Chokis

What percentage is that in your macro settings? I eat 30% of my calories from protein. That's about 135 grams for me, and I am a woman. I see no problem, only positive things (such as lean and toned muscles).

What exactly is your recommended protein intake?

Sorry, but the idea about eating low-carb is to avoid starchy, sugary foods that might create insulin spikes. Bread and low carb - those are 2 contradictory things. Bread has a very high glycemic index.

Too much sugar, too many carbs. Very low on protein. Also, you eat almost no veggies! OMG. How can your body handle that? You're getting your carbs from sugars and starches. Bad, bad,bad.

Your carbs are set too high, and your protein is way low. You need to up your protein, and you will see the difference.You have too much sugar in your food. Also, you're not tracking your fat intake. Fat is essential for our body. I suggest you add olive oil, coconut oil, avocados, nuts, fish, fish oil supplements. I see…

Does anybody ever read pinned topics on this forum? There is so much information about plateaus. Yes, you are not eating enough. With your activity level (exercise) you're probably under your BMR. Check out links about BMR, TDEE and your goal calorie intake. That should help you. I eat 1800 calories plus my exercise…

Low carb dark chocolate from Trader Joe's Sometimes Atkins bars, but i have to be careful with those, sugar alcohol have an impact on me if I eat too much.

Also, how about tuna salad: canned tuna with some mayo, you can add some cucumbers, pickles, black olives, celery to it too.

Natural Valley bars? But they have so much sugar and corn syrup. I would try to avoid that. Don't want to get my carbs from those sources.

Have you tried Quest bars? They are pretty good. I don't know if you have them in the UK or if you could order them on the internet. http://www.questproteinbar.com/ I've seen their bars in nutrition/sports/vitamin stores.

Berries are my favorite choice too. Occasionally, honeydew, melon. Sometimes I eat grapefruit, although it does add carbs, but it has a very low glycemic load, and Dr. Atkins recommended it, plus it is good for you. I usually eat 1/3 of a medium grapefruit sprinkled with Splenda (otherwise it is too sour for me).

How about baking some salmon with buttery-lemony sauce on it, steam some asparagus, stir-fry some other veggies (broccoli, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers with some soy sauce). Add a nice Greek salad with feta cheese. This looks fancy enough to me. I'm not big on desserts, so no advice on that.

how about a protein shake with unsweetened almond milk? To add fat, you can eat half-avocado. Or what about a couple of slices of Canadian bacon? And it's probably none of my business, but why are you still nursing a 16 month old? Maybe you should start thinking about how to slowly finish breast-feeding? Just a thought, no…

I started tracking my vitamins and supplements, and only a couple of them have carb count. They also add calories to my daily calorie intake. I'm pretty sure you can find vitamins with less carbs. 8 sounds like a lot!

TDEE would be your total calories to maintain weight (if you didn't want to lose any). That's what your body needs for your body weight, height, age, level of activity every day. When you want to lose weight, you should subtract about 10-20% (15% would be ideal) from that number. That should be your calorie intake for…

There is a ton of research about how grains are bad for you. I didn't make it up, do some research.

To chickiebabe, if you are a cleaner and clean for 6 hours, it means you have a physical job and you are very active. No, you don't count that as a workout, but you can't eat only 1200 calories, it's way too low for you especially with a physical job like yours. Have you calculated your TDDE? You should do that and…

Whole wheat or any kind of wheat is bad for you. So ditch the grains and eat your veggies, they are the your best friends.

I looked at your food diary, and I agree: you eat way too much carbs and not enough protein. Cut down on the carbs, especially sugars and grains. Change your macro settings. Also add some healthy fats: olive oil, coconut oil, avocados, nuts, fish, black olives. You're going to see the difference. Nachos and tacos for…

Your weight loss success is 80% food and 20% exercise. So think about your calories and what kind of food you eat.

I would fire or sue any nutritionist who would recommend eating rice cakes and goldfish crackers as a form to add carbs to help you lose weight. You need to eat healthy, natural carbs such as veggies, fruit.

So you're eating barely at your BMR. How do you expect your body to function every day on such low calorie intake? Wow... Your body is in a desperate starvation mode. Subtract 15% from your TDEE and that will be your goal to lose weight. You should be eating around 1900 calories a day. And I suggest that you eat your…

Ditch the bread. Wheat is evil and a cause of a lot of diseases and weight gain for a lot of people. You eat too many carbs and not enough calories for your weight and activity level. Add more fat to your diet (olive oil, coconut oil, nuts, avocados). I weigh 140 and I eat 1800 calories + I eat my exercise calories. I feel…

Go to the Weight Loss simulator that I suggested. I just put in your info there and it shows that if you want to get to 130 pounds, let's say in 180 days, just to be reasonable, you need to eat about 2112 calories. This is for weight loss. If you want to maintain your current weight, your TDEE is about 2374 calories. So…

Also, check out this weight loss simulator online: http://bwsimulator.niddk.nih.gov/ Just plugin your numbers and you'll see how many calories you should be eating.

Here's my 5 cents, and I will agree with some posters above. 1. You need to eat back your exercise calories, because otherwise you're putting your body in a starvation mode and it is trying to hold on to all the fat in your body. Your daily calorie goal is fine, but you need to eat whatever you burn and you seem like a…

If you exercise, eating only at your BMR is very very low for you, it might be one of the reasons you're in a stall. Increase your calories, don't look at what MFP is calculating for you, you can put in your own calorie goal. And yes, low-carb is a lifestyle, not a diet.

Typically, you should have between 1500 to 1800 calories a day (you're a woman, right?). If that's somewhere within your goal calorie intake for weight loss (TTDE - 15%), then you should be fine. Don't go too low on the calories, that will be bad for you. And if you're using MFP to track your food, make sure to set the…

I wonder if you get paid some sort of a prize for having a World Record? Maybe the guy wants her to get a million dollars (plus I'm sure she is getting paid to be on TV), then he will feed her to death (he is a chef), she'll die (just like the other woman died) and he'll get all her money! If she does have a life…

When I do strength training at home for about 30 minutes, I usually burn about 300 calories. I just did an ab workout (pretty intense one) for 20 minutes (actually more like 16 minutes), I burned 126 calories. So I think 52 calories for 20 minutes is very underestimated. And it really depends on how intense your workout…