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I am going to try myfitnesspal. I found out that I can only eat about 1320 calories a day if I want to lose a pound a week. And by the time I got finished with breakfast & a snack I had only about 784 calories left. That means about 350+ for lunch and 400 for dinner. I know I will get hungry. Plus I generally eat much more than that for lunch and dinner. Shaking my head here -- I don't think I can do it. But I will try to give it a try.
You could adjust to 1/2 pound per week if 1 pound is too much to handle. The key is to find something you can do without extreme effort. It wouldn't hurt for you to add exercise into the mix. by adding exercise, I never had to eat fewer than 1450 calories..in fact it's probably not a good idea for me to do that in the long term. As an older woman, it's even more important.
I am going to try myfitnesspal. I found out that I can only eat about 1320 calories a day if I want to lose a pound a week. And by the time I got finished with breakfast & a snack I had only about 784 calories left. That means about 350+ for lunch and 400 for dinner. I know I will get hungry. Plus I generally eat much more than that for lunch and dinner. Shaking my head here -- I don't think I can do it. But I will try to give it a try.
You can do it. You've been given a budget, and now you need to learn how to plan to stay in your budget. You need to think about what you're going to eat more than a minute before you eat it. You'll have to learn what food gives you the most bang for your buck, so to speak. Sometimes it helps to cook in batches and portion your food out, so you know that container is one serving, no more.
I find it helpful in the beginning to clear out all no-no foods. I find your body adjusts and stops craving whatever your weakness is (sweet, salty, etc.), once you get used to NOT having it all the time, you gain more control when you do have it.
I find it helpful to look at something and think "will this be worth the calories to me when I am done? How will I feel after I eat it?"
So some piece of overly sugary chocolate may get passed up for months, but I will eat the piece of decadent flourless chocolate cake, divided up on 4 different days. For me, THAT is worth some extra gym time.
But I think it's good to go "clean" for about a month and then add treats back in. I always have a large bar of 80% chocolate, that lasts me about a month.
It all depends on what works for you though. My MAIN problem with overeating is snacking, so keeping something low cal handy was important for me, and tweaking things I like to make them less calorie dense, like making ranch dressing with greek yogurt instead of mayo, etc.
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I find it helpful to look at something and think "will this be worth the calories to me when I am done? How will I feel after I eat it?"
So some piece of overly sugary chocolate may get passed up for months, but I will eat the piece of decadent flourless chocolate cake, divided up on 4 different days. For me, THAT is worth some extra gym time.
I have a mantra of "I can have cake (or whatever "bad" food I'm craving,) just not today."
I have a mantra of "I can have cake (or whatever "bad" food I'm craving,) just not today."
I like that too!!! I really like it because it is a positive statement, which can make a huge difference when diets are viewed as "no, no, no...."
I'm lucky because I genuinely like healthy food, have ever since I was a child, Bad parenting aside, my parents left me in a restaurant when I was 8 at the casino and told me to order whatever I wanted. I ordered a salad.
I think it is a lot harder on people who view healthy food as a punishment and deprivation. I think in that case, I wouldn't start with watching calories, but preparing healthy food and learning to love it, and then cut down the calories.
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I've been clean eating now for two straight weeks (no cheat meals due to trying to lose final 5 lbs) and it's actually made things worse in terms of desire I do eat my normal twice daily treats but with clean eating all of the time that isn't enough, lol.
I'm returning to cheat days this Saturday. Purely for sanity. I also think my body isn't happy eating 1500 calories per day while supposedly burning 2000/wk (whether the machines are accurate can be disputed, but I figure I'm in that ballpark).
You could adjust to 1/2 pound per week if 1 pound is too much to handle. The key is to find something you can do without extreme effort. It wouldn't hurt for you to add exercise into the mix. by adding exercise, I never had to eat fewer than 1450 calories..in fact it's probably not a good idea for me to do that in the long term. As an older woman, it's even more important.
I tried myfitnesspal and input calories for my breakfast (oatmeal + raisins + a few pumpkin seeds) but then when I woke I decided that is not what I really want. So....I get Meals on Wheels and I decided I'll try eating only HALF of it. So far I am not hungry and I enjoyed the meal. I know, it's a little funny for breakfast but it looked appealing and so I decided to do that. Maybe eating half of what is put before me so I can stop will help. As far as exercise goes, it's something I am not wanting to do, although I am beginning to do some rubber band type leg exercises in my chair. But right now I am happy that I only ate half of the meal and I am not dying for more. :-)
One danger is a buffet. I haven't been to one for a while, but it almost feels like I'm wasting money if I don't eat as much as I can of the foods I like when i'm at a buffet. I sometimes take out the main meal after I fill up on the buffet. A little trick I learned. But I am reluctant to go, even though I enjoy it so much, because it's hard for me to mentally decide I will eat less of the buffet.
I have a mantra of "I can have cake (or whatever "bad" food I'm craving,) just not today."
I like that mantra, too. I finally started eating only HALF of the meal (Meals on Wheels) put before me. It was good, so maybe I'll have the second half later on. :-)
I tried myfitnesspal and input calories for my breakfast (oatmeal + raisins + a few pumpkin seeds) but then when I woke I decided that is not what I really want. So....I get Meals on Wheels and I decided I'll try eating only HALF of it. So far I am not hungry and I enjoyed the meal. I know, it's a little funny for breakfast but it looked appealing and so I decided to do that. Maybe eating half of what is put before me so I can stop will help. As far as exercise goes, it's something I am not wanting to do, although I am beginning to do some rubber band type leg exercises in my chair. But right now I am happy that I only ate half of the meal and I am not dying for more. :-)
One danger is a buffet. I haven't been to one for a while, but it almost feels like I'm wasting money if I don't eat as much as I can of the foods I like when i'm at a buffet. I sometimes take out the main meal after I fill up on the buffet. A little trick I learned. But I am reluctant to go, even though I enjoy it so much, because it's hard for me to mentally decide I will eat less of the buffet.
Buffets are a major danger. I used to like to go to Souplantation years ago, they offered a nice variety of salads and then areas of other foods, high carbs...and not very many thin people at that restaurant.
Buffets are a major danger. I used to like to go to Souplantation years ago, they offered a nice variety of salads and then areas of other foods, high carbs...and not very many thin people at that restaurant.
Tonight is wedding soup night at the local buffet/restaurant. I love their wedding soup and can have bowls of it, plus salad when I'm there. But I must desist. So I am thinking of the fat in my stomach now as an ugly deterrent and that I can open up a can of wedding soup if I must. And if I don't have the wedding soup in the pantry, I'll have something else. This is HARD!!
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I do eat my normal twice daily treats but with clean eating all of the time that isn't enough, lol.
