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Tank_Top
Tank_Top Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
So I just had a come to Jesus meeting with my Dr... 40 years old, 285lbs and early signs of hypertension. I'm about a week in of trying to change my diet, low sodium/high potassium and a personal goal of about 215lbs. My Dr gave me a goal of 2,000 cal diet but I'm having a tough time getting there without drinking a bomber of double IPA at the end of the day.

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  • debbiebondklein
    debbiebondklein Posts: 158 Member
    What's ipa?
  • Tank_Top
    Tank_Top Posts: 4 Member
    mkdkqbek4 wrote: »
    What's ipa?

    India Pale Ale or really strong beer
  • chapvern
    chapvern Posts: 2 Member
    sounds right. the 7th was my last beer so far. 19 days is a biggie for me in my old age. but with a 2k calorie diet, beer is just too fattening. and lets face it, this gut didn't get here itself. good luck man.
  • gamommy
    gamommy Posts: 131 Member
    Tank_Top Are you saying that you're having difficulty consuming 2,000 calories a day? If so, do you mind opening up your diary so we can see what you've logged? I'm at 1800 calories a day and it's very easy for me to consume this.

    Also I need to go lower sodium, so I would absolutely love to see things you pick too. Sending you a friend request...

  • Tank_Top
    Tank_Top Posts: 4 Member
    Just made my diary public.... let me know what you think (also am I filling it out wrong, lol).
  • gamommy
    gamommy Posts: 131 Member
    Tank_Top wrote: »
    Just made my diary public.... let me know what you think (also am I filling it out wrong, lol).

    So looking back a couple days - it doesn't look like you're doing that bad? Even you subtract the IPA you're right at calorie goal on Thursday & Friday (minus exercise calories on Friday) and Saturday it's possible that you just had a lot of protein (maybe more than you're used to) and that you weren't as hungry.

    Are you adding everything? I notice you're eating chicken breasts, but I don't see any type of seasonings with it. And yesterday the asparagus you logged...I probably wouldn't have logged it like that. I would log the asparagus itself, plus the olive oil plus the salt or seasonings.
  • Tank_Top
    Tank_Top Posts: 4 Member
    gamommy wrote: »
    Tank_Top wrote: »
    Just made my diary public.... let me know what you think (also am I filling it out wrong, lol).

    So looking back a couple days - it doesn't look like you're doing that bad? Even you subtract the IPA you're right at calorie goal on Thursday & Friday (minus exercise calories on Friday) and Saturday it's possible that you just had a lot of protein (maybe more than you're used to) and that you weren't as hungry.

    Are you adding everything? I notice you're eating chicken breasts, but I don't see any type of seasonings with it. And yesterday the asparagus you logged...I probably wouldn't have logged it like that. I would log the asparagus itself, plus the olive oil plus the salt or seasonings.
    gamommy wrote: »
    Tank_Top wrote: »
    Just made my diary public.... let me know what you think (also am I filling it out wrong, lol).

    So looking back a couple days - it doesn't look like you're doing that bad? Even you subtract the IPA you're right at calorie goal on Thursday & Friday (minus exercise calories on Friday) and Saturday it's possible that you just had a lot of protein (maybe more than you're used to) and that you weren't as hungry.

    Are you adding everything? I notice you're eating chicken breasts, but I don't see any type of seasonings with it. And yesterday the asparagus you logged...I probably wouldn't have logged it like that. I would log the asparagus itself, plus the olive oil plus the salt or seasonings.

    The only seasoning I'm adding is dry seasoning, parsley garlic powder onion powder etc. but very small amounts
  • gamommy
    gamommy Posts: 131 Member
    The only seasoning I'm adding is dry seasoning, parsley garlic powder onion powder etc. but very small amounts

    I guess I don't understand what your question is then. Because looking at your logs, it looks like getting to 2k (even without IPA) isn't a huge problem. Yesterday you were close - but not quite there. It's okay to be a little under your goal. A deficit is a deficit. What kind of stuff were you eating before?
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