Meal prep && tips

mburgo108
mburgo108 Posts: 20 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Good evening, I'm new to this ap && would very much appreciate the help. Currently, I am using the 310 nutrion plan, flat tummy tea && myo inisitol (for women's health issues) My meals consist of spinach,butternut squash, cucumber, strawberries, blueberries, coconut,green apple,banana,raspberries, mango,papaya,peach and almond milk for smoothies with a scoop of 310 powder in every shake/smoothie.(2x daily) I usually do the shake for lunch && dinner. Ive just started this diet last week && I'm kinda trying to avoid meat considering the *kitten* they give the animals. My goal is to lose at least 50-70 lbs, knowing that won't happen overnight but at the same time wishing miricles could happen lol. I have been going to the gym spending at least an hr every time but being able to make it to the gym is a struggle in itself.(I think I've made it tothe gym 3 times in the past week) What I was wondering is if I could possibly get some tips about excersie && meal prep, I think I'm doing something wrong because I have an ap tracker to track my calorie intake and so forth that makes me feel I'm doing it all wrong with the calorie intake or maybe its just me. For snacks, I've made trail mix which consists if yogurt covered raisins, honey but cheerios && dry roasted peanuts. Any && every help counts, I'm very optimistic. Thanks :)

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  • sarbu24
    sarbu24 Posts: 129 Member
    edited April 2016
    Why do you think the app is wrong with your calorie intake? And why don't you log them here?

    How many calories are you eating daily ?
  • mburgo108
    mburgo108 Posts: 20 Member
    I use this ap && it often says I have consumed too many calories or sugars when I stick to the smoothies/shakes 2x daily && they consist of the fruit && greens. I often get overwhelmed because when I do log my meals, I cannot find them on here so I end up logging half of my consumption or add in another section like snacks. For example, I made a kale,spinach,blueberry,apple,banana smoothie with 310 powder && almond milk && they didn't have it so I ended up logging fruit smoothie with the 310 && left out the other parts of the smoothie. The next day I had the same issue so I ended up adding the left over fruit to a snack section. I t says my calorie intake should be 1170 but I'm not really sure about what I consume when I drink the smoothies twice a day && snack on my home made trail mix.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    edited April 2016
    I don't think I could have stuck with your restrictive meal plan for the 7 months it took me to lose 50 lbs.

    I counted calories (about 1400 -1500 per day); weighed and measured everything I ate and logged it religiously on MFP; focused on reasonable portions of foods I like; upping my veggie and lean protein intake to feel full and satisfied; and making some recipe changes to some favorite casseroles and crock pot dishes to lean them up.

    For meal prep, my favorite tools are:
    (A) my crock pot
    (B) my silicon muffin pan
    (C) my freezer
    I cook healthy crock pots--weighing and measuring everything that goes in the pot (veggie chili; lentil and mushroom shepherds pie; ad curried squash, tomatoes and cabbage are among my favorites); I portion the dishes into silicon muffin pans and freeze into individual servings; then pop out the frozen "pucks" and put them in freezer bags.

    At any given time I've got 4 to 6 different proportioned bags of meal "pucks" in the freezer-- ready to pop into a bag and microwave for lunch or dinner!
  • MorganMoreaux
    MorganMoreaux Posts: 691 Member
    edited April 2016
    No idea about the meal replacement shakes - don't use them. Personally, I go shopping on Sunday and buy my produce for the week. It takes a couple of hours, but I prep it all when I get home. Stuff like kale, beets, carrots, Japanese sweet potatoes, artichokes, avacado, whole pineapple, apples, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, bananas, and something more exotic like mango or kiwi - depends on what's available. All of it is washed for the week, so it's grab and go. I juice in the mornings for extra nutrients (kale, beets, carrots, apples, pineapple) and drink an 8oz glass of kiefer for the fat content, to help better absorb the nutrients. I also have a piece of fruit for break fast, and a little something else like cashews, egg whites (violently allergic to the yolk unfortunately), or something more substantial. If I have time Sunday, I may make vegan organic waffles and have those up to Wednesday. On Sunday's, I usually portion out the fruit into small Pyrex containers so I can grab them on my way to work. Same with carrots, and a bag of nuts. I also hard boil eggs on Sunday so they're available during the week.

    For lunch I usually have some veggies and more fruit, maybe more nuts, egg, whatever I'm in the mood for. I have organic pacific soup that comes in a box and heats in 2 minutes - the entire container is 220 calories and is 12 oz I think. It's also low sodium.

    Dinner consists of fruit and veggies, and then a main item. Something like pasta or or a veggie and cheese sandwich, or whatever I'm in the mood for. I love artichokes and will have a couple of those, or corn on the cob as my veggies. I save the sweet potatoes for dessert and add organic butter and cinnamon. Though, sometimes dessert is chocolate cheesecake.

    I'm writing all this to give you ideas, and to show you that it is possible to conveniently eat three meals a day, and stay within your calorie budget. Breakfast and lunch come out to 500 calories max, which leaves enough calories for a huge dinner and dessert. If you take the time to prep, you can a lot of options quickly available to you throughout the week, and it's good whole food. Every now and then I will have a protien shake, but that's to get the protien, not as a meal in and of itself unless it's dessert (I make some good shakes lol). I hope this helps. Good luck!

    ETA - try to make sure you have healthy fat with every meal - it will keep you fuller longer, and will help balance out sugar so you blood sugar doesn't spike. Also, aside from pasta other quick ideas are rice (very versatile), quinoa, and beans.
  • mburgo108
    mburgo108 Posts: 20 Member
    Thank you for the response :) I had lost 100 lbs in 2013-2014 (the unhealthy way && due to horrible happening in my life during that time) by strictly not eating && replacing meals with cigarettes. I had been hit by a Mac truck last year && thankfully made it through tons of therapy && chiropractors. Since then, I have gained && retained fluids from sustained injuries. I'm trying to go back to my size 10 the healthy way && learning healthy meals && excersise plans are what I'm hungry for. Doing better && being healthy is key in my eyes. I'm taking every grain of advice from anyone willing to give it. So this post gave me some ideas to take in initiative so I thank you :)
  • mburgo108
    mburgo108 Posts: 20 Member
    Thanks girl :) I absolutely LOVE informative posts. These are great idea && exactly what I'm looking for. I need to get more in my diet instead of just these shakes. Is turkey burger considered a good source?
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    mburgo108 wrote: »
    I use this ap && it often says I have consumed too many calories or sugars when I stick to the smoothies/shakes 2x daily && they consist of the fruit && greens. I often get overwhelmed because when I do log my meals, I cannot find them on here so I end up logging half of my consumption or add in another section like snacks. For example, I made a kale,spinach,blueberry,apple,banana smoothie with 310 powder && almond milk && they didn't have it so I ended up logging fruit smoothie with the 310 && left out the other parts of the smoothie. The next day I had the same issue so I ended up adding the left over fruit to a snack section. I t says my calorie intake should be 1170 but I'm not really sure about what I consume when I drink the smoothies twice a day && snack on my home made trail mix.

    Smoothies can be high in calories and sugars, so the app may or may not be right about that.

    I'm having a hard time following your posts, but if I'm reading correctly it sounds like you aren't logging the individual components of your smoothies? I think you'd find that a lot easier. And the recipe builder is also great for homemade foods.

    You might also find these threads useful:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1

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