Diet help
dbabii11
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I need a diet where I’m losing 2lbs per week... my triglycerides lab was elevated so need something at will lower that... I am trying this calorie counter limiting myself to 1500 per day and I am walking 2.5 daily 1hr 30 in the morning and 1hr at night... any suggestions
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Put your goals and stats into MFP, choose 2 pounds a week as your goal. Consistently meet that calorie goal.
What is your starting weight? Generally two pounds a week is only safely possible for people with more weight to lose.4 -
Have you input your data into mfp and set it to lose 2 pounds per week?0
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Yes they gave me more than 1500 calories I adjusted it for my preference because I am over weightAintTooProudToMeg wrote: »Have you input your data into mfp and set it to lose 2 pounds per week?
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Yes they gave me more than 1500 calories I adjusted it for my preference because I am over weightAintTooProudToMeg wrote: »Have you input your data into mfp and set it to lose 2 pounds per week?
The goal already takes into account that you're overweight -- there is no need to reduce it more due to that fact.3 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Put your goals and stats into MFP, choose 2 pounds a week as your goal. Consistently meet that calorie goal.
What is your starting weight? Generally two pounds a week is only safely possible for people with more weight to lose.
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2 pounds a week isn't appropriate for everyone. But plug your stats into MFP and choose 2 pounds a week. If MFP gives you 1200 (that's the minimum).....then 2 pounds a week might be too aggressive.
Then just eat that many calories. Weight loss is all about calorie intake and MFP will tell you how much to eat based on your size and activity level.1 -
Good for you for exercising. (I feel like I sound sarcastic when I say that, but I'm being sincere!) You're on the right track.
As the above poster said, you can usually only safely lose 2 pounds a week if you have a lot to lose (I'm in that category, and it still isn't always that much) the best best best thing you can do is log everything you eat, and using a food scale for solids and accurate volume measure for liquids. Stay in your prescribed limit and be patient because the scale will go up and down and break your heart. Stick with it and you'll get there!3 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Put your goals and stats into MFP, choose 2 pounds a week as your goal. Consistently meet that calorie goal.
What is your starting weight? Generally two pounds a week is only safely possible for people with more weight to lose.
280 Am I doing something incorrectly because I feel hungry 30 mins later or so. For example I had 1 1/2 cup of Cheerios with 1 cup of 1% milk... basically I’m looking for a well balanced diet that keeps me under 1500 calories daily.
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Ok so I should stay in the recommend calorie intake MFP gave me ... it honestly felt like torcher but I wasn’t giving up I just started Friday1
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Hi OP, it might be difficult for you to feel satisfied on a calorie deficit of over 1000 a day! I strongly recommend you reassess that goal and go with what MFP recommends for you at a weight loss rate of 2lbs/week. If you lose weight too quickly, even if you are very overweight, you run the risk of not only losing lean muscle mass, but serious issues with your sleep, blood sugar, and organs. If you want this weight loss to be a healthy change for you, you must go slowly!
I think walking is an excellent place to start, exercise-wise, and that if possible, you should attempt to do fast-slow intervals (i.e. 2 minutes at 2mph and 2 minutes at 3mph instead of 4 minutes at 2.5mph, then repeat) or incline intervals (i.e. remain at 2.5mph but do 2 minutes at incline 2 and 2 minutes at incline 0, then repeat) and you can start increasing your intensity from there.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Put your goals and stats into MFP, choose 2 pounds a week as your goal. Consistently meet that calorie goal.
What is your starting weight? Generally two pounds a week is only safely possible for people with more weight to lose.
280 Am I doing something incorrectly because I feel hungry 30 mins later or so. For example I had 1 1/2 cup of Cheerios with 1 cup of 1% milk... basically I’m looking for a well balanced diet that keeps me under 1500 calories daily.
1.5 cups of Cheerios & 1% milk wouldn't take me very far either.
Protein, fiber & fat are satiating meal/snack components. But it's a different combination for everyone. 2% Greek yogurt is high protein, add a sprinkle of Fiber One cereal ....that should be longer lasting. Many people start off the day with eggs (protein & fat) and a piece of fruit.
Keep swapping out things you don't find all that filling. Soon you will get the hang of it. Meal/snack timing can help too.2 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Put your goals and stats into MFP, choose 2 pounds a week as your goal. Consistently meet that calorie goal.
What is your starting weight? Generally two pounds a week is only safely possible for people with more weight to lose.
280 Am I doing something incorrectly because I feel hungry 30 mins later or so. For example I had 1 1/2 cup of Cheerios with 1 cup of 1% milk... basically I’m looking for a well balanced diet that keeps me under 1500 calories daily.
It doesn't mean you're necessarily doing something wrong, but it could mean that you need to tweak your food choices in order to feel fuller for longer.
I would be starving after a breakfast of 1 1/2 cups of Cheerios and 1 cup of 1% milk -- I need more protein and fat to start my day generally. But I could eat something with the same number of calories and feel fine. Now, not everyone is like me . . . but if you find yourself hungry after a certain meal, it's worth your time to pay attention to what it was and figure out what kind of changes you could possibly make.
