How the heck do you eat 1600 calories a day??
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Good lord some of these responses are rude! If you can't respond without being a callous jerk how about keeping quiet?
OP feel free to add me, my diary is open to friends. I'm on 1210 calories a day and some days its a struggle to hit that so I can totally relate. I'm really nervous about once I get to maintenance and have to up my calories, my little stomach is gonna pop!
That is true, some responses came across as snarky, but I figured I'll take good advice from someone snarky then no advice lol. I would love to add you, but seriously can't figure out how.6 -
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Didn't read the whole thread. Just the last page. But can't help but think every time I see the title of this thread, "a day?, Heck that's just dinner!" YMMV
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View my Food Diary and see just how tangible it is.0
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Good lord some of these responses are rude! If you can't respond without being a callous jerk how about keeping quiet?
OP feel free to add me, my diary is open to friends. I'm on 1210 calories a day and some days its a struggle to hit that so I can totally relate. I'm really nervous about once I get to maintenance and have to up my calories, my little stomach is gonna pop!
The "rude" posters are usually the most helpful. It's just that they don't provide the answers that the OP wants.
I would disagree with everything you said. Considering I have no idea of what my "wants" really are except losing weight and getting healthy. I didn't expect such judgment by asking for help, but I'm not here to make friends. Someone wants to be rude, then so be it- just be helpful well being judgmental.2 -
Good lord some of these responses are rude! If you can't respond without being a callous jerk how about keeping quiet?
OP feel free to add me, my diary is open to friends. I'm on 1210 calories a day and some days its a struggle to hit that so I can totally relate. I'm really nervous about once I get to maintenance and have to up my calories, my little stomach is gonna pop!
The "rude" posters are usually the most helpful. It's just that they don't provide the answers that the OP wants.
I would disagree with everything you said. Considering I have no idea of what my "wants" really are except losing weight and getting healthy. I didn't expect such judgment by asking for help, but I'm not here to make friends. Someone wants to be rude, then so be it- just be helpful well being judgmental.
@grimmc603, I see you only have a few posts, several of them in this thread. Just so you know, there's a pattern that happens on these forums quite often:
1. New poster comes in and asks a question. Usually it is one that has been asked previously.
2. Other posters reply, each in their own style, some more brusquely than others. If it is a question that has been asked multiple times, veteran posters may give short answers. And yes, sometimes people can be snarky.
3. Either the OP him/herself, or some other poster, usually another fairly new poster, declaims about how rude everyone is. Typically this is made as a blanket reply - no individual post is called out as rude. Just a collective assessment of rudeness.
4. Usually when this happens, the veteran posters throw up their hands and stop offering advice.
Could you point out in particular which posts you thought were judgmental? I quickly skimmed back through the thread and saw what I thought was mostly helpful advice.
There's also this, from @diannethegeek. These are her words, not mine. I hope she doesn't mind my posting this here:It's been my experience that every helpful poster on these forums, every single one, will be called rude, mean, negative, troll, bully, etc. at some point or another no matter how carefully they phrase their advice. Posts like this tend not to be very helpful. When every helpful poster is called out as mean at some point or another, then making a post like this without examples or qualifications just ends up pointing fingers at everyone.
There is some actual rudeness that goes above and beyond what should be acceptable here. Report it (use the actual report function not the flags) or call it out where you see it. But posts like this just add to the negative atmosphere that you're trying to combat instead of solving anything.
I wish you nothing but success. As someone who has been successful, I would encourage you to hear what everyone has to say without taking it personally. Take what's helpful to you and disregard the rest.12 -
Op, read everything in Kermit's voice and everything will be peachy keen. It's much better that way.
I'm glad you got that scale! Kudos!10 -
Measuring food with a scale, like a couple people have already mentioned, will be really helpful. It's really hard to accurately track without using one, at least until you get used to seeing what portion sizes look like. I try to use my scale instead of measuring cups, too. I can pack a lot in a cup when I want to
A useful scale doesn't have to be expensive. I'd look for something digital that you can measure in ounces or grams, with a flat surface. Target and WalMart seem to always have something that fits the bill. Good luck to you!0 -
UGH! I'm sorry! I thought I read the whole thread but I didn't. I missed pages, and I see now that you got a scale! Awesome!0
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MFP has set my Goal at 1390. I eat very close to it, but wish I could go a bit higher without gaining weight. Don't see 1600 as too high0
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I think you have some great tips from people so far...use olive oil in cooking your dinner and cook more of whatever you eat during your large evening meal. Are you open to some quick to eat snacks during the day? If so, go with nuts, hard boiled egg, protein bars, fresh fruit, just a few off the top of my head. For some people, it is harder to eat enough food once they have their mind set on changing their lifestyle and losing weight. Like a light switch turns on and it's hard to actual eat (I don't have this problem, but can see how some do). Feel free to add me as a friend for support.2
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I eat healthy food 1600/day and diary is open. Feel free to have a look.0
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Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Op, read everything in Kermit's voice and everything will be peachy keen. It's much better that way.
I'm glad you got that scale! Kudos!
