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lacubanitaliz
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27yo 250lbs 5.8 female
Hi guys I'm confused in a bunch of things but can anyone give me some insight in IF?
I set my calories to 1400. But if I do IF do I have to eat all that in the window I gave to eat? I used to eat 1 or 2 meals a day and snack a lot specially chocolate king bar kit kat every day.
So would I lose weight eating 1400 in my window? Or will I maintain my weight? I set it for 1400 because since I started eating healthy food even 1000 calories make me full
I'm also drinking between 90oz to 110oz of water in the day which has been pretty easy since I like water. And maybe that's why im feeling full allday.... . I'm not starting the gym till 2 weeks.
Second time I had to write this...i guess I did something wrong with my first post.
Also I know some people will think 1400 is not enough but if my set calories are higher should I force myself to eat more?
Hi guys I'm confused in a bunch of things but can anyone give me some insight in IF?
I set my calories to 1400. But if I do IF do I have to eat all that in the window I gave to eat? I used to eat 1 or 2 meals a day and snack a lot specially chocolate king bar kit kat every day.
So would I lose weight eating 1400 in my window? Or will I maintain my weight? I set it for 1400 because since I started eating healthy food even 1000 calories make me full
I'm also drinking between 90oz to 110oz of water in the day which has been pretty easy since I like water. And maybe that's why im feeling full allday.... . I'm not starting the gym till 2 weeks.
Second time I had to write this...i guess I did something wrong with my first post.
Also I know some people will think 1400 is not enough but if my set calories are higher should I force myself to eat more?
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Eat your 1400 in any time frame you want. All at once, spread out over six snacks, whatever you want.
IF is just a way to schedule your meals into a time frame. Nothing more.4 -
cmriverside wrote: »Eat your 1400 in any time frame you want. All at once, spread out over six snacks, whatever you want.
IF is just a way to schedule your meals into a time frame. Nothing more.
Exactly. It all comes down to calories. Some people like to track weekly calories instead of daily calories too. As long as you're averaging a caloric deficit over time, you'll lose weight.2 -
Yes, you should try to eat all of your allocated calories, ESPECIALLY with such a low target. If you're truly eating 1400 calories, no matter what time of day, you'll lose weight.
(I'm one of the people who will tell you that 1400 seems unreasonably low for your current stats. It is. If you just picked that and didn't run your numbers through MFP to get your target, you should try out the MFP method.)
Whether or not 1400 "feels" like a lot of calories depends a lot on how you're measuring your food. Are you eyeballing, using measuring cups/spoons, or using a food scale? If you're super full on 1000 calories, one of three things is happening:
1. You're not quite measuring your food accurately and are unknowingly eating more than that. This is the most likely answer.
2. You're really excited about this new thing you're doing, and that excitement is carrying you through the first few weeks and allowing you to ignore your hunger signals. This option is really common, btw. However, it does mean that you're really not getting the nutrition you need, and when that excitement wears off you're going to hit a wall.
3. Something medical is going on, and you should see a doctor. This is the least likely option, and I would fully explore 1 and 2 before going to a doctor, personally.
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You lose weight if you eat 1400 calories per day, consistently, for real, and for a long time.
If you think 1400 calories is a lot, you have to log more accurately, or eat food that is easier to eat, or both. Your maintenance calories are probably around twice that amount.
1400 real calories is probably not going to work for long, and because weightloss takes a long time (and maintenance forever), it's pointless if it only works for a short time. It doesn't matter if you feel fine now - your main focus is understandably to get this weight off, but the novelty wears off. Eating less than optimally for a short time is ok, but consistent undereating is not; it takes time to catch up, but it will, and then you'll inevitably overeat.
IF is just a meal schedule. If you do IF, you eat all your calories within that window.1 -
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Yes, you should try to eat all of your allocated calories, ESPECIALLY with such a low target. If you're truly eating 1400 calories, no matter what time of day, you'll lose weight.
(I'm one of the people who will tell you that 1400 seems unreasonably low for your current stats. It is. If you just picked that and didn't run your numbers through MFP to get your target, you should try out the MFP method.)
