Keeping within calorie range

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  • nlkoelle
    nlkoelle Posts: 23 Member
    Under guidance from my endocrinologist, I eat about every 3 hours. I have the 3 standard meals + a mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack. Because I also work out in the evening, sometimes I have a little something before bed. My goal is 1490 cal/day for a goal of losing 1-2 lbs per week, though with exercise I'm also 1000 cal or more lower than my allotted calories for the day with exercise figured in. With the exercise (30 min morning & evening of cycling) last week I lost 3.8 lbs. I was happy with that.

    High fiber works for me... veggies, veggies, and more veggies. I definitely agree with the raw/whole foods. I bring individual sandwich/snack bags with things like baby carrots, radishes, snap peas, & celery. (I prepare them on Sunday so I'm ready for the week for throwing quick lunches together before work.) I have an apple (or two) a day as well. Since starting with MFP, I really haven't felt deprived or hungry unless I've gone well past the 3 hours for a meal. I also keep hard boiled eggs ready in the fridge as a snack option.

    I try to shy away from packaged snack foods (not that I "never" have them), but it's because they do nothing for sustaining me until the next meal. Most of the time, they just make me crave more.

    Good luck!!
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    Up your calories and make sure you eat a good lean source of protein at EVERY meal! This helps you stay full longer.

    Bottom line is if you are "starving" you need to eat. Being a little bit hungry is fine between meals and a great way to leanryour actual hunger cues from you body.

    I was on 1200 cals for about 2 months and I did fine eating at that level but I had NO energy! Now I eat at least 1440 cals...have no idea what I NET because that doesn't matter to me. I eat 1440-1500 a day and burn at leat 500 in exercise 5 days a week. On the weekends I only eat 1440 or so and no exercise.

    I don't eat back all of my workout calories but they are there if I need them! The thing is if you eat a healthy well balanced diet of lean protein, plenty of fruit and veg with a reasonable amount of startchy crabs....you will be satsified and have the energy you need to be active all day!
    BUMP YOUR calories up!!!! It is the only way! Weight loss is not an over night process. it takes time and the slower you lose it the more likely you are to be successful! The slow and steady approach is best! I work out like a maniac and have NEVER lost 2 pounds a week. I was hitting 1,000 cal burns a few months ago and eating only 1200 cals and even THAT did not make me lose 2 pounds a week!
    I now eat 1440 cals per day and burn 500-750 cals a day and have a pretty steady weight loss of 2-4 pounds a month. EAT!

    Great explanation. I knew we were MFP friends for a reason. :)
  • mallory3411
    mallory3411 Posts: 839 Member
    Eat more!

    1,200 calories works for some people but like some posters have said, if you constantly eat too little your BMR will go down.

    I really don't understand why people prefer to suffer eating only 1200 when they could eat a lot more. If you are hungry make different choices and eat more. Eating less doesn't always mean better weight loss.

    If you're eating "4 cucumbers and 4 tomatoes" for dinner that's not very healthy even though it's vegetables.
  • kezell83
    kezell83 Posts: 112 Member
    I guess one thing is that i need to definately eat my exercise calories. i havent been on here and frankly when i was on here before i didnt log everything like i was supposed to. So i am starting back and going to try to get everything logged in. I have joined a gym, and since i am contracted for a year and going to have to pay for it, that should motivate me to get rid of the lazyness. :)
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