1,000 a day?

annierevolution
annierevolution Posts: 5 Member
edited December 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone! So I'm trying to switch it up a bit and have a week planned out- using my fitness pal, a gallon of water a day, 3 snacks, and 3 meals, my meal plan is coming out to just over 1000-just under 1200 (so exercise accounted for yet). It's a lot of food- what am I doing wrong? Tips?

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Not enough higher cal foods? Possibly not enough fat? What are the macros?

    Open your diary to show the plan and we can contribute more.
  • kprimaverab
    kprimaverab Posts: 32 Member
    Can you give a sample of your daily intake & what kind of exercise you do on a daily basis?
  • annierevolution
    annierevolution Posts: 5 Member
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  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    edited August 2016
    I think they want to see the actual diary entries. Sometimes logging or database errors make it look like less food than it really is. That tends to be the case when you look at it and say "how can it only be this many calories since it's a lot of food". So we can help you troubleshoot. I also suspect this is the case since here is the math:

    Protein 91 g = 346 cal; fat 23 g = 207 cal; carb 145 g = 580 cal = 1151 calories. Yet your images above say 1140. So something is off.

    Try going into setting and then to diary settings. Change the setting to public. Hit save.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I don't know your stats, but your fat % looks low to me. Are you keeping it low for any particular reason? If not, that would be an easy way to boost your calories.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited August 2016
    Calorie dense foods or or even drinking some of your calories if you have to will help you NET your calorie goal. Fat% for the day is lowish (maybe some calorie dense peanut butter or ice cream)..

    edited to add: I see you are snacker during the day, add one more calorie dense snack or maybe work on increasing your breakfast calories.



  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    If you think 1200 calories is a lot of food, you probably need to look at how you are logging. Opening your diary so people can see that would be a helpful idea.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Yeah, that's a low fat percentage. To increase calories, that's the first place to start. (And yeah, I did mean show the entries so we can suggest how to switch it up to add more calories.)
  • annierevolution
    annierevolution Posts: 5 Member
    Okay done, I made it public
  • CasperNaegle
    CasperNaegle Posts: 936 Member
    Are you actually weighing your food to count calories? You need to use a food scale to really know how much you are getting.
  • annierevolution
    annierevolution Posts: 5 Member
    Additionally, remember that those two days in my diary are theoretical- I'm trying to work something out so I can stay consistent.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    annierevolution wrote: »
    Okay done, I made it public

    Have you only logged for one day?

    I have questions. Did you weigh out your sunflower seed butter? Your banana? Your sweet potato? If you are guessing on their weights, you could be eating more calories than you think. (Sweet potatoes always get me. Those buggers weigh more than you think.) Watch this video, then go buy and religiously use a food scale!

    https://youtu.be/XpHykP6e_Uk
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    It's a plan for the next two weeks.

    From looking it over, I do think you could add in some good sources of fat as snacks -- maybe some nuts if you like them, or some additional nut butter. (I didn't look through the whole thing.)

    Another thing I noticed is that the meals are really small and low cal. When you have vegetables like green beans, how are you preparing them? Typically they will be cooked with a little oil, and that will add some calories (and is a good idea -- oil helps us absorb some vitamins). The meats seemed to be a lot of turkey -- you can have some more variety, I'd be worried about getting bored. Also, no starches (grains, potatoes, sweet potatoes) at the meals which I assume was intentional, but I'd add some in as you are low on calories or replace them with more vegetables (more starchy veg like winter squash or carrots or turnips sometimes play a similar role) or fruit.

    You know you are low, so play around with what you'd enjoy adding.

    When I first started I was cutting too low (similar reasons -- cutting out starches and fat) and when I logged and saw this it let me add some foods back in, such as a bit of olive oil or olives or cheese on a salad, cooking with olive oil, so on, and I think that helped me create a sustainable way of eating.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    annierevolution wrote: »
    Hi everyone! So I'm trying to switch it up a bit and have a week planned out- using my fitness pal, a gallon of water a day, 3 snacks, and 3 meals, my meal plan is coming out to just over 1000-just under 1200 (so exercise accounted for yet). It's a lot of food- what am I doing wrong? Tips?

    Did you mean to say 1000 - 1200 calories is or is not a lot of food? How tall are you?

    I'm 5'6" and 1200 is not enough for me.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited August 2016
    You'll have to weigh your food yourself and check the enties you are using with the foods you are eating, but... I just think I should mention that if you intend to stick to the minimum allowed calories (1200), you'll want to make them last. (I have seen just two days, today and tomorrow.) I suggest ditching the Shakeology, the pretzels and the rice cakes. You are also very low on fat. So eat some full fat foods (dairy, meat) instead. Other than that, not much food, but nice variety. I also agree with the cat, add some starch for dinner, you can afford that, and the meals will be so much more enjoyable.
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