Lotty Big Botty
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Hello all, I'm new to calorie counting but not new to minimins.
I've been frequenting the slimfast forum since last summer, i've done ok on it but have started to get bored of shakes and ive been cheating alot recently meaning my weight has started to creep back up again......not good!
So i decided that i would stick to the principles of slim fast1,2,3 plan (1-600cal meal, 2-220cal shakes, 3-100cal snacks) but substitute the shakes for similar calorie "proper" foods eg. bowel of porridge, a sandwich, beans on toast etc.
On telling my other half my plan he said..... "so your just gonna calorie count then"...... so here i am, joining you guys!
I want to make sure i do this properly so im here asking for your opinions on my plan and make sure i've got it right this time.
Ive used Fatattack's sticky threat to figure out how many calories i should be having. I'll break my calculations down for you:
1) BMI - 5ft 5 164lbs = 27
2) BMR - 25 year old female = 1556
3) Harris-Benedict Equation - Im going to say i'm quite sedentary (although i go to the gym its quite infrequent and some weeks i dont go at all) so 1556x1.2 = 1867
4) 1bl weekly loss - 1867-500 = 1376
So... (rounding up to make things easier to calculate) im going to try having 1400 cals a day.
Plan of action:
250cal breakfast
600cal meal at lunch
250cal supper
300cal snack allowance
Although this is all approxamates.... i can swap and change and have a bigger supper and smaller dinner, more or less snacks etc. depending how i feel!!!
Today im having:
Breakfast
Porridge 50g - 180cals
Dried fruit 25g - 75cals
=255 cals
Snack
Banana =105cals
Dinner
Turkey steak - 110cals
Baked Sweet potato - 270cals
Cauliflower 150g - 35cals
Broccoli 100g - 35cals
=450 cals
Snack
Fruit smoothy (mango, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, activia yogart) = 170cals
Supper
Weight Watchers bagel - 158cals
Cottage Cheese (with onion and chives) 100g - 75cals
=233 cals
TOTAL = 1213
i have 187 more calories to get from somewhere (maybe a packet of crisps in the evening if i fancy it, or some pudding after dinner)
What do you guys think??? Am i doing it right?? Of cause i'll be drinking plenty of water, green tea and i'll still be having my dailey cup of coffee.
Any hints, tips or suggestions??
I've been frequenting the slimfast forum since last summer, i've done ok on it but have started to get bored of shakes and ive been cheating alot recently meaning my weight has started to creep back up again......not good!
So i decided that i would stick to the principles of slim fast1,2,3 plan (1-600cal meal, 2-220cal shakes, 3-100cal snacks) but substitute the shakes for similar calorie "proper" foods eg. bowel of porridge, a sandwich, beans on toast etc.
On telling my other half my plan he said..... "so your just gonna calorie count then"...... so here i am, joining you guys!
I want to make sure i do this properly so im here asking for your opinions on my plan and make sure i've got it right this time.
Ive used Fatattack's sticky threat to figure out how many calories i should be having. I'll break my calculations down for you:
1) BMI - 5ft 5 164lbs = 27
2) BMR - 25 year old female = 1556
3) Harris-Benedict Equation - Im going to say i'm quite sedentary (although i go to the gym its quite infrequent and some weeks i dont go at all) so 1556x1.2 = 1867
4) 1bl weekly loss - 1867-500 = 1376
So... (rounding up to make things easier to calculate) im going to try having 1400 cals a day.
Plan of action:
250cal breakfast
600cal meal at lunch
250cal supper
300cal snack allowance
Although this is all approxamates.... i can swap and change and have a bigger supper and smaller dinner, more or less snacks etc. depending how i feel!!!
Today im having:
Breakfast
Porridge 50g - 180cals
Dried fruit 25g - 75cals
=255 cals
Snack
Banana =105cals
Dinner
Turkey steak - 110cals
Baked Sweet potato - 270cals
Cauliflower 150g - 35cals
Broccoli 100g - 35cals
=450 cals
Snack
Fruit smoothy (mango, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, activia yogart) = 170cals
Supper
Weight Watchers bagel - 158cals
Cottage Cheese (with onion and chives) 100g - 75cals
=233 cals
TOTAL = 1213
i have 187 more calories to get from somewhere (maybe a packet of crisps in the evening if i fancy it, or some pudding after dinner)
What do you guys think??? Am i doing it right?? Of cause i'll be drinking plenty of water, green tea and i'll still be having my dailey cup of coffee.
Any hints, tips or suggestions??