eating enough

@marydrohan52

Where are you getting "Didn't eat enough?"

If you have days when your schedule gets a little off, that's not really a big deal. If you go over there every day, then you'll need to develop some strategies to make sure you fuel your body appropriately. You want to get enough nutrition and not get so hungry you eat things you didn't really want to. Been there, done that, and I'll do it again. Not proud, just honest.

Maybe you could take a snack/lunch with you and set an alarm on your watch or phone and then make sure to eat it when the alarm goes off or soon thereafter.

Are you cooking dinner for just yourself or for others? If just for you, then you can adjust what or how much you make if you have a late lunch. That's mostly what I do, but I don't cook for anyone else. Well - sort of. I give away some of the food I cook to a friend who often shares vegetables from their CSA. It works for both of us. They don't like to cook, and aren't that good at it. I love to cook. They have excess produce, and I can turn it into tasty things.

You can also take a step back and look at calories as a weekly average. Try to meet your target every day, but be sure to get really close on a weekly basis.

mtaratoot wrote: »

@marydrohan52

Where are you getting "Didn't eat enough?"

If you have days when your schedule gets a little off, that's not really a big deal. If you go over there every day, then you'll need to develop some strategies to make sure you fuel your body appropriately. You want to get enough nutrition and not get so hungry you eat things you didn't really want to. Been there, done that, and I'll do it again. Not proud, just honest.

Maybe you could take a snack/lunch with you and set an alarm on your watch or phone and then make sure to eat it when the alarm goes off or soon thereafter.

Are you cooking dinner for just yourself or for others? If just for you, then you can adjust what or how much you make if you have a late lunch. That's mostly what I do, but I don't cook for anyone else. Well - sort of. I give away some of the food I cook to a friend who often shares vegetables from their CSA. It works for both of us. They don't like to cook, and aren't that good at it. I love to cook. They have excess produce, and I can turn it into tasty things.

You can also take a step back and look at calories as a weekly average. Try to meet your target every day, but be sure to get really close on a weekly basis.

When I select complete diary at the end of the day instead of the 'if you continue lile this in 5 weeks you will weigh' info you will get a note saying you are likely not eating enough. I have an allowance of 1200, don't know if that's relevant.

sandrasprague wrote: »

I manage on busy days to prep two cups Greek yogurt with two scoops of protein powder and 2 tbs of peanut power to get a filling healthy meal

I like this idea. And if you threw a few berries in there, even better.

annstebbing wrote: »

mtaratoot wrote: »

@marydrohan52

Where are you getting "Didn't eat enough?"

If you have days when your schedule gets a little off, that's not really a big deal. If you go over there every day, then you'll need to develop some strategies to make sure you fuel your body appropriately. You want to get enough nutrition and not get so hungry you eat things you didn't really want to. Been there, done that, and I'll do it again. Not proud, just honest.

Maybe you could take a snack/lunch with you and set an alarm on your watch or phone and then make sure to eat it when the alarm goes off or soon thereafter.

Are you cooking dinner for just yourself or for others? If just for you, then you can adjust what or how much you make if you have a late lunch. That's mostly what I do, but I don't cook for anyone else. Well - sort of. I give away some of the food I cook to a friend who often shares vegetables from their CSA. It works for both of us. They don't like to cook, and aren't that good at it. I love to cook. They have excess produce, and I can turn it into tasty things.

You can also take a step back and look at calories as a weekly average. Try to meet your target every day, but be sure to get really close on a weekly basis.

When I select complete diary at the end of the day instead of the 'if you continue lile this in 5 weeks you will weigh' info you will get a note saying you are likely not eating enough. I have an allowance of 1200, don't know if that's relevant.

Don't eat below the 1200, and that will probably get rid of the message. (MFP means us to eat our whole calorie goal, not way under.) Or don't close your diary, and you won't see the message. (Closing your diary just posts a message to your MFP timeline and gives you the "in 5 weeks" or "too few calories" message. Not closing your diary doesn't make anything else not work.)

In quite a few cases, getting a 1200 calorie goal implies that a person is trying to lose weight faster than in sensible for current situation. Typically, people who legit get a 1200 goal (not trying to lose too aggressively fast) are female, older, not very active, quite petite. As a rough rule of thumb, I'd suggest not trying to lose faster than 0.5-1% of current weight per week, with a bias toward 0.5% unless so severely obese that weight itself is a health threat, and the person is under close medical supervision for deficiencies or other complications.

There's no getting adequate nutrition on too-few calories. Also, fast loss increases health risks and can backfire in the long run because it's less likely to train in sustainable, new, healthier habits that can continue long term. A slow loss rate can sometimes get us to goal weight in less calendar time than attempting an aggressive loss rate that causes deprivation-triggered over-eating, breaks in the action, or giving up altogether because it's Just Too Hard.

In general, you'll get more personalized advice here if you post your own thread, rather than piggybacking on a thread from someone else with a slightly different question.

Best wishes!

I try not to go that long w/o food because it makes me feel anxious.. maybe low blood sugar? When I'm busy I eat something easy, sandwiches or soup, around 11 or so. Today, I had a peanut butter fold over on my first break, and then some cottage cheese on my second break. Waiting on a healthy dinner with veggies to cook! A salad would probably be a good addition!:)

marie19781 wrote: »

Hi. I’m trying to change my eating habits to lower cholesterol and glucose. I see to be eating more protein than fiber 😳 Definitely not good for lower Gi. Need to increase water intake. Any suggestions and questions for my PCP as I have an appointment tomorrow. Thanks.

Ask your doctor what they think about your macros, since you'll see him/her tomorrow.

Someone may have already said this, but the only way you're going to eat is if you have it available to you. That means you're going to have to pack your own lunch. And eat when the baby eats so instead of her being a grazer which can lead to problems later maybe offer her a meal when you're eating lunch. Especially if you're going over there every day. Pack a little sandwich or a tuna packet and crackers whatever fits in your macros. I would also pack a snack because if you're there past lunch you're probably haven't eaten at all.