Why did you do this to me? Now I can't unhear it. Every...post.... 5 -
SiegfriedXXL wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Op, read everything in Kermit's voice and everything will be peachy keen. It's much better that way.
I'm glad you got that scale! Kudos!
Why did you do this to me? Now I can't unhear it. Every...post....
Even yours. Dammit.2 -
I like @grimmc603 's attitude. You'll be one of the rude truth-tellers soon.4
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I love cheese. Love love love it. Once I started weighing it I realized that what I thought was 1 oz was often 2 or even 3. That extra 250 calories right there is the difference for me between losing and not losing. Same with things like cashews. 9 calories each! and, have you ever really eaten just 1/2 cup of cooked pasta? Who does that?
So yeah, get with the scale and see how it goes. Its been eye opening for me.1 -
I'm on 1600 and love it. I quite easily hit my allowance, oats in the morning with whey protein powder and peanut butter is 400 cals on its own. I also always leave some calories to have a big bowl of greek yogurt/quark at the end of the day. Look for high calorie foods like nuts/nut butters etc if you're struggling.1
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for me 1560 is fine... 5'10 M I have a small breakfast, lunch and good sized dinner. Just weigh the food and log.. easy peasy for mesy0
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I say keep with your large meal in the evening, confirming it is as many calories as you think, and carry hiker's mix with you during the day. If you don't reach your target in the evening, have one ounce of hard cheese.0
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Most people who have been successful on this site know exactly what that's like. You don't get to and maintain a healthy weight without some trial and error. I wouldn't be adding a bunch of calorie heavy food until you know for a FACT that you aren't consuming 1600 calories a day or your next post will asking why you are gaining on 1600 calories while doing "everything right." Use a scale, weigh and log every single bite and then see where you're at. You may well find you are eating more than 1600 a day.Tried30UserNames wrote: »Some suggestions -
Breakfast: egg salad made with 2 whole eggs and 1/4 cup mayo. Stir in some crumbled bacon if you want. Make it ahead and keep it in the fridge. If you're avoiding starches, eat it on lettuce leaves instead of a slice of bread or crackers. Coffee with cream or a full fat matcha latte.
Lunch: Some combination of the following - A cup of full fat yogurt. A piece of fruit such as an apple or banana spread with 2 T almond or peanut butter. Pre portioned vegetable sticks and hummus made with plenty of olive oil. A large vegetable salad with grilled chicken and full fat dressing (you can either make this salad or purchase it at almost any grocery store). A can of lentil or black bean soup. Tuna salad.
Dinner: 4-6 ounces of bake salmon with 2-3 vegetable portions (steamed, roasted, etc) drizzled with butter or olive oil. If you're still eating some starches, serve with rice or beans or pasta or quinoa. You can buy big bags of wild caught salmon and frozen vegetables at Trader Joe's or Walmart for reasonable prices. Just pull them out and cook. Same goes for the starch...premade rice or quinoa dishes.
Fats such as butter, oil, mayo, peanut butter, etc have about 90-120 calories per tablespoon so they're a great way to get your calories up without adding much volume.
Thank you so much for giving me these ideas. Some people just don't know how hard it is to try and change everything you've always done. I really appreciate it.
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Most people who have been successful on this site know exactly what that's like. You don't get to and maintain a healthy weight without some trial and error. I wouldn't be adding a bunch of calorie heavy food until you know for a FACT that you aren't consuming 1600 calories a day or your next post will asking why you are gaining on 1600 calories while doing "everything right." Use a scale, weigh and log every single bite and then see where you're at. You may well find you are eating more than 1600 a day.Tried30UserNames wrote: »Some suggestions -
Breakfast: egg salad made with 2 whole eggs and 1/4 cup mayo. Stir in some crumbled bacon if you want. Make it ahead and keep it in the fridge. If you're avoiding starches, eat it on lettuce leaves instead of a slice of bread or crackers. Coffee with cream or a full fat matcha latte.
Lunch: Some combination of the following - A cup of full fat yogurt. A piece of fruit such as an apple or banana spread with 2 T almond or peanut butter. Pre portioned vegetable sticks and hummus made with plenty of olive oil. A large vegetable salad with grilled chicken and full fat dressing (you can either make this salad or purchase it at almost any grocery store). A can of lentil or black bean soup. Tuna salad.
Dinner: 4-6 ounces of bake salmon with 2-3 vegetable portions (steamed, roasted, etc) drizzled with butter or olive oil. If you're still eating some starches, serve with rice or beans or pasta or quinoa. You can buy big bags of wild caught salmon and frozen vegetables at Trader Joe's or Walmart for reasonable prices. Just pull them out and cook. Same goes for the starch...premade rice or quinoa dishes.
Fats such as butter, oil, mayo, peanut butter, etc have about 90-120 calories per tablespoon so they're a great way to get your calories up without adding much volume.
Thank you so much for giving me these ideas. Some people just don't know how hard it is to try and change everything you've always done. I really appreciate it.
This is an excellent point. I'd get your accuracy as tight as possible before adding.0 -
Are you logging your liquid calories? Beverages can pack a lot of calories in them.0
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