250 cals - what to eat?

[Anonymous]

I have occasionally done the fast/ feast thing. On low days I like egg white omelettes with Parmesan or feta and spinach plus a salad with shrimp or tuna. Each comes to around 200 with another 100 for coffee or green juice etc

For the naysayers there is a lot of peer reviewed research on intermittent fasting and its potential health benefits. Because you are not eating lightly for more than a day you do not sustain metabolic damage , etc . More research needs to be done on whether it is as beneficial for women as for men, however.

[Anonymous]

I'd do an egg frittata - 2 eggs, another egg white, add in your favorite veggies (onions, mushrooms, peppers, tomatos, spinach, broccoli, zucchini) and a couple of teaspoons of grated parmesan cheese. A little black pepper and salt to taste. Done!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about a big bowl of oatmeal and a square of dark chocolate?

Also, I know this isn't exactly what you asked, but I would recommend not spending 70+100 on creamer and olive oil.

But maybe there is something I don't know about this diet...if so, never mind.

You are probably right, but it was my first day and I used the creamer before I thought about how many calories it is. The olive oil was actually a good thing bc it made the veggies taste better and I ate a lot more, which filled me up - I had about 4 cups of zucchini.

4 cups of zucchini is only 80 cal?

[Anonymous]

If I were doing this diet, on my fasting days I would eat eggs, avocado, butter, meat, and veggies. Two hard boiled eggs are very filling and are only 78 calories each.

Don't eat carby foods like oats or bread as they tend to make you hungry later.

In general, I think this diet is a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Today was my 2nd fasting day.

I ate a huge thing of cabbage with a tiny bit of oil and red wine vinegar, a serving of pearled couscous with spinach, leeks, and mushrooms, and 4 oz of chicken breast.

I am hungry now but its manageable. Hard part was it being pizza night for my kids and not sampling any. But I had some dough leftover and knowing I can have a slice tomorrow makes me able to control myself today.

[Anonymous]

I would do a vanilla Greek yogurt (110) and one slice of ww bread with peanut butter (140).

[Anonymous]

You're totally going to mess up your metabolism by eating that few calories a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're totally going to mess up your metabolism by eating that few calories a day.

This is true if you eat that low every single day but it is totally false if you eat that low every other day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Today was my 2nd fasting day.

I ate a huge thing of cabbage with a tiny bit of oil and red wine vinegar, a serving of pearled couscous with spinach, leeks, and mushrooms, and 4 oz of chicken breast.

I am hungry now but its manageable. Hard part was it being pizza night for my kids and not sampling any. But I had some dough leftover and knowing I can have a slice tomorrow makes me able to control myself today.

Sounds like you are doing great! One of the things that is really great about this way of losing weight is that it teaches you the difference between what true hunger and "I just want to eat" feels like. Moreover, hunger is not an emergency. It doesn't build and build and build ... It comes along and if you just choose to ignore it, it will fade and go away. I used to get sort of panicky and irritable and light headed when I got hungry ... Partly from eating too many carbs. Now, I feel the hunger briefly now and then but I just stay busy and it passes.

My meal today will be 4 cups of chicken broth added to half a small head of sliced cabbage sautéed with 8 ounces of mushrooms in half tablespoon of butter with 100 grams shrimp and 1 tablespoon of Louisiana hot sauce stirred in! Sort of hot and sour shrimp soup! Very filling, tasty, and about 250 calories! Two days ago I made a curried cauliflower soup ... Warm soups are my go to ... Even in summer!

[Anonymous]

I find it so interesting to read these different threads about weight. There is that one on why fat people aren't more ashamed of themselves, because all you have to do to lose weight is not be a lazy slob, so by definition being fat means you are lazy and eat horribly. And there are the hundreds (thousands) of posts about how all fat people have to do to lose weight is just use a little moderation. And then when people post saying that no, they aren't lazy horrible eaters, and moderation hasn't worked, and they'd like advice on SOMETHING that might work, since moderation didn't...they get slammed. This OP is so entirely clearly not lazy or lacking in discipline, yet I assume she has some weight to lose. And there are people on here telling her to just eat in moderation. Did any of you also post on the fat shaming thread, too, about how fat people need to get a little discipline? Look, it simply isn't easy. There are no easy answers. For some of us, once we have gained a good deal of weight and probably messed with our metabolisms, moderation won't help us lose the weight. It may be the long term solution after the weight is lost and that loss maintained for a year or two, but it isn't the solution for loss for many of us. So if you haven't done the research on intermittent fasting, or read the research on low-carb diets...please, give us fatties the benefit of the doubt that we are smart, thoughtful, disciplined people doing our best to be healthy. Cause for the most part, its true.

