New here just seeing what it's all about.

amandapeters00 wrote: »

Hey Everyone,

I am 5' 11" and currently weigh in at 171lbs I've dropped about 8lbs in the last month. Im all about feeling better in my clothes but not crazy about looking super thin or building muscle. I just started using this app since I started to weigh my food and track my weight. Are most people finding this app helpful or accurate?
Also, I used to love eggs in the mornings until I recently found out they are the cause of a lot of problems for me. Finally got allergy tested and came back allergic to them. Any one have other ideas for good proteins in the AM?

Hi
The app is as helpful and as accurate as you make it.

Protein breakfast without eggs could be dinner leftovers, yoghurt (I add protein powder to natural yoghurt for extra protein and flavour without extra carbs), wraps with some sort of meat, smoothies with protein powder.

As a woman it's not likely you'll be building any muscle in a deficit, but doing some resistance training is good for retaining the muscle you do have.... Muscles are good, we don't want to lose them!

RobertsGirlForever51mfp wrote: »

Yes I find this app very useful & accurate it's helping me out a lot I've lost 9 sounds in 3 weeks. Basically watch what you eat and work out, im still trying to figure out more things I can eat that will help me and not be hungry all the time,, any ideas? But yeah this app does work it's working for me. Just keep up the good work

I would play around with macro breakdown and meal timing/frequency. I cope better with hunger by not having breakfast, and eating later in the day. I have fewer but bigger meals, not lots of small meals. I like to have protein higher, and eat lots of vegies and fibre, and fats. My carbs are probably considered low, but that's because I ensure I eat a certain amount for protein and fat and carbs are just what's left over, not because I've chosen to do "low carb". I rarely eat grains, preferring to "spend" my carbs on stuff that'll give more volume.

RobertsGirlForever51mfp wrote: »

I don't eat breakfast at all either and I eat a small lunch and I small dinner like a piece of chicken / rice and veg. I'm also looking for different meals to make that don't have a lot of fat in it and low carbs. I just started this diet thing too and looking for help, I also started the gym . So if you know any other healthy meals let me know I'd appricate it.

Why are you trying to do low carb AND low fat? How do you have anything to eat? You need fat to function, too low and you'll have all sorts of issues. It doesn't matter how big or small your meal is, it's the calories that matter. You definitely don't need to stick to a piece of protein, rice and vegetables. Eat what you like. I eat my dinner off a serving plate it's that big.

Wow I didn't know that, so your saying I need some fat every day ? What kinds of meals do you eat? I also eat a lot of fish like fish tacos, grilled fish, fried fish and i boil my chicken and have it over rice or i make chicken tacos , chicken burritos , i dont eat red meat ut maybe once a week if i do but i usually stay away from it.

amandapeters00 wrote: »

RobertsGirlForever51mfp wrote: »

I don't eat breakfast at all either and I eat a small lunch and I small dinner like a piece of chicken / rice and veg. I'm also looking for different meals to make that don't have a lot of fat in it and low carbs. I just started this diet thing too and looking for help, I also started the gym . So if you know any other healthy meals let me know I'd appricate it.

You need to eat more protein for sure. If you don't then your body will start burning your muscle for fuel. I would suggest a fruit and water for breakfast, then 4 to 8oz of a meat protein of your choice with veggies, (I used riced cauliflower as a rice substitute) with avacados tomatoes and onions for lunch. Same thing for dinner and small snacks in between of fruits or veggies. That's just one recipe I used for a lunch or dinner meal. But I would say never go to the gym hungry or starve yourself after, your body will take fuel from where ever it can and if you aren't eating enough the gym is futile really. Also make sure you drink lots of water!

Thats your personal meal plan, but everyone needs to work out what suits them. Personally, I would be eating my arm off if I just ate fruit for breakfast, and I'd always be hungry if I ate small meals and snacks throughout the day.

Eat pre and post workout is also a personal choice. Meal timing is pretty irrelevant unless you're down to the nitty gritty of performance/leanness.

Healthy fats everyday are necessary yes - use the mfp goal as a minimum. You can get fats in many foods - avo, nuts, dairy (yoghurt, cheese, butter, cream) , fattier meat, oily fish, eggs, oils etc. They make food taste good too! Fats don't make you fat. Carbs and sugar doesn't make you fat. Overconsumption of calories makes you fat.

Red meat is a great source of protein, and iron. Choose good quality produce if you're worried about where your meat comes from.

RobertsGirlForever51mfp wrote: »

Thanks for the good advise your a awesome person, so I'm gonna your advice to my fitness plan and thanks for the meal tip. I really appricate it a lot, together we will all reach our goals. We're are you from if you don't mind me asking?

It's all trial and error - the more you experiment, the better you can determine what makes you feel good and function best. I'm from Australia

RobertsGirlForever51mfp wrote: »

Yeah that's about rite. So Australia huh how nice I'm from New York but I live in Scottsdale, Arizona

Australia is nice.... But so is the US! We went for a month over Christmas a couple of years ago (NY for a week) and loved it. We want to go back and explore new places, everywhere is so diverse