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EricRogers

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I am going to start my Diet, I will record the results each week. I used weight over 14 and a half stone, then became very ill and lost over 1 and a half stone. I am now current 12 stone 12lb.
 
Day 1

Today I have ate some cereal (Trim flakes) 30g - 125ml semi skimmed milk (161 Calories)

I made a smoothie, 1Apple, 1 Banana and 4 Strawberries. (Around 200Calories??)

For my tea, Im thinking of a jacket potato with half a can of beans?

Would you suggest I eat more? or does that sound okay?

I will also drink over 2 litres of water and do exercise

Thanks x
 
Eric this looks like far to little in the way of calories. how tall are you ? and are what exercise are you doing ?
 
Trusylver said:
Eric this looks like far to little in the way of calories. how tall are you ? and are what exercise are you doing ?
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Im 5'11 now.
I have an exercise machine what they use in the gym, the wobble ones (dont know the name). 30 minutes on that a day, 10 minutes on arms. Press ups and around 150-200 sit ups. I also like to have a good run, up and down the stairs(haha).
 
Part of what you need to think about is whether it's working for you. Do you find it filling? Is it easy to make? Do you like it?

Have you looked at your calorie requirements and made an estimate of what you're eating? You should eat no less than 1000 under maintenance or 1800, whichever is higher. If you're only having those three meals in a day I'd guess you're not going to get to 1800 (although it depends on things like whether you have butter with that potato).

What are you like at cooking? I find jacket potato and beans to be a less than substantial meal. It's healthier than some of the alternatives, but there are so many different things you could make which are a lot more substantial (say spaghetti bolognese- a serve of lean mince (70-125g- NHS recommends the lower figure, the serving size on a pack is the higher figure. I use Tesco extra lean steak mince), chopped up brown onion, a little (tablespoon or less) of oil, cook until mince is brown and onion is soft, add some vegetables (chopped up courgette and/ or pepper, possibly also some kidney beans), cook until they're a little bit soft, and sauce (the easy way is to get a light pasta sauce- instructions on the pack- the harder but better way is to get 1/2 can chopped tomato and add some spices- basil, oregano, Italian herb mix, whatever you like, and stir it on low heat until it's a bit less runny). Serve with pasta (50-75g is a serve). Have a look at my diary for more ideas for food (I play a lot with recipes for my dinner).
 
amy1985 said:
Part of what you need to think about is whether it's working for you. Do you find it filling? Is it easy to make? Do you like it?

Have you looked at your calorie requirements and made an estimate of what you're eating? You should eat no less than 1000 under maintenance or 1800, whichever is higher. If you're only having those three meals in a day I'd guess you're not going to get to 1800 (although it depends on things like whether you have butter with that potato).

What are you like at cooking? I find jacket potato and beans to be a less than substantial meal. It's healthier than some of the alternatives, but there are so many different things you could make which are a lot more substantial (say spaghetti bolognese- a serve of lean mince (70-125g- NHS recommends the lower figure, the serving size on a pack is the higher figure. I use Tesco extra lean steak mince), chopped up brown onion, a little (tablespoon or less) of oil, cook until mince is brown and onion is soft, add some vegetables (chopped up courgette and/ or pepper, possibly also some kidney beans), cook until they're a little bit soft, and sauce (the easy way is to get a light pasta sauce- instructions on the pack- the harder but better way is to get 1/2 can chopped tomato and add some spices- basil, oregano, Italian herb mix, whatever you like, and stir it on low heat until it's a bit less runny). Serve with pasta (50-75g is a serve). Have a look at my diary for more ideas for food (I play a lot with recipes for my dinner).
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Its very hard for me to diet, As i am a very picky eater. I dont like hardly and meats. I certainly dont like fish either (any kind). I Dont like vegetables either! Help is needed for me!
 
I've run your stats through a BMR calculator, and I reckon, at the absolute minimum (presuming you do light rather than moderate or more exercise), you should be aiming to eat between 1800 and 2100 calories a day to lose weight. Anything less and you'll be starving yourself.
 
amy1985 said:
I've run your stats through a BMR calculator, and I reckon, at the absolute minimum (presuming you do light rather than moderate or more exercise), you should be aiming to eat between 1800 and 2100 calories a day to lose weight. Anything less and you'll be starving yourself.
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The thing is, I dont feel hungry now? I would consider that as way too much and cant allow myself to eat that much! I will try and reach 1000-1200 today. But with the healthy food.

Thanks amy, x
 
without being precise with the numbers you would need around 1900-2000 calories to maintain your current weight not taking exercise into account, so a reasonable goal would be around 1500 calories per day to loose.
 
Sorry, I'm just trying to make suggestions. You do really need to eat vegetables though (for this purpose potato isn't a vegetable, it's a starch like bread).

Think about the foods you do like. I suggested the spaghetti because it's quite simple to cook (and I really like it). (If you don't like the veggies but want them in your diet, you could puree them and "hide" them in a sauce so you can't taste them- apparently that's what parents do with fussy eaters now). My favourite thing to do with this is look into recipes and try new things. Check out these websites: (use the advanced search, search for ingredients you like in the search bar and find and tick "low kilojoule". To convert kilojoules to calories, divide by 4.2) or (go to the right hand side, hit "refine your recipe search", and search within a calorie range (I tend to search in the 400-600 calorie range for my main meal of the day). Or throw some things together yourself and calculate the calories online, on a site like this one: (it's an American site, so it's not perfect, but it's very useful)

Is it worthwhile trying certain foods again? I used to hate carrots but I grew out of that. I'm not trying to belittle you- it's just that vegetables are very, very important in a healthy diet (baked beans, while they're a vegetable, aren't brilliant as the sauce tends to be quite high in sugar and salt. But it's reasonably healthy)
 
amy1985 said:
Sorry, I'm just trying to make suggestions. You do really need to eat vegetables though (for this purpose potato isn't a vegetable, it's a starch like bread).

