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wishingsize8back wrote: »oh my gosh you are all so amazing and im so lazy and food uneducated with my pot of instant porridge:-( i will deffo try the microwave eggs i love eggs so much and they do fill me up. im on 900 calories a day and its a struggle with hunger
Up your calories.2 -
1 cup of coffee then 36 oz water and 2 hard boiled eggs. Trust me...it works.1
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »wishingsize8back wrote: »oh my gosh you are all so amazing and im so lazy and food uneducated with my pot of instant porridge:-( i will deffo try the microwave eggs i love eggs so much and they do fill me up. im on 900 calories a day and its a struggle with hunger
Why are you eating so little in calories? 1200 is the minimum.
because im desperate to lose weight :-(
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wishingsize8back wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »wishingsize8back wrote: »oh my gosh you are all so amazing and im so lazy and food uneducated with my pot of instant porridge:-( i will deffo try the microwave eggs i love eggs so much and they do fill me up. im on 900 calories a day and its a struggle with hunger
Why are you eating so little in calories? 1200 is the minimum.
because im desperate to lose weight :-(
It's not a race. And doing that low in calories is going to hurt you in the long run. You will lose lean muscle mass and hair and other such bad things.4 -
wishingsize8back wrote: »oh my gosh you are all so amazing and im so lazy and food uneducated with my pot of instant porridge:-( i will deffo try the microwave eggs i love eggs so much and they do fill me up. im on 900 calories a day and its a struggle with hunger
How did you come up with 900? Did you fill in the MFP profile with your Weight, Height, Goal, and Activity Level? The system calculates your calorie target, and never gives a figure lower than 1200 calories per day. You'll definitely be hungry, and your body will be missing important nutrition.
no i just thought this would be a good way to quick weight loss. i am 5 ft 4 (and a half) and now 10 stone 7 i was 11 stone 2 weeks ago when i started this0 -
I second the overnight oats but I make mine with "old fashioned" Quaker Oats, vanilla almond milk (reduced sugar if its avail and 1:1 or a smidge more milk if you like yours less thick), cinnamon and honey and if I have them handy some nuts or whatever fruit I have. I heat it up in the morning (some eat it cold).1
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wishingsize8back wrote: »wishingsize8back wrote: »oh my gosh you are all so amazing and im so lazy and food uneducated with my pot of instant porridge:-( i will deffo try the microwave eggs i love eggs so much and they do fill me up. im on 900 calories a day and its a struggle with hunger
How did you come up with 900? Did you fill in the MFP profile with your Weight, Height, Goal, and Activity Level? The system calculates your calorie target, and never gives a figure lower than 1200 calories per day. You'll definitely be hungry, and your body will be missing important nutrition.
no i just thought this would be a good way to quick weight loss. i am 5 ft 4 (and a half) and now 10 stone 7 i was 11 stone 2 weeks ago when i started this
Quick weight loss is usually not good weight loss.3 -
i have never posted on this before and am amazed at all the responses advice and help thanks all
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wishingsize8back wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »wishingsize8back wrote: »oh my gosh you are all so amazing and im so lazy and food uneducated with my pot of instant porridge:-( i will deffo try the microwave eggs i love eggs so much and they do fill me up. im on 900 calories a day and its a struggle with hunger
Why are you eating so little in calories? 1200 is the minimum.
because im desperate to lose weight :-(
900 calories per day is not sustainable. Nor is it even remotely healthy.
Weight management is a marathon, not a sprint.3 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »wishingsize8back wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »wishingsize8back wrote: »oh my gosh you are all so amazing and im so lazy and food uneducated with my pot of instant porridge:-( i will deffo try the microwave eggs i love eggs so much and they do fill me up. im on 900 calories a day and its a struggle with hunger
Why are you eating so little in calories? 1200 is the minimum.
because im desperate to lose weight :-(
900 calories per day is not sustainable. Nor is it even remotely healthy.
Weight management is a marathon, not a sprint.
i realise that now. i just get so disheartened at how slow it comes off after the first half stone :-( thanks0 -
I boil a dozen eggs once a week so I always have them available"instantly" in the fridge.1
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wishingsize8back wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »wishingsize8back wrote: »oh my gosh you are all so amazing and im so lazy and food uneducated with my pot of instant porridge:-( i will deffo try the microwave eggs i love eggs so much and they do fill me up. im on 900 calories a day and its a struggle with hunger
Why are you eating so little in calories? 1200 is the minimum.
because im desperate to lose weight :-(
This is the mistake. You don't want to lose weight...you want to lose fat! Having too large of a deficit will cause you to lose a higher percentage of muscle than you would like instead of fat...loss of muscle means you will be able to eat even LESS without gaining weight in the future.0 -
We've all been desperate to lose weight. There may be an event, wedding, reunion that we want to rock it out. Probably many many of us have lost it, gained it back, lost it, gained it back and lost it again, only to find it and put it back on plus more. Slow and steady wins this race! Sure, you can lose it fast - but, that is not a sustainable way of life and you have not trained your brain and body to eat well-balanced, well-portioned meals forever. Not just for this week or for this month or even just this year - for life. Even being in maintenance takes planning and making sure we are within our calorie goals. And hate to tell this, as you age, it gets much harder to maintain! Research, study, and train yourself now for success in the future.
