I am soooo confused!!! to eat or not to eat???

Wel there's only one day and that's difficult to judge. I'm going to assume that's a typical day and comment accordingly.

You are under eating. Not by a lot but your body needs to net 1200 calories a day. If you're exercising them eat them back to at least that number. By under eating you are slowing your metabolism.

The obvious place to get those calories is breakfast. You've done a great job cutting back but one Dr Pepper for breakfast is not enough. If you struggle to have breakfast have one piece of toast. You can build on that and it seems like nothing.

^^^^^ This. Coming from a former DP addict, I understand, but if you are going to have a DP (which is FINE by the way), you should not only have that for breakfast. Try to eat some fruit or toast as well. Undereating will only hurt you in the long run. I learned that the hard way.

I would say if you're going to have Dr. Pepper for breakfast, eat some type of protein with it- not more carbs. You're setting yourself up for an insulin spike and subsequent crash. If you don't have a lot of time for breakfast, keep some quick protein sources readily available. Eggland's Best has pre-peeled hard boiled eggs available- just grab one or two out of the bag and enjoy! Or some cheese sticks. Or some microwaveable Jimmy Dean turkey sausages. These are all low-cal, high-protein and easy.

i was told to eat 1200 calories at leat but find it hard as i am normally under my calories or end up going over

First thing I noticed is that some of your entries are wrong. A can of dr pepper is more than 8 oz and more than 100 calories. 2nd, since when do porkchops have 0 protein? I'd start matching your entries with the labels because there are definitely user entries in the database that are completely wrong.

Secondly, I agree with the "if you're going to have breakfast with your dr pepper, don't add another carb" statement. Add an egg, protein bar, or something, not fruit or toast like previously suggested.

You need to eat those calories you got left within reason ! if you fall short by 50 or so that don't matter but to sustain it long term you need to eat them : ) hope this helps ! GOOD LUCK

^^^^^ THIS to the max! If MFP says 1700, then go for it.... soda is grody though. If it can eat off crust from your battery and weaken a turkey leg bone until you can tie it in a knot, YIKES! Plus it's full of carbonation that makes you burpy and bloated and so much sugar. Not a fan, but that's just me. Not many veggies on there either. Try veggies at breakfast time. I make a mean eggwhites & thin sliced zucchini scramble with turkey bacon

anyone??? can anyone explain this to me?


question about the 1200 cals bit. If you are set to 1200 cals and eat under mfp tells you, you've eaten too little.... but when you have exercised and still don't hit a 1200 net it doesn't say anything about eating too little? why is that????

Your body needs a certain amount of food intake every day to function correctly. For women this site chooses to use 1200 for that figure, though if you're very short (eg under five feet and not significantly overweight) you don't actually need quite that much.

Note that 1200 minimum calories is 1200 worth of good wholesome food.

If you're going to eat nutritionally poor food (eg sugary stuff) you ideally need to have that as well as your 1200 calories of healthy food and either lose weight more slowly or better still do exercise to burn it off.

Hope that makes sense.

Here comes blunt: your diet SUCKS!! Where are the fruits and veggies? One green salad and a 1/2 cup of mandarin oranges does not even come CLOSE to what your body needs. Ditch the 100 calorie packs. You're already taking Dr. Pepper (which I understand is an addiction and therefore is best for some to wean SLOWLY)....that should be all the crap you allow yourself. Increase your fruits and veggies first; then, for god's sake get some protein in at breakfast!! Greek yogurt, a protein drink, eggs...tons of healthy, tasty choices for A.M. protein. And yes, as others have said, you ARE eating too little. A day or two of that may be ok; but not days on end. Your body will begin to expect it's NEVER gonna get more and start to conserve energy (i.e., FAT).

Sorry to be harsh, but you need a wake up call ASAP!! Feed your body NUTRIENTS!

It looks good for to me! Here are some suggestions I have. (I am going to be brutally honest. I am assuming you can take it being you invited critique on your public log).

(you only have one day logged... so I have to go by that)

1. Eat Breakfast. Soda is not breakfast (and I will get to that in #2). Carbs! (If you are eating crabs) Morning is the best time to get those carbs in... So... oatmeal, cereal, toast. And do GOOD CARBS. Multi Grain is the way to go! Don't skimp on breakfast... YOU NEED IT!

2. Soda in the am? Really? Coffee. It is the beverage of adults. If you need the caffeine to kick you in gear... Drink Coffee. It is LOW calorie and depending on how you take it, (skim milk, splenda) It can be tasty and STILL LOW CALORIE. I do understand Soda is a hard habit to break... but there is so much SUGAR and SODIUM in one can... you can see A HUGE difference if you just cut it out 100%.

3. Eat your Calories.... MFP gives you a certain amount of calories to eat on a daily basis. Eat them. If you exercise, it gives you more. It is up to you and how you feel. Some days I eat some of my exercise calories, other days, I do not touch them... But ALWAYS eat the base of your calories (YOUR BMR). You need those calories to just get through your day... so eat them, and enjoy them. ALWAYS hit your protein mark, and always try to stay under your sugar and sodium. (Again, Sugar and sodium and TWO LEADING forms of weight gain and water retention. They sneak up on you in all forms... I would watch these two things the MOST!)

4. Good Luck! You seem to be on the right foot! FRESH food is the Best. Try to prepare your food with fresh ingredients and STAY AWAY from processed foods!

(My diary is public also... feel free to take a look... and yell at me about something you see that isn't right... we can all use some critique!!!)

ok question about the 1200 cals bit. If you are set to 1200 cals and eat under mfp tells you, you've eaten too little.... but when you have exercised and still don't hit a 1200 net it doesn't say anything about eating too little? why is that????

It's probably because you've hit 1200 before your exercise. So strictly speaking you aren't undereating in the same was as if you'd only eaten 1100 and done no exercise.

I think.

ok... for example my cals are set to 1310, i ate 1527 but with 380 cals from exercise i netted 1147. so that is why i was wondering as so many always say to NET 1200, but yet when i don't NET that amount it seems to be ok when i exercise... but if i don't it's not ok. i don't see how it makes a difference if i exercised or not, i still only net 1147?

Here's what worked for me. I lost 72 pounds and dropped my body fat from 27.5 down to 6.3%. i know people might not agree with it, but this worked for me.

Switch from Dr. Pepper to some flavor of green tea.
Don't eat back your exercise calories, consider it a bonus but try to eat at least 1200 a day for sure.
Eat a protein based breakfast wtihin 30 minutes of waking up.
Eat something every 3 hours or so. A snack between meals.
Drink 10 glasses of water a day. One BEFORE you eat any meanland one with each snack
Get your protein count to 100 ish and your carb count under 100 ish.
Walk 3-5 times a week. it's easy. Listen to music and it will burn calories.

Good luck!

DEDICATION AND DISCIPLINE !

I agree with this, this chap knows what he is talking about. Do eat breakfast, I found that did me the most good. Before I never ate breakfast and when I did start eating it, I found the weight almost came off by itself as my metabolism got a much better start to the day.