Whether or not 1400 "feels" like a lot of calories depends a lot on how you're measuring your food. Are you eyeballing, using measuring cups/spoons, or using a food scale? If you're super full on 1000 calories, one of three things is happening:
1. You're not quite measuring your food accurately and are unknowingly eating more than that. This is the most likely answer.
2. You're really excited about this new thing you're doing, and that excitement is carrying you through the first few weeks and allowing you to ignore your hunger signals. This option is really common, btw. However, it does mean that you're really not getting the nutrition you need, and when that excitement wears off you're going to hit a wall.
3. Something medical is going on, and you should see a doctor. This is the least likely option, and I would fully explore 1 and 2 before going to a doctor, personally.
I forgot to mention I'm also taking Phentermine 37.5mg since Jan 3 3018... because I couldn't break the addiction to the chocolate on my own.
I had a baby on April 2017 before the baby I was 229-230 I gained 30lbs but after a month I had left to lose around 6lbs. By August 2017 I was 233lbs and changed my birth control (Depo) for the first time and it made me anxious with food, so I started eating chocolate every single day, on Nov I changed my BC again because I had gained the 30 lbs I lost but I guess my body was so used to that sugar every day that even with no Depo on my system I was still all in for the chocolate.
I'm not taking phen to lose since it's just a pill, but it was my best option to stop that non sense of addiction.0 -
Phentermine may help explain your experience of not being hungry. It doesn't remove your body's need for calories and nutrients in order to function properly. You still need to be fueling your body adequately.
Also, FWIW, I weigh less than half of what you weigh right now. I'm trying to lose a few more pounds, so my calorie target is 1350 on weekdays. I still get hungry, so you can bet that I eat every single calorie I'm allotted. I also eat a small amount of something chocolate every single day.1 -
IF is only a tool, and some people find that it is a helpful tool to stay within their daily calorie goals. But, if you are going to do IF, yes, you would eat all of your calories within your eating window that day. Water and other low or no calorie liquids (coffee with a bit of milk for example) can be consumed outside of your eating window. I did IF for years because that it what fit my natural hunger patterns. IF itself is not what caused me to lose weight - if it had, I would have been thin years ago.
More important than IF is accurately measuring your calorie consumption. If you aren't already, make sure you are using a food scale to measure your solid foods in grams, and using measuring cups and spoons for your liquids. If you aren't doing this, there is a big chance you are eating more than you think and that is why you are full.1 -
IF is only a tool, and some people find that it is a helpful tool to stay within their daily calorie goals. But, if you are going to do IF, yes, you would eat all of your calories within your eating window that day. Water and other low or no calorie liquids (coffee with a bit of milk for example) can be consumed outside of your eating window. I did IF for years because that it what fit my natural hunger patterns. IF itself is not what caused me to lose weight - if it had, I would have been thin years ago.
More important than IF is accurately measuring your calorie consumption. If you aren't already, make sure you are using a food scale to measure your solid foods in grams, and using measuring cups and spoons for your liquids. If you aren't doing this, there is a big chance you are eating more than you think and that is why you are full.
Honestly I don't drink coffee nor soda or juices, I always preferred water overall.
I was not measuring ... I thought I only had to scan whatever I was gonna eat. And doing it automatically . So for today I'm having ground turkey, and I looked at the package and it says 4oz serving are 150 per serving, how do I know how much meat I can eat? And if I cook it with tomato sauce do I havve to count that too???0 -
lacubanitaliz wrote: »Yes, you should try to eat all of your allocated calories, ESPECIALLY with such a low target. If you're truly eating 1400 calories, no matter what time of day, you'll lose weight.
(I'm one of the people who will tell you that 1400 seems unreasonably low for your current stats. It is. If you just picked that and didn't run your numbers through MFP to get your target, you should try out the MFP method.)
Whether or not 1400 "feels" like a lot of calories depends a lot on how you're measuring your food. Are you eyeballing, using measuring cups/spoons, or using a food scale? If you're super full on 1000 calories, one of three things is happening:
1. You're not quite measuring your food accurately and are unknowingly eating more than that. This is the most likely answer.
2. You're really excited about this new thing you're doing, and that excitement is carrying you through the first few weeks and allowing you to ignore your hunger signals. This option is really common, btw. However, it does mean that you're really not getting the nutrition you need, and when that excitement wears off you're going to hit a wall.
