Your favorite 200 calorie choices for 6 small meals a day?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds great if you are a girl aged 4-8:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/estimated-calorie-requirement

You don't know what you're talking about. I'm 44. To lose weight, I have to consume less than 1,200 calories. A little more, I maintain and around 1,500, I start gaining.

How long have you been restricting calories? I'm 40 and won't gain until I'm eating 2200 or more per day. Easily lose at 1500-1800. I wonder if some of the "can't eat many calories" people have been restricting for so long that their bodies freak out when calories return to a normal level. Not saying that's the case for you. Just wondering how often something like that happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds great if you are a girl aged 4-8:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/estimated-calorie-requirement

You don't know what you're talking about. I'm 44. To lose weight, I have to consume less than 1,200 calories. A little more, I maintain and around 1,500, I start gaining.

How long have you been restricting calories? I'm 40 and won't gain until I'm eating 2200 or more per day. Easily lose at 1500-1800. I wonder if some of the "can't eat many calories" people have been restricting for so long that their bodies freak out when calories return to a normal level. Not saying that's the case for you. Just wondering how often something like that happens.

Not PP, but I'm the same as her. You're probably just taller or have significantly more muscle mass. I haven't been restricting calories that long.

[Anonymous]

Air popped popcorn with a (very little) bit of extra virgin olive and sea salt.

I also really like tinned mackerel, which has the advantage of being packed with Omega 3s and great for skin/hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds great if you are a girl aged 4-8:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/estimated-calorie-requirement

You don't know what you're talking about. I'm 44. To lose weight, I have to consume less than 1,200 calories. A little more, I maintain and around 1,500, I start gaining.

How long have you been restricting calories? I'm 40 and won't gain until I'm eating 2200 or more per day. Easily lose at 1500-1800. I wonder if some of the "can't eat many calories" people have been restricting for so long that their bodies freak out when calories return to a normal level. Not saying that's the case for you. Just wondering how often something like that happens.

Not PP, but I'm the same as her. You're probably just taller or have significantly more muscle mass. I haven't been restricting calories that long.

Ditto. I don't lose until I dip under 1200. I'm 5'7. I don't think it has anything to do with height.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds great if you are a girl aged 4-8:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/estimated-calorie-requirement

You don't know what you're talking about. I'm 44. To lose weight, I have to consume less than 1,200 calories. A little more, I maintain and around 1,500, I start gaining.

How long have you been restricting calories? I'm 40 and won't gain until I'm eating 2200 or more per day. Easily lose at 1500-1800. I wonder if some of the "can't eat many calories" people have been restricting for so long that their bodies freak out when calories return to a normal level. Not saying that's the case for you. Just wondering how often something like that happens.

Not PP, but I'm the same as her. You're probably just taller or have significantly more muscle mass. I haven't been restricting calories that long.

Ditto. I don't lose until I dip under 1200. I'm 5'7. I don't think it has anything to do with height.

Well, objectively, it does have something to do with height. But that doesn't mean you at 5'7" don't have the same caloric needs as me at 5'4". It just means that if you were 5'4" you, with your metabolism, would have to restrict even more. Be glad you're tall-ish!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Air popped popcorn with a (very little) bit of extra virgin olive and sea salt.

I also really like tinned mackerel, which has the advantage of being packed with Omega 3s and great for skin/hair.

How much air popped popcorn would you have to eat to get to 200 calories?

I think the point of the 6 small meals is to have a balanced meal 6 times a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Air popped popcorn with a (very little) bit of extra virgin olive and sea salt.

I also really like tinned mackerel, which has the advantage of being packed with Omega 3s and great for skin/hair.

How much air popped popcorn would you have to eat to get to 200 calories?

I think the point of the 6 small meals is to have a balanced meal 6 times a day.

