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How do these averages look for the last 3 days? New to this obviously :) meima
  May 15 2008 14:48

Fat - 17.9% (83 grams)
Protein - 39.8% (414 grams)
Carbohydrates - 42.3% (440 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Calorie Intake - 1,345 cals
Daily Sodium Intake - 1,454 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 81 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 127 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 7 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 21 grams

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#1 mv3 May 15 2008 14:59

You didn't leave much other info.  They look fine, but what are your stat? 

Age,height,activity level.  I know in  another posts you've state that you are sedentary at work with little activity levels except for sitting and typing at a desk.  Do you exercise throughout the week?  Does your diet change when you exercsie?  Stats help because right now these look my my average given a little more calories.  I am slightly active and exercise throughout the week and my caloric intake to lose 1.5 pound per week is 1400.  I am 5'2" and 136 though.  So I cannot say this is good for you unless you are similar to me.

#2 meima May 15 2008 15:26

I'm 24, 5'2 and around 200 (eek).  I walk for about an hour a day with my dog after work... sometimes on the flat, sometimes hiking, and ocassionally do yoga.  Still trying to fit more activity into my day :)

My recommended intake is 1900 calories/day, but I'm not hungry enough to eat that much I don't think.

#3 mv3 May 15 2008 18:34

Okay, so I plugged in your number at fredieting.com and it stated that you should consume about 1886 calories for your lifestyle.  No when you are walking, I'm assuming it's not a leisurely pace right?  are you getting oyur heart rate up high enough to break a sweat?    It also stated that to lose wieght "extremely fast" they claim the extreme fat loss way...you should consume 1600 at your level.  This is still 300 more than what you are consuming now.  I would recoomend the extreme fat loss route, just because when you lose wieght at a rapid pace like that it is hard to keep up and you will eventually burn out and gain it all back quickly!  I suggest you up your calories 100 cals a day until you get your your weight loss target of 1800-1900 calories a day.  Forme, when I started I wasn't taking in much either.  Once I started hard workouts though I became more hungry even between meals though.  I was revving my metabolism, so my suggestion is to you, add some more calories to aim toward your target.  Have some peanut butter, almonds,cheese, brown rice, I dont' know...eat..healthy though.  Get your heart rate up when you are walking.  If that means jogging for a mintues then walking for 4 mintues do it!  You;ll burn more and feel great afterwards.  I'm thinking start there. and in a week, report any changes and get back to me, and maybe we can tweak it some more.

#4 valsgoal May 16 2008 20:25

I will chime in with more of the same as Mv3; add some more calories.  Your high deficits will run the risk of your body rebelling and possibly plateauing.  You definitely don't want that. 

Also, like MV3 said, there are high calorie foods you can eat small portions of that are still healthy, like the nuts and peanut butter.  You don't seem to need 'more' protein though but they also have some good fats which you seem to be a little lower on.  It does sound weird to have to eat fats but the good ones help fuel the body properly so don't be too scared.  Wink

Good luck on your journey!!!

#5 ahsa5392 May 16 2008 20:26
You need to add more fiber... try to go for 35 gms everyday... and remember to drink a lot of water when you do this
#6 meima May 16 2008 20:48

Thanks everyone! :)  I'm more than happy to take your suggestions.  I LOVE to eat healthy food, but have problems stopping sometimes, which can defeat the purpose.  Im slowly working on increasing my calories - I'm up to around 1500 today - and will likely be higher this weekend because of events (bridal shower, BBQ etc...)

Thanks for the support everyone! :)

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