The problem is im still hungry. how do you all eat so little? im a guy 23 6ft 2 and 435lbs...
Hi Tommy! The "people" that are stating that they eat 1200 calories and around there are generally women. The lowest recommended calories for a guy to go is 1500 calories. Calories needed are also (for the most part) based on one's weight and age.
Good Luck with your weightloss and lifestyle change journey.
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Good lord! Of course you're still hungry, you're 435 lbs (and very lucky to still be alive -- so congrats on making it to this site).
Please use the tools menu at the top of this site to calculate your expendature. Currently, your body needs roughly 4300 calories to maintain your current weight (given your age/height and surely sedentary conditions).
I would recommend a 3000-3200 calorie per day diet and weight should come off fairly steadily. You'll want to recalculate your expenditure as the weight comes off. If you can, try walking 1/4 to 1/2 mile per day (you'll be able to go MUCH farther as the weight falls right off).
Given your condition, you need to get that metabolism up. I would suggest eating about 6 times daily to keep it burning -- which it appears you're on the right track with what you listed for today. You didn't specify what your snacks were, but given their calories, they surely weren't good -- go for fruits, veggies, nuts, yogurt, whole wheat crackers and if you're really good -- some Edy's slow churned 1/2 calorie ice cream :)
As for today, you probably have 1300 to go, but likely more. Eggs are 70 a pop, not 90. Also not sure what chicken you bought, but 1 serving of mashed taters is roughly 120 to 150 -- so unless your 8 oz of chicken was deep fried in Emeril's lard and butter mix, I think you grossly over-estimated that.
Hope this helps,
Evan
4300-1200 = -3100 calories = extremely bad idea. Try upping your calorie intake to 3300 per day, that would put you in the 2 lb per week weight loss category and you wouldn't be starving yourself.
1/2 lb of mashed potatoes is quite a lot though. Don't remember how many are in a serving, but surely not 8 oz. Might want to check the box on those. It should list serving size and calories as 'sawdust' and prepared.
Try googling it. I know there's a book that came out recently, but I can't find my back pack to check the title for you.
But I do agree with others, for your sex, height, and weight, you should be eating more, just space it out throughout the day. Drinking water helps you feel more full, and if your tummy is still arguing with you to eat more, try chopping fresh vegetables. Mmm, tomato slices...
You could also give up some of those egg yolks, if they're not your favourite part of the egg. And change your snacks, 'cause those were a good five hundred calories. A low-fat yoghurt, not so filling at times but a better health choice, can be accompanied with dry cereals for a snack, or air-soft popcorn, no butter, no salt. It tastes bland, but it's healthier for you, and can fill you up.
Just wanted to wish you luck with your healthy eating, and as everyone else said, there are good calories to eat, so dont use up your calories on Un healthy stuff ( the calories in your snacks are a LOT)
Remember, this is a way of life, and its not only about eating less calories, its also about making Healthier eating choices for LIFE!
Good luck =)
You can eat allot of food and stay around 3000 calories a day to lose weight. Below is what I will have today and if I stay around 3000 calories a day I lose around 1 pound a week. Have not yet decided what's for dinner. If you are currently not eating enough you may gain some first until your body knows that you are not trying to starve it, stick with it and you will lose. Good luck to you.
Jeff
Mon, Aug 20 2007 First Meal 3:00 AM A Cinnamon, Ground 7 18 B Whey 30 110 B- Rice Dream 240 130 A Quaker Regular 28 100 Breakfast 7:00 AM Equate 220 A- Yogurt - Strawberry full 908 360 A pure protein 50 170 Snack 10:00 AM A pure protein 50 170 Lunch 1:00 PM B+ Tofu Cutlet 5 oz 140 200 B Nickles Flax Bread 2 92 300 A Tomatoe 123 26 Snack 3:00 PM A Baby Carrots 8 oz 225 106 Total Calories Consumed 1,910
Buy light bread..40cals per slice! Make a turkey sandwhich with spinach,tomatoe, and mustard. I buy thinly sliced turkey thats 50cals per 6 slices! ..That sandwich is under 200 cals! You could eat it with yogurt, a string cheese, or fruit with it and its still really low in calls!
So by lunch you've only eaten 500 cals max depending on your side dishes and snacks.
A low cal dinner is a chicken breast(100cals with 24g protein) with either a salad, cup of soup, or veggies. Now thats a filling meal.
Desert? my fav is a 60 cal pudding snack with a 15 cal dollop of cool whip.
That is a days worth of 1200cals max.
Hope i helped:)
seriously if u can keep your cals from 2000 to 2500 a day, you'll lose bunch of weight. dont know how healthy it is to do it right now but it is much better than stay at this weight. also try doing cardio you'll lose weight A LOT faster than other people who weight less, its your advantage, its hard at the beginning but keep thinking about it while doing it.
You obviously need to eat more calories if you are hungry. And as you probably know by now, 1200cal is the min for women and 1500cal in the min for men.
