Can’t manage to hit intake goals, I’m not hungry
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Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Your omelette breakfast calories is not accurate. Do you weigh the ingredients?
ETA. Did you use fat to cook the omelette?
I would live off of that omelette if it was right. Eggs, two kinds of breakfast meat, AND cheese for <300?15 -
This is what it looks like on my Fitbit app when I put it in.0
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labridge71488 wrote: »I measure egg beaters out by tablespoon it’s 3 tablespoons per serving so I do two servings, I measure out 1/4 cup of each ingredient so 1/4 cup chopped spinach, 1/4 cup broccoli, 1/4 cup shredded cheese, 1/4 cup chopped organic turkey bacon, and 1/4 cup turkey sausage crumbles. I put all ingredients into my microwave omelette maker and cook till it’s done. I’m not sure how the numbers can be misconstrued when there are only so many servings in a package.
Most of my daily fat is coming from the avocado in my lunch.
All things that need to be weighed. Especially bacon, turkey and avocado.15 -
Food scale. Food scale. Food scale.18
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JMcGee2018 wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Your omelette breakfast calories is not accurate. Do you weigh the ingredients?
ETA. Did you use fat to cook the omelette?
I would live off of that omelette if it was right. Eggs, two kinds of breakfast meat, AND cheese for <300?
fake eggs and fake meat.5 -
JMcGee2018 wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Your omelette breakfast calories is not accurate. Do you weigh the ingredients?
ETA. Did you use fat to cook the omelette?
I would live off of that omelette if it was right. Eggs, two kinds of breakfast meat, AND cheese for <300?
fake eggs and fake meat.
I can get behind the turkey bacon and sausage, but egg beaters are so unnecessary when whole eggs are so delicious and cheap.
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JMcGee2018 wrote: »JMcGee2018 wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Your omelette breakfast calories is not accurate. Do you weigh the ingredients?
ETA. Did you use fat to cook the omelette?
I would live off of that omelette if it was right. Eggs, two kinds of breakfast meat, AND cheese for <300?
fake eggs and fake meat.
I can get behind the turkey bacon and sausage, but egg beaters are so unnecessary when whole eggs are so delicious and cheap.
nevermind vitamin/nutrient dense!3 -
OP I know this thread, I LIVED this thread
They are right. Weigh your food. It makes a huge difference. And eat the real bacon if you can. It's worth every calorie6 -
Okay well then someone please enlighten me on what protein I can eat that actually has flavor so that I don’t fall off the wagon if I’ve been doing it so wrong. Mind you these are all things I’ve previously been advised to try doing by other fitness “guru’s” so get the right protein needed for building muscle cutting fat.
Everything that “tastes good” is high in carbs and that is not my goal.
Eating chicken and only chicken. Bad. Eating turkey instead. Bad. Eating turkey bacon/sausage instead of real bacon and sausage. Bad. Red meat. Bad. Egg beaters vs real eggs. Bad. The list of things I’ve heard now I might as well give up because no one seems to know what’s good or bad based on science.13 -
Why would eating things like lean red meat make you fall off a wagon?5
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No food is bad unless it has green fur or you are allergic to it.19
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labridge71488 wrote: »Okay well then someone please enlighten me on what protein I can eat that actually has flavor so that I don’t fall off the wagon if I’ve been doing it so wrong. Mind you these are all things I’ve previously been advised to try doing by other fitness “guru’s” so get the right protein needed for building muscle cutting fat.
Everything that “tastes good” is high in carbs and that is not my goal.
Eating chicken and only chicken. Bad. Eating turkey instead. Bad. Eating turkey bacon/sausage instead of real bacon and sausage. Bad. Red meat. Bad. Egg beaters vs real eggs. Bad. The list of things I’ve heard now I might as well give up because no one seems to know what’s good or bad based on science.
"don't eat carbs during the day as the are processed differently in women compared to men" is not science. There is nothing wrong with carbs.
You can eat what you like, just make it fit your calorie goal. Log accurately - get a scale and weigh everything, don't use measuring spoons unless it's a liquid. Do this consistently, until you reach your goal9 -
Unless there's a medical condition that I've missed somewhere, you need to shift your attention and focus on the basics.
- Proper calories - eat them. It doesn't matter where they come from, what type of food (food is not bad), just eat to your calorie goal
- Sufficient macros - fats, carbs, and protein - you need them all to be healthy and function well. None of them are bad, especially when eaten in reasonable quantities.
