HOW MANY DAMN CALORIES SHOULD I EAT!!!!!!?? I NEED YOUR HELP!!!
I am broke….If I could afford a nutrionist I would pay for one, you bet ya. I am wondering how many calories I should eat a day!?! Currently this is my meal plan.
8:30-The ultimate meal w/ keifer and 1/2 banana
10:30-Organic oatmeal and 15 almonds
12:00-1/2 cup of soy beans and 4 egg whites
1:00-weight lifting for 50 minutes
2:15-1 can of light tuna w/ mixed greens, mustard only
4:00-apple
6:30-quinoa and veggies w/ tofu
This runs me about 1400 calories BEFORE working out and I am gaining weight….shesh! I dont know if I should up my calories because my body wants to hold on to it OR cut them back. I usually get around 100 grms of protein, 43 grms of fat (mostly from the almonds) and 140 of carbs. WHat to do?? I need your help! I would love to loose about 7 pounds and get to my comfort zone again but before I was only eating around 1000 calories.
February 4, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Rule of thumb is 40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% fats….it looks like you need to decrease your carbs and some fat and up your protein…you should be taking in 1to 1.5 grams of protein per lb of body weight. Hope this helps. Good luck to you!!
February 4, 2009 at 2:58 pm
You can’t be gaining weight unless you have shut down your metobolilsm to a crawl. You might be adding water weight.
You can PM me, and I’d be glad to help with any quesitons you have, but I’ll try to answer this one here.
First, You need to eat more than what you are. A serving of the big ticket items (the oatmeal, tuna, etc) needs to be about the size of your closed fist, every meal. I have seen a lot of people that starve themself, only to maintain or gain weight. EAT to lose, eat more to lose more. It looks like you have the right foods, just not enough of them. Try adding in 1 or 2 protein shakes to your snacks. Don’t be afraid of gaining weight, because after a week or so, your metabolism will kick back in
February 4, 2009 at 3:26 pm
"my comfort zone again but before I was only eating around 1000 calories"
"You can’t be gaining weight unless you have shut down your metobolilsm to a crawl. "
I think that’s what you’ve done, slowed your metabolism down to a crawl, if you use to only eat 1000 calories, unless you’re very, very petite that is pretty low for calories especially if you work out.
You need some more protein for sure. Try to at least get your ideal weight say you want to weigh 125lbs, eat 125grams of protein at least a day.
I think you’re going to have to get your metabolism back up to speed, try and find out what your basal rate is(what you burn normally just doing everyday stuff, not including workout) and work from there.
Janthony would be great to ask, he’s been working with Shannon and she’s looking ultra buff.