3. Something medical is going on, and you should see a doctor. This is the least likely option, and I would fully explore 1 and 2 before going to a doctor, personally.
I forgot to mention I'm also taking Phentermine 37.5mg since Jan 3 3018... because I couldn't break the addiction to the chocolate on my own.
I had a baby on April 2017 before the baby I was 229-230 I gained 30lbs but after a month I had left to lose around 6lbs. By August 2017 I was 233lbs and changed my birth control (Depo) for the first time and it made me anxious with food, so I started eating chocolate every single day, on Nov I changed my BC again because I had gained the 30 lbs I lost but I guess my body was so used to that sugar every day that even with no Depo on my system I was still all in for the chocolate.
I'm not taking phen to lose since it's just a pill, but it was my best option to stop that non sense of addiction.
Are you still breastfeeding? If so make sure you account for that in your plan or you may lose your supply.0 -
4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »lacubanitaliz wrote: »Yes, you should try to eat all of your allocated calories, ESPECIALLY with such a low target. If you're truly eating 1400 calories, no matter what time of day, you'll lose weight.
(I'm one of the people who will tell you that 1400 seems unreasonably low for your current stats. It is. If you just picked that and didn't run your numbers through MFP to get your target, you should try out the MFP method.)
Whether or not 1400 "feels" like a lot of calories depends a lot on how you're measuring your food. Are you eyeballing, using measuring cups/spoons, or using a food scale? If you're super full on 1000 calories, one of three things is happening:
1. You're not quite measuring your food accurately and are unknowingly eating more than that. This is the most likely answer.
2. You're really excited about this new thing you're doing, and that excitement is carrying you through the first few weeks and allowing you to ignore your hunger signals. This option is really common, btw. However, it does mean that you're really not getting the nutrition you need, and when that excitement wears off you're going to hit a wall.
3. Something medical is going on, and you should see a doctor. This is the least likely option, and I would fully explore 1 and 2 before going to a doctor, personally.
I forgot to mention I'm also taking Phentermine 37.5mg since Jan 3 3018... because I couldn't break the addiction to the chocolate on my own.
I had a baby on April 2017 before the baby I was 229-230 I gained 30lbs but after a month I had left to lose around 6lbs. By August 2017 I was 233lbs and changed my birth control (Depo) for the first time and it made me anxious with food, so I started eating chocolate every single day, on Nov I changed my BC again because I had gained the 30 lbs I lost but I guess my body was so used to that sugar every day that even with no Depo on my system I was still all in for the chocolate.
I'm not taking phen to lose since it's just a pill, but it was my best option to stop that non sense of addiction.
Are you still breastfeeding? If so make sure you account for that in your plan or you may lose your supply.
Oh noo I stopped BF when she was 6months old... I would have never taken anything while BF lol0 -
lacubanitaliz wrote: »4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »lacubanitaliz wrote: »Yes, you should try to eat all of your allocated calories, ESPECIALLY with such a low target. If you're truly eating 1400 calories, no matter what time of day, you'll lose weight.
(I'm one of the people who will tell you that 1400 seems unreasonably low for your current stats. It is. If you just picked that and didn't run your numbers through MFP to get your target, you should try out the MFP method.)
Whether or not 1400 "feels" like a lot of calories depends a lot on how you're measuring your food. Are you eyeballing, using measuring cups/spoons, or using a food scale? If you're super full on 1000 calories, one of three things is happening:
1. You're not quite measuring your food accurately and are unknowingly eating more than that. This is the most likely answer.
2. You're really excited about this new thing you're doing, and that excitement is carrying you through the first few weeks and allowing you to ignore your hunger signals. This option is really common, btw. However, it does mean that you're really not getting the nutrition you need, and when that excitement wears off you're going to hit a wall.
3. Something medical is going on, and you should see a doctor. This is the least likely option, and I would fully explore 1 and 2 before going to a doctor, personally.
I forgot to mention I'm also taking Phentermine 37.5mg since Jan 3 3018... because I couldn't break the addiction to the chocolate on my own.
