Not eating enough calories but I'm super full
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I used to drink a lot of juices, sugary drinks and eat a lot of starchy vegetables like rice and potatoes instead of leafy greens and non starchy vegetables. My doctor suggested I eat low carb to help me bring down my weight as I am now almost 100 lbs overweight. I sit for most of my day so she also recommended that I reduce my caloric intake.0
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saintyagos wrote: »I used to drink a lot of juices, sugary drinks and eat a lot of starchy vegetables like rice and potatoes instead of leafy greens and non starchy vegetables. My doctor suggested I eat low carb to help me bring down my weight as I am now almost 100 lbs overweight. I sit for most of my day so she also recommended that I reduce my caloric intake.
You don't need low carb to bring down your weight. Just a caloric deficit.
The reason people lose weight on low carb is because people will often substitute their pasta portion, for example, which was 300 plus calories, with some veggies that are 30 calories, thus reducing calorie intake.
If you still wish to do low carb that is up to you, but you don't need to for weight loss (just the reduced calorie intake).5 -
Invest in a food scale. (@ $20 USD on Amazon). Only then will you be more accurate on what you actually *are* eating. Log everything. This will give you the data required to make changes where needed.
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Supplement. I keep Ensure in my house for days I can't eat enough.0
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Thank goodness for peanut butter3
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jessandreia92 wrote: »saintyagos wrote: »I used to drink a lot of juices, sugary drinks and eat a lot of starchy vegetables like rice and potatoes instead of leafy greens and non starchy vegetables. My doctor suggested I eat low carb to help me bring down my weight as I am now almost 100 lbs overweight. I sit for most of my day so she also recommended that I reduce my caloric intake.
You don't need low carb to bring down your weight. Just a caloric deficit.
The reason people lose weight on low carb is because people will often substitute their pasta portion, for example, which was 300 plus calories, with some veggies that are 30 calories, thus reducing calorie intake.
If you still wish to do low carb that is up to you, but you don't need to for weight loss (just the reduced calorie intake).
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Doctors by in large don't receive a lot of education in nutrition. See a registered dietician if you can.
Pasta, rice, and potatoes aren't the reason most people are fat. Portion sizes for these foods are. Plus you add a rich sauce, or deep fry in fat (potatoes) you're going to add quite a few more calories. You can eat these foods....just measure the portions so you know the calorie content.
Instead of a low carb diet, I do a moderate carb one. Example - for dinner I wouldn't have a burger (on a bun) and a side of fries (starchy side). Who needs 2 servings of starchy carbs in one meal? I would have the burger (on a bun) with a green salad or a grilled chicken breast with potato salad.
Ditching the sugary drinks is going to be really helpful for you.5 -
saintyagos wrote: »I used to drink a lot of juices, sugary drinks and eat a lot of starchy vegetables like rice and potatoes instead of leafy greens and non starchy vegetables. My doctor suggested I eat low carb to help me bring down my weight as I am now almost 100 lbs overweight. I sit for most of my day so she also recommended that I reduce my caloric intake.
There's nothing wrong with starchy vegetables, rice and potatoes (potatoes especially have a lot of nutrients), the key though is to eat them in portion sizes that fit within your calorie targets.
The only thing that matters for weight loss is calories, macros ratios are more of a preference thing. Also, many people find that their health markers improve quite a bit when they lose the excess weight, regardless of what macros split they follow2
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