat, make sure it's lean. Don't overdo it on dairy either. All natural Greek yogurt with blueberries or blackberries would be the best. Stay away from apples, they only have nutrients in the skin, the rest is just sugar. And just try to stay away from chemicals or any processed food, they will really do a number on your intestines. I hope this helps.
Just so much no. I can't.
+1. Smh!0 -
JessyReigh wrote: »It's weird that it gives you such a high daily calorie intake for losing weight? But I don't think you are measuring your meats properly either. What I would recommend if you really want to lose weight in a healthy way is to cut out carbs and sugar completely. (since carbs break down to sugar) . Eat mostly vegetables, brown rice is okay because it's a complex carb. Eat mostly chicken instead of other meats and only eat white meat, not dark. If you do ear red meat, make sure it's lean. Don't overdo it on dairy either. All natural Greek yogurt with blueberries or blackberries would be the best. Stay away from apples, they only have nutrients in the skin, the rest is just sugar. And just try to stay away from chemicals or any processed food, they will really do a number on your intestines. I hope this helps.
Op please ignore this. The last thing you need when already restricting a lot is fear mongering, baseless "diet" advice.0 -
I eat under the amount of calories. And I am also exercising a lot. How long will it take to notice results by others. I am 5'6 and I weigh 210. I want to be skinny. I am eating healthy choices. So when will people notice..?
Hiya
I'm 5'8 and started at 212 so similar stats
Sorry but you're doing it wrong
1) get a food scale
2) start weighing and logging your food accurately
3) eat to your calorie limit (not below) - if you haven't reached it eat more
4) move more
5) do some progressive strength training - lift heavy things and put them down again
So you could go for 2lbs a week weight loss to begin with - then move to 1.5lbs after you've lost the first 20lbs
Dependent on where you carry weight people will start to notice within 30 -40lbs - whether they will comment will be another thing. Took me 9 months to lose 50lbs in total but the best thing was I developed habits that mean I'm not going to get fat again
I am much older than you - you should learn that now rather than in 30 years time
If you keep doing what you're doing you are going to look and feel terrible - so just do it right0 -
JessyReigh wrote: »It's weird that it gives you such a high daily calorie intake for losing weight? But I don't think you are measuring your meats properly either. What I would recommend if you really want to lose weight in a healthy way is to cut out carbs and sugar completely. (since carbs break down to sugar) . Eat mostly vegetables, brown rice is okay because it's a complex carb. Eat mostly chicken instead of other meats and only eat white meat, not dark. If you do ear red meat, make sure it's lean. Don't overdo it on dairy either. All natural Greek yogurt with blueberries or blackberries would be the best. Stay away from apples, they only have nutrients in the skin, the rest is just sugar. And just try to stay away from chemicals or any processed food, they will really do a number on your intestines. I hope this helps.
I basically follow this. I've known it for a while but just started to follow it closer lately. It's working very well.
I go by logic and observed results. No doubt there are food items that make you crave more and hungry more, mess up your insulin and energy level and foods that are cholesterol filled, etc.. All foods are not the same.
As for observed results I'm losing 10 lbs+ reasonably pain free. It has to be if it's long term and sustainable or otherwise I will quit as I'm a practical person, ie it's no life if it's a constant misery. I even have more energy and play my favorite sport better than ever.0 -
endlessfall16 wrote: »JessyReigh wrote: »It's weird that it gives you such a high daily calorie intake for losing weight? But I don't think you are measuring your meats properly either. What I would recommend if you really want to lose weight in a healthy way is to cut out carbs and sugar completely. (since carbs break down to sugar) . Eat mostly vegetables, brown rice is okay because it's a complex carb. Eat mostly chicken instead of other meats and only eat white meat, not dark. If you do ear red meat, make sure it's lean. Don't overdo it on dairy either. All natural Greek yogurt with blueberries or blackberries would be the best. Stay away from apples, they only have nutrients in the skin, the rest is just sugar. And just try to stay away from chemicals or any processed food, they will really do a number on your intestines. I hope this helps.
I basically follow this. I've known it for a while but just started to follow it closer lately. It's working very well.
I go by logic and observed results. No doubt there are food items that make you crave more and hungry more, mess up your insulin and energy level and foods that are cholesterol filled, etc.. All foods are not the same.
As for observed results I'm losing 10 lbs+ reasonably pain free. It has to be if it's long term and sustainable or otherwise I will quit as I'm a practical person, ie it's no life if it's a constant misery. I even have more energy and play my favorite sport better than ever.
If it works for you that's great
There is no reason to cut out carbs or sugar - unless you specifically want to for some personal reason
If you have a medical condition like diabetes you will probably need to monitor the amount of carbs you eat at one sitting
brown rice vs white rice - meh
chicken? white meat? wtf? - there's lots of proteins and it's a matter of hitting your macros appropriately - if you like chicken fine but spurious rules are ... well spurious
Dairy is fine if you like it - cheese can be highly calorific - but whatever you can fit in your calories
I personally adore greek yogurt and it's my go to protein source - but again no rule
specific berries? Well what's wrong with raspberries - they have great fibre (more than other berries)
nothing wrong with fructose
the intestines do not have a 'number' done on them by eating processed foods or chemikillz
really that post is full of fads and scare tactics
but if what you are doing means you hit your nutritional requirements - protein, fats and micro requirements - vitamins and minerals and you enjoy it - good for you
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JessyReigh wrote: »It's weird that it gives you such a high daily calorie intake for losing weight? But I don't think you are measuring your meats properly either. What I would recommend if you really want to lose weight in a healthy way is to cut out carbs and sugar completely. (since carbs break down to sugar) . Eat mostly vegetables, brown rice is okay because it's a complex carb. Eat mostly chicken instead of other meats and only eat white meat, not dark. If you do ear red meat, make sure it's lean. Don't overdo it on dairy either. All natural Greek yogurt with blueberries or blackberries would be the best. Stay away from apples, they only have nutrients in the skin, the rest is just sugar. And just try to stay away from chemicals or any processed food, they will really do a number on your intestines. I hope this helps.
