» Site Navigation | | | » Tag Cloud | | Search Tags | » Stats |
Members: 35,973
Threads: 16,624
Posts: 173,691
Top Poster: maleficent (21,585) | | Welcome to our newest member, fogsky | | | Welcome to Weight Loss Forum - This information will disappear after Registration.
| | |
Welcome to the Weight Loss Forum forums.
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
Note: After registering, you will receive an activation email. This will contain a link required to fully activate your account and allow you to post. Some email providers may put this in your JUNK or SPAM folder.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.
|  | | 
August 14th, 2004, 12:49 PM
|  | Newb | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA
Posts: 18
Rep Power: 0 | | | Counting Calories Well, it might sound boring but this is the way I lose weight. I keep a food diary on a pad of paper and I eat between 1200 and 1500 calories per day. I also try not to eat too high of carb content but don't consider myself a low carber. I allow myself to eat out once in awhile or splurge once in awhile so I don't feel so darned deprived and give up or give in. This seems to work for me. I've lost weight before but put it back on. This time I am working hard at keeping it off and sticking to the food diary plan I have and am vowing to stick to the maintainance. I really want to lose and keep it off this time. I want to have a plan to keep it off this time.  | 
August 15th, 2004, 11:35 AM
|  | Newb | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA
Posts: 18
Rep Power: 0 | | | Yes, it is easier for me to lose with doing the food diary. Then I know when I'm eating the right amount for me. I tried it without the food diary, too, and it didn't work very well. Didn't know how much I was eating, calorie-wise. Congratulations on the 100 pound loss. I've lost almost 40 and want to lose about 40 more. | 
September 22nd, 2004, 08:42 AM
| | Newb | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 18
Rep Power: 0 | | What if you don't know how much calories each food has though? Also, how long did it take you guys to lose that much pounds?  Congrats.  | 
October 19th, 2004, 11:24 AM
|  | Newb | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA
Posts: 18
Rep Power: 0 | | | It's taken me quite some time because I've had plateaus, too. You can find out how many calories are in food by looking on the food labels on food and having single servings. Also you can purchase calorie books and some nutrition books list the caloric contents of food. Sorry I didn't answer sooner. I haven't been online a lot lately. | 
February 5th, 2007, 03:05 PM
| | Newb | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK
Posts: 7
Rep Power: 0 | | | Usda I know this is an old thread, but I thought people might want to know of a great source for the calorie content of food.
It is the United States Department of Agriculture
I don't count calories myself - I use the data to work out the energy density of food, which is basically calories per 100g. This is given on the website.
If you are interested in the concept of a low density diet you can also visit The Density Diet
Last edited by contrari4n; February 14th, 2007 at 05:57 AM.
| 
February 9th, 2007, 02:36 PM
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Venice, Italy
Posts: 379
Rep Power: 69 | | That's my method, counting calories and keeping a journal. I eat an average of 1200 kcal per day and try to exercise as much as possible. It works for me, I've lost 10 lbs in a month. 
__________________ First goal | 
February 26th, 2007, 12:20 PM
|  | New Member | | Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 7
Rep Power: 0 | | | That's what I'm doing, counting calories. It's easier than anything I've tried. This way, I eat when I need to and I eat what I want to (mostly healthy, but I like healthy foods!).
I eat between 1200-1300 calories a day.
My breakfast is always the same, about 250 calories (1/2 a peanut butter and banana sandwich - the pb has lowered my LDL and helped raise my HDL by the way).
Lunch is my larger meal, around 500 - 700 calories (turkey chili, rice, broccoli with Smart Balance)
Dinner is usually 200 - 300 calories (sometimes a low-carb Slim-Fast - 20 g. of protein, no sugar; a sandwich; or a Smart Ones meal; or small portions of regular dinner.
Occasionally, I'm extra hungry and eat 1500 calories in a day.
Sometimes I eat out but I usually order less caloric items and eat one-half to a third less. For instance, I love Mexican food. But I order a taco, rice and beans (instead of beef enchiladas and a chili rellenos with rice and beans) and leave some. At an Italian restaurant, I order a slice of pizza without cheese (I like it) and a small tossed salad. At McDonald's, I get a regular hamburger (275 calories), or a grilled chicken sandwich, depending on what I've eaten. I rarely eat fast food.
I don't eat stuff I don't like, but that's not a problem since I love almost any food. But I'm not going to chow down on tofu.
Almost everyday I have some 85% chocolate.
I cut way back on sugar.
I found "diets" too restrictive. I'm a bit insulin-resistant and have tried the 6 meals a day thing. All that did was make me hungry and cause blood sugar crashes. | 
February 26th, 2007, 05:53 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 7
Rep Power: 0 | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Aurora
I found "diets" too restrictive. I'm a bit insulin-resistant and have tried the 6 meals a day thing. All that did was make me hungry and cause blood sugar crashes. |
I would think that eating more often in a day would prevent this.
~Nicole | 
March 6th, 2007, 11:02 PM
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 214
Rep Power: 8 | | | a largely vegetarian meal helps too. I read someplace that one should avoid meat at night as it takes longer to digest & tends to get stored.
On my visit to malaysia last year, I came across veg food that tasted just like meat & at half the calories!! I had aubergine that tasted JUST like fish. Couldn't tell it apart. Something in the spices the use. Must explore this more
__________________  | 
March 8th, 2007, 02:13 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego, California
Posts: 1,370
Rep Power: 136379 | | | I am a calorie counter as well. I have a form I created to log in my food (meals and snacks) and calorie counts, keep track of my vitamins, water intake and exercise log. I also have a place to just make notes and journal. That really helps me track it all and not forget to include everything. I use the "Fat Book" to use as a guide to calculate my calories. | 
March 16th, 2007, 11:50 AM
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New England
Posts: 289
Rep Power: 41 | | | I am counting as well. I am using fitday.com, which works well because it also calculates how much you are burning. It's not entirely accurate, but it can be tweaked. It makes me much more aware of what I am eating.
__________________ Started eating healthier March 7, 2007. | 
March 20th, 2007, 01:30 PM
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 314
Rep Power: 9203 | | | I never know where to look when it comes to counting calories. Im not sure how many calories I need to eat. I eat way too much though. That I know. Any tips or advice?
__________________  | 
March 22nd, 2007, 02:34 PM
| | Newb | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA
Posts: 5
Rep Power: 0 | | | I have been counting calories as well.
Is there anything else that I should keep up with, like fat grams, carbs, etc? | 
March 22nd, 2007, 02:40 PM
|  | The Objurgating Queen | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: near the search button
Posts: 21,585
Rep Power: 357932 | | | the other items i keep track of are fiber - because it can be tough sometimes if you're not paying attention to get enough and also sodium..
__________________ 390-191-150-199-51% Motivation is not something you find or lose, have or don't have. It is the product of how you see yourself in the world: active or passive, effective or ineffective, powerful or victimized, normal or pathological. |  | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Rate This Thread | Linear Mode | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |