fromfat2fit
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ever eat 900 calories of collard greens?
Do I really need to eat all those calories?
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fromfat2fit
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I trust mayoclinic.com and they tell you that you should not fall below 1200 calories in a day if you're a woman, and not to fall below 1800 calories a day if you are a man.
thats odd, because I'm a man and mayoclinic.com says that my daily caloric intake goal should be 1400 for weight loss ???
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I am beginning to believe that calorie counting is really not the way to go. I've counted calories for more than 20 years and my weight stayed pretty much the same whether I ate 800 calories or 2000 calories. I've never been really overweight, just about 15 to 20 pounds more than I'd like. Now I finally know that it's because what I eat and how often affects my metabolism.
The only thing that has finally helped my lose weight is "eating clean" -- I eat small meals every 2-3 hours, each meal has complex carbs, lean protein and healthy fats like almonds. And I eat no chemicals -- everything natural. I've lost 10 pounds over the last 2 months. I was going to lose only 5 more but now this is so easy I think I'll lose another 10. The only thing that bugs me is how many years I wasted, especially when I was a teenager and totally calorie obsessed.
I am beginning to believe that calorie counting is really not the way to go. I've counted calories for more than 20 years and my weight stayed pretty much the same whether I ate 800 calories or 2000 calories. I've never been really overweight, just about 15 to 20 pounds more than I'd like. Now I finally know that it's because what I eat and how often affects my metabolism.
The only thing that has finally helped my lose weight is "eating clean" -- I eat small meals every 2-3 hours, each meal has complex carbs, lean protein and healthy fats like almonds. And I eat no chemicals -- everything natural. I've lost 10 pounds over the last 2 months. I was going to lose only 5 more but now this is so easy I think I'll lose another 10. The only thing that bugs me is how many years I wasted, especially when I was a teenager and totally calorie obsessed.
Cool.
So your body acts differently than any other that's been examined by medicine and/or science.
You can eat whatever you want, as long as it's *clean*.
Lucky you.
ExercisePhysio
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This thread makes my head hurt.
You can have a day or two where you eat 900 calories. It isn't going to ruin your metabolism. Sometimes just feeling under the weather can ruin your appetite. Sometimes you eat food that can make you feel stuffed without having brought in many calories (a good day of veggies comes to mind). If you generally stick within your calorie parameters you're going to be fine.
Michael
You can have a day or two where you eat 900 calories. It isn't going to ruin your metabolism. Sometimes just feeling under the weather can ruin your appetite. Sometimes you eat food that can make you feel stuffed without having brought in many calories (a good day of veggies comes to mind). If you generally stick within your calorie parameters you're going to be fine.
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I'm not going to recommend anything along the lines of eat more, up, down, etc your calories b/c I dont know your situation & I'm not a nutritionist who can tell you these things. On the other hand, I have the same problem, and have begun incorporating calorie dense foods into my diet otherwise, after I workout I've only eaten about 400 calories p/day. You can try and add avacados to your salads (if you do salad), peanut butter, more fruit, cook food in olive oil (~120 cal p/tbsp), easy things like this. My biggest concern with all of these are that they seem to be high in fat or sugar, but I am still loosing Good luck... I definitely feel you on this. I workout about two hours a day, and struggle to net about 700-850 calories a day. I eat about 1900 a day? I dont know.. I just know its difficult, So I'm starting to plan earlier in the day so at night I don't have to stay up late eating peanut butter
-also, you can try tracking your calories to see if you're really eating as little cals or as many as you think you're eating, I use thedailyplate.com some other likes fitday.com and I know there is another site but I'm not familiar with the name.
Good luck... I definitely feel you on this. I workout about two hours a day, and struggle to net about 700-850 calories a day. I eat about 1900 a day? I dont know.. I just know its difficult, So I'm starting to plan earlier in the day so at night I don't have to stay up late eating peanut butter -also, you can try tracking your calories to see if you're really eating as little cals or as many as you think you're eating, I use thedailyplate.com some other likes fitday.com and I know there is another site but I'm not familiar with the name.
I don't really know which kind of diet you are doing or if you are simply counting all the calories you are having a day. Nevertheless I would say that it is not necessary to eat all the 1590 calories which you should have. Especially if you are not hungry at all. But if you feel that you should have some more calories try to eat some fruit-then you get lots of vitamins as well and you don't feel so full afterwards!
shygemini
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I just thought i'd add in that i eat 2100-2400 calories/day and i am losing weight, i exercise 60 minutes a day 5 times a week.
