If you have a BMI of 18-20 (or lower) come in

[Anonymous]

I’m 5’5 and have always had a set weight that I naturally gravitate towards of 120. In high school it was more like 110, and sometimes I’ll go up to 123 but I’m just as often down to 117.

I’m always fascinated by these threads and the obsession with daily totals. I’ve lost weight four times in my life: after college and after each of three kids, each time losing 10+ lbs. And each time I started out counting calories, and it drove me crazy, made me obsessed, and almost certainly ultimately increased how much I ate. All four times as soon as I stopped counting calories and started just exercising for fun and eating unprocessed foods according to my appetite, the weight fell off.

Yesterday I ate: 3 eggs, oatmeal with blueberries walnuts sugar, whole milk latte + whey protein shake and nectarine + sweet green salad with chicken avocado egg pesto tortilla chips, bar of chocolate + brown rice and beef kabob and spinach for snack + jambalaya with chicken and sausage + a serving of talenti gelato. Easily over 2000 calories. And that’s what I eat to maintain my weight. I peloton 4 times a week and lift weights 2-3 times a week.

I honestly think severe caloric restriction and calorie counting only works if you’re solidly overweight, it does not help you lose the final few pounds! Women are screwing up their metabolisms by doing this. It’s so unhealthy AND not effective in the long run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll bite. BMI of 19. 5'7 120.

Breakfast: one egg, one English muffin, 2 cups of coffee, piece of fruit (generally an apple but in the summer I prefer peaches and nectarines)

Lunch: Big salad with lots of veggies, light dressing, a few croutons (no bacon or cheese).

Snack: Bowl of fruit salad (pineapple, raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, and blueberries)

Tonight we're having shrimp scampi and a side of steamed broccoli. I'll eat the shrimp and broccoli without the pasta.

Sometimes if I'm still hungry and everyone else is having dessert I'll have a yogurt so my kids don't see me not partaking. I think that sends the wrong message, especially to girls.

This is like 800 calories ...

Well she ain't gonna be eating 3000 calories and have a BMI of 19.

[Anonymous]

Everyone is picking on that one poster (probably because of the yogurt comment) but the one above her ears even less and no one said boo about that.

It’s ok to prefer fro yo to ice cream. I love Pink Berry personally. The toppings are the best part!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’5 and have always had a set weight that I naturally gravitate towards of 120. In high school it was more like 110, and sometimes I’ll go up to 123 but I’m just as often down to 117.

I’m always fascinated by these threads and the obsession with daily totals. I’ve lost weight four times in my life: after college and after each of three kids, each time losing 10+ lbs. And each time I started out counting calories, and it drove me crazy, made me obsessed, and almost certainly ultimately increased how much I ate. All four times as soon as I stopped counting calories and started just exercising for fun and eating unprocessed foods according to my appetite, the weight fell off.

Yesterday I ate: 3 eggs, oatmeal with blueberries walnuts sugar, whole milk latte + whey protein shake and nectarine + sweet green salad with chicken avocado egg pesto tortilla chips, bar of chocolate + brown rice and beef kabob and spinach for snack + jambalaya with chicken and sausage + a serving of talenti gelato. Easily over 2000 calories. And that’s what I eat to maintain my weight. I peloton 4 times a week and lift weights 2-3 times a week.

I honestly think severe caloric restriction and calorie counting only works if you’re solidly overweight, it does not help you lose the final few pounds! Women are screwing up their metabolisms by doing this. It’s so unhealthy AND not effective in the long run.

If you really think the average person could eat like that and weigh under 120 at your height you're crazy. I exercise more, eat less, and am bigger than you and not even by that much and I realize most people have it harder.

[Anonymous]

BMI of 19.5

Bowl of bran flakes

3 cups of coffee with cream

Toasted cheese sandwich with blue corn chips and hummus

Tonight we’re having grilled steak, asparagus, fingerling potatoes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll bite. BMI of 19. 5'7 120.

Breakfast: one egg, one English muffin, 2 cups of coffee, piece of fruit (generally an apple but in the summer I prefer peaches and nectarines)

Lunch: Big salad with lots of veggies, light dressing, a few croutons (no bacon or cheese).

Snack: Bowl of fruit salad (pineapple, raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, and blueberries)

Tonight we're having shrimp scampi and a side of steamed broccoli. I'll eat the shrimp and broccoli without the pasta.