One cup of air popped popcorn has only 31 calories! I love this because you can eat what seems like a lot of it for very little calories (4 cups for about 125 calories, not including a few drops of olive oil), and it is a good source of fiber (and has lots of antioxidants as well, if the various nutrition books I have are to be believed. It has to be AIR POPPED from kernels you buy, not the kind that you microwave, which is full of added "bad" fats and chemicals.

I pop mine into a large bowl and add just a few drops of extra virgin olive oil (also very good for you) and mix it really well with sea salt: you don't need much oil at all. The fresh popcorn smells really good when it is just-made, and my kids like it too (we don't do chips in our house).

I don't really have a sweet tooth, but I love crunchy, salty popcorn, and I have this most evenings. I eat very clean and this helps me not to want to binge on something really bad for me. As I said, the fact that you can have quite a lot of it for very few calories is good for me (I like to crunch while I read on my Kindle late at night).

[Anonymous]

Watermelon, tomato, and chunks of feta. Sprinkle some chopped mint and sea salt on top.

A couple of slices of deli turkey rolled up wtih smashed avocado.

A smoothie with 1/2 frozen banana, unsweetened almond milk, a few ice cubes, and a tablespoon of peanut or almond butter.

Top a couple of rice cakes with: cream cheese and smoked salmon; shredded carrot or thin sliced apple and nut butter; some type of soft spreadable cheese (boursin, brie, chevre) and chutney.

Tuna mixed with a few tablespoons of Trader Joe's olive tapenade, served over tomato slices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Air popped popcorn with a (very little) bit of extra virgin olive and sea salt.

I also really like tinned mackerel, which has the advantage of being packed with Omega 3s and great for skin/hair.

How much air popped popcorn would you have to eat to get to 200 calories?

I think the point of the 6 small meals is to have a balanced meal 6 times a day.

One cup of air popped popcorn has only 31 calories! I love this because you can eat what seems like a lot of it for very little calories (4 cups for about 125 calories, not including a few drops of olive oil), and it is a good source of fiber (and has lots of antioxidants as well, if the various nutrition books I have are to be believed. It has to be AIR POPPED from kernels you buy, not the kind that you microwave, which is full of added "bad" fats and chemicals.

I pop mine into a large bowl and add just a few drops of extra virgin olive oil (also very good for you) and mix it really well with sea salt: you don't need much oil at all. The fresh popcorn smells really good when it is just-made, and my kids like it too (we don't do chips in our house).

I don't really have a sweet tooth, but I love crunchy, salty popcorn, and I have this most evenings. I eat very clean and this helps me not to want to binge on something really bad for me. As I said, the fact that you can have quite a lot of it for very few calories is good for me (I like to crunch while I read on my Kindle late at night).

I am the PP you quoted, I agree with you that popcorn is a tasty snack. When I dieted at 1200 calories I enjoyed popcorn, but I didn't do the six small meals thing. I think the point of that is to have protein at each meal, so just popcorn isn't a fit.

[Anonymous]

I'm OP. Yes, some protein with each meal is desired.

[Anonymous]

My usual breakfast is one slice of high-fiber, high-protein bread, toasted, with one tablespoon of peanut butter (not the sugary kind) and sometimes a smidge of jam or apple butter. Comes in right around 200 calories and very filling.

[Anonymous]

A half cup of ice cream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My usual breakfast is one slice of high-fiber, high-protein bread, toasted, with one tablespoon of peanut butter (not the sugary kind) and sometimes a smidge of jam or apple butter. Comes in right around 200 calories and very filling.

Can you recommend your bread?

[Anonymous]

Pitaya (dragon fruit) bowl: 1 frozen pitaya packet, 1/4 c liquid (almond milk, or a juice etc. ), half a banana, frozen fruits: berries, mango, pineapple.

blend all ingredients, serve in bowl and top with granola, flax seeds, and fresh fruits.

to make a smoothie I skip the banana and use more liquid.

you can order pitaya at www.pitayaplus.com

I sometimes use açai instead of pitaya, easier to find at grocery stores.

[Anonymous]

Granny Smith apple with almond butter.