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In my head, I framed it as making better choices most of the time. You know that fruit and vegetables are better for you than pop and donuts. So, eat more fruit and vegetables, less pop and donuts. Look at what you eat now and start swapping, cutting down portion sizes and making decisions based on the calorie budget gives…
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Feel free to add me. I'm 221 down from 248 and working to 175 to start. We will see where I go from there.
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I love Quest chocolate chip cookie dough bars. They are my breakfast 5 days a week (because it's easy at work, and I'm lazy early in the morning). 20 or 21gr protein, 190 calories. Fits nicely in my day and of the bars I've tried they have the best texture and taste. The rest of mine comes from eggs, chicken, venison, pork…
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What were you drinking before? Those symptoms sound very much like when I was ditching caffeine.
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Breakfast for me is usually a protein bar. I'm never hungry before work but am at 1st break around 9am. It's easy and I like them. Weekends I'll make eggs, but that's 4 items to wash total and 10 minutes top to cook and clean up. Lunch is either a sandwich and raw fruit & veg or leftovers from dinner. 5 minute prep and…
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Another tip. Set yourself up to succeed. Meal prep some in advance. It's so easy to hit a drive thru (and even that can work into some days!) when you're facing a hungry you and/or family with a mountain of prep. Precooked shredded chicken or pork loin, pre-prepped veggies in the fridge, even some homemade TV dinners or…
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If I were you and feeling crazy overwhelmed, I would spend the rest of this week simply logging what you do eat. Measure as best you can until you can get a food scale. You'll be close enough for now. Don't worry about meeting any goals, calories, fat, protein any of it. Just log. During the rest of this week, start…
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Fiber is your friend. My lunch today was right around 400 calories. I had a 8.5 ounce baked potato topped with butter, half a steamer bag of broccoli and 2 slices of cheese. I was FULL when I finished. And now close to 5 hours later I'm not quite hungry yet. I started at 248lbs and am down 21 lbs in just over 2 months. I…
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Yes. Likely it's water weight or some reduced amount of food/waste moving through. But totally possible. Not sustainable, sadly lol! But hugely motivating to keep going.
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Yes! If I could get my shoulders and arms to drop first that'd be fab! Nope. I lose my butt. That already wasn't all that big (comparatively). Sigh. Genetics. Lol!
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I always save at least 100 calories for a night time snack. For 100 calories days I'll have a yogurt or a Yasso bar. For days with more wiggle room I'll add fruit or popcorn. Sometimes both.
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Too bad MFP uses NEAT method or else your assumption would be correct.
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That 3500 calories includes what you'd burn in a coma. It's your tdee...total daily energy expenditure. I assume you still ate those days. Subtract what you ate from what fitbit says your burned and that will show you the deficit you're working with.
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I got a Mainstays one at Walmart for $18 iirc. What @Ready2Rock206 said was exactly what this one does. And it has a fairly large glass plate (which I wish was removable for washing) to hold food or dishes. Easy to use, large readout.
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I'm 227 and just moved to a size 16. But I'm 5'5 and carry my weight in my top half.
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600 calories? I weigh 227 and am 5'5. I'm losing nicely on an average of 1700 calories a day. I clock 12-14k steps working every day and 4 days a week another few thousand on walks. You can continue on as you are, do serious and possibly permanent damage to organs including your heart, but by golly you'll see 8lbs a week…
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If I'm honestly hungry I eat. And I check the calendar...usually I'm fixing to start.
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Fitbit will adjust your available calories. I don't always eat all of the extra, but sometimes I do. I'm losing just a smidge faster than the 1.5lbs I set MFP to, which is to be expected. Losing fast isn't better (except that's what we all want...goal weight yesterday please! Lol!).
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The other night I fixed myself dinner in the exact same time of many microwave meals. I pan fried one of those individually frozen chicken breasts in a smidge of olive oil, microwaved a sweet potato and sliced a garden tomato. Easy, tasty and much more filling than the 8 minute Lean Cuisine would have been. Besides,…
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I started at a similar weight. You aren't eating enough imo. My quick math puts your food at around 7-800 calories a day. I'm currently eating 1700-1800/day (goal is 1900 but I'm pretty active with my job). I'm losing 1.5-2lbs/week. You are realllllly lacking in protein and fat. Have the salad and the sandwich at lunch. Or…
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In addition to the above food ideas... Canned pumpkin is another good "mover." Make a pudding with it (pie filling without the crust) or butternut squash style soup. Walking/running helps me as well. I went through a few weeks of struggles when I ditched soda (caffeine withdrawal I assume) but it sorted itself with extra…
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A one-off skipped or late period is really fairly common, even without weight-loss. Lots of things happen that can delay ovulation. If you go more than 2 months late, without a + pregnancy test of course, a call to your gyn is in order. Have you recently cut calories further or had a large loss? Have you had a stressful…
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To stop it you have to figure out why you did it. Are you restricting too heavily? Are you completely swearing off treats? We're you bored/angry/lonely? Are you female and nearing your period (not that you can stop that lol!)? Did you say "screw it" after the first small indulgences? Really, 600 calories over goal is *not…
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You can't eat fish with dairy. It becomes poison in your stomach. (zero effect...I only eat tuna from a can and I often mix cheese in it...still alive) Don't take more than you can eat. I often suffer from eyes bigger than stomach syndrome...but eat it all because Grandma might give me the look. Portioning with a scale is…
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You burn calories sleeping, breathing and typing. Even in a coma, you burn calories. The calories mfp gives you to eat include daily life. It also figures a deficit based on the rate of loss you selected (750 calories of deficit daily per weekly lb of loss) Don't include your intentional exercise in your activity level.…
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Fitness Blender has some great beginner bodyweight videos on YouTube. Some moves are beyond me even in the beginner videos, so I just do the best I can with them. Some have push-ups and my arm strength is pretty much wet-noodle. So I do wall push-ups instead. Still working the muscles and gaining strength and I'll move to…
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@ConfusedDieter you sound like me when I'm "spiraling" with depression and anxiety issues. It's a horrible feeling. Venting it out here or to a trusted friend/loved one is great therapy. Please don't take what I'm saying as harsh. There is zero chance you gained 5lbs of fat overnight. Zero. Bodies simply don't work that…
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A pint of plain water weighs 1lb. 2 cups. 16oz. Look at your nutrition. If you're doing frozen meals I'd bet you're well over 2300mg. Also 2 hours of walking if that wasn't a previous habit can cause fluid retention. Ditch the pre-made food unless you enjoy it. Drink plenty of water. Buy a food scale and eat the things you…
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Play games with yourself to make it fun. Pick macro or micro to "conquer" For me, right now, that's fiber. Eating a LOT less than I used to means I, ahem, really need to hit my fiber goal. I get all excited when those green happy words pop up about fiber. I'm competitive by nature so this plays right into i . Find your…
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Are you anti red meat? Lean ground beef has lots of good nutrients and isn't that much higher in calories. Leaner roasts like rump or round roast cooked low and slow with marinades are good. Venison is great if you can get your hands on it. Don't over cook venison though or its a tough mess!