As far as breakfast goes - that was a difficult one for me as well. Had never eaten breakfast - yuck! 4 years down the road of this journey - I look forward to breakfast. But, during the week, it better be grab-n-go. I spend a few hours each weekend prepping breakfast of vegetables/egg bake - easy to heat or I just eat it cold. Yogurts for on the go. Hard boiled eggs and a banana with peanut butter. So many options once you start looking for them.1 -
Breakfast for me is things like Greek yogurt, granola bars, cereal with milk, a sandwich, dinner leftovers, fruit, or cottage cheese.
You do not need to eat low carb or low sugar to lose weight. If you want to eat less carbs and sugar then you should look at foods with more protein.
You could prep food in advance and reheat them quickly if you want warm food.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/222586/scrambled-egg-muffins/
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/course/breakfast-recipes/breakfast-burrito-recipes#14
You should not be eating below 1200 calories. If you are active you can probably eat quite a bit more.
You are close to a healthy weight for your height so a good sustainable rate of loss would be .5 -1 lb a week.
Eat the calories MFP tells you to eat. Log everything as accurately as you can. A food scale is a very helpful tool.
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wishingsize8back wrote: »
We eat them cold...still delicious imho1 -
wishingsize8back wrote: »wishingsize8back wrote: »oh my gosh you are all so amazing and im so lazy and food uneducated with my pot of instant porridge:-( i will deffo try the microwave eggs i love eggs so much and they do fill me up. im on 900 calories a day and its a struggle with hunger
How did you come up with 900? Did you fill in the MFP profile with your Weight, Height, Goal, and Activity Level? The system calculates your calorie target, and never gives a figure lower than 1200 calories per day. You'll definitely be hungry, and your body will be missing important nutrition.
no i just thought this would be a good way to quick weight loss. i am 5 ft 4 (and a half) and now 10 stone 7 i was 11 stone 2 weeks ago when i started this
Okay my wife is British so I know that's equivalent to 154 lbs down to 147 lbs for the rest of us
That's 7 lbs in two weeks, which is a bit faster than the normal recommended rate. 1 lb per week is enough.
According to your height of 5' 4" your ideal healthy weight is 130 pounds. Your recommended weight range is between 116 and 145 pounds. So you could take it a bit slower from here on, and allow yourself a bit more nutrition. Are you also exercising? Calories burned, allow you a bit more calories to eat, so long as there's still a deficit at the end of the day.1 -
Almost every morning I nuke 1/4 cup quick oats with 1/2 cup water for 1 minute 15 seconds. Add 1 T PB and a snack size box of raisins. 260 calories. Keeps me full. If I'm lifting that day or I know my dinner is extra light I will have a glass of skim milk or a hard boiled egg with it. Some days I'll have 2 hard boiled eggs and a plum or apple instead. Quick and easy! I boil eggs by the dozen, so I always have them on hand.1
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Okay my wife is British so I know that's equivalent to 154 lbs down to 147 lbs for the rest of us That's 7 lbs in two weeks, which is a bit faster than the normal recommended rate. 1 lb per week is enough.
I am also 5'4"(and a half!) and I started this journey at 149lbs...down to 141 as of this morning and yes, while it is coming off slowly it IS coming off! But more important is that I am eating healthier and not overindulging.
Please listen to the great advice here and change your daily calories to 1200. Be diligent in logging your food, you should invest in a food scale, not expensive at all, and weigh/measure your food. Be sure to get your water in also and move when you can.
As far as breakfast, my choices are cereal and fat free milk with berries or other fruit; hard boiled egg and a string cheese, scrambled egg (one whole egg and one egg white) with turkey bacon. Oatmeal with berries and walnuts or almonds tossed in. Also remember, breakfast doesn't necessarily mean you have to eat breakfast foods. You could have grilled chicken with some cheese or fruit or veggies, or roll up deli turkey with a slice of lite cheese.
You can do it!! Lots of support here to help
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wishingsize8back wrote: »wishingsize8back wrote: »oh my gosh you are all so amazing and im so lazy and food uneducated with my pot of instant porridge:-( i will deffo try the microwave eggs i love eggs so much and they do fill me up. im on 900 calories a day and its a struggle with hunger
How did you come up with 900? Did you fill in the MFP profile with your Weight, Height, Goal, and Activity Level? The system calculates your calorie target, and never gives a figure lower than 1200 calories per day. You'll definitely be hungry, and your body will be missing important nutrition.
no i just thought this would be a good way to quick weight loss. i am 5 ft 4 (and a half) and now 10 stone 7 i was 11 stone 2 weeks ago when i started thisOkay my wife is British so I know that's equivalent to 154 lbs down to 147 lbs for the rest of us That's 7 lbs in two weeks, which is a bit faster than the normal recommended rate. 1 lb per week is enough.
According to your height of 5' 4" your ideal healthy weight is 130 pounds. Your recommended weight range is between 116 and 145 pounds. So you could take it a bit slower from here on, and allow yourself a bit more nutrition. Are you also exercising? Calories burned, allow you a bit more calories to eat, so long as there's still a deficit at the end of the day.
@wishingsize8back - what's your goal weight?
You are entirely likely losing weight too quickly, which often leads to burnout or binges.2
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