Can someone view my food diary?

You need more fresh fruits and veggies. 5-8 servings per day.

You're also eating a lot of crap... McDs, Chinese take out, pizza, sugary coffee drinks... get rid of the processed foods.

i agree you deff. need more fruits and veggies and calm down a little bit on the fast food and junk ..also, i didnt go back very far but i noticed that some days you arent even eating 1200 calories ..you HAVE to eat AT LEAST that or your body is gonna go in starvation mode and you're not gonna lose. ..trust me i've done it..you think how can you eat more and lose weight but its true...try to aim for at least 1200 cal every day ..and drink plenty of water...at least 64 oz a day ..good luck hun

If you made every day like yesterday, you'd be in good shape.

I haven't had fast food besides Subway, Quiznos and other sandwich type places in about four months, and it's helped accelerate my weight loss a lot. If you really really want something from a fast food place or Chinese, make sure you exercise that day and give yourself more calories to play with. The sodium intake is definitely something that needs to be watched, as well as the sugar intake. I often use the sugar I allot myself for coffee drinks, because I heart them, and try to stay away from sugar the rest of the day to compensate.

And speaking of coffee drinks, definitely try to cut down on those calorie counts. I switched to sugar free, non-fat drinks, or just non-fat in some cases, and it helps a lot. Try to go for skinny caramel macchiatos, or skinny lattes, which have way less calories and sugar. Play around with flavorings and find one you really like so you can still have that fix.

Also, make sure you get a bunch of protein packed into your breakfast, because you'll be less likely to crave those high sodium, high fat meals later in the day. If you want a good breakfast sandwich idea, take a look at my diary from today. I think it's just as good as what I could get from Dunkin Donuts or any other bagel shops, and it's only 275 for a crap ton of protein.

Hope that helps!

I would say try to eat as clean as possible, set your macros to 40% carbs, 30 Fat and 30 Protein.

Don't buy deli meat buy a chicken breast and cook it yourself at home, and for every 100 calories of chicken it takes 30 of those calories to digest it (TFE) same as lettuce and cucumber...

Try to drink more water if you go over on your sodium.

Its hard but good luck
Alli

It doesn't look too bad, but here are my suggestions.

Ditch the fake creamers in your coffee (those sweet, sickly ones) Use half & half or almond milk - unsweetened.

Get rid of the Kraft Slices Cheese - that's just processed cheese - not real cheese. Sub with some real cheese slices - baby swiss or real cheddar. '

Keep the processed meats to a minimum. (lunch meat) They're loaded with sodium which makes you retain water, and full of nitrates. (preservatives) Sub canned light tuna (less mercury than albacore) or chicken breast that you have cooked yourself without any additives.

Eat some salads. You can make a big salad with romaine, tomatoes, cucumber, radish, onion, raw nuts or seeds, hard boiled eggs, and lean protein (chicken, fish). This will fill you up and give you a lot of fiber and protein. Dress it with olive oil and vinegar. You can add a little cheese if you like, too. Feta is good.

Eat some plain Greek Yogurt for snacks. Sprinkle some raw nuts on it (cashews, almonds), or cinnamon.

Ditch the granola bar things. Again, processed.

Eat fruit but don't go crazy. Fruit is sugar. If you're trying to lose you don't want too much. Stick to berries.

Eat some eggs in the morning. Toss in any veggies that you like. The protein will help with hunger more than the Cherrios.

You're on the right track - hope this helps some! :flowerforyou:

Look at the eat-more-to-lose weight group and read the posts about what to expect. I think you need to eat more and eat more healthful things. When you do eat enough it seems to be a lot of processed carbs. Hope that helps!

I have been losing weight very slowly and could use some advice on what I am doing wrong. Would someone be willing to look at my food diary? Also I don't record my water but I do drink the 8 cups a day. THANKS! for the help!

Add veggies. Lots and lots of fresh veggies!

My go-to snacks are usually fresh veggies like sugar snap peas and carrots, greek yogurt with berries or a single 113 g serving of 1% cottage cheese and an apple.

I still have a question - Do you have any type of insulin resistance issues like PCOS or Type II Diabetes? If so, then your carb:protein ratio is off. Way more protein, fewer carbs. Getting your carbs from real food like vegetables, low GI fruits (like berries) and whole grains.

As everyone has already said, eat more fruits and veggies. Also, are you exercising? Even a 30 minute walk 5 days a week would help.

Looks to me like you aren't intaking enough on most days. I always try my best to make sure I don't have anything more than 100 calories left if I can. You just need more fuel... also... avoid that fast food if possible.