Caloric Intake
Can a few of you tell me how many calories you take in in a typicla day, while losing weight and then maintaining. I have not been very successful and went and sought a second opinion and he said that I need to be taking in around 800 calories to lose.....Can you also include a typical menu for your day?
Thanks
In the beginning don’t be too concerned/worry about “calories, fats, sugars, carbs, etc". Make sure you are getting your 60 to 80 grams of protein. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO WEIGHT LOSS. In the future you can worry about all those other things, but for now - WORRY ABOUT THE PROTEIN. Now don’t get me wrong - I don’t want you to eat a bag of chips, or whole cake or drink tons of ice cream shakes in order to get protein in. You need to use some common sense :) !!
Last year when I first had the operation I noticed if I ate 4 ounces of protein I didn’t feel full - however if I ate 6 ounces I did. I spoke to my Doctor about it. FOR ME he said that those “numbers" are somewhat guidelines. He went on to explain there are some folks who feel full on 2 ounces of protein while some need 6 or 8. He also explained that the calories intake should not be too much of a concern in the beginning. The way he explained it to me was: Prior the operation I may have been taken 3,000 calories per day. After the operation, with the amount of food I was taking in - I may have been taking in 1700 calories. While that’s 500 calories more then the recommended daily allotment - it was actually 1300 calories less then what I normally took in. So not only was I loosing weight, but was also feel full. We need to worry about calories when out weight slows downs/stops or starts going up. ADVICE WARNING: TALK TO THE DOCTOR BEFORE INCREASING YOUR INTAKE.
Tom
“Nothing I will ever eat will give me the feeling I get as when I lose weight” The views expressed are based on my own experiences - and should NOT BE FOLLOWED IN LIEU OF DOCTOR’S ADVICE/INSTRUCTIONS. Only your Doctor knows your condition, and make sure you talk to them before making any changes to your diet
I think it's more about what you eat, not how much you eat. What I mean is if you have one person eating 1200 calories made up of lean proteins and complex carbs and free of processed foods that person is more likely to sustain an ongoing weight loss than a person that eats an unhealthy 800 calories. I eat approximately 1400 calories a day but I also workout 90 minutes a day. So I can eat more and lose weight. When I get to the maintaining part of my journey I will probably go to 1800 calories a day...and still workout. I don't plan on ever cutting my workouts.
B- one egg, slice of low fat cheese, wheat tortilla
L- chicken sausage, one cup cottage cheese, one cup strawberries
S- apple, one table spoon peanut butter
S- 12 oz protein drink (post workout drink)
D- 5oz ground turkey, two table spoons salsa, one table spoon refried beans, one pita
This is what I am eating today. This is 1395 calories. I plan my meals and I measure everything. Everything I eat is either a lean protein or a complex carb. I don't eat frozen processed foods. This is what I mean by quality foods.
I say if you are eating healthy it's ok to eat a few more ounces...especially if it will keep you from eating something worse later on, because you're so hungry.