So I back around this time in 2021 weighted 350lbs (158.75kg) and stand at 5’ (152cm) as a 32y/o female. I decided time to change diet and activity and just kind of winged it. No calorie counting, no food tracking (none of it had worked all the other times I tried). By some small miracle I today weigh 176lbs (79.83kg). But I want to loose another 11lbs (5kg) and get below 165lbs (75kg). I have about 10-15lbs excess skin I’m saving up to get removed once I succeed.
Long story short: I’m weighing, taking the photos and tracking everything I eat each day this month and I don’t know if I’m doing this right. I’m aiming for 1,300-1,500 kcal/day and as close to 90 g/day protein I can get. These photos are of my breakfast, midday snack, and lunch. The weights of each ingredient is listed below:
Breakfast: Salad—
Garden salad mix 71g; Kraft classic Catalina dressing 17g; rotisserie chicken breast with no seasoning or skin 28g
Morning snack: Peeled Baby Carrots 85g
Lunch: Chicken w/dressing
Skinless unseasoned rotisserie chicken breast 57g; Kraft classic Catalina dressing 14g
For my afternoon snack I’m thinking 2 cups of air popped popcorn with ground black/white pepper (surprisingly quite yummy and filling) and for dinner some shredded chicken with couscous and lemon juice. But I have no clue how much of that I should measure out. And for my bedtime snack will be 1/2cup of dry Cheerios just to munch on while winding down and to keep my medicine down.
Am I doing this right? Any ideas on if I’m even being logical about eating all day and hoping to keep under my calorie goal? I figured out if I don’t eat 6-8 times a day I fall straight off the wagon over the last year.
by Ordinary_Diamond_158
4 Comments
I would recommend using an app to track your calories. That will make things easier. Some popular apps are MyFitnessPal, Lose It, and Cronometer. I would try one of those!
That’s barely 300 calories
Some find it better to eat several small meals over the course of the day. If you like it and it works for your lifestyle/routine, don’t pay attention to what others think about it. If you’re staying within your calorie range, it’ll be fine. Your weight loss will probably be slower now because you’re already so close to your goal weight.
It looks like you’re doing everything correct to me. How are you tracking things now – typed up, paper? You technically don’t have to use an app or myfitnesspal. You’re already keeping track of what you eat and the amounts. Just add in the calories information from either the back of the package or the internet and keep it within your calorie range. If you’re already doing that, great. The only thing I would recommend is weighing out your popcorn or cheerios too because it will be a little more precise.
Not sure what you mean by having no idea on how much to measure out your dinner. Are you confused about the change in the grain (dry couscous to cooked) or just how much you should eat in general?
I’m sorry, but this is so sad and looks like meals for ants. Please use your TDEE to determine what your actual caloric needs are. Plenty of TDEE calculators online. Then use a food scale and a calorie counting app as this looks woefully restrictive and inadequate.