However i remember when i first started to lose weight. I'd cry because i ate 1400 calories/day and i thought that was way too much . I was pretty uninformed. I'd have days when i'd only eat 1100 calories and feel fairly full. But this soon changed (i think i only lasted a few weeks with such low numbers!). I felt much better once i increased my calories. I feel like now my body is a pretty good fat burning machine...when i am exercising at the gym i know i am burning alot of calories.
I am certainly not certified to give any advice but i would say to take care of your body..its the only one you have and ultimately you are responsible for it. Eating below what your body requies to function (and yes, this includes the 1300-1400 calories/day you say you eat) could result in health issues down the road and also most likely weight gain, once you go back to eating normally.
Its best to be losing weight on a plan tha you can sustain the rest of your life.
However i remember when i first started to lose weight. I'd cry because i ate 1400 calories/day and i thought that was way too much . I was pretty uninformed. I'd have days when i'd only eat 1100 calories and feel fairly full. But this soon changed (i think i only lasted a few weeks with such low numbers!). I felt much better once i increased my calories. I feel like now my body is a pretty good fat burning machine...when i am exercising at the gym i know i am burning alot of calories.
I am certainly not certified to give any advice but i would say to take care of your body..its the only one you have and ultimately you are responsible for it. Eating below what your body requies to function (and yes, this includes the 1300-1400 calories/day you say you eat) could result in health issues down the road and also most likely weight gain, once you go back to eating normally.
Its best to be losing weight on a plan tha you can sustain the rest of your life.
Studies have shown that people that eat somewhat less that they're "supposed" to eat every day generally live longer. Those that eat more tend to live less. Also, studies of mice that were put on a day of fasting a week showed that those mice lived longer than the other mice that were not fasted.
If you're going to count calories and aren't up to the amount you need to eat every day then you should add more calories but make sure they're clean calories. No junk foods or processed stuff.
I personally don't count calories anymore...did it, knew the amount of calories in a whole bunch of foods, but realized that it's somewhat flawed.
The concept of counting calories is based on calculations of your Basal Metabolic Rate and activity factor. Simply input your age, weight, height, and you'll get your calories to eat! Vwallah!...nope. Genetics! That's like saying that every 5 foot lady that weighs 130 pounds and, even having the same body fat percentage, will need the same amount of calories a day and burn the same amount of calories doing the same types of exercises. Put those two people on the calorie counting and I can guarantee that both will have different results.
If you're going to count calories and aren't up to the amount you need to eat every day then you should add more calories but make sure they're clean calories. No junk foods or processed stuff.
I personally don't count calories anymore...did it, knew the amount of calories in a whole bunch of foods, but realized that it's somewhat flawed.
The concept of counting calories is based on calculations of your Basal Metabolic Rate and activity factor. Simply input your age, weight, height, and you'll get your calories to eat! Vwallah!...nope. Genetics! That's like saying that every 5 foot lady that weighs 130 pounds and, even having the same body fat percentage, will need the same amount of calories a day and burn the same amount of calories doing the same types of exercises. Put those two people on the calorie counting and I can guarantee that both will have different results.
Calorie calculators are not meant to give you your exact daily calorie expenditure, we're not robots. They are only estimates. Only tracking your weight loss for a few weeks will you get an accurate picture of your maintenance calories. When I started the calculator said my maintenance was 1,800 calories. After tracking my weight loss for a few weeks (and being very anal with daily food calorie calculations) I realized my maintenance was closer to 1,900-2,000 calories. That doesn't mean I throw out the use of calorie calculators. It was a great starting point. Without it I wouldn't know to start my maintenance calories at 1500 or 2000 or 2300 etc.
magic8
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I understand what she's saying...some days I am hungrier than others. I don't know why. Maybe it's psychological. I think the weather has something to do with it, also how busy I am, my menstrual cycle, tons of stuff. Some days I eat 2500 calories and still feel hungry (or still feel like eating, rather). Other days I eat much less (1300 or so) and feel completely stuffed. I don't ever eat less than 1200 per day, which implies every day, but on occasional days I tally my calories at the end of the day and find that I'm under 1200, and still feel satisfied. Again, it's not often, but occasionally. I think that if you truly feel full, you should stop eating and not worry about it, as long as it's not a regular thing.