Think about the foods you do like. I suggested the spaghetti because it's quite simple to cook (and I really like it). (If you don't like the veggies but want them in your diet, you could puree them and "hide" them in a sauce so you can't taste them- apparently that's what parents do with fussy eaters now). My favourite thing to do with this is look into recipes and try new things. Check out these websites: (use the advanced search, search for ingredients you like in the search bar and find and tick "low kilojoule". To convert kilojoules to calories, divide by 4.2) or (go to the right hand side, hit "refine your recipe search", and search within a calorie range (I tend to search in the 400-600 calorie range for my main meal of the day). Or throw some things together yourself and calculate the calories online, on a site like this one: (it's an American site, so it's not perfect, but it's very useful)

Is it worthwhile trying certain foods again? I used to hate carrots but I grew out of that. I'm not trying to belittle you- it's just that vegetables are very, very important in a healthy diet (baked beans, while they're a vegetable, aren't brilliant as the sauce tends to be quite high in sugar and salt. But it's reasonably healthy)
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Ok, I will check the websites out. Thanks
 
Eric, for an adult, 1000-1200 calories is starvation rations. You need to eat more than that. For men, the minimum (except under medical supervision) is 1500 or 1800 a day. You should not eat less than those numbers. Your body will not thank you- in fact, you might jeapordise your weight loss efforts by slowing your metabolism, and damage your health.

A calorie isn't an "amount" of food, remember. It's a unit of energy. Depending on what you eat, 1500 calories can either be a lot or a very small amount. For example, 1500 calories is 250g of honey roasted peanuts and cashews. Very nice, but not enough to sustain me during the day. But the same number of calories is just over 10.5kg of courgettes (I eat between 150g and 300g of courgettes with my dinner a lot of nights). If you don't eat very much (and are genuinely not hungry eating that little- I'd be starving, personally, but it's about what works for you) then find nutritious higher calorie foods (like nuts or cheese) to help you reach that number. You'll damage your health if you go too low.
 
Day one.
Breakfast - 30g Trim flakes, 125ml semi skimmed milk - 161CaloriesSnack - Fruit smoothie - 1 Apple, 1 Banana and 4 Strawberries - 200 calories?Dinner - 100g Pasta with garlic and tomato sauce - 357 CaloriesTea - 100g Pasta with garlic and tomato sauce - 357 Calories
 
mskate said:
The first day over and done with - phew! How did yours go mister?
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Mine went Okay. I had a few chips though and like 2 pieces of donner meat. I suppose its not that bad least I didnt eat more. Im happy with the first day. Its nothing compared to what I used to eat. How was your day?x
 
Assuming an average sized banana, average size strawberries, and an apple the size of the one I ate earlier today, your smoothie (did you have anything else in it, like milk or yoghurt?) is 218 calories.

Which brings you to (assuming all your other numbers are correct) a total of 1095 calories. Please, please eat more than that. Put some cheese on that pasta. Snack on fruit. Have some nuts. Have a bigger breakfast. Find some meat you like (I suspect you're short on protein with that kind of meal plan) and add it to the pasta (disguise it in a sauce if you really don't like it, or if you don't like eating meat, find an alternative like Quorn mince).
 
I agree with amy, you need to eat more, especially protein and also more vegetables.
 
Eric your diet is TERRIBLE. As has been pointed out already, you will slow your metabolism. This will make you fatter in the long run.

Not eating protein foods whilst on this starvation diet, will mean you will lose a lot of muscle mass and still be left with fat.

Not eating enough will make your body start to take protein from your organs. They will not function properly. You will end up with long term complex health problems.

Not eating enough dairy or at least other sources of calcium will give you osteoporosis in the long run. Osteoporisis is brittle bones that shatter and break easily. In a young person this is a total disaster. Look up the net for sources of calcium and how to make sure your body is absorbing it.

You are going to kill yourself with this diet. I think you need to reconsider your dietary preferances and get to like a few things.

Please tell us what you used to eat before. Tell us what sort of things you ate in a typical day.

To prove you can eat more and lose weight read my diary. I am 5 foot five and eat about 1500 calories per day. I don't eat much meat but i do like fish. Its called "I'm aiming for 59kg"


If you don't want to eat meat sources of protein, that's not a problem but you need to eat more. You should look at carbohydrate combinations like lentils and rice, or beans and wholewheat bread. These carb foods also are high in proteins and in combination make whole proteins. Read up about protein for vegetarians and vegans. The good things about these beans and lentil foods is that they are also vegetables though not fresh vegetables. They are high in fibre and good for you in many ways.

A lot of the time when vegetables are cooked in foods like casseroles and such you can't really taste them.

If you try to do all that we say and still have trouble, you should really seek out a dietician to help you come up with a food plan that you can follow.

There's no point losing weight if you are just going to make yourself sick doing it.
 
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