Sometimes if I'm still hungry and everyone else is having dessert I'll have a yogurt so my kids don't see me not partaking. I think that sends the wrong message, especially to girls.

This is like 800 calories ...

Well she ain't gonna be eating 3000 calories and have a BMI of 19.

Interesting that the poster above her eats even less but no longer be said anything about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’5 and have always had a set weight that I naturally gravitate towards of 120. In high school it was more like 110, and sometimes I’ll go up to 123 but I’m just as often down to 117.

I’m always fascinated by these threads and the obsession with daily totals. I’ve lost weight four times in my life: after college and after each of three kids, each time losing 10+ lbs. And each time I started out counting calories, and it drove me crazy, made me obsessed, and almost certainly ultimately increased how much I ate. All four times as soon as I stopped counting calories and started just exercising for fun and eating unprocessed foods according to my appetite, the weight fell off.

Yesterday I ate: 3 eggs, oatmeal with blueberries walnuts sugar, whole milk latte + whey protein shake and nectarine + sweet green salad with chicken avocado egg pesto tortilla chips, bar of chocolate + brown rice and beef kabob and spinach for snack + jambalaya with chicken and sausage + a serving of talenti gelato. Easily over 2000 calories. And that’s what I eat to maintain my weight. I peloton 4 times a week and lift weights 2-3 times a week.

I honestly think severe caloric restriction and calorie counting only works if you’re solidly overweight, it does not help you lose the final few pounds! Women are screwing up their metabolisms by doing this. It’s so unhealthy AND not effective in the long run.

If you really think the average person could eat like that and weigh under 120 at your height you're crazy. I exercise more, eat less, and am bigger than you and not even by that much and I realize most people have it harder.

Right. As a former fat (was an obese teen) I can’t eat anywhere near 2k calories no matter how much I exercise. Blows my mind that someone with a great metabolism eating tons every day thinks the rest of us are just torturing ourselves for fun.

[Anonymous]

5'6", 118. I mostly eat whatever I want, although I've never enjoyed eating much dairy or fattening foods (e.g., butter, cream, or fried foods)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:5'6", 118. I mostly eat whatever I want, although I've never enjoyed eating much dairy or fattening foods (e.g., butter, cream, or fried foods)

This isn’t what was asked

[Anonymous]

I have a BMI of 20.94 (5’4’’ 122) so as a fatty, I don’t count in this thread.

[Anonymous]

BMI 17.8 5’6.75 113 lbs

Breakfast: coffee with 1 T cream

Lunch: smoothie made with kale, coconut/almond milk, frozen fruits, banana, 2 T hemp seeds. Either leftovers, almonds, or whatever else I have. Today I had a slice of homemade focaccia with olives, almonds, and rosemary.

Dinner: Burmese Coconut-Chicken Noodle soup. Yesterday I had Costco rotisserie chicken with asparagus and rice.

Dessert: sometimes ice cream, cookie, or brownie. Usually a matcha latte.

[Anonymous]

BMI 18.5 post-kids, 17.5 pre- kids

I've always been low appetite and counted calories to make sure I've eaten at least 1500-1800 every day. Still do. And I've noticed that almost everyone eats more than that, which is fine because most people are bigger than me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:5'6", 118. I mostly eat whatever I want, although I've never enjoyed eating much dairy or fattening foods (e.g., butter, cream, or fried foods)

This isn’t what was asked

Question was what I eat in a day. Answer was whatever I want. There is no set daily food intake or set types of food. It changes daily

[Anonymous]

5’5” I bounce between 120-125 so a BMI about 20.

Breakfast: Ezekiel English muffin with 2-3 Tbls almond butter
2 cups of berries. Coffee with cream, a couple cups

Snack: dark chocolate espresso beans

Lunch: large salad. Dark greens, beets, red cabbage, peppers, 1/2 avacado, 1 tsp sesame seeds, almond butter based dressing. An apple

Snack: Greek yogurt and/or a Lara bar

Dinner: chickpea stews, lentils and brown rice, sometimes grilled chicken and a vegetable. I stay away from, simple starches

Snack: sometimes watermelon or cantaloupe

[Anonymous]

BMI is a horrible measure and needs to be dropped.

I am male, and have been very skinny as a competive runner, very low % body fat, and honestly did not look healthy, but my BMI was never below 20.