Ashley116 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 ive been using myfitnesspal for over a month now. At first it calculated I should eat 1200 calories a day. After going to the gym and *trying* to eat better I didn't lose a pound. I searched on Google and read that maybe my body was in starvation mode. So I used a health website to calculate the calories I need and it said 1600. Which means when I was eating 1000 calories trying to stay under 1200 I was actually starving myself 600 calories a day. I changed to 1600 calories and now my problem is I can't eat that many calories of heathy food! For breakfast I eat boiled eggs and a protein shake, lunch is tuna or chicken salad, and dinner is usually fish with vegetables jt chicken and vegetables. The snacks I eat are fruit, almonds, protein bars. After all that I'm usually around 1200 calories. Should I try to eat more to reach the 1600? How close do I need to be to that number to be at a "deficit" but not in "starvation mode"? Help! Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I feel ya Ashley, it is so hard to add all of those calories in there. Seems like when I do that too, I am under 1200 calories a day myself. On my www.cavegirlcancook.com site , I have some calculators under the Fitness tab you can check out. Keep your carbs on the healthy side, like TrishE said, brown rice, Quinoa, fruits. I would stay away from sugar and flour products. Let me know how you do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Hey Ashley. So this afternoons Dr OZ show was all about how many calories to eat and so on. If you can get it to watch it, do. It was very interesting on stalled weight loss. Very informative. Hope you see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley116 Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Thank you for your replies. And thank you KellyAnn. I will try and watch that episode of Dr.Oz as soon as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 You bet Ashley. After I read your comment that day and his show was in, I was like, this is for Ashley, lol. I am not a big fan of Dr Oz, but I turned the channel and this was an interesting show. I found myself not eating a lot of calories last week at all , I wasn't hungry and my calorie count was under 1000 cal everyday, not good right??, so yesterday hubby flew home and I was starving for food, he bought me a cheeseburger and onion rings and we had pizza last night, GROSS right?, well heck, because I junked out I lost a few pounds overnight, why???? Because I betcha I ate 2000 calories yesterday. It does jumpstart you. Now today it will be protein only. I don't recommend junk food but dang it , you need it sometimes. LMBO. Hugs Ashley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krishtone Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Get Careot, your free online calorie counter. Easy to track your caloric intake in your daily life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hey, that sounds like a great app too... A lot of us use the MyFitnesspal app to track, but now that Have a Fitbit, i am using the Fitbit counter. Thanks for posting this, never heard of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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