No , this is not accurate0 -
JessyReigh wrote: »It's weird that it gives you such a high daily calorie intake for losing weight?
Wrong.What I would recommend if you really want to lose weight in a healthy way is to cut out carbs and sugar completely. (since carbs break down to sugar) . Eat mostly vegetables, brown rice is okay because it's a complex carb.
This makes no sense -- vegetables are carbs. Carbs are fine. Try to eat a generally nutritious diet and enough protein and healthy fats.Eat mostly chicken instead of other meats and only eat white meat, not dark.
Why? So she'll get confused and bored with all these rules? Eating a variety of foods is a good thing. Eating fish and chicken thighs and a selection of other meats (if one eats meat) is fine. Pork chops and loin is quite lean and low calorie for how satisfying it is, same with many cuts of beef. Turkey is worse than chicken why? Shaking my head at these unnecessary rules.Stay away from apples, they only have nutrients in the skin, the rest is just sugar.
Again, sigh. If you enjoy fruit, eat fruit.And just try to stay away from chemicals or any processed food, they will really do a number on your intestines. I hope this helps.
Greek yogurt is processed, and yet you recommended it. Skinless boneless chicken breast is processed. Whether something is processed or not has ZERO to do with nutrition or weight loss.
Now, obviously, some diets are more nutritious and filling than others. At this point, I don't think that is OP's issue. The question is whether she's logging correctly (if so, she needs to be eating more) and how to help her get the patience to follow a healthy and sustainable weight loss plan.0 -
Are you logging everything? Because if so, you're not making healthy choices whatsoever. And the food choices you are making leave something left to be desired.
You want to get skinny and lose weight but you're going to be losing alot more than just weight by eating the way you are (like your hair, your glowing skin color, your muscles that your body needs [re: your heart is a muscle]). Keep up what you're doing and you'll be in the hospital before long.
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I eat under the amount of calories. And I am also exercising a lot. How long will it take to notice results by others. I am 5'6 and I weigh 210. I want to be skinny. I am eating healthy choices. So when will people notice..?
All that matters for weight loss is eating fewer calories than what you burn per day (CI<CO). I did a really quick read of your diet, and I'm really concerned that you're not eating the 1200 minimum MFP sets for women (and even then, MFP expects those on 1200 calories to eat back at least half of the calories they burn exercising). Weight loss is a marathon and not a sprint, and starting out super restrictive this early might make it more difficult for you to lose weight later (both because you'll be starving and might begin to binge and yo-yo restriction and binges and because you could also lose a ton of muscle and end up causing your body to burn fewer calories compared to someone with similar stats who has a higher percentage of muscle weight. Don't forget that many organs -including the heart- are muscles).
I'm going to be brutally honest. My highest weight was at least 210 lbs (I think the school nurse weighed me at 230 when I was 17, but I'm trying to find that paperwork confirming it before I do a celebration dance for losing 100+ lbs) for a 5'6" person. To get to my current weight (127-130lbs, though now hovering around 127 because of the evil appetite-suppressing and CO-raising properties of nursing school), it took 2.5 years to lose the 80-100 lbs. The last 15lbs took close to a year to lose.
People will notice eventually. My family started noticing probably around 30-40lbs lost, but a lot of that was because I was losing weight at a super rapid and unhealthy pace (at one point I was losing close to a pound per day). I ended up losing the first 40(ish) lbs from undiagnosed type 1 diabetes over a period of 3 months (my body couldn't metabolize carbs, so it was like I was only eating 600ish calories a day). Of course, I'm dealing a lot with the consequences of the rapid weight loss (I have practically no muscle, my skin looks like an 80-year old's, and it took over 2 years for my hair to get back to its normal thickness and strength).
I know you might not like hearing this, but being skinny doesn't make all your problems go away. Please don't make yourself sick by eating close to nothing (like what many on this thread said, it's recommended to use a food scale and learn how to accurately log all of your meals in order to more closely determine how much you're really eating. If you're still eating to MFP's 1200 minimum and exercising, it's also a good idea to eat back at least half of the calories burned.)0 -
I eat under the amount of calories. And I am also exercising a lot. How long will it take to notice results by others. I am 5'6 and I weigh 210. I want to be skinny. I am eating healthy choices. So when will people notice..?
If you target 1-2 pounds per week, the time requirement for you to go from 210 to "skinny" at 5'6" will probably be a year or more. 1-2 pounds per week is a healthy weight loss target because it is doable deficit to maintain successfully. It will be so gradual that for those who see you every day, it will take time to notice. When will people notice?
Not at 5 pounds. Not at 10 pounds. Maybe once you've lost 25-30 pounds people will be able to distinguish you are losing that see you every day. Those who only see you occasionally will probably notice it more in the early stages. As mentioned, it all depends on where you carry your weight and where it drops off first. Certainly, once you have lost 50 pounds everyone will notice, and by the time you drop below 150 on your way down to - let's say 120-130 range - everyone that knows you will be applauding.
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