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Nola Celeste 02-24-2011 06:46 PM

Are you weighing and/or measuring your food? How about keeping a food journal? When calorie counting, those two things can really improve your results. (I should note that I'm saying that as someone who's currently battling a phantom weight gain of her own despite weighing food and writing it down, but that's just my body being stubborn, not a flaw with my calorie-counting. :) )

It might seem like a pain at first if you don't write stuff down or weigh your portions, but it takes only a little while for it to become second nature. With calorie-dense foods like pasta and cereal, even a few extra bites can add up to 300 calories a day or more, so I find weighing keeps me honest. It's also helpful to internalize proper portion sizes in my head--as I weigh, I try to estimate a serving without looking to see how close I can come. When I started, I was way off; now I'm pretty accurate, which bodes well for me in the long term or when I'm eating out and don't have access to a scale or measuring cups.

I agree with others that you could do with some more protein in other meals, not just at dinner. Your turkey sandwich is a good start, but if you want a meal with more substance, try making it a turkey wrap and eating a bowl of soup with it. Same calories, but with more volume, more varied tastes and textures, more varied nutrients. Fit protein into breakfast with an egg or some Greek yogurt.

indiblue 02-25-2011 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Nola Celeste (Post 3728856)
Are you weighing and/or measuring your food? How about keeping a food journal? When calorie counting, those two things can really improve your results. (I should note that I'm saying that as someone who's currently battling a phantom weight gain of her own despite weighing food and writing it down, but that's just my body being stubborn, not a flaw with my calorie-counting. :) )

It might seem like a pain at first if you don't write stuff down or weigh your portions, but it takes only a little while for it to become second nature. With calorie-dense foods like pasta and cereal, even a few extra bites can add up to 300 calories a day or more, so I find weighing keeps me honest. It's also helpful to internalize proper portion sizes in my head--as I weigh, I try to estimate a serving without looking to see how close I can come. When I started, I was way off; now I'm pretty accurate, which bodes well for me in the long term or when I'm eating out and don't have access to a scale or measuring cups.

I agree! I thought I was totally fine just eating "whole" clean foods- mostly fresh and almost nothing packaged. Turns out I was eating larger portions than I thought and eating at least 30% more than what I thought I was. Like Nole said, with calorie-dense items estimating versus actually measuring can make a big difference.

Also, if you are comfortable cutting back your exercise, it may not hurt to try it. I find I lose more weight when I do light-moderate exercise than when I do intense exercise. And I second what others have said about upping the daily caloric intake.

Best of luck :)

aphil 02-28-2011 11:59 AM

A week or two at the same weight is not a plateau. I check my progress in three different ways: weight on the scale, measurements, and body fat percentage. Some weeks I lose on the scale...there have been other times where I lose nothing on the scale, but I drop body fat percentage and inches during that time. (Which I actually prefer...because it means I am becoming more fit!) Be sure that you are checking things other than just pounds!

mammasita 02-28-2011 12:07 PM

I agree with some of the other feedback. Definitely watch/reduce the sodium and perhaps vary the calorie intake daily. Mon - 1500, Tue - 1800, Wed - 1650...etc.


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