Help with calories and menu...

[Guest guest]

Just how many calories are we supposed to be eating? I put in a

typical day, with my palm sized portions and fist sized veggie etc.

portions and it only came out to about 1200 calories. It doesn't seem

like enough. I weigh currently, 216 lbs. and have the metabolism of a

slug...(hypothyroid) I obviously have a lot of fat to lose! Any

suggestions? Should I be eating more than that? What do you'uns

think?

Thanks

Stevie

Here is a sample menu:

M1: protein shake w/2 T ground flax seeds, 1/2 c. strawberries

M2: 1 can tuna, 1 wasa rye bread, 3/4 c. steamed cabbage

M3: 1 slice whole grain (multi-grain) bread (fat-free butter spray),

1/2 c. low-fat cottage cheese

M4: 1 herbed chicken breast, 3/4 c. steamed broccoli, 1/2 c. fresh

tomato

M5: 3 eggwhite/2 whole egg scramble, 3/4 c. cantaloupe

M6: 1/2 c. low-fat cottage cheese

[Guest guest]

Got to Hussmans website and read 'How Calories Work' and in that

section he has a little popup calculator that will help you determine

what range you should be/could be eating in.

http://www.hussman.org/fitness/

Personally I think 1200 calories for you is too little - think more

in the range of 1500 to 1800 calories. Easy to do by adding in more

veggies and complex carbs.

<<joni>>

*eat like a horse but look like a thoroughbred* ;-)

[Guest guest]

Meal 4 & Meal 6 listed below are missing a carb - that could account for

missing calories in this menu. Other than that I second Joni's response

about looking at Hussman's site to figure out what your calorie intake

should be to lose weight.

in WI

Help with calories and menu...

> Just how many calories are we supposed to be eating? I put in a

> typical day, with my palm sized portions and fist sized veggie etc.

> portions and it only came out to about 1200 calories. It doesn't seem

> like enough. I weigh currently, 216 lbs. and have the metabolism of a

> slug...(hypothyroid) I obviously have a lot of fat to lose! Any

> suggestions? Should I be eating more than that? What do you'uns

> think?

>

> Thanks

> Stevie

> Here is a sample menu:

>

> M1: protein shake w/2 T ground flax seeds, 1/2 c. strawberries

>

> M2: 1 can tuna, 1 wasa rye bread, 3/4 c. steamed cabbage

>

> M3: 1 slice whole grain (multi-grain) bread (fat-free butter spray),

> 1/2 c. low-fat cottage cheese

>

> M4: 1 herbed chicken breast, 3/4 c. steamed broccoli, 1/2 c. fresh

> tomato

>

> M5: 3 eggwhite/2 whole egg scramble, 3/4 c. cantaloupe

>

> M6: 1/2 c. low-fat cottage cheese

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Stevie,

Go to this link and click on basal matabolic rate

http://www.hussman.org/fitness/bmrcalc.htm

It will tell you how many cals you should have in a day. I used rough

numbers for you guessing weight age and BF. It gave me a calculation

of 1200-1650 cals a day for weight loss. So no you aren't too low.

And yes you need to add a carb to your meal 4 and 6.

Try out the Hussman's site, it's a great tool.

[Guest guest]

Thanky ladies, for your help!!! I went to the site and it said

between 1250 & 1640 cals per day. I will add those missing carbs too

and see if that helps.

Stevie :}