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I think that eating out should really be a treat rather than a regular thing, personally. I'm not a big health nut (I am a fitness nut though) but I can tell you that even the best of restaurant food is laden with salt, sugar, stuff that wouldn't serve you well on an ongoing basis. Sodium makes a lot of people retain gobs of water (which adds lbs on the scale). the amount of calories in many of the items is ridiculous for what you get, not when you can cook a really awesome meal at home for less. Embrace eating food from your own kitchen, and let eating out be 1-2 days tops.
At 5'11, you are in that funky category of "having a few extra pounds". You're overweight, but not terribly overweight. Those with the smallest amount to lose find it the most challenging. I reiterate that restaurant food should not be your "go to". Cooking food from home can be less taxing than you'd think. The one meal that I don't get from home is lunch, so I do eat the frozen kind. You can also get ready made prepared (under 400 cals) lunches as well.
Good advice.
I work in NYC, and there are healthy-ish lunch options. Salad places, Mediterrean, lots of "health" focused eateries.
The problem is the portions. I've been doing it less and less because they're just so big. Or I try to eat some at lunch, and then some before I head home so that I barely eat anything when I get home.
I did buy a bunch of frozen entrees and plan to alternate those into my lunch schedule. And I bought a slow cooker to do more convenient cooking at home.
A nutritionist friend suggested jump starting my metabolism in the morning by eating something small. I'll either have a Soylent or a yogurt.
Almost never eat at chains, except for maybe Chipotle and small QSR's like sweetgreen or Little Beet in NYC...
Well then, you have a pretty good idea of calories if you order a steak and broccoli. I agree with your take on portion sizes, DH and I usually split a meal, or take half home as left overs.
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Lost almost 15 pounds in the last year simply being a bit less indulgent with diet and walking more.
Would like to lose another 15 but hitting a wall. Plan on starting weight training.
But I’d also like to figure out what my calorie deficit should be. Basically the minimum amount of calories I should be consuming before I start to have energy issues and other bad effects.
I already try to eat pretty healthy, but I think I may need to reduce calories. What’s a good target?
Also, have heard so many conflicting opinions on skipping meals. Sometimes I’m just not hungry for extended periods, but I eat because it’s meal time. Thoughts there?
Try 2000 calories a day with as many or as few meals per day as you like. Weigh yourself every morning, take a weekly average, see how your weekly averages compare after about 4 weeks. Adjust as needed then.
Weight train, eat enough protein (minimum of about .6 grams per lb of body weight) and you will maximize fat loss and minimize muscle loss.
If you want to throw in a cheat meal (meal, not day) once a week, go for it.
First of all: Congratulations on your weight loss! 15 pounds is a fantastic accomplishment already. I calculated my daily calorie goal on this site: https://www.yazio.com/en/calorie-calculator. They also offer an app which is called YAZIO and it’s also a great help for tracking calories. I’m also working with a nutritionist and it seems that the calories the app calculated for me are quite appropriate. Your calorie deficit shouldn’t be too high otherwise you will feel hungry all the time and might not be able to provide your body with all the nutrients it needs. I wish you all the best on your journey and hope you’ll reach your goal!
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