Can't reach at 1200 calories goal to lose weight
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Swift and sudden weight gain, especially in small amounts, can possibly be water weight. Any time I have something very high in sodium my scale is up 2-3lbs the next day easily. But I do agree with others, there's a good possibility you're way underestimating how much you're actually consuming. Also if you have a very small amount to lose, like 20lbs or less, the loss is going to take A LOT longer and you will have to be super precise and careful. And you really need to be eating at least a portion of exercise calories back. Exercise is extra demand on your body's daily process, you need to fuel at least some of it. It would be a good idea to give yourself a month with accurate logging of both exercise and food consumed, and see where you are at the end of it.0
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Isn't roti pretty much the same as naan, except cooked in oil? According to the package, a naan the size of my hand and 1/4 inch thick is approx. 150 calories. Add 50-100 calories for the oil. I just made a homemade curry that has 17 calories per ounce, but it had very little oil added, little meat, no coconut milk, so a curry could easily have a lot more calories too. 400-500 calories might be correct, but I doubt it.2
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Roti is my weakness, I usually estimate it to be around 1000 calories.0
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no its different than naan... and home made roti is less in calories ... bcz no processing ..and i dont use oil while making roti.. just flour and little bit water ...
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ISweat4This wrote: »Roti is my weakness, I usually estimate it to be around 1000 calories.
1000 calories??? didnt understand0 -
Have you used the Recipe Builder feature here? It's awesome; it will tell you exactly how many calories are in your homemade recipes. I highly recommend using it for yours.3
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The recipe builder is a great feature. It has helped me a lot to be able to eat what I love and keep my calorie levels on target.2
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You really can't eat 200 more calories?2
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Yep, recipe builder is superb
I'm learning to bulk out my meals to make them tasty and filling without adding many calories2 -
dwilliamca wrote: »I also have 1200 calorie goal and think it would be very hard to eat much less especially exercising. Make sure you are weighing and logging accurately. I eat regular foods and very little low calorie foods with the exception of one zero calorie drink per day. I try to eat about 200-250 calories in the morning, 300-350 at lunch, 450-500 at dinner, 150-200 for snack, and if I exercise I have about 300 more I can use for something special. For breakfast I rotate eggs, French toast, hot and cold cereals, and smoothies mostly. Lunch I always have some protein and a reasonable side like soup or salad or fruit. For dinner I eat a 3-4 oz. portion of meat/poultry/fish, 1/2 cup carb side dish, and vegetables with butter. My snack depends on what macros I'm high on or short on during the day. You might want to screen print one of those 1000 calorie days and I'm sure lots of people can offer some more suggestions for you. Best of luck to you.
thx a lot
my diet is like
breakfast... brown bread 1 slice with 1 or 2sp unsalted butter + mil tea.... 230 cal
snack... greek yogurt or 1 apple.. 70-80cal
lunch... salad or veg fruit juice... 80-100 cal
dinner between 5-6 pm .... Indian Tortila (roti)+ any home made curry ... 300 -400 cal
7-8 pm ...milky tea ...80 cal
thats my almost regular routine ...
How are you measuring/calculating the calories in your curry?4 -
How are you measuring/calculating the calories in your curry?[/quote]
m using MFP
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How are you measuring/calculating the calories in your curry?
m using MFP
Okay - but HOW. Are you eyeballing your portion, are you using a food scale, are you using a measuring cup? How do you determine how much you are eating?
Also if you made it are you using the recipe builder or are you picking someone else's homemade entry or are you picking a generic entry?4 -
You could easily add some rice to that curry, and that would give you 200 calories right there!0
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no its different than naan... and home made roti is less in calories ... bcz no processing ..and i dont use oil while making roti.. just flour and little bit water ...
Processing has nothing to do with the calories.
Delude yourself all you want, but you're eating more than you think you are.5 -
Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
How are you measuring/calculating the calories in your curry?
m using MFP
Okay - but HOW. Are you eyeballing your portion, are you using a food scale, are you using a measuring cup? How do you determine how much you are eating?
Also if you made it are you using the recipe builder or are you picking someone else's homemade entry or are you picking a generic entry?
Exactly. I mean how do you know how much of the ingredients - do you weigh things on a food scale, use measuring cups, guess that it's "one serving" etc.? And then which MFP database entry are you using?1 -
A single tortilla in my cupboard (much thinner than naan) is 200kcal. Id like to have the recipie for this curry if its really that low3
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Oh and a heads up. Flour and water isnt a health food, its paper mache paste8
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