Is this too much for a person trying to loose???
CassieR6
Posts: 280 Member
I don't know why but this seems like so much food for a day! Especially when I am trying to loose
Meal 1
4 egg whites
1/4 cup mushroom
1/2 cup oatmeal with 6 almonds
1/2 orange
Meal 2
4 oz white fish of choice
1/2 cup green beans
4 oz sweet potato
Snack
1/2 cup cottage cheese with 6 berries of choice
Meal 3
3 oz chicken breast
1 piece ezekiel bread
2 cups mixed green salad
1/4 avocado
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Meal 4
3 ounces lean beef
1/4 cup brown rice
1/2 cup broccoli
Meal 5
4 oz white fish of choice
8 asparagus spears
Before Bed
1 scoop whey protein in water
What do you think?
Meal 1
4 egg whites
1/4 cup mushroom
1/2 cup oatmeal with 6 almonds
1/2 orange
Meal 2
4 oz white fish of choice
1/2 cup green beans
4 oz sweet potato
Snack
1/2 cup cottage cheese with 6 berries of choice
Meal 3
3 oz chicken breast
1 piece ezekiel bread
2 cups mixed green salad
1/4 avocado
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Meal 4
3 ounces lean beef
1/4 cup brown rice
1/2 cup broccoli
Meal 5
4 oz white fish of choice
8 asparagus spears
Before Bed
1 scoop whey protein in water
What do you think?
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How many calories is this? What is your calorie goal? Do you like this food?8
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What are your statistics (height, current weight, goal weight, activity level)? How many calories did this come up to when you entered it in your diary? Can't make an assessment without more information.1
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Zero info.
Okay so what's your:
Height
Weight
Sex
Body fat percentage
Activity level
What's your goal weight?
How long have you been at the current weight?
Asking the question the way you'd did is like saying "What kind of gas should I use? Regular or Diesel?"4 -
Have you put it in mfp? Does it meet the calorie goal you got to lose weight?
(doesn't look like much fat imo, and you need to weigh your food, not count it or measure it in cups)2 -
6 berries of choice. Really? Where did you come up with this food list?9
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Since nothing is weighed out in grams, too hard to tell if it is too much food. Also like everyone else said, not knowing any info is flying blind and your stuff is all private so we couldn't look for ourselves.4
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I have a friend who is a marine who helps people loose weight. He looked this up for me. Sorry for the missing information.
I am 32, Female (obviously)
5'3
196lbs
Body Fat I don't know
Low activity level currently
I would like to be at 140lbs or less
Been at this weight for about a year
Let me know what else you may need, there was no calorie range or anything given to me yet.
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Do you do any exercise?0
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I have a friend who is a marine who helps people loose weight. He looked this up for me. Sorry for the missing information.
I am 32, Female (obviously)
5'3
196lbs
Body Fat I don't know
Low activity level currently
I would like to be at 140lbs or less
Been at this weight for about a year
Let me know what else you may need, there was no calorie range or anything given to me yet.
I'm confused. Your food diary says your daily calorie goal is 1380. That's the number you should be trying to hit everyday.2 -
I have a friend who is a marine who helps people loose weight. He looked this up for me. Sorry for the missing information.
I am 32, Female (obviously)
5'3
196lbs
Body Fat I don't know
Low activity level currently
I would like to be at 140lbs or less
Been at this weight for about a year
Let me know what else you may need, there was no calorie range or anything given to me yet.
Did you plug this information into MFP when you signed up? Other calorie calculators give about 1400 calories per day for your height/weight/age/gender assuming you do no exercise.1 -
CafeRacer808 wrote: »I have a friend who is a marine who helps people loose weight. He looked this up for me. Sorry for the missing information.
I am 32, Female (obviously)
5'3
196lbs
Body Fat I don't know
Low activity level currently
I would like to be at 140lbs or less
Been at this weight for about a year
Let me know what else you may need, there was no calorie range or anything given to me yet.
I'm confused. Your food diary says your daily calorie goal is 1380. That's the number you should be trying to hit everyday.
She's going by the food plan a friend gave her and appears not to be going by her calorie goal.0 -
If I was you (and I speak as myself), I would start with higher calories and figure out where I need to be to still lose and eat as much as I want... I like to eat A LOT so I always look for the biggest bang. I bet you could do 1700 cals pretty easy and still lose...
The caveat to that is tracking everything precise: using food scale, usda database etc...0 -
Yes, I am aware what MFP has given me as a goal. I spoke to him and he showed me a woman he got from almost 300lbs down to 146lbs. So I said give me a plan. And this is what he found me. So I was just curious, it seemed like a lot of food. I am not trying to make this hard. I am sorry.0
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The only way to know is to track it. If it is over your goal it is too much. If it is under your goal it is not enough. It it meets your goal it is just right.1
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leanjogreen18 wrote: »She's going by the food plan a friend gave her and appears not to be going by her calorie goal.