I had a baby on April 2017 before the baby I was 229-230 I gained 30lbs but after a month I had left to lose around 6lbs. By August 2017 I was 233lbs and changed my birth control (Depo) for the first time and it made me anxious with food, so I started eating chocolate every single day, on Nov I changed my BC again because I had gained the 30 lbs I lost but I guess my body was so used to that sugar every day that even with no Depo on my system I was still all in for the chocolate.
I'm not taking phen to lose since it's just a pill, but it was my best option to stop that non sense of addiction.
Are you still breastfeeding? If so make sure you account for that in your plan or you may lose your supply.
Oh noo I stopped BF when she was 6months old... I would have never taken anything while BF lol
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lacubanitaliz wrote: »IF is only a tool, and some people find that it is a helpful tool to stay within their daily calorie goals. But, if you are going to do IF, yes, you would eat all of your calories within your eating window that day. Water and other low or no calorie liquids (coffee with a bit of milk for example) can be consumed outside of your eating window. I did IF for years because that it what fit my natural hunger patterns. IF itself is not what caused me to lose weight - if it had, I would have been thin years ago.
More important than IF is accurately measuring your calorie consumption. If you aren't already, make sure you are using a food scale to measure your solid foods in grams, and using measuring cups and spoons for your liquids. If you aren't doing this, there is a big chance you are eating more than you think and that is why you are full.
Honestly I don't drink coffee nor soda or juices, I always preferred water overall.
I was not measuring ... I thought I only had to scan whatever I was gonna eat. And doing it automatically . So for today I'm having ground turkey, and I looked at the package and it says 4oz serving are 150 per serving, how do I know how much meat I can eat? And if I cook it with tomato sauce do I havve to count that too???
The most accurate way to determine how much to eat is to use a food scale and measure out 4oz of turkey.
The next most accurate way is to divide the package into as equal servings as you can, then divide the total weight of the package to find the approximate weight of each serving. So, if you bought a 16oz package of raw turkey, dividing it into 4 servings means that each serving weighs about 4oz.
Yes, you need to account for the tomato sauce, as well as any oil you use to cook with. Anything you eat that has calories needs to be counted. Measure liquids using a measuring cup.0 -
lacubanitaliz wrote: »IF is only a tool, and some people find that it is a helpful tool to stay within their daily calorie goals. But, if you are going to do IF, yes, you would eat all of your calories within your eating window that day. Water and other low or no calorie liquids (coffee with a bit of milk for example) can be consumed outside of your eating window. I did IF for years because that it what fit my natural hunger patterns. IF itself is not what caused me to lose weight - if it had, I would have been thin years ago.
More important than IF is accurately measuring your calorie consumption. If you aren't already, make sure you are using a food scale to measure your solid foods in grams, and using measuring cups and spoons for your liquids. If you aren't doing this, there is a big chance you are eating more than you think and that is why you are full.
Honestly I don't drink coffee nor soda or juices, I always preferred water overall.
I was not measuring ... I thought I only had to scan whatever I was gonna eat. And doing it automatically . So for today I'm having ground turkey, and I looked at the package and it says 4oz serving are 150 per serving, how do I know how much meat I can eat? And if I cook it with tomato sauce do I havve to count that too???
Yes, you should be determining how much you are actually eating and change the serving size to that. So If you are actually eating 5 oz of ground turkey, you change the serving size in your diary to 1.25 servings (5 oz)
And yes, you need to log the sauce too, it has calories. Log everything: whole foods, packaged foods, frruits, veggies, condiments, sauces, cooking oil - they all have calories.0 -
lacubanitaliz wrote: »IF is only a tool, and some people find that it is a helpful tool to stay within their daily calorie goals. But, if you are going to do IF, yes, you would eat all of your calories within your eating window that day. Water and other low or no calorie liquids (coffee with a bit of milk for example) can be consumed outside of your eating window. I did IF for years because that it what fit my natural hunger patterns. IF itself is not what caused me to lose weight - if it had, I would have been thin years ago.
More important than IF is accurately measuring your calorie consumption. If you aren't already, make sure you are using a food scale to measure your solid foods in grams, and using measuring cups and spoons for your liquids. If you aren't doing this, there is a big chance you are eating more than you think and that is why you are full.
