I don't understand! 1200 calories a day and gaining weight!

I normally have two slices of wholewheat toast for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and then some meat with roast veg for tea or an omelette. I may have a couple of bananas too. I do normally get my 5 a day, and occasionally go for processed foods but usually not.

Water - i cant stand it but am drinking 2 litres of cordial a day.

Thanks

stop stop stop stop the fruits and breads, eat nothing white (except cauliflower is ok)! Bananas are the worst thing you can eat if you are trying to lose weight. Fructose is sugar and bananas carry it heavy! eat more veggies and sub fat free wheat tortillas when you NEED bread. otherwise put your sandwich on a plate without bread. Never drink fruit juice. sleep 6-7 hours per day or less....drink water IMMEDIATELY after waking and eat a high protein breakfast within 30 minutes.

then finally, take one day off and cheat like it's your job! eat whatever and however much you want all day!!

Follow this for 2 weeks and thank me.

The above is about as bad as advice can be(full of ludicrous bro-science). :drinker:
I eat at LEAST one banana pretty much EVERY day.

sorry to hear you think that, this information is directly from the best selling book by Tim Ferriss '4 hour Body"
here's what happened to his bloodwork after one week of OJ and a banana for breakfast:
Before (10/16, no fructose) and after (10/23, orange juice and banana):
Cholesterol: 203 → 243 (out of “healthy” range)
LDL: 127 → 165 (also out of range)
There were two other values that shot up unexpectedly:
Albumin: 4.3 → 4.9 (out of range)
Iron: 71 → 191 (!) (out of range aka into the stratosphere)
Albumin binds to testosterone and renders it inert, much like SHBG (discussed in “Sex
Machine”) but weaker. I don’t want either to be out-of-range high. Bad for the manly arts.

I doubt you are taking blood tests to support your information. but thanks anyway "Bro"

i can see it's working for you

I eat around 1050 calories to maintain my current weight. After having 2 kids, my metabolism took a nose-dive. 1200 calories may not seem like a lot (and when you're trying to lose weight it can be tough digging below that amount) but trust me, some people need to eat less to lose weight. Just eat healthy foods.

Pretty obvious really...

I'm trying to lose weight quickly, so for teh last 3 months Ive been on 1200 calories a day... but just seem to be averaging weight. Either that or some days I seem to suddenly gain a few inches and my trousers are tight.

I know I should probably up the calorie consumption - buut if I'm gaining weight at 1200, I'm a little scared to do that in case I majorly balloon.

Any tips? Advice? I do exercise too!

HELP!

Thanks in advance lovelies x

Some people tend to be more pear-shaped, while others are more apple-shaped. Your profile pic indicates you are more potato-shaped.

I don't know what your financial situation is, but I strongly suggest getting a good digital scale and if you are exercising, a decent heart rate monitor (HRM). These two tools, combined with regularly and accurately logging everything in MFP, will - AT THE VERY LEAST - put you in a position to receive insightful feedback from the community.

Without more information, you're getting well-meaning (but misinformed) opinions on "what's best." There are no magic shortcuts or secrets. There are people on here who can help you. Provide some more data, more context. They will help you. Any advice you get you should confirm yourself - with research, your doctor/nutritionist, etc.

Here is a good source of MFP info: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/474-unofficial-mfp-faq

I normally have two slices of wholewheat toast for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and then some meat with roast veg for tea or an omelette. I may have a couple of bananas too. I do normally get my 5 a day, and occasionally go for processed foods but usually not.

Water - i cant stand it but am drinking 2 litres of cordial a day.

Thanks

stop stop stop stop the fruits and breads, eat nothing white (except cauliflower is ok)! Bananas are the worst thing you can eat if you are trying to lose weight. Fructose is sugar and bananas carry it heavy! eat more veggies and sub fat free wheat tortillas when you NEED bread. otherwise put your sandwich on a plate without bread. Never drink fruit juice. sleep 6-7 hours per day or less....drink water IMMEDIATELY after waking and eat a high protein breakfast within 30 minutes.

then finally, take one day off and cheat like it's your job! eat whatever and however much you want all day!!

Follow this for 2 weeks and thank me.

The above is about as bad as advice can be(full of ludicrous bro-science). :drinker:
I eat at LEAST one banana pretty much EVERY day.

sorry to hear you think that, this information is directly from the best selling book by Tim Ferriss '4 hour Body"
here's what happened to his bloodwork after one week of OJ and a banana for breakfast:
Before (10/16, no fructose) and after (10/23, orange juice and banana):
Cholesterol: 203 → 243 (out of “healthy” range)
LDL: 127 → 165 (also out of range)
There were two other values that shot up unexpectedly:
Albumin: 4.3 → 4.9 (out of range)
Iron: 71 → 191 (!) (out of range aka into the stratosphere)
Albumin binds to testosterone and renders it inert, much like SHBG (discussed in “Sex
Machine”) but weaker. I don’t want either to be out-of-range high. Bad for the manly arts.

I doubt you are taking blood tests to support your information. but thanks anyway "Bro"

Were these blood tests done after fasting or right after this person drank OJ and ate bananas?