[Anonymous]

PP again. Sorry, OP, I didn't answer your question. I second the rec for eggs. I'd probably do a two egg omelete with lots of herbs and sauted veggies inside. And I'd snack on pickles. And I would keep the cream in the coffee, too, if you are a coffee addict like me - keeping that part of my life normal allows be to be strict about other things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it so interesting to read these different threads about weight. There is that one on why fat people aren't more ashamed of themselves, because all you have to do to lose weight is not be a lazy slob, so by definition being fat means you are lazy and eat horribly. And there are the hundreds (thousands) of posts about how all fat people have to do to lose weight is just use a little moderation. And then when people post saying that no, they aren't lazy horrible eaters, and moderation hasn't worked, and they'd like advice on SOMETHING that might work, since moderation didn't...they get slammed. This OP is so entirely clearly not lazy or lacking in discipline, yet I assume she has some weight to lose. And there are people on here telling her to just eat in moderation. Did any of you also post on the fat shaming thread, too, about how fat people need to get a little discipline? Look, it simply isn't easy. There are no easy answers. For some of us, once we have gained a good deal of weight and probably messed with our metabolisms, moderation won't help us lose the weight. It may be the long term solution after the weight is lost and that loss maintained for a year or two, but it isn't the solution for loss for many of us. So if you haven't done the research on intermittent fasting, or read the research on low-carb diets...please, give us fatties the benefit of the doubt that we are smart, thoughtful, disciplined people doing our best to be healthy. Cause for the most part, its true.

Absolutely agree with this post. People who have never been fat assume that their moderate diet and exercise is the reason. While those are both very healthy modes of living, it just might be that not being insulin resistant is the larger underlying reason for their health. Most people who offer up such advice (just eat less and exercise more) are well intentioned, but some are smug and judgmental. Do you really think that two thirds of our country are completely stupid, lazy and slothful? The fat people I know put in tremendous effort to eat nutritious food, limit calories, and exercise their tails off. It makes me sad that they would so benefit from knowing about the more recent research but instead are told they will " ruin their metabolism" if they dare try it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it so interesting to read these different threads about weight. There is that one on why fat people aren't more ashamed of themselves, because all you have to do to lose weight is not be a lazy slob, so by definition being fat means you are lazy and eat horribly. And there are the hundreds (thousands) of posts about how all fat people have to do to lose weight is just use a little moderation. And then when people post saying that no, they aren't lazy horrible eaters, and moderation hasn't worked, and they'd like advice on SOMETHING that might work, since moderation didn't...they get slammed. This OP is so entirely clearly not lazy or lacking in discipline, yet I assume she has some weight to lose. And there are people on here telling her to just eat in moderation. Did any of you also post on the fat shaming thread, too, about how fat people need to get a little discipline? Look, it simply isn't easy. There are no easy answers. For some of us, once we have gained a good deal of weight and probably messed with our metabolisms, moderation won't help us lose the weight. It may be the long term solution after the weight is lost and that loss maintained for a year or two, but it isn't the solution for loss for many of us. So if you haven't done the research on intermittent fasting, or read the research on low-carb diets...please, give us fatties the benefit of the doubt that we are smart, thoughtful, disciplined people doing our best to be healthy. Cause for the most part, its true.

Absolutely agree with this post. People who have never been fat assume that their moderate diet and exercise is the reason. While those are both very healthy modes of living, it just might be that not being insulin resistant is the larger underlying reason for their health. Most people who offer up such advice (just eat less and exercise more) are well intentioned, but some are smug and judgmental. Do you really think that two thirds of our country are completely stupid, lazy and slothful? The fat people I know put in tremendous effort to eat nutritious food, limit calories, and exercise their tails off. It makes me sad that they would so benefit from knowing about the more recent research but instead are told they will " ruin their metabolism" if they dare try it.

Absolutely agree too!

[Anonymous]

Cucumbers. My garden is producing them like gangbusters and I just ate two at lunch and feel like I overrate I'm so full!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it so interesting to read these different threads about weight. There is that one on why fat people aren't more ashamed of themselves, because all you have to do to lose weight is not be a lazy slob, so by definition being fat means you are lazy and eat horribly. And there are the hundreds (thousands) of posts about how all fat people have to do to lose weight is just use a little moderation. And then when people post saying that no, they aren't lazy horrible eaters, and moderation hasn't worked, and they'd like advice on SOMETHING that might work, since moderation didn't...they get slammed. This OP is so entirely clearly not lazy or lacking in discipline, yet I assume she has some weight to lose. And there are people on here telling her to just eat in moderation. Did any of you also post on the fat shaming thread, too, about how fat people need to get a little discipline? Look, it simply isn't easy. There are no easy answers. For some of us, once we have gained a good deal of weight and probably messed with our metabolisms, moderation won't help us lose the weight. It may be the long term solution after the weight is lost and that loss maintained for a year or two, but it isn't the solution for loss for many of us. So if you haven't done the research on intermittent fasting, or read the research on low-carb diets...please, give us fatties the benefit of the doubt that we are smart, thoughtful, disciplined people doing our best to be healthy. Cause for the most part, its true.

Absolutely agree with this post. People who have never been fat assume that their moderate diet and exercise is the reason. While those are both very healthy modes of living, it just might be that not being insulin resistant is the larger underlying reason for their health. Most people who offer up such advice (just eat less and exercise more) are well intentioned, but some are smug and judgmental. Do you really think that two thirds of our country are completely stupid, lazy and slothful? The fat people I know put in tremendous effort to eat nutritious food, limit calories, and exercise their tails off. It makes me sad that they would so benefit from knowing about the more recent research but instead are told they will " ruin their metabolism" if they dare try it.

Absolutely agree too!

But how does that explain the crazy increase in obesity in the few decades? I mean genetics always plays a part for certain people but not two thirds of the country.