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No I don't mean nutrient deficient, although that is probably likely. Actually it wouldn't be healthy to maintain intake at 2000 calories unless you are under 4' 5" and an adult. Eating enough calories for your needs, including repairs of muscles, nerves, bones -- those hidden things that need attending to, plus needed…
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I buy about $40-50 a week. But I'm eating 1200 calories/day. My experience is that i'm spending the same amount as when I overate/ate badly. The overall value is greater if you think about buying nutrients instead of buying empty calories. I find processed foods to be expensive - a $3.99 bag of chips is mostly air. 3.99…
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I always eat a late breakfast. Then there are fewer number of hours left for the remaining calories to have to cover. Until I break the night's fast, my body isn't expecting food, like it didn't all night while sleeping, but after that 1st meal the hunger quickly resumes in expectation of the next meal. But I don't like…
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I started this process by following serving sizes-it was an eye opener to see what a portion actually looks like, and it made it easier to count calories so you're not having to get the count right for like 2.3 servings of something. On the feeling full issue...feeling full depends on volume of food in your stomach,…
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I have an option to knock a significant amount off my deductible if I do a certain number of preventive care things. Including a phone counseling session for anyone with a certain bmi and above. It's not mandatory but it's being pushed pretty hard and yes, there's feeling of being pressured. The bottom line is the bottom…
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if I'm at work or out of the house for more than one meal, fast food is still an option for me, but I only ever get a regular single cheeseburger and small fries at McDonalds. nothing bigger. No drink. About 500 calories. Nothing wrong with that for a meal. But I'm trying to cut out the drive-through, and make myself get…
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I pack my own lunch and/or dinner for work everyday. It takes a while, but so much better than either skipping meals or fast food.
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Nothing's better than coffee and cake, but I'm happy with coffee by itself, with half and half, because there's a richness to it. Well made coffee is a treat. But tea is utilitarian for me. I drink tea - all flavors, to hydrate myself and to keep away from too many servings of half and half that would come with drinking…
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You're not alone! I drink lots of tea/hot liquids and keep telling myself that whether I give into my intense hunger or not, I'll still be miserable, so it's better to try to suck it up and move past the junk food so at least I can feel good about eating right. I also remind myself that I feel worse with a full belly…
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Good for you! Don't listen to the "starving children in Africa" folks. Americans are becoming overfed yet nutritionally starving, and we don't need to export that mentality and our cheesecakes and processed foods. I grew up in a "clean your plate" house. Parents both grew up with food insecurity, so no wasting food. But…
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I have to have a plan for every situation where there's food. No plan = binge. So, I always grocery shop with a list. I do buy snacks, but not just for "whenever" but for specific times of day and amounts. There were chips with salsa and cupcakes at a function last night. I was dying for a cupcake, but realized I had just…
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store brand works for me - it comes in nonfat, 1%, 2%, and 4% in my store. Large curd in the higher fat range, small curd with lesser fat. I'm not a fan of the nonfat - it's missing the characteristic cottage cheese taste. You might have to have a taste test to figure out what you like. Of course the higher fat content…
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don't know. what I hate most about being sick is that it feels like I'm not in control of my body, and perhaps logging food and feeding it nutritiously would help me feel like i could do something to fight the illness. I can't say about digestive upsets - haven't had such an issue in a long time, but I suspect I wouldn't…
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i'm rediscovering cooking because I can make tastier, lower-cal versions of pre-packaged food. I actually didn't cry chopping onions today because I've done it so much lately I'm building a tolerance! counting calories is utterly logical to me, and that's the way I like to think. it leads me to mindful eating - overall…
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. I'm embarassed to say I have figured this out too, by experience
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ditto! same problem here. following...
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daily. never weighed myself in the past, so it's educational for me to learn about body's weight fluctuations. I'm not sensitive to the numbers so much. my good feeling comes from realizing I've eaten great nutritious food that day.
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You can do it! the hardest part is that we eat with our eyes as well as our mouth, and if you're used to seeing larger portions, the smaller portions look inadequate. I eat my dinners off of dessert plates - that means I still have a heaping plate. And it takes a while, but I finally learned that I can feel that it's…
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I still eat fast food. if I eat a small breakfast, a giant romaine salad with cucumbers, carrots and tomatoes, and tuna for lunch, there's plenty of room for McDonald's dinner. But I've never been one to order a quarter pounder or a large anything, and i don't drink soda, so when I go I get small or med. fries and a…
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stepped over the line between overweight and obese, and thought "hell no!" Also feeling like an old fart at age 30. And complete lack of knowledge of meal planning. And being tired all the time. And generally wanting a sense of control back in my life.
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In the Thumb!
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yep, twice this week on an android phone. dinner inputs erased. and it has trouble sometimes switching to the next day. In the morning i'll find meals copied from the day before logged when I haven't touched today's log yet. the app crashes on me every couple days and i lose info.
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i find the more expensive brands of solid, not chunk, tuna in olive oil taste wonderful. The cheap chunk tuna in water tastes cheap and is dry. Yes, olive adds calories, but the fish gets marinated in it. then you don't have to add mayo. the way I eat it, tuna in olive oil, drained is healthier than what results when I add…
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i have to watch my grocery bill, but grew up in a house where everything would be skimped on in order to buy good food. We ate massive amounts of produce, and fish twice a week (i still ended up fat - although the lack of junky food at home kept me better in check until I moved out). I think i've picked up the habit now of…
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Love my food scale-turns out a serving of some foods by weight are bigger than the volume measurement given, and some smaller, but the accuracy of weighing food is great! No more getting away with heaping tablespoons and other forms of cheating on the calories! Good luck to you. Week 2 here, and I know it works from past…
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Suffering that right now. Ravenous and I just ate dinner 10 minutes ago. I usually lose my lose my appetite during Tom but since counting calories I've been starving. On normal weeks I get appropriately hungry, but never hunger pains like this. Same deal-food digested really quickly. Any chance some of those calories are…
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I'll allow myself either/or. Half and half or sugar but not both. Soon discovered I can do without sugar. The dairy helps cut the acidity in coffee, and I gradually backed off. I'm down to 2tbsp half and half in a mug. I found good coffee made in a French press is not all bitter. And I switch off with fruit teas.…