Honestly I don't drink coffee nor soda or juices, I always preferred water overall.
I was not measuring ... I thought I only had to scan whatever I was gonna eat. And doing it automatically . So for today I'm having ground turkey, and I looked at the package and it says 4oz serving are 150 per serving, how do I know how much meat I can eat? And if I cook it with tomato sauce do I havve to count that too???
You can eat as much turkey as you want as long as it fits your calories for the day. Scan it but also weigh it so you know if you are eating 4oz or 6oz. Turkey is really healthy so I tend to eat a lot of it. And yes you have to count everything so the tomato sauce counts esp since some sauces have lots of sugar. I just buy crushed tomatoes and add herbs to it to make my own sauce so it’s very few calories. So measure the sauce. One easy way to do this all is get your plate then put your turkey on it to weigh, then tare/zero it and weigh the next thing etc. Super easy that way. Tracking is a skill but I’m don’t stress about being perfect.
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lacubanitaliz wrote: »IF is only a tool, and some people find that it is a helpful tool to stay within their daily calorie goals. But, if you are going to do IF, yes, you would eat all of your calories within your eating window that day. Water and other low or no calorie liquids (coffee with a bit of milk for example) can be consumed outside of your eating window. I did IF for years because that it what fit my natural hunger patterns. IF itself is not what caused me to lose weight - if it had, I would have been thin years ago.
More important than IF is accurately measuring your calorie consumption. If you aren't already, make sure you are using a food scale to measure your solid foods in grams, and using measuring cups and spoons for your liquids. If you aren't doing this, there is a big chance you are eating more than you think and that is why you are full.
Honestly I don't drink coffee nor soda or juices, I always preferred water overall.
I was not measuring ... I thought I only had to scan whatever I was gonna eat. And doing it automatically . So for today I'm having ground turkey, and I looked at the package and it says 4oz serving are 150 per serving, how do I know how much meat I can eat? And if I cook it with tomato sauce do I havve to count that too???
You can eat as much turkey as you want as long as it fits your calories for the day. Scan it but also weigh it so you know if you are eating 4oz or 6oz. Turkey is really healthy so I tend to eat a lot of it. And yes you have to count everything so the tomato sauce counts esp since some sauces have lots of sugar. I just buy crushed tomatoes and add herbs to it to make my own sauce so it’s very few calories. So measure the sauce. One easy way to do this all is get your plate then put your turkey on it to weigh, then tare/zero it and weigh the next thing etc. Super easy that way. Tracking is a skill but I’m don’t stress about being perfect.
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lacubanitaliz wrote: »IF is only a tool, and some people find that it is a helpful tool to stay within their daily calorie goals. But, if you are going to do IF, yes, you would eat all of your calories within your eating window that day. Water and other low or no calorie liquids (coffee with a bit of milk for example) can be consumed outside of your eating window. I did IF for years because that it what fit my natural hunger patterns. IF itself is not what caused me to lose weight - if it had, I would have been thin years ago.
More important than IF is accurately measuring your calorie consumption. If you aren't already, make sure you are using a food scale to measure your solid foods in grams, and using measuring cups and spoons for your liquids. If you aren't doing this, there is a big chance you are eating more than you think and that is why you are full.
Honestly I don't drink coffee nor soda or juices, I always preferred water overall.
I was not measuring ... I thought I only had to scan whatever I was gonna eat. And doing it automatically . So for today I'm having ground turkey, and I looked at the package and it says 4oz serving are 150 per serving, how do I know how much meat I can eat? And if I cook it with tomato sauce do I havve to count that too???
Yep, count everything! It takes some time to learn, but once you get the hang of it, it is easy and doesn't take much time. Use your food scale to weigh out your turkey serving, and weigh the tomato sauce separately. As a general rule that I haven't seen mentioned above, weigh items before cooking them - so weigh the turkey when it is still raw and before you add anything to it, unless the turkey came precooked (i.e. turkey burger) or the nutrition label indicates that the serving is a cooked or prepared serving. If you can, weigh and log in grams for better accuracy.
There are a lot of threads on here about accurately weighing your food and logging them into MFP. Here is a good one:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p11
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