Using up calories difficult
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trokey2110 wrote: »As I’ve stated I weigh the blueberries chicken etc the only thing I didn’t count was the milk on the muesli
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You can make both fit sure, but don't make junk food a constant thing to reach that calorie goal. Budget considered, chicken in this example is the bang for your buck. Knowing the price of actual chicken tho, I would say chickens not the only bang for their buck haha. Do you think its a bit interesting they're at 180lb apparently and struggle with reaching 1500? I used to eat at 1500.. if this person is 180 they'll for sure lose weight at the deficit they're at, they'll shrink down in time. I wonder what's up with them being this weight whilst being unable to reach 1500. OP should reflect on what it is that has them struggle with eating that amount, which is really little. I know people who hate the thought of eating alot, and they have self image issues too. I feel I've come off as a really brash type of person, but I'm not. OP should keep prioritizing the healthy foods, and that doesnt even really have to mean eating such a variety of the carefully chosen foods they eat. Blueberries and yogurt for example.. good for you but nonetheless, why so specific?10
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JessAndreia wrote: »
Seems to me that OP is going by nutrition label servings. Like, peanut butter jar label shows nutrition per tablespoon, so OP thinks they should have just one table spoon. Bread label shows nutrition per slice...
But the peanut butter is generic, not a specific brand that he might be using.1 -
trokey2110 wrote: »As I’ve stated I weigh the blueberries chicken etc the only thing I didn’t count was the milk on the muesli
No cooking oil?
Did you weigh the peanut butter?1 -
trokey2110 wrote: »As I’ve stated I weigh the blueberries chicken etc the only thing I didn’t count was the milk on the muesli
I realize we're all posting suggestions at once and it's going to get overwhelming fast. When you have some time, please go through the links that have been posted throughout this thread. There are some great ones, including a long list of foods you can eat to boost your calories on page one. Again, I just want to check that you're seeing those. Do they show up for you? https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p1
If you've logged everything you've eaten this week, then we have a problem. 1,059 calories yesterday. 334 total calories the day before. That's too little. You seem to be sticking to what I think of as the traditional diet foods (chicken, fish, no oils, no starches, etc). Are there foods you like that you've cut out? Oils, butter, fattier cuts of meat, cheese, nuts, whole milk, potatoes, rice, sauces, etc? These would all be great ways to boost your calories.0 -
You can make both fit sure, but don't make junk food a constant thing to reach that calorie goal. I used to eat at 1500.. if this person is 180 they'll for sure lose weight at the deficit they're at, they'll shrink down in time. I wonder what's up with them being this weight whilst being unable to reach 1500.
The thread isn't about junk food. Why are you assuming OP (or the rest of us) need to be preached at about avoiding junk food.
I think some less nutrient dense foods fit well in my diet, and am more concerned with having an overall nutrient dense diet. You can eat no junk food and still not have a very great diet -- it's more about what you do eat than what you don't.4 -
You can make both fit sure, but don't make junk food a constant thing to reach that calorie goal. Budget considered, chicken in this example is the bang for your buck. Knowing the price of actual chicken tho, I would say chickens not the only bang for their buck haha. Do you think its a bit interesting they're at 180lb apparently and struggle with reaching 1500? I used to eat at 1500.. if this person is 180 they'll for sure lose weight at the deficit they're at, they'll shrink down in time. I wonder what's up with them being this weight whilst being unable to reach 1500. OP should reflect on what it is that has them struggle with eating that amount, which is really little. I know people who hate the thought of eating alot, and they have self image issues too. I feel I've come off as a really brash type of person, but I'm not. OP should keep prioritizing the healthy foods, and that doesnt even really have to mean eating such a variety of the carefully chosen foods they eat. Blueberries and yogurt for example.. good for you but nonetheless, why so specific?
The OP appears to be eating less than 500 calories some days if their diary is truly accurate. In that context, a couple of cookies would be better for them overall than starving themselves.