Also, if you're eating less than MFP's calorie goal (which I think you said you were), you could be hungry because you just aren't eating enough.2 -
You lose weight if you consistently take in the number of calories MFP suggests. That is all you need to do to lose weight. But to be able to do it consistently, you will most likely need a nutritious diet. A nutritious diet is a selection of food from all the food groups, providing you with an appropriate amount of calories, and in a balance that is appealing to you. Yes, I'm talking about real, ordinary food. You should eat food you like. You can eat anything you want, you can have treats as long as you stick to your calorie goal. But you need to eat the amount of calories MFP suggests for real, so you have to log everything, using correct entries, and weigh your food.0
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Does anyone have an example what a day would look like for 2280 calories0
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Try replacing your cheerios with Oatmeal (made with milk). It's so much more filling for me.0
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Does anyone have an example what a day would look like for 2280 calories
Try this site: https://www.eatthismuch.com/
You can put in different meal goals, and different preferences..... vegetarian, etc.2 -
What did your doctor suggest for lowering the triglycerides. I ask because I have very high cholesterol, LDL, VLDL, and triglycerides. I've tried low fat diets....no change. I read somewhere that low carb actually worked better and tried that.....still no change. I take 2 medications.....slight change. I think genes are genes sometimes. If MFP gave you 1500 calories for 2 lbs a week then go with it. Eat some of the calories you burn when walk/exercise so that you don't go too low. By the way you are a neighbor....I live in Covina.0
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dwilliamca wrote: »What did your doctor suggest for lowering the triglycerides. I ask because I have very high cholesterol, LDL, VLDL, and triglycerides. I've tried low fat diets....no change. I read somewhere that low carb actually worked better and tried that.....still no change. I take 2 medications.....slight change. I think genes are genes sometimes. If MFP gave you 1500 calories for 2 lbs a week then go with it. Eat some of the calories you burn when walk/exercise so that you don't go too low. By the way you are a neighbor....I live in Covina.
I see my doctor on Friday to go over my labs and plan of care... I was able to access my labs via web and it scared me so I decided to be proactive about my diet
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I've been losing on about 2000-2100 calories a day, averaged by week. I'm generally losing 3-4 pounds a month. It's not 2 pounds a week, but it's comfortable and consistent and I've been able to keep it up for almost 10 months and 32 pounds now. Even when you're very overweight you don't have to torture yourself. As others have said, those calories can look like all sorts of things. I generally eat lower during the week so I can have a few drinks on the weekend, but I've figured out with a lot of trial and error that I'm comfortable eating fairly low calories if I eat frequently through the day, snack on small portions of higher-fat foods (nuts, cheese, olives), and mostly eliminate beverages with calories. But again, that's something you need to figure out for yourself. I had some scary lab-work come back at the beginning of this year (208 lbs) so that gave me a kick in the butt, too! After eight months of losing weight and two months of upping my exercise, those numbers were a lot better. You can do it!1
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janejellyroll wrote: »Put your goals and stats into MFP, choose 2 pounds a week as your goal. Consistently meet that calorie goal.
What is your starting weight? Generally two pounds a week is only safely possible for people with more weight to lose.
280 Am I doing something incorrectly because I feel hungry 30 mins later or so. For example I had 1 1/2 cup of Cheerios with 1 cup of 1% milk... basically I’m looking for a well balanced diet that keeps me under 1500 calories daily.
Eat fruit with your Cheerios. No cereal was ever meant to be a meal unto itself, just look at the commercials that pair a bowl with fruit and toast.2 -
OP, they are all correct... Set your data on MFP and let it calculate for you. Then just stick with it. I started at 327 pounds, went with the data MFP provided and did not adjust until at least 6 months in. I am currently at 200 pounds and have maintained that for about 5 months.4
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I'm with the folks that would be really hungry after just having some cereal. I'm not a brekky eater but if I did have that, I would also be hungry right after. I find eggs or oatmeal to be more filling and therefore more worth the calories I have to budget. You'll quickly start to learn what makes you feel fuller longer and what doesn't.
Also, just get on Google or Pinterest or whatever, and start looking up recipes with terms like "low-cal+filling" or "copycat" or whatever else floats your boat.
Then you can go to the recipes tab and add each recipe by copy and pasting the link at the top, and mfp will walk you through the rest and save the recipe for your future use. It's the feature I most attribute to making mfp convenient enough that I don't have an excuse not to use it every time I eat/drink.1 -
Cheerios are good, but not filling. I eat 1/3 c of Kelloggs All bran buds with 1/2 c Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond milk paired with a banana most mornings around 9:30 before water aerobics and it holds me until around noon. Those little buds pack 13 grams of fiber and 3 grams of protein. I laughed at the 1/3 cup serving size and quickly realized why after I ate them.0
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Here's a question I haven't seen asked, how involved are you going to be in your food preparation? I only ask because you can always get convenience meals, but the sodium level is high, etc. If you want to spend some time cooking and playing with your food, I am in love with www.skinnytaste.com. She has some delicious recipes and they are indexed to help you.1
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It seems like you're already on the right track wanting to lose weight and exercise. Those will both help with lowering your triglycerides.
Some additional ways to lower triglycerides:
--increase your fiber (whole grains, fruits, veggies)
--increase your polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats (olive oil, nuts, etc.)
--increase omega 3 fatty acids (salmon, tuna, etc.)
--decrease your intake of saturated fats (red meat, full fat dairy, butter, etc.) and cut out trans fats (hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils, fried foods, pastries, etc.)
--decrease intake of added sugars and fructose
--decrease intake of alcohol
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Thank you all!! This was so helpful....today I went back to the calories per day that MFP provide me with and I feel so much better!! It takes a village1
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BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »Try replacing your cheerios with Oatmeal (made with milk). It's so much more filling for me.
And neither option do anything for my satiaty! Haha. Finding the right combos definitely takes time and patience (and perhaps a bit of hunger)
OP - id also suggest meals based more around protein and fats, as well as fibre. My first meal is eggs with green vegies - I have at least one whole egg, but to keep fats a bit lower whilst increasing protein, I add extra egg whites.1
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