- Consistency and patience - the hardest part of this for many. You're not going to be perfect, so accept it and don't beat your self up for you bad days. Being consistently decent will likely yeild far better results than being occasionally perfect. Also - stick to what you're doing. Changing things up, at the very least, makes it harder to measure progress. Lastly, be patient. However long you think it will take to see results, it'll take longer.
At this point, it seems you've limited what you can and can't eat to such and extent that you can't hit basic nutritional needs (cals or macros). I don't care who you are - that's bad. That's the baddest bad. Get that fixed. Eat a variety of foods and aim for as balanced a diet as you can reasonably manage. That should be your goal for now.9 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »No food is bad unless it has green fur or you are allergic to it.
Kiwis have green fur 10 -
labridge71488 wrote: »Okay well then someone please enlighten me on what protein I can eat that actually has flavor so that I don’t fall off the wagon if I’ve been doing it so wrong. Mind you these are all things I’ve previously been advised to try doing by other fitness “guru’s” so get the right protein needed for building muscle cutting fat.
Everything that “tastes good” is high in carbs and that is not my goal.
Eating chicken and only chicken. Bad. Eating turkey instead. Bad. Eating turkey bacon/sausage instead of real bacon and sausage. Bad. Red meat. Bad. Egg beaters vs real eggs. Bad. The list of things I’ve heard now I might as well give up because no one seems to know what’s good or bad based on science.
Just eat food. Pick a protein you like and eat it. I eat chicken, turkey, beef, pork, bacon, venison, hamburger, etc, etc.
Quit listening to "gurus."
And buy a food scale.18 -
You are right! My bad.k8andchr1smom wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »No food is bad unless it has green fur or you are allergic to it.
Kiwis have green fur
OP, if it smells funky.
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labridge71488 wrote: »Okay well then someone please enlighten me on what protein I can eat that actually has flavor so that I don’t fall off the wagon if I’ve been doing it so wrong. Mind you these are all things I’ve previously been advised to try doing by other fitness “guru’s” so get the right protein needed for building muscle cutting fat.
Everything that “tastes good” is high in carbs and that is not my goal.
Eating chicken and only chicken. Bad. Eating turkey instead. Bad. Eating turkey bacon/sausage instead of real bacon and sausage. Bad. Red meat. Bad. Egg beaters vs real eggs. Bad. The list of things I’ve heard now I might as well give up because no one seems to know what’s good or bad based on science.
There aren't "good" or "bad" foods, although there are some foods that are healthier for you than others as far as nutrients go. Is there a reason that you are avoiding carbs? Unless you have diabetes or are insulin resistant, there's no real reason to avoid carbs and they are actually a nice way to boost mood and satiety for a lot of people. You also get to add legumes into your diet, which will help boost your protein. Red meat is good in moderation, real bacon is good in moderation, brownies are good in moderation. Hit your macros and micros while maintaining your deficit and you're golden.7 -
Apparently people can’t read when I say I have a food scale lol
I’m sure I can do more to try and figure out how to change 1/4 cup of broccoli to whatever that equates to on a scale and somehow figure out the calories macros that way based on a label that measures in cups, not grams/ounces, but I do weigh my turkey or chicken. Apparently I am wrong to think that a package that has 5 servings when split into 5 servings isn’t actually what is on the nutrition label.
Oh well I guess I’ll just wing it?11 -
Good advice about accurately weighing your food, from the above posters.
If you are certain that you are weighing accurately, you should be losing. It may be time to consult with your health care professional to rule out something medical.0 -
labridge71488 wrote: »Apparently people can’t read when I say I have a food scale lol
I’m sure I can do more to try and figure out how to change 1/4 cup of broccoli to whatever that equates to on a scale and somehow figure out the calories macros that way based on a label that measures in cups, not grams/ounces, but I do weigh my turkey or chicken. Apparently I am wrong to think that a package that has 5 servings when split into 5 servings isn’t actually what is on the nutrition label.
Oh well I guess I’ll just wing it?
Having a food scale isn't the same as using a food scale.
Nutrition labels on packages can be off by 20% by law in the USA. Not sure where you are. I double checked a protein bar yesterday, just for *kitten* and giggles. It was supposed to be 62 grams, and really weighed 70. Those little things add up.
Weigh your broccoli in grams, log it in grams. It isn't hard.
But cheese, peanut butter, ice cream, fattier meats, etc, are the food items that really need weighed and logged in grams.
But, go ahead and wing it. It's working so well for you now.20
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