OT Diet Diaries

[SamanthaFoor]

My favorite feature is the button that you click that says "If every day were like today (in terms of food and exercise), you would weigh XXX pounds in 5 weeks". That's such a motivator! IDK why but it is for me.

where's that button?

 

[KRECCheer]

@FINE&FIERCE , since you're a fitness & nutrition minor, tell me...are you supposed to consider "net" calories, or just calories consumed? I've never seen counting net calories anywhere except My Fitness Pal lol.

For those who don't know, counting net calories means if you're aiming for 1200 calories a day, but burn off 500 working out, you should eat 1700. Calories consumed is (obviously) just your calorie count independent of exercise.

Basically, Ive been told this:

"Based on 1200 calories, If you burn 500 of those calories and are at a 700 deficit, your body will react pretty much the same way as it would if you only ate 700 calories with no exercise. You are not giving it enough energy to survive, so it will end up in starvation mode. "

 

[F!ERCE]

where's that button?

On the website, click the "Food" tab and click on the button that says "Complete Day" or something to that affect. It'll show up right there

 

[ohhh lindss]

Someone please tell me how bad bagels are for me. I need to stop eating them. If someone tells me they're bad, I'll stop.

Ps. I've gone from 135 to 129.5 YAY GO ME!

Except after the bagel I just ate, I probably gained that half pound back.. Wah.

 

[SamanthaFoor]

Cream Puffs are my enemy...

 

[OMGitsMELANIE]

Someone please tell me how bad bagels are for me. I need to stop eating them. If someone tells me they're bad, I'll stop.

Ps. I've gone from 135 to 129.5 YAY GO ME!

Except after the bagel I just ate, I probably gained that half pound back.. Wah.

bagels aren't too bad... it's the bready inside that's the bad part and it depends what you put on them. it's all about moderation linds

 

[ohhh lindss]

bagels aren't too bad... it's the bready inside that's the bad part and it depends what you put on them. it's all about moderation linds

WAH! I just need to not eat them. Too many calories in them... :/

 

[OMGitsMELANIE]

WAH! I just need to not eat them. Too many calories in them... :/

try bagel thins.. i know einsteins has them and i'm sure there are some at the grocery store too

 

[kickdblcj]

Someone please tell me how bad bagels are for me. I need to stop eating them. If someone tells me they're bad, I'll stop.

Ps. I've gone from 135 to 129.5 YAY GO ME!

Except after the bagel I just ate, I probably gained that half pound back.. Wah.

around 300 calories

 

[ohhh lindss]

around 300 calories

I know, I looked it up on the website because I have to log my calories these days. I don't have to, but I want to.

 

[soFIERCE08]

WAH! I just need to not eat them. Too many calories in them... :/

a single bagel is like 4 servings of bread. so, buy it in the morning, and eat 1/4 of it at each meal?

 

[FINE&FIERCE]

i eat 1200 calories a day. for example, i did cycling today at the gym for 50 minutes..a very intense but fat burning workout. i burned between 500-600 calories, and i allow myself to eat those back. i don't eat them all back, because ending "under" is really great

make sure you eat BEFORE and AFTER a workout..super important. a banana is the best thing you can eat before a workout. low protein but high carbs, gives you a great boost. but protein is also great before and after. chocolate milk is great after doing a lot of hard muscle work, it will repair the muscles faster. by eat before and after i don't mean two full meals..small meals often are key for your whole day.

linds, bagels are not the best which sucks but it's true. try 100 calorie bagel thins..they sell them at grocery stores. i have one of those, a scrambled egg and a bowl of grapes for a good breakfast. most important part of breakfast is the protein aspect..make sure you are getting some. eggs, peanut butter, lean meat, etc. it will keep you full.

if you guys like "bars" the best ones around are CLIF and LUNA. both taste great and are filled with protein. special k also makes a good protein meal bar. try cutting it in half for before and after a workout. make sure you keep hydrated too..it is such an easy way to take off weight. cold water is better, you burn calories by drinking it! (your body has to make it warm for your body, which is your metabolism working faster)

eating cause your bored? chew gum and drink water. or if you don't know if you are really hungry do either of those. if your stomach is still grumbling then you know you're truly hungry

 

[soFIERCE08]

if you guys like "bars" the best ones around are CLIF and LUNA. both taste great and are filled with protein. special k also makes a good protein meal bar. try cutting it in half for before and after a workout. make sure you keep hydrated too..it is such an easy way to take off weight. cold water is better, you burn calories by drinking it! (your body has to make it warm for your body, which is your metabolism working faster)

have you tried LARA bars? i used to be a big fan of those. they are basically dried fruit and nuts. no chemicals, no salts or sugars, no oats. nada. just fruit and nuts. super yummy too!

 

[cheerbear]

i don't remember who said this, but there are many benefits to weight lifting, here's an article that explains: http://health.yahoo.net/rodale/WH/lose-your-fear-of-lifting

 

[kickdblcj]

I know, I looked it up on the website because I have to log my calories these days. I don't have to, but I want to.

Me too, on my Loseit app