What are your calorie needs and how many does your diet add up too. How much do have to lose? You can’t tell by what you have because the portions may be any size.
We’ll all assume that you’re not JUST dieting. What program are you following and daily cardio? Diet and cardio are going to be your biggest allies. Eating the right amount of food to keep your metabolism kicking, losing a little fat, and biking/running the rest away.
If that’s all you ate for the day, then you will never lose weight. You might even just gain. That’s not enough calories to feed your body. My 5 year old eats more. That’s not a knock, but the truth.
I’ve been using that site that Stu posted and so I’m aiming for a diet of about 1800. Would you say that’s enough so as not to be starving myself, and yet little enough to cause a deficit that’ll get me losing fat?
I’ll be posting my new diet sometime this weekend as I’m going to the girlfriend’s, so won’t really have much time to think about my new diet.
Rich, what number did you plug into the calculator? 1800 seems low. What you have listed looks good for breakfast (just joking, it could take you to lunch).
Don’t think of a diet as a short term thing. Think of it as a life long eating habit. Chose a menu you can live with for the long term.
Was that your BMR or your daily calorie needs? What activity level did you enter into the Harris Benedict Formula? Even if you were sedentary your calories should be higher than 2100.
You need to be in a positive calorie balance at least 2 day/week. You can be up to 20% below calorie needs the rest of the time. Otherwise you will compromise your metabolism. I recommend you be at maintenance level for 1 week in order to stabilize your metabolism.
Is it normal to feel like 2100 is a lot of stuff to eat?
It’s weird, I’m eating healthy and actually monitoring what’s passing my lips, but it feels like I’m eating more than when I’d just munch away like a brainless mug.
Anywho, think I’m getting to like this healthy living stuff. I feel full of energy, I sleep much better and I like I’m going to run rings round everyone this Saturday at footy (soccer) practice. It’s all good to be honest.
Such a bummer. But, I shall fight this! I’m going to have to buy cheap, lame, ‘smart price’ meat. No Scottish salmon for a while and definitely no caviar.
On a positive note though, I’ve managed to acquire a bunch of weights and gear off of a friend. A quitter. My aim is to show him that he’s just given away equipment that could have given him the body he wanted. Sucker.
I’m planning on sticking to the basics with me lifts (obviously). So I’m right in thinking;
Squats
Bench Presses
Rows
Chins
Dips
Deadlifts
Military Presses
That little list sound about right? Hell, I’ll use the search function… that’s what it’s there for!
Anyway. That’s all of my musings for one day. To whoever reads or responds, cheers. To whoever doesn’t read or doesn’t care. I never needed your help anyway.
I just find that scary. How the fuck do they manage to cram zero nutrition and 323 cals into 64 gram chocolate bar? It’s mental![/quote]
What I find amazing is those 100 cal packs of cookies. Absolutely no redeming value but they’re small so people eat several a day thinking that they’re healthy. Or that high caffiene pop that they advertise as a “natural health drink”. Marketing at its finest.
I feel like every thing’s going well with the ol’ diet and working out and what not.
Went to a party last night, had a few drinks. I didn’t feel that guilty about it, as it was only 3 pints. But now I’m thinking, ‘should I feel guilty?’
Is 3 pints once a week going to ruin my get fit regime? More than that, do I really need to drink just because everyone else is?
Anyway. I’m feeling great. I played some six a side footy today, followed by some dodgeball. That’s one hell of a game!
Anyway. Today I had a bit of a bad food day, in that I don’t think I ate enough. Whoops.
1- Porridge with Raspberries
2- Scrambled egg
3- Mixed nuts and raisins
4- Beef with a red pepper and a red onion
5- Chicken with a green leaf salad
6- Greek yogurt with summer fruits
Hmm…
I’ll probably have some Cottage Cheese as well actually. Actually, that’s prob enough grub, what am I worrying about?
Weights and shit tomorrow. I’ll post up what I do. Maybe you could have a look? Up to you.
I brought some the other day, its just natural yogurt, but seems to have a fairly high amount of fat content(20g per 100g server), mainly saturated which is probably from the whole milk. Taste ok though.