Hopefully their diary is not accurate and up to date, but I think it would be a good thing to step back and look at the greater context here before telling the OP they need to cut a bunch more things out of their safe foods.9 -
But the peanut butter is generic, not a specific brand that he might be using.
Very possible that they were looking at nutrition label for serving size but then simply typed "peanut butter" on mfp and logged the generic one instead of searching for the brand they used.0 -
diannethegeek wrote: »
The OP appears to be eating less than 500 calories some days if their diary is truly accurate. In that context, a couple of cookies would be better for them overall than starving themselves.
Hopefully their diary is not accurate and up to date, but I think it would be a good thing to step back and look at the greater context here before telling the OP they need to cut a bunch more things out of their safe foods.
x100. yeesh the person is UNDER EATING and people are harping on "don't eat junk". we can worry about "healthy food" after they successfully eat and log the minimum daily calorie needs.
and one can totally eat junk and still loose weight (or better yet, a mix of healthy and junk).3 -
So assuming everything is logged correctly, if you really are not able to eat more and feeling stuffed, I'd see a doctor. More likely you are limiting your diet so much that you can't think of anything you are allowed to eat that sounds good. Or, as I suspect, you are eating more than you think.
But some suggestions for eating more:
Breakfast -- add some full fat milk or greek yogurt and some nuts or maybe avocado. Add some fruit.
Lunch -- again, I don't understand the soup entry. Did you create a recipe? If so, eat more soup. You also would want to eat more protein in breakfast and/or lunch in general. Maybe put some cheese on the bread.
Dinner -- easiest: eat more chicken, cook it in olive oil. Have a salad on the side with some nuts and olives in it with a dressing you like on it containing fat. Eat something besides boneless skinless chicken breast.
One reason your diet doesn't seem that filling is that it's not that high in protein, low fat, and probably not high in fiber either.
Likely to result in better suggestion than mine: think about what foods you like and enjoy eating.3 -
JessAndreia wrote: »
Very possible that they were looking at nutrition label for serving size but then simply typed "peanut butter" on mfp and logged the generic one instead of searching for the brand they used.
Isn't the usual serving size for peanut butter 2 tbsp? (I never eat it, I'm weird and don't really like it.) But the bigger point is that many people tend to underestimate with peanut butter when using tbsp.0 -
Im suggesting they eat a full 1500, and if the exercise calories subtract from that, okay. Let it look like 1500 consumed -300 exercise= 1200 NET. Or, they could cushion the exercise' caloric deficit by eating back the calories they burned? They're already at a deficit at 1500, id be pretty confident.
I didnt say OP should eat over their calorie goal, what I'm trying to understand is, is the fact that they're burning calories from exercise the difficulty in reaching 1500? We all agree that 1500 is a low amount to reach. There are plenty of foods to substitute in for junk food. Moderation, sure. But from what I see, they're struggling to reach 1500 pretty regularly, to the point where it is an issue. Substituting junk food that regularly is exactly what is junky about junk food.
I have no idea what any of that means to be honest when my comment was that you're suggesting the OP eat what is possibly an unhealthy amount.
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Ok I guess something’s haven’t been fully logged but today I’ll get there thanks4
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I always tell people who're trying to lose weight
not the ones who've lost their 60ish pounds and know what they already know. Hairsplitting aside, avoid junk food. period. Hey, money budgets don't cut out pleasure spending entirely. Think back to the budget analogy.
If someone posted on a budgeting site that they had saved 10 times the recommended amount for retirement, and multiples for all other applicable saving goals (emergency, college for kids, etc.), but found themselves unable to spend any money -- i.e., emotionally, they just can't bring themselves to spend it, to the point that they're putting off doctor's appointments, not filling prescriptions, gave up their apartment lease in favor of living in their car ... would you recommend that they not spend money on anything frivolous and to go through their budget looking for additional places to save? Maybe they shouldn't turn the car on at all at night to run the heater?
Because that's how the budget analogy works for the advice you're giving to the OP who is falling below a minimum calorie goal.9
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