Hi.

Abraham2017
Abraham2017 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So im trying to loose weight this is what i do when i wake up. I wake up around 4 PM. I go to work for a couple hours ,eat some snacks in between jobs. Snacks include chips a can of Arizona tea and some steak strips. After that i go home i stretch and do my excersice i do i have a program that i do. After that i eat a big meal and that is it. Plus i drink 1gallon of water a day. Can anyone name all the wrongs im doing here haha. Although i think im doing everything i just mentioned wrong?

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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Are you weighing and measuring how many calories are in the food you are eating?

    That's step 1.
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Are you weighing and measuring how many calories are in the food you are eating?

    That's step 1.

    This. Weigh and log all of your food and make sure it fits into your calories for the day.
  • WatchJoshLift
    WatchJoshLift Posts: 520 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Are you weighing and measuring how many calories are in the food you are eating?

    That's step 1.

    Ditto. If you're not weighing and logging your food, you have no way of knowing how many calories you're consuming.
  • crzycatlady1
    crzycatlady1 Posts: 1,930 Member
    edited January 2017
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    Oh wait you're a guy. I'm assuming by your screen name. I don't know if it's different for dudes? Still no more Arizona tea and chips.

    Why not? Nothing wrong with either of them as long as OP is fitting them into his/her calorie targets.

    Also meal timing/frequency is a preference thing-small, frequent meals are no better or worse than eating 2 large meals.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,777 Member
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    crzycatlady1 wrote: »
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    Oh wait you're a guy. I'm assuming by your screen name. I don't know if it's different for dudes? Still no more Arizona tea and chips.

    Why not? Nothing wrong with either of them as long as OP is fitting them into his/her calorie targets.

    Also meal timing/frequency is a preference thing-small, frequent meals are no better or worse than eating 2 large meals.

    Because it's high in sugar and junk food.

    Neither will kill you.
  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    crzycatlady1 wrote: »
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    Oh wait you're a guy. I'm assuming by your screen name. I don't know if it's different for dudes? Still no more Arizona tea and chips.

    Why not? Nothing wrong with either of them as long as OP is fitting them into his/her calorie targets.

    Also meal timing/frequency is a preference thing-small, frequent meals are no better or worse than eating 2 large meals.

    Because it's high in sugar and junk food.
    But you can still fit it into your day. That's the cool thing about calorie counting and MFP. As long as you correctly and accurately log your food and maintain a calorie deficit, you will lose weight. You can still have pop, tea, and other junk (though many don't drink it, because the calories don't satisfy them. I find diet pop quite filling, but YMMV).
  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    crzycatlady1 wrote: »
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    Oh wait you're a guy. I'm assuming by your screen name. I don't know if it's different for dudes? Still no more Arizona tea and chips.

    Why not? Nothing wrong with either of them as long as OP is fitting them into his/her calorie targets.

    Also meal timing/frequency is a preference thing-small, frequent meals are no better or worse than eating 2 large meals.

    Because it's high in sugar and junk food.

    Neither will kill you.


    It will if you catch that diabetes ;)

    I'm sorry if I sound like a maniac, but SUGAR DOES NOT CAUSE DIABETES!!!!!. I'm sorry, but that is a huge pet peeve of mine (I am a type 1 diabetic).

    Type 2 diabetes is hallmarked by insulin resistance. Insulin resistance can be caused by genetics, medical conditions and medications (like PCOS, or if you're on long-term steroids), and can be aggravated by certain lifestyles (obesity, physical inactivity). Type 1 diabetes is caused by a genetic predisposition ontop of an exposure to some environmental trigger that causes an autoimmune attack on the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas (we don't know what the trigger may be). Neither of them are directly caused by sugar (if you have a family history of type 2 diabetes are are obese due to an excess of daily calories, then you are at a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes).
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,777 Member
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    crzycatlady1 wrote: »
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    Oh wait you're a guy. I'm assuming by your screen name. I don't know if it's different for dudes? Still no more Arizona tea and chips.

    Why not? Nothing wrong with either of them as long as OP is fitting them into his/her calorie targets.

    Also meal timing/frequency is a preference thing-small, frequent meals are no better or worse than eating 2 large meals.

    Because it's high in sugar and junk food.

    Neither will kill you.


    It will if you catch that diabetes ;)

    LOL actually my grandmother was diabetic so I'm in line for it but I am NOT afraid of the sugar and so far all my bloodwork has been normal. Plus there are worse ways to go than with a snickers hanging out of your mouth. :)

    But, yeah, for weight loss, you can eat whatever you want as long as you eat in a deficit. (Barring any medical conditions.)
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Are you weighing and measuring how many calories are in the food you are eating?

    That's step 1.

    This^^

    @Abraham2017 I would start by simply logging what you would normally eat for a week or two and finding areas where you could cut back and gradually get yourself into a calorie deficit.
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    crzycatlady1 wrote: »
    Bridge_marie wrote: »
    Oh wait you're a guy. I'm assuming by your screen name. I don't know if it's different for dudes? Still no more Arizona tea and chips.

    Why not? Nothing wrong with either of them as long as OP is fitting them into his/her calorie targets.

    Also meal timing/frequency is a preference thing-small, frequent meals are no better or worse than eating 2 large meals.

    Because it's high in sugar and junk food.

    There is no reason for him to cut out the foods that he likes just because they are arbitrarily labeled as "junk food". If he enjoys them and can fit them into his day, great. No harm in eating chips or Arizona tea in moderation.
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