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meghanlynn
meghanlynn
Joined June 2010
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New and confused
I love everyone's advice, it's goo stuff. Don't ever do less than 1200 calories. Your body burns more than that just being alive and if you excercise on top of that you aren't even getting the nutrients to mantain muscle. You'll start losing weight, but you'll be losing muscle.
I think when you try to journal, whether on here or at home, how you feel when you eat certain foods you can find your own groove better. For me, I love egg whites, an apple and turkey bacon with a cup of coffee for breakfast, but for some people they may stay satisfied better with oatmeal. Different strokes for different folks.
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02 Jul 2010, 13:29
New and confused
Good info Ebivr! Yes, never ever go below 1200.
I have my goal at 1500 because I'm usually over a little and there's always something small like condiments or a few almonds I leave out.
I also meant to add, if you eat 5-6 times a day you will eat smaller portions and never get to the point you feel starving. I hate when I feel like that!
Try to make sure each meal and snack contains a good protein, good carb and good fat. I love eating almonds and an apple together. When I have the right types of nutrients, I stay full longer and feel better.
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01 Jul 2010, 12:36
New and confused
Hello there! I'll be happy to share some of the stuff that works for me.
Your RCI is based on your excercise level and your weight goal, whether that is to mantain, gain or lose. You shoudl try to be close to that. Not enough food can slow your metabolism down and that's bad. Make sure you enter everything you eat and drink- ketchup, crystal light, salad dressing, etc.
My RCI recommended around that 2000, but I want to lose weight a little quicker so I changed mine to 1500. You can change yours if you'd like. As long as you eat when you are hungry and feel satisfied, you're good!
People vary my the amount of protein to intake. I would try to eat at least your body weight divided by two. I eat more than this. Also, try to watch saturated fat, eat good fats that are low in saturated fat- olive oil, peanut butter, almonds,etc.
I really love Jillian Michaels books. She's great. She has a book called Making the Cut. A couple of my friends and I did this a year ago and it was great. She doesn't cut out any foods completely. The food preparation is the hardest, but if you do that ahead of time, you're golden. I think any diet plans or books that want you to take away an entire food group can't be good for you.
Hope this helps and I'm sorry it's so lengthy! I love this stuff.
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01 Jul 2010, 12:27
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