Also, Tim Ferriss is a bit of a fraud, imo. He has a degree in East Asian Studies, and all he really does is invest in a lot of big companies. He’s out to make money. The diet industry is a good business to get into.

Bananas are the worst thing you can eat if you are trying to lose weight.

And yet I eat one every day. :noway:

Seriously, OP. You've gotten some very good advice here. But please do continue to eat fruit.

It took you a year to lose 29 lbs! I am not saying it's impossible to lose weight after eating a daily banana but results will be impeded. Ok, I see gang up on the new guy....nice!

Holy smokes! It's really not that hard.. just log your damn food, get some excersize, and be mindful of the deficit. We ain't building rocket ships here..

Its sugar free vimto I have - basically I guess syrup which you add water to.... x

BEWARE anything that says sugar-free! as the chemical reaction insulin surge it causes in your body is worse than the actual natual sugars would be!!!!

BEWARE of anything this guy posts.

Why the hate? It IS working for me! I eat tons and drink beer and have gone from 299 to 286 in a month without EVER being hungry! I was given the book 4 hour Body by my trainer at 24hr fitness and it works~! I agree with most advice given in addition to my own. Is this the type of community I can expect on MFP? if so I'll just crawl under my rock and keep my program in check. Sorry to have tried to help another struggling person.
ps- there's nothing in fruit you can't get elsewhere without the sugars! and avacado is a great sub for bananas if you need potassium. I challenge you to disagree.

I eat bananas and other carbs and sugars every day. I've surpassed my original goals already. Why substitute bananas? They're delicious and nutritious. Better yet - why avoid bananas but drink beer??

Congrats on 13 lbs lost in a month. That is excellent. If your plan is working for you, then by all means stick to it. But the tried and true method of eating a balanced diet and exercising also works wonders, and is very sustainable for the rest of one's life.

I think the main issue other posters had with your advice is that you're throwing out advice like "avoid white carbs and bananas" which have absolutely no merit when it comes to weight loss. Sure you can avoid those carbs and lose weight, but it is absolutely not a necessary thing to do.

I passed my latest blood tests with flying colors by the way.

Holy smokes! It's really not that hard.. just log your damn food, get some excersize, and be mindful of the deficit. We ain't building rocket ships here..

^LOL!!!!

I'll just say it once: If what you were doing were working, then you wouldn't be asking for help. Buck up. Log your food according to what MFP set for you.
People who "have it down" don't need advice on weight loss. You don't appear to have it down yet.






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^ Exactly!!

I eat pancakes and check my ticker/profile... 20kg in 3 months! :bigsmile:

really hard to tell what is going on with you.....only logged one day of food for the past handful of days (and therefore we can't see any exercise either).

could be a multitude of reasons. maybe overestimating exercise cals? maybe underestimating the amount(s) of food you take in? may be the actual types of foods (although not likely)....maybe not eating enough to sustain?

A bunch of broscience for sure.

This^^ LOL!

NEVER EAT EGGS!!!!

Why the hell not? I eat them all the time. They are a great source of protien.

Ok... maybe I will up my calories to 1500 - just scared!

I will also try and reduce my carb intake - but I just find all other food boring!

My diary has been offline for the last few weeks, but I am definitely not underestimating my intake... if anything I am bigging it up!

Thanks x

well what happened to me is I have been stuck at the same weight for 10 months and I upped my calorie intake from 1200(working out 5 days a week) to 1600 (and work out about 3-4 times a week) and my weight finally dropped !!! I was scared to up my calories to but I'm back to losing weight slowly.. but surely lol

I normally have two slices of wholewheat toast for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and then some meat with roast veg for tea or an omelette. I may have a couple of bananas too. I do normally get my 5 a day, and occasionally go for processed foods but usually not.

Water - i cant stand it but am drinking 2 litres of cordial a day.

Thanks

stop stop stop stop the fruits and breads, eat nothing white (except cauliflower is ok)! Bananas are the worst thing you can eat if you are trying to lose weight. Fructose is sugar and bananas carry it heavy! eat more veggies and sub fat free wheat tortillas when you NEED bread. otherwise put your sandwich on a plate without bread. Never drink fruit juice. sleep 6-7 hours per day or less....drink water IMMEDIATELY after waking and eat a high protein breakfast within 30 minutes.

then finally, take one day off (per week) and cheat like it's your job! eat whatever and however much you want all day!!

Follow this for 2 weeks and thank me.

just....wow.


ok anyway. even though you may have been counting calories for years, packaging and ingredients DO change and you need to read labels and enter your food. dunno the type of exercise you are doing, but if you don't have a strength program in place, start with that. and assess your cardio [program...is it steady-state exercise that you have been doing or are you increasing the intensity/distance/incline every 2 weeks or so?

Exercise, make healthy food choices, and eat something "bad" once in a while if you feel like it-just don't do it all the time. I've lost 14lbs and I also eat a banana every day (sometimes two because there's banana in my smoothie and then I might even go crazy and have a banana on it's own or in something else!). I eat starches, tons of fruit, etc. I try to eat balanced and I get exercise. Log your intake and then try adjusting it up or down for some time to see what is working for you.