ObesityWarrior wrote: »

Lisa
The calorie deficit needed projections on this site are not very accurate.
It depends a lot on your health conditions, your age etc which all influence your metabolism. I think MFP by default tells me to eat 1800cal per day. A slimming club once told me to eat 750 calories per day. From past experimentation I know I do best eating between 1000-1500 cal per day depending on activities and appetite.

here is another site that works it out for you
http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=47&csex=f&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=6&cpound=297&cheightmeter=180&ckg=60&cactivity=1.2&printit=0&x=47&y=13
this is what it says for me age 35, 292lb, sedentary
I select sedentary because even though i walk about sometimes I spend most of the day not moving much at all.
You need 2,501 Calories/day to maintain your weight.
You need 2,001 Calories/day to lose 1 lb per week.
You need 1,501 Calories/day to lose 2 lb per week.
You need 3,001 Calories/day to gain 1 lb per week.
You need 3,501 Calories/day to gain 2 lb per week.

this is what it says if I change my stats to age 47, 397lb, sedentary
You need 2,943 Calories/day to maintain your weight.
You need 2,443 Calories/day to lose 1 lb per week.
You need 1,943 Calories/day to lose 2 lb per week.
You need 3,443 Calories/day to gain 1 lb per week.
You need 3,943 Calories/day to gain 2 lb per week.

So looking at that 3000cal per day would not lead to much weight loss. Really only a nutritionist or dietitian who knows your exact health can give an accurate answer. All internet sites will only give estimates based on whichever standardised formula they select to use.

1lb loss is still better than a gain, it is still a loss. You might be able to lose more if eat fewer calories but only you can decide what is right for you. If you lost 1lb every week that still all adds up over time. Maybe gradually lower it over several weeks to 2000 calories and see how you feel, if it feels sustainable or not. You know your body better than anyone else.

katdanash wrote: »

lungs59 wrote: »

katdanash wrote: »

I skipped breakfast opted only for coffee, bad idea , only had yogurt with granola for lunch , chicken sandwich for dinner and will have some strawberries later . but I have barely used half my calories . I have just found out in the 14th of March that I am fully diabetic now. Find a balance for breakfast is hard . trying to limit the carbs I eat . my gobto was a price of taost with strawberry preserves . don't get up in time to do eggs and can't do them everyday .. Low carb, sucks for me .

Hey Kat! There are soooooooo many choices for low carb, I get the coffee for breakfast I am really bad at that and I was not a big egg fan and still not all that thrilled with them unless they are cleverly disguised (BTW you can scramble eggs ahead of time and keep in fridge for a couple of days and warm up in microwave, I do this for work now sometimes) I am also not good at the whole breakfast thing and still struggle with that meal sometimes......but don't give up! It gets easier I promise! There is a bit of a learning curve because it goes kinda against what we have always been taught with normal dieting. When I was working day shift and had to pack a breakfast I found Dannon light and fit greek yogurt (strawberry cheesecake, VERY YUMMY and I do not care for yogurt either) has only 9 grams of carbs and also had some string cheese either 0 or 1 carb depending on type of cheese. That would hold me for a couple of hours if I needed a snack before lunch pork rinds are 0 carbs and Jack links meat sticks have 2 carbs, there are some other brands that have less.

When I first started low carb I felt like I was eating so much (I didn't even feel like I was on a diet) but it slows way down, you stop snacking in between meals because your not hungry. Your portion size starts dropping down to probably what is a normal portion just because you don't need as much to get full. I have hungry days, they seem to come in spurts of a couple of days at a time then they seem to go away and i am good again. There are so many choices out there just not things that your probably use to going and grabbing. Try and google some and research a little I bet you will be surprised. Oh and believe it or not you do kinda lose your taste for bread, pasta and potatoes after a while.

Let me know if you would like any suggestions for snacks or food, I will try to help you out I know its hard in the beginning

Thank you. I really appreciate any help. i really want to figure this out.
Breakfast tomorrow is : scrambled egg with spinach and 1 tablespoon of cheddar cheese,
Lunch is a salad with , romaine , spinach, chicken, cherry tomatoes, red onion, feta cheese and lowfat italian dressing . serving of cottage cheese topped with 1/2 half of a pineapple cup ( canned in own juice ) . baked cod fish , steamed veggies not sure what or if anything else yet. Snacks are planned as well . small apple and a tablespoon of peanut butter .
How that meal plan sound to you ?