Weight loss questions
wxqas7
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Hi guys,
I'm a 21 year old male, weighing 16st 10lbs.
I started dieting around 6 weeks ago, and my weight was 17st 8lbs.
I think I'm doing alright so far (2lbs p/week) but I just have a few questions.
This is my current day:
10am: Weetabix Chocolate 2 (only type of Weetabix I can handle) / Aldi Nutty Muesli with Low Fat Greek yogurt
2pm: Low fat Greek yogurt and fruit smoothie
4pm/5pm: Green tea
6pm: Canned tuna with lettuce (Warburtons thins) / Birds Eye Chargrilled Fish / Linda McCartney or Quorn meal / Chicken breast piece
8pm: Fruit
As for exercise:
Minimum of 45 minutes of walking a day (moderate pace)
Minimum of 35 minutes on treadmill (intense walking pace on medium incline, can't run because of a health issue)
What do you guys think? Anything I should change/add?
Also, I love eating canned tuna. I buy the John West tuna chunks in no drain brine. However it's getting pretty boring now, as I'm either eating it plain or with brown Warburton thins. Any other way of eating canned tuna?
I'm not good at cooking at all, as you can probably see with my meal plan. I also am a bit lazy and like my food to be ready in 30 minutes or less!
Thank you for the help guys.
I'm a 21 year old male, weighing 16st 10lbs.
I started dieting around 6 weeks ago, and my weight was 17st 8lbs.
I think I'm doing alright so far (2lbs p/week) but I just have a few questions.
This is my current day:
10am: Weetabix Chocolate 2 (only type of Weetabix I can handle) / Aldi Nutty Muesli with Low Fat Greek yogurt
2pm: Low fat Greek yogurt and fruit smoothie
4pm/5pm: Green tea
6pm: Canned tuna with lettuce (Warburtons thins) / Birds Eye Chargrilled Fish / Linda McCartney or Quorn meal / Chicken breast piece
8pm: Fruit
As for exercise:
Minimum of 45 minutes of walking a day (moderate pace)
Minimum of 35 minutes on treadmill (intense walking pace on medium incline, can't run because of a health issue)
What do you guys think? Anything I should change/add?
Also, I love eating canned tuna. I buy the John West tuna chunks in no drain brine. However it's getting pretty boring now, as I'm either eating it plain or with brown Warburton thins. Any other way of eating canned tuna?
I'm not good at cooking at all, as you can probably see with my meal plan. I also am a bit lazy and like my food to be ready in 30 minutes or less!
Thank you for the help guys.
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That doesn't look like much food for a 21yo male. How many cals?0
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That doesn't look like much food for a 21yo male. How many cals?
Breakfast: 200kcals
Smoothie: 250kcals
Dinner: 350kcals
Snacks: 150-200kcals
It's probably just over 1000 but I feel completely full at the end of the day, and have been for the past 6 weeks. I also have a cheat day on a Saturday (donner kebab 1000 calories!)
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Eat more. If you aren't hitting 1500 calories, please do so. Ideally you should be eating the goal MFP gave you plus a portion of your exercise calories.0
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That doesn't look like much food for a 21yo male. How many cals?
Breakfast: 200kcals
Smoothie: 250kcals
Dinner: 350kcals
Snacks: 150-200kcals
It's probably just over 1000 but I feel completely full at the end of the day, and have been for the past 6 weeks. I also have a cheat day on a Saturday (donner kebab 1000 calories!)
You're wanting to lose muscle are you?3 -
Yeah it doesn't sound like much food at all. Maybe add more protein so you don't get hungry. Tinned salmon is nice too. How many calories are you eating?0
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TavistockToad wrote: »That doesn't look like much food for a 21yo male. How many cals?
Breakfast: 200kcals
Smoothie: 250kcals
Dinner: 350kcals
Snacks: 150-200kcals
It's probably just over 1000 but I feel completely full at the end of the day, and have been for the past 6 weeks. I also have a cheat day on a Saturday (donner kebab 1000 calories!)
You're wanting to lose muscle are you?
What am I doing wrong?0 -
No, no, no, not enough food for you. You need more calories and more protein. Make your body a calorie burning machine instead of training it to exist with too little sustenance. It will backfire.0
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Eat more. If you aren't hitting 1500 calories, please do so. Ideally you should be eating the goal MFP gave you plus a portion of your exercise calories.