Well that seems...silly.
OP, if you'd like to lose weight successfully, you need to figure out if the food plan you were given will fit into the daily calorie goal MFP gave you.6 -
Yes, I am aware what MFP has given me as a goal. I spoke to him and he showed me a woman he got from almost 300lbs down to 146lbs. So I said give me a plan. And this is what he found me. So I was just curious, it seemed like a lot of food. I am not trying to make this hard. I am sorry.
No apologies necessary...I was just confused. Did the person who gave you the meal plan base it on your stats and your goal to lose a given number of pounds per week? Or did he/she just provide you with food suggestions?2 -
CafeRacer808 wrote: »leanjogreen18 wrote: »She's going by the food plan a friend gave her and appears not to be going by her calorie goal.
Well that seems...silly.
OP, if you'd like to lose weight successfully, you need to figure out if the food plan you were given will fit into the daily calorie goal MFP gave you.
And what the actual weights of the items are .. measurements don't mean anything as they can change with each scoop, but weight is constant. You can see by my diary, I eat a lot of food
I lose that way and it is my sweet spot at the moment.
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Yes, I am aware what MFP has given me as a goal. I spoke to him and he showed me a woman he got from almost 300lbs down to 146lbs. So I said give me a plan. And this is what he found me. So I was just curious, it seemed like a lot of food. I am not trying to make this hard. I am sorry.
Go through your list of foods and look up the calories for each item.Then you can judge whether or not they fit in your calorie goal.1 -
Yes, I am aware what MFP has given me as a goal. I spoke to him and he showed me a woman he got from almost 300lbs down to 146lbs. So I said give me a plan. And this is what he found me. So I was just curious, it seemed like a lot of food. I am not trying to make this hard. I am sorry.
One way to find out is to log this food for one day to see how many calories there is.
Just because someone else has had success eating this way, it doesn't mean you will. The other woman may not have had the same stats as you, and if she started at 300lbs, then her calorie goal would have been higher than yours.5 -
Yes, I am aware what MFP has given me as a goal. I spoke to him and he showed me a woman he got from almost 300lbs down to 146lbs. So I said give me a plan. And this is what he found me. So I was just curious, it seemed like a lot of food. I am not trying to make this hard. I am sorry.
It's a lot of volume, but it's probably not that many calories. When you're talking about weight management, you can't simply go by volume of food...I eat a much higher volume of food now than when I was fat due in large part to the fact that I eat primarily whole foods whereas before, I ate less actual food...but much of it was calorie bombs.1 -
My only advice is to have an exit plan from your weight loss plan. Most agree including experts, that you should eat how you lost your weight. Thats why calorie counting works for me. I know how many calories I can eat to lose and I know how many I can eat to maintain my weight loss which is the end goal right?
Learn from where I failed in the past...start thinking of maintenance from the very start. Pick an eating plan that is sustainable.
Best!3 -
I agree. Thank you. I usually do portion control and watch my calories but so far I am so horrible at this. I am failing even though I have done this before so you would think I would know what I am doing.0
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There's nothing wrong with six meals a day, I personally prefer it. However, you don't have to do it that way. As far as the quantity you simply need to enter it into MFP's diary and see if it fits your calorie goals. As far as too much food (volume wise) it's only too much if it doesn't fit into your daily goals.1
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Do you like eating 5 meals/day?
Do you like these foods?
Would you eat this exact same thing every day or vary it?
Weight loss comes down to a calorie deficit, not to the specific foods you are eating. Choosing a reasonable calorie target, appropriate for the amount of weight you have to lose is the first step. MFP will do that for you.
Once you have that, then figure out what foods you want to eat within that calorie target. Focus on foods that provide nutrition (macro and micronutrients), satiety (fill you up) and enjoyment (keeps you motivated).
Do the foods that your friend suggested fit those criteria? If yes, plug them in and see how they fill up your day calorie wise. If not, find some that do...
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You're not failing if you don't give up!
You'll have to tweak things as you go. When I started I thought I had to eat breakfast after learning I don't have to I started eating a brunch and dinner. I played with my macros and found a protein/carb/fat with each meal helps keep me satisfied.
Just keep plugging away and tweak things here and there to see what works for you. As long as your logging accuraterly and staying within your calorie goal, you will lose just not as fast or in a straight line down:).
Start by eating your normal foods within your calorie goal. Then tweak from there.2 -
Do you like cooking that often? Five hot meals a day is a lot of time spent in the kitchen. Is that sustainable long term?3
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