Wednesday Accountability

Swazzle

B: 1 egg, slice of pork roll, grande skinny caramel latte
L: ST stuffed pepper soup with rice

Hors d'oeuvres, desserts, and cocktails at a charity auction event

S: Apple, banana, Greek yogurt (probably not all 3)

W: LOTS of water today

buddysmom80

B: Krave cereal (210) skim milk (90) monster (30)

L: Potstickers (330)

Firecracker chicken (569) rice (128) white wine (118)

E: 1 hour of Zumba (I didn't go last night I was sore)

W: 60 oz.

loves2shop4shoes

B:  Yogurt, some sort of fruit, water, maybe coffee
S:  ?
L:  Smart Ones meal thingy.  NOM?
S:  ?
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Confession:  I was doing SO good yesterday...and then DH brought me home a warm chocolate croissant.  It was so sweet, but I told him to NEVER do that again.

labro

B: Bagel, cream cheese, coffee - 8 pts

S: Apple

L: Borscht and a slice of bread - 10 pts

Either Spaghetti or Fish Tacos...need to hit the store

E: Trying to do the cleaning thing again...

[Deleted User]

@Swazzle - where do you pick up your coffees at in the morning?

I was really craving a yummy coffee, but it's raining cats and dogs and I didn't want to deal with the weather.  so I don't have any!!  I might go to the cafe and get one, we'll see.

B:  banana-cakes, 1 slice ham, 2 eggs, water
S:  if I'm hungry, an apple
L:  brussels sprouts and mushrooms, chicken thigh or chicken tenders, salad, pineapple
S:  maybe a larabar or CLIF bar?  who knows.  or an orange.  if I'm hungry.
  ground beef and mushrooms with marinara sauce over stif-fried cabbage; roasted acorn squash
dessert:  gourmet chocolate H brought home last night!

E:  probably none...  I am teaching from 4:30-5:30 and then we have Bible Study from 7:00-9:00, so...  I'll have just enough time to make dinner and clean up/get ready.  BOO.

loves2shop4shoes

Hey girls.  I meant to ask you.  How many calories should I be targeting per day for weight loss.

For reference, (insert embarrassed face), I'm 5'5'' and 187 lbs.

I've seen anywhere from 1200 - 1400 calories.  Does that seem right to you?

Swazzle

@CocoBellaF - Today I was early for work and had money on my Starbucks card so I decided to be fancy and go there. Usually, though, if I just want a regular coffee I'll get it from the work kitchen (we have a Keurig) or if I'm in the mood for iced coffee, I'll stop at Au Bon Pain. 

@loves2shop4shoes - Are you on MyFitnessPal? I used that to help me figure out how many calories I should be eating. 

[Deleted User]

@love2shopforshoes - 1200 seems like way too little.  I'm 4'10" and I eat more than 1200 calories.  in fact, I don't even count calories anymore...  just try to eat little to no processed food and lots of meat, fruit, veggies, healthy fats.

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
you can figure out your BMR here and then click on the Benedict-Harris link to find out more if you want.

[Deleted User]

B- Coffee, blueberries, grapes
S- cucumbers
L- Grilled Chicken and veggies
D- Pork tenderloin with Fresh rosemary

E- Crossfit

ETA: sorry about the double post.

[Deleted User]

B- Coffee, blueberries, grapes
S- cucumbers
L- Grilled Chicken and veggies
D- Pork tenderloin with Fresh rosemary

E- Crossfit

loves2shop4shoes

I do use My Fitness Pal.  And 1200 calories seemed like WAY too little to me.

I was starving all the time just trying it.

Swazzle

@loves2shop4shoes - MFP told you to eat only 1200 calories? 

loves2shop4shoes

Swazzle said:

@loves2shop4shoes - MFP told you to eat only 1200 calories? 

Yup!  I feel like I must have used it incorrectly...

Hangs head in shame.

[Deleted User]

@love2shop4shoes - your BMR is 1656.  so your body requires 1656 calories just to stay ALIVE (that's like, if you were plugged in a feeding tube and in a coma, that how many you'd need).

if you're sedentary:  BMR x 1.2 = daily cals to maintain
if you do light exercise 1-3x a wk:  BMR x 1.375 = daily cals to maintain
if you do moderate exercise 3-5x a wk:  BMR x 1.55 = daily cals to maintain

so if you want to lose a lb or two a week, then you'd want to eat 1450 cals at the least.

no wonder you were starving, you weren't eating enough to even keep your body alive (BMR)!

Swazzle

@loves2shop4shoes - Yea, I think something must be off there. For me to lose 1 lb a week, it tells me to consume 1280 calories and I'm not active at all. Try going to 'settings' and then 'update your diet/fitness profile'.

loves2shop4shoes

CocoBellaF said:

@love2shop4shoes - your BMR is 1656.  so your body requires 1656 calories just to stay ALIVE (that's like, if you were plugged in a feeding tube and in a coma, that how many you'd need).

if you're sedentary:  BMR x 1.2 = daily cals to maintain
if you do light exercise 1-3x a wk:  BMR x 1.375 = daily cals to maintain
if you do moderate exercise 3-5x a wk:  BMR x 1.55 = daily cals to maintain

so if you want to lose a lb or two a week, then you'd want to eat 1450 cals at the least.

no wonder you were starving, you weren't eating enough to even keep your body alive (BMR)!

@CocoBellaF, thanks!  Yeah...for whatever reason, MFP wants me to be hungry.  I redid it, saying I only wanted to lose 1.5 lbs. a week (as opposed to 2) and now it's saying 1400.

I still feel like that's pretty low.

I think I'm going to shoot for 1450-1550.

[Deleted User]

I felt the same way on MFP, so I adjusted the calories to be what I wanted instead of letting them "decide".  if you exercise heavily on one day, don't be afraid to eat a little extra even if the calories don't match.  your body will tell you if you're hungry and it needs energy or nourishment!