HELP

rhazelt
rhazelt Posts: 4 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys,

Im new here and im trying to count my calories and kind of have a diet plan which im not sure is very accurate.
Anyone willing to have a look at it and help?

xx

H

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Sure. Open your diary so that we can see.
  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    If you don't open your diary so we can see what you're eating, we can't help @rhazelt
  • rhazelt
    rhazelt Posts: 4 Member
    edited July 2016
    @fr33sia12 done
  • rhazelt
    rhazelt Posts: 4 Member
    @RodaRose
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    It looks as if you're using a scale for some food items and measuring cups for others. It's more accurate to use a scale for all solid foods. Also, I seem some "homemade" entries that were from the database. These can be very unreliable (you don't know who created the entry, how accurate they were, if your recipe is like theirs, etc). You might want to consider using the recipe builder on this website to get the calories for homemade items.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    @rhazelt You have a good start. :)

    The minimum calories for women is 1200. Eat 1200. Eat more protein and fat. (It is o.k. to go under on carbs but pay attention to fat and protein.)
    The problem with using the "Homemade - Two Medium Egg, Mushroom, Bacon, Green Pepper, and Onion Omlette, 1 Omlette" entry from the data base is that the person who put that together included only the calories, so we do not have the number of the grams of protein and fat.

    I also recommend using the recipe builder.
  • rhazelt
    rhazelt Posts: 4 Member
    thanks alot guys. trying to build my own recipes now. However. if for instance im making soup in bulk just for the week, how do i count the calories in that? @janejellyroll @RodaRose ose
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    You are making progress. :star: I only tried the Recipe builder for one meal so I am not an expert.
    Maybe start a new thread with Recipe Builder in the title.
  • WithWhatsLeft
    WithWhatsLeft Posts: 196 Member
    rhazelt wrote: »
    thanks alot guys. trying to build my own recipes now. However. if for instance im making soup in bulk just for the week, how do i count the calories in that? @janejellyroll @RodaRose ose

    Measure the ingredients as accurately as you can, measure the results (contents of your pot of soup), decide what constitutes a serving (what does it weight?) and carefully enter all this in the recipe builder.

    Sounds like a pain but you get fast at it and once its done, it's done. The recipe builder is not hard to use as long as you are careful about the ingredients you enter.
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    rhazelt wrote: »
    thanks alot guys. trying to build my own recipes now. However. if for instance im making soup in bulk just for the week, how do i count the calories in that? @janejellyroll @RodaRose ose

    Weigh each of your ingredients and add them to the recipe builder. After it's cooked you can either portion it into equal portions to set the serving size, or you can weigh the final dish, subtract the weight of the pot, and set that as the number of servings. That way when you ladle out 250g, you can count 250 servings.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Thank you. That helps. :)
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