Does this sound like a plan?

bellarose1207
bellarose1207 Posts: 26 Member
in Health and Weight Loss

Hi, Currently doing the 16:8 diet. I fast during morning workout. My daily calories are approx. 1400-1500. I do not eat any fast food, anything processed is zero or minimal.
NOON: Breakfast is .5 Cup steel cut oats, with a .5 scoop protein powder and a little flax. This morning also had 3/4 C watermelon.
4:00 PM Lunch: 2 Deviled Eggs (made with olive oil mayo) 1/2 C coleslaw and a cucumber and asparagus
7:15PM Dinner: Tuna Wrap: again made with olive oil mayo and used a sundried tomato wrap which has 9 grams protein and Fiber. 1/2 C cottage cheese with 1/2 Cantaloupe

M-W-F: 3 Sets Kettle bell swings (20R), Figure 8(15R), Windmill (10 R each arm) Halo (10-15 R) and Orbit (15 each way)
T-TH-Sa: 3 Sets Kettle bell swings (15R), Single leg dead lifts (15 each), Deadlifts (15R), Squats with upright rows (15R) Lunge with kickbacks (15 each) Arm Curls (15R)
Also any evening it is not raining I do a 30 minute walk an my lunch break which is 1.5 Miles.

5'5 and 204. Does this sound good to lose weight?


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  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    How much calories is that in total?
    Is this every day? The same?
  • bellarose1207
    bellarose1207 Posts: 26 Member
    between 1400-1500, pretty close to every day may change up a little for variety but not much
  • cecsav1
    cecsav1 Posts: 714 Member
    Are you eating your exercise calories back? That's A LOT of exercise. (Though, to be honest, I don't know what half of the exercises are... figure eight, windmill, halo, orbit...) Other than that, the nutrition looks pretty good, maybe a little low on protein.
  • CCFfitnessjourney
    CCFfitnessjourney Posts: 7 Member
    I would try to add some variation in there, like back up meals, just in case you aren't feeling it one day. You don't want to get bored and binge eat, wasting the past week of work you've put in!

    My advice: get the Fitter Fitness Calculator app for your phone, go to "BMR calculator", insert your information, select calculate, and then select your HONEST activity level. That's the amount of calories you will need to MAINTAIN your current weight. Now, if you want to lose 1lb a week, subtract 500 from that number. If you want to lost 2lbs a week, subtract 1000. But don't do more than that. You want to stay above 1000 calories, and ideally between 1,200-1,500 calories.
    After you've done that, go into your My Fitness Pal and edit your goals with that caloric number you just calculated. Also, change your percentage of carbs to 40%, protein to 30%, and fat to 25%. Then play with your daily menu to figure out how much of what you should be eating to meet your goal and your needs.

    Try eating grapefruit instead of watermelon, and chicken instead of deviled eggs. Also give yourself 2 snacks throughout your day. A handful of almonds, snap peas, and apple, etc. Don't starve yourself, and give yourself other options before you get bored!
  • 85Cardinals
    85Cardinals Posts: 733 Member
    It's not a man or a canal, that's for sure.
  • bellarose1207
    bellarose1207 Posts: 26 Member
    cecsav1 wrote: »
    Are you eating your exercise calories back? That's A LOT of exercise. (Though, to be honest, I don't know what half of the exercises are... figure eight, windmill, halo, orbit...) Other than that, the nutrition looks pretty good, maybe a little low on protein.

    I do not eat back my calories, I had been eating more protein before but trying to find the right mix for me. Those are all Kettle bell workouts.
  • bellarose1207
    bellarose1207 Posts: 26 Member
    CCFfitnessjourney wrote: »
    I would try to add some variation in there, like back up meals, just in case you aren't feeling it one day. You don't want to get bored and binge eat, wasting the past week of work you've put in!

    My advice: get the Fitter Fitness Calculator app for your phone, go to "BMR calculator", insert your information, select calculate, and then select your HONEST activity level. That's the amount of calories you will need to MAINTAIN your current weight. Now, if you want to lose 1lb a week, subtract 500 from that number. If you want to lost 2lbs a week, subtract 1000. But don't do more than that. You want to stay above 1000 calories, and ideally between 1,200-1,500 calories.
    After you've done that, go into your My Fitness Pal and edit your goals with that caloric number you just calculated. Also, change your percentage of carbs to 40%, protein to 30%, and fat to 25%. Then play with your daily menu to figure out how much of what you should be eating to meet your goal and your needs.

    Try eating grapefruit instead of watermelon, and chicken instead of deviled eggs. Also give yourself 2 snacks throughout your day. A handful of almonds, snap peas, and apple, etc. Don't starve yourself, and give yourself other options before you get bored!

    Thanks I will try that app. I do change it up a little just not a lot...My snack is usually 90%Dark chocolate which I forgot to add to the OP. I love my chocolate. The Weekends my food is different but still within calories that OP is just what is easy for work.
  • bellarose1207
    bellarose1207 Posts: 26 Member
    85Cardinals wrote: »
    It's not a man or a canal, that's for sure.

    Huh?
  • akf2000
    akf2000 Posts: 278 Member
    cecsav1 wrote: »
    Are you eating your exercise calories back? That's A LOT of exercise. (Though, to be honest, I don't know what half of the exercises are... figure eight, windmill, halo, orbit...)

    they sound like Rollercoasters, I can't find any scientific data on calorie burn using rollercoasters but it's definitely non-zero as your HR goes up.
  • jahillegas_51
    jahillegas_51 Posts: 143 Member
    CCFfitnessjourney wrote: »
    I would try to add some variation in there, like back up meals, just in case you aren't feeling it one day. You don't want to get bored and binge eat, wasting the past week of work you've put in!

    My advice: get the Fitter Fitness Calculator app for your phone, go to "BMR calculator", insert your information, select calculate, and then select your HONEST activity level. That's the amount of calories you will need to MAINTAIN your current weight. Now, if you want to lose 1lb a week, subtract 500 from that number. If you want to lost 2lbs a week, subtract 1000. But don't do more than that. You want to stay above 1000 calories, and ideally between 1,200-1,500 calories.
    After you've done that, go into your My Fitness Pal and edit your goals with that caloric number you just calculated. Also, change your percentage of carbs to 40%, protein to 30%, and fat to 25%. Then play with your daily menu to figure out how much of what you should be eating to meet your goal and your needs.

    Try eating grapefruit instead of watermelon, and chicken instead of deviled eggs. Also give yourself 2 snacks throughout your day. A handful of almonds, snap peas, and apple, etc. Don't starve yourself, and give yourself other options before you get bored!

    Yes totally agreee!! This is anecdotal, but there has to be some degree of correlation with meal prep or restrictive meal plans and binge eating.

    I highly encourage you to explore IIFYM. You are already off to a good start if you have your macros!!
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    bellarose1207 wrote: »
    85Cardinals wrote: »
    It's not a man or a canal, that's for sure.

    Huh?

    Your title is, "Does this sound like a plan?"

    He answered that specific question in a humorous manner.

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