I have a small appetite (I'm obese, yes, but that's because I was bed ridden for the past 4 years and was eating a lot of junk food in bed).0 -
You need a few more calories to prevent unintended effects like hair loss and wasted muscles.
Add a biscuit to your yogurt and a slice of hard cheese with your evening fruit. Do you like eggs?
For exercise I suggest walking on alternate days to give your muscles time to recover and get stronger, and on "off" days do some weight bearing exercises.1 -
No, no, no, not enough food for you. You need more calories and more protein. Make your body a calorie burning machine instead of training it to exist with too little sustenance. It will backfire.
I'm having at least a can of tuna or a piece of chicken breast a day, with a greek yogurt smoothie? That's like 30g protein.0 -
You need a few more calories to prevent unintended effects like hair loss and wasted muscles.
Add a biscuit to your yogurt and a slice of hard cheese with your evening fruit. Do you like eggs?
For exercise I suggest walking on alternate days to give your muscles time to recover and get stronger, and on "off" days do some weight bearing exercises.
I do have eggs on alternate days. Been told they're bad for cholesterol (family history in this area).
As for weight exercises, recently bought and been using a weight resistance band.0 -
Yeah it doesn't sound like much food at all. Maybe add more protein so you don't get hungry. Tinned salmon is nice too. How many calories are you eating?
I have Young's Salmon pieces at least once a week too. The thing is, at the end of the day, I'm full. Anything extra and I'm stuffing myself aren't I? And I think it works out at just over 1000kcals.0 -
Can I say: if I have breakfast, I skip lunch. And if I have lunch, I skip breakfast.0
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You need a few more calories to prevent unintended effects like hair loss and wasted muscles.
Add a biscuit to your yogurt and a slice of hard cheese with your evening fruit. Do you like eggs?
For exercise I suggest walking on alternate days to give your muscles time to recover and get stronger, and on "off" days do some weight bearing exercises.
I do have eggs on alternate days. Been told they're bad for cholesterol (family history in this area).
As for weight exercises, recently bought and been using a weight resistance band.
Eggs are not bad for cholesterol, that has been disproven a while ago. Enjoy your eggs!0 -
I'm in awe that you are capable of typing - if you are indeed eating what you are saying. Yes, it's that bad, I'll just let Woody Allen say it for me - the food is really terrible, and such small portions.0
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on 1000 calories you'll have little to no energy, your stress levels will be sky high and ultimately after losing the weight I believe you'll gain all back if you put your body through that stress (happened to me). I'd advise you eat 1600 to 1800 calories per day with exercise. Eat some more protein also. I'm losing the weight I've gained back now so you're more than welcome to add me (as is everyone else) and I can give you advise on my experiences and i'll support you on your journey.2
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That's a tiny amount of calories for your age and size.
I'm old enough to be your granddad, almost five stone lighter and lose weight on more than double the amount of calories you are eating!
Have a read of this....
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819055/setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets/p1
And would strongly suggest adding some strength / weight training to your exercise. If you have already lost muscle mass through being bed-ridden the last thing to do is lose what precious muscle mass you have though an inappropriately large deficit.
It's not a race, start to build good habits for life so change your mind-set from just focussing on rapid weight loss.1 -
kommodevaran wrote: »I'm in awe that you are capable of typing - if you are indeed eating what you are saying. Yes, it's that bad, I'll just let Woody Allen say it for me - the food is really terrible, and such small portions.
Which food is specifically wrong for me?0 -
Watch out for mercury poisoning. Tuna is a once a week fish.
30 g of protein a day isn't enough. You should probably be having 187 g a day at least. (0.8*body weight in lbs). That 750 calories in protein alone. Then you need fat and carbs too.
How would you feel about trying this:
180ish grams of protein a day (720 calories)
60 g of fat (540 calories)
135 g of carbs (540 calories) - remember at least 25 g of fibre
Gives you 1800 calories. That's a split of 40% protein, 30% fat, 30% carbs.
There are other splits you could try though (such as 30% protein, 30% fat, 40% carbs - it's one I see recommended often).0 -
JamesMonozyme wrote: »on 1000 calories you'll have little to no energy, your stress levels will be sky high and ultimately after losing the weight I believe you'll gain all back if you put your body through that stress (happened to me). I'd advise you eat 1600 to 1800 calories per day with exercise. Eat some more protein also. I'm losing the weight I've gained back now so you're more than welcome to add me (as is everyone else) and I can give you advise on my experiences and i'll support you on your journey.
Thanks will add you now. Which protein would you suggest?0
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