Ok so I was looking at my friend's weight lose blog and she mentioned how she uses Loseit.com to track her calories, net calories, excercise, etc.
I put in my info and turns out I was only eating 900-1100 calories a day!
So I started to make an effort to eat more-but healthily
Ex-I'll eat eggs for breakfast, salad and soup for lunch, some kind of meat and lots of veg for dinner.
I'm still struggling to get in calories tho-seriously the loseit.com will be like "oh you need 800 more calories today". I think its because I eat a lot of low calorie dense foods already (lots of veg, I LOVE veg).
I've been doing this for like 3 weeks and I feel heavier/bloated/pants tighter. which is really frusturating...is my body just getting used to the new amount of calories and will it go back to normal/start losing weight soon?
Its so discouraging because now I'm feeling like I should go back to minimal calories because I'm not losing at all
(I also do some excercising-walk about 3 miles a day, working on my feet all day) I plan to start swimming soon.
any answers would be great!
Re: started counting calories--problem?!
I think the recomendation is that women get at a minimum of 1,200- 1,300 calories each day... but there are plent of tools to figure out what you need specifically (ex: http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm)
Adding some carbs in is important ( I don't see many carbs in what you say you are eating). Adding nuts and seeds are good for dense calorie foods.
I don't know what to say about feeling bloated. Our bodies change a great deal during a month- it could be unrelated. Some things I have read say with too few calories your body will go into starvation mode- so it's possible pumping your calories up (With good foods, not too much fat) could help you loose weight.
I am no authority, and I AM a fan of dietitians ! Insurance will sometimes cover a visit as prevention!
best of luck to you
[QUOTE]Ok so I was looking at my friend's weight lose blog and she mentioned how she uses Loseit.com to track her calories, net calories, excercise, etc. I put in my info and turns out I was only eating 900-1100 calories a day! So I started to make an effort to eat more-but healthily Ex-I'll eat eggs for breakfast, salad and soup for lunch, some kind of meat and lots of veg for dinner. I'm still struggling to get in calories tho-seriously the loseit.com will be like "oh you need 800 more calories today". I think its because I eat a lot of low calorie dense foods already (lots of veg, I LOVE veg). I've been doing this for like 3 weeks and I feel heavier/bloated/pants tighter. which is really frusturating...is my body just getting used to the new amount of calories and will it go back to normal/start losing weight soon? Its so discouraging because now I'm feeling like I should go back to minimal calories because I'm not losing at all (I also do some excercising-walk about 3 miles a day, working on my feet all day) I plan to start swimming soon. any answers would be great!
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How long have you been eating at that calories? It's possible that your body is recovering from eating such low calories for a while.
Are you also eating a lot of fibrous vegetables more recently? If so you have to cut back and introduce them slowly otherwise that's how you get bloating and gas or you have some type of food allergy to what you are eating and may not be aware of it yet. Make sure you drink plenty of water to break down the fiber in what your consuming.
My suggestion for adding more calories in is to focus on more calorie dense foods. Beans, avocado, good oils, full fat dairy, nuts, etc.
Also, as renee mentioned, make sure you're getting a good balance of carbs, fat and protein. All are essential in your diet.
We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?