Like I said, you obviously need to eat more. Also you probably should add more protein into you diet as it does help keep you fuller for longer (i.e. cottage cheese, egg whites, plain breast of chicken - no skin, no breadcrumbs, etc)
I'm 6'1" and currently weigh about 172#'s... having issues w/water right now :( Anyway, in my loss mode, I usually stick to 1450 a day broken down into 400 cal meals with 2 100 cal snacks in am & pm then 50 cal snack after dinner or I'll put that into another meal if I want more or something special and still stay in my limits. I try to go with whole grains and protein for myself. I find this keeps my sugar cravings non-existent and keeps me from binging on carbs as well. I also try to drink a minimum of 64 oz of water a day but will often get to 96 oz.
Whole grains keep you full longer - go for 100% wheat bread whenever possible (also lower in cals). Try all bran cereals - the buds are quite good w/cinnamon and you can have them hot if you prefer as well. I eat 2/3 a cup (2 servings [220 CALS BEFORE MILK]which is nearly 100% of my fiber needs for the day) and often go 5-6 hours before my next meal (no am snack). I have 1/2 c of 2% milk with this, but since your calorie needs are higher, you could add more milk as it tends to get quite thick :D
Protein - along with fiber is the #1 thing to keep you full and energized. When I'm feeling hungry between meals it's usually because I haven't had enough protein. Carbs will fill you up but only for the short term in general - depending on the type of carbs (sugars vs whole grains).
For a great protein breakfast that's around 400 cals and quite filling, try this:
2 sl whole wheat toast w/ 2 Tbsp pb 1/2 mashed banana and 1 Tbsp wheat germ. I usually mix the germ w/the banana as it keeps it from falling off the toast and it's not so strong. :) I find this quite filling and will get me through to my next meal often allowing me to not need my morning snack. Another great protein snack that is low in cals is sugar free jello.... you'd be surprised how filling a cup is (a full measure cup, not one of those snack pack things) and it's nearly non existent calories for the bang. This feels like such an indulgence since you can eat enough to be full and still not sabotage your diet.
I generally try to eat every 3 hours, but lately have been going more like 4-5 but I think as I near my goal weight my body is stabilizing and not demanding so much food all the time. I have also not been as active as I was before, so I'm sure that adds to my feeling full longer because I'm not burning it up as fast.
If you are feeling hungry then your body is telling you it thinks it's starving and will start to work against you by storing everything you eat for fear that there won't be more anytime soon. I agree that 1200 is way too low (in my opinion, even for women, but I guess there are petites out there who have a hard time getting all 1200 in a day :D) Plus if you're exercising and active on your job, you're burning off most or more than what you're eating at this point so your body feels like it's being deprived totally. Think of it this way, you need 1500 cals to lay in bed and do nothing but breathe all day.... it seems like alot, but our bodies are amazing things. We've just become so used to being a society of plenty that we don't realize what we are actually eating in a day. Start to pay attention to what you eat and when - food journals are great for this - you can also log how your feeling and why you are eating - are you really hungry or are you bored or are you thirsty...
Another thing to do is to SLOW DOWN and actually enjoy your food. Pay attention to what your eating, how it feels, how it tastes, etc. This not only helps with your digestion, but it also gives your brain a chance to catch up to what you're putting in your stomach and register that it's actually satiated before you feel like you had a thanksgiving dinner for breakfast. I agree with other posts too... EAT BREAKFAST - you don't want to skip meals if possible but that's the worse one to skip of all.
Good luck to you - and by all means figure out what works for you. We can only offer ideas on things that we do - they may not work for you but try it and see... you might have to adjust here and there because we're all different and have different needs and even from day to day we have to adjust for our activity, mood, schedule, etc. Don't give up. The changes you make now are the begining of a new and healthy life - not just steps to follow on a diet.
CHANGE YOUR MIND AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!
Hey. I lost about 50lbs in 3 months or so, but that was through counting calories like a nazi and working out hard every day. You can do it, but you have to be disciplined and focused. There is no other way to do it other than limiting your calories and working out. I stopped drinking soda and juice almost entirely. I hate drinking water, so it was the hardest thing to do while I was shaping up. Drop the gatorade and any other beverages that have calories. There's a flavored water called "zero" water that's my personal favorite which doesn't have that fake sugar/overly sweetened taste to it. I also hated...and still hate...cardio. But I got on the elliptical machine and did at least 1 hour a day 5 to 6 days a week. At least that. Sometimes I would go twice a day or go longer than an hour.
You should defnitely not reduce your calories so drastically, it's not healthy. It's significant that you tried at least. Get calorie counting software and record everything. Dont give up and dont let anyone discourage you. You might not see immediate results, but it will happen if you just stick to reducing your calories significantly and working out every day.
Make your meals filling without stuffing yourself. If you are hungry don't ignore the urge to eat, that only makes you overeat at your next meal. Eat a non sugary snack if you need to make it to your next meal like apples, plums, grapes, one cup of popcorn.
One very important thing, EAT SLOWLY. If you eat slower, you will begin to fill that your stomache is full. Stop eating once you get the full feeling, but it is not necessary to continue eating just to get that feeling.
Avoid Mayo and margarine if you can. Stay away from high calories sugared drinks. Drink water, 100% natural juice, tea and if the need, diet soda.
Make your snacks filling like microwave popcorn with light butter or some microwave kettle corn. Very filling, full of fiber and lower in calories.
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