Cannot survive on 1200! Food diary included
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dlharris1
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I dunno how people do it, it just doesn't seem enough and I'm starving! Im currently 163lbs 5ft 3 goal weight of 140. This last year I've lost 42 lbs of pregnancy weight through slimming world but now come to a total standstill for 3/4 months now so giving MFP a go. Do I maybe need to switch up what I'm eating? I'm posting my food diary for today - not got much left for dinner so doubt I'll manage to stay within limits.....any advice greatly appreciated
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I have similar stats, I'm down to 141 now. All I can say is I excercised exactly because I didn't want to survive on 1200 calories and I ate back the vast majority of my earned calories. Focus on things you like to eat and use those flavors in meals centered around lean protein and lots of veggies.14
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Do you exercise at all? Do you track steps with a pedometer or fitness band? You may be able to eat some more based on exercise calories.3
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You are eating way too little! Around 900c each day is crazy low! Unless you are around 70 years old and sitting around or laying in bed all day.6
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Thanks for comment, I do gym classes and cycle to and from work 3 days a week so that'll help a lot on those days. The other four days however, I've got my two daughters to look after all day so find it difficult to fit anything in3
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I dunno how people do it, it just doesn't seem enough and I'm starving! Im currently 163lbs 5ft 3 goal weight of 140. This last year I've lost 42 lbs of pregnancy weight through slimming world but now come to a total standstill for 3/4 months now so giving MFP a go. Do I maybe need to switch up what I'm eating? I'm posting my food diary for today - not got much left for dinner so doubt I'll manage to stay within limits.....any advice greatly appreciated
Is that with a rate of loss of 1lb per week?2 -
Lower your weekly weight loss goal to get more calories. Exercise some to earn a few more.
That's a lot of calories spent on snacks for such a low calorie goal. If you stay with 1200 cals, fitting in crisps is going to be a challenge.26 -
Where did you come up with the 1200 amount? I'm guessing you have no idea how much you were actually eating doing slimming world? (the impression I get is that they don't calorie count)
It's likely that 1200 is too little, and unnecessarily restrictive for you. If you've set it for 2lbs a week loss, reduce this to perhaps 1lb. Also remember you can eat back your exercise calories - mfp calculates your calorie deficit goal without exercise included.5 -
I'm at 1300 Add me you can see my diary.
I tend to eat high protein foods to keep my full.
Greek Yogurt, beans, Protein bars/cookies, beef jerky.. those sorts of items11 -
I would eat a big ol'bowl of veggies with each meal- I see you are eating some and that's good. But eat a cup of carrots, a cup of celery, and a cup of peppers/cukes (three cups with each meal) and as a snack and I think you will feel much fuller and they are very low cal.12
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I would eat a big ol'bowl of veggies with each meal- I see you are eating some and that's good. But eat a cup of carrots, a cup of celery, and a cup of peppers/cukes (three cups with each meal) and as a snack and I think you will feel much fuller and they are very low cal.
I would be sick of whatever veg it was after half a cup...
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MommaGem2017 wrote: »Do you exercise at all? Do you track steps with a pedometer or fitness band? You may be able to eat some more based on exercise calories.
No proper 'exercise' as such today, just spent day playing with girls and a bit of cleaning. I don't but I definitely want to invest in a Fitbit3 -
I see a few entries where you're not weighing your food (fruits, veg, "meats", etc). Use a digital food scale for all solid and semi solid foods and ingredients. Weigh everything. Log everything (that goes for cooking oils, condiments, vegetables and fruit).
You don't have much to lose. Set mfp to lose 1lb or even .5lbs per week. If you're already at this setting, eat back half of your cardio calories.
What is your macro breakdown? Some find eating higher fats helps keep them satiated, while others find more protein helps. For me, I like a balance of protien fats and carbs.
What is your fiber like? Are you meeting fiber requirements? If you're tracking sugar, replace that so you're tracking fiber. Tracking sugar is useless as it is a carb (and you don't mention any medical conditions).8 -
MommaGem2017 wrote: »Do you exercise at all? Do you track steps with a pedometer or fitness band? You may be able to eat some more based on exercise calories.
No proper 'exercise' as such today, just spent day playing with girls and a bit of cleaning. I don't but I definitely want to invest in a Fitbit
I hope you aren't set to sedentary then?1 -
I've found focusing on my macros over calories is what finally got me over my slump. I was not eating near enough protein. It's only been a week but I'm really loving it so far.4
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I would say let the scale determine your calories allowed. If you can eat 1400 calories and still lose weight than allow yourself a few more.3
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Where did you come up with the 1200 amount? I'm guessing you have no idea how much you were actually eating doing slimming world? (the impression I get is that they don't calorie count)
It's likely that 1200 is too little, and unnecessarily restrictive for you. If you've set it for 2lbs a week loss, reduce this to perhaps 1lb. Also remember you can eat back your exercise calories - mfp calculates your calorie deficit goal without exercise included.
It's just the amount the app gave me1 -
Did you set your goal to lose 2 pounds per week? That might be too aggressive for you. If you reset MFP to losing one pound per week, you'll have more calories to eat but will just lose the weight more slowly. One pound a week is good progress, by the way! (I like to have at least 400 calories left for dinner; any less and I feel deprived.) Your diary looks reasonable to me. The only other piece I see is that if you add in some exercise, you can eat back the calories you've "earned". I'm currently set at 1200 calories a day, but tend to earn at least 300 additional calories a day from exercise.3
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TavistockToad wrote: »MommaGem2017 wrote: »Do you exercise at all? Do you track steps with a pedometer or fitness band? You may be able to eat some more based on exercise calories.
No proper 'exercise' as such today, just spent day playing with girls and a bit of cleaning. I don't but I definitely want to invest in a Fitbit
I hope you aren't set to sedentary then?
I think I am because I've got a desk job (three days a week)
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Where did you come up with the 1200 amount? I'm guessing you have no idea how much you were actually eating doing slimming world? (the impression I get is that they don't calorie count)
It's likely that 1200 is too little, and unnecessarily restrictive for you. If you've set it for 2lbs a week loss, reduce this to perhaps 1lb. Also remember you can eat back your exercise calories - mfp calculates your calorie deficit goal without exercise included.
It's just the amount the app gave me
Using the information you provided - what did you put as activity level and rate of loss?1
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