critique my breakfast

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Dinner was simple:

- 3.07 oz rotisserie chicken
- 3 oz mixed vegetables steamed ( broccoli, carrots and cauliflower)

And that’s a wrap!

I would be starving. Do you work out? This isn’t enough food. I was positive about your breakfast overall but your dinner is seriously lacking.

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Anonymous wrote:OP what is your current weight? You sound like someone who eats healthy and are probably not even overweight.

Hello! This is OP. I am a late thirties woman who is trying to lose some weight and build healthy exercise and eating habits as I enter my 40s and beyond. I am only 4’10 so I need to be pretty strict with my calorie intake. I’m focusing on Whole Foods protein and fiber rich diet with nutrient dense ingredients.

I haven’t yet done a RMR test but I’m trying not to exceed 1200 calories per day. I use a food scale to measure my portions and better understand how much food I’m consuming. First realization has been… I have been eating way too much food!

1200 is ok if you want to lose weight over 2-4 weeks, it’s not a healthy calorie budget for anyone over long term. If you are petite, I’d say try to work up to 1400 - 1600 to lose weight, double your protein intake, add Greek yogurt and some almonds, up the salad (maybe large salad twice a day), add fish generously (8oz and up).

[Anonymous]

OP here. This morning I had an omelet on a slice of toast

- 1.38 oz whole milk cottage cheese
- 1 slice sourdough bread
- 1 egg + 6 tablespoons egg whites
- 1 0z spinach

1 cup of coffee with splash of almond milk
half cup raspberries

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Dinner was simple:

- 3.07 oz rotisserie chicken
- 3 oz mixed vegetables steamed ( broccoli, carrots and cauliflower)

And that’s a wrap!

I would be starving. Do you work out? This isn’t enough food. I was positive about your breakfast overall but your dinner is seriously lacking.

This is OP but I am not starving, I am a small person. I do workout a couple days a week. I do Pure barre and weight training.

[Anonymous]

OP, I'm really not understanding your question. What is it you really need help with? What's the issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Dinner was simple:

- 3.07 oz rotisserie chicken
- 3 oz mixed vegetables steamed ( broccoli, carrots and cauliflower)

And that’s a wrap!

I would be starving. Do you work out? This isn’t enough food. I was positive about your breakfast overall but your dinner is seriously lacking.

This is OP but I am not starving, I am a small person. I do workout a couple days a week. I do Pure barre and weight training.

I’m that PP. I am 5’1 and maybe 105 lbs, weight lift each week, and I still say this is not enough food for that activity or your size

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Dinner was simple:

- 3.07 oz rotisserie chicken
- 3 oz mixed vegetables steamed ( broccoli, carrots and cauliflower)

And that’s a wrap!

I would be starving. Do you work out? This isn’t enough food. I was positive about your breakfast overall but your dinner is seriously lacking.

This is OP but I am not starving, I am a small person. I do workout a couple days a week. I do Pure barre and weight training.

I’m that PP. I am 5’1 and maybe 105 lbs, weight lift each week, and I still say this is not enough food for that activity or your size

Small women cannot go low calories or IF, depression will hit. At smaller size, it’s more important to manage stress hormones followed by calories.

[Anonymous]

You can eat more than 3 oz of steamed vegetables.
Try a cup or 8 oz. Fiber. Hardly any calories.
Do you consume any fats like olive oil?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This morning I had an omelet on a slice of toast

- 1.38 oz whole milk cottage cheese
- 1 slice sourdough bread
- 1 egg + 6 tablespoons egg whites
- 1 0z spinach

1 cup of coffee with splash of almond milk
half cup raspberries

You don't have to keep posting all your meals. Maybe try a therapist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I'm really not understanding your question. What is it you really need help with? What's the issue?

The issue is that she now knows what her weight is and it sounds too high, though she looks fine and her clothes fit. It is a mental issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Dinner was simple:

- 3.07 oz rotisserie chicken
- 3 oz mixed vegetables steamed ( broccoli, carrots and cauliflower)

And that’s a wrap!

That's not a weapon a wrap would add 150 calories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP what is your current weight? You sound like someone who eats healthy and are probably not even overweight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Need way more fiber. Sneak in something like flax or chia seeds somewhere into your mornings everyday.

Most Americans get nowhere near the amount of required fiber per day.

Her breakfast isn’t too far off from mine but I do add 1/2 cup of beans each day.

You at probably still drastically short.

You are literally proving why Americans get nowhere near enough fiber, because they're so far off the mark for the daily recommended amounts in terms of education.

Just for fiber alone a woman needs:

1/2c beans
1/2 an entire avocado
1/2c oats
2 table chia
1 apple

At a minimum.

Women come in different sizes and their needs differ.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Need way more fiber. Sneak in something like flax or chia seeds somewhere into your mornings everyday.

Most Americans get nowhere near the amount of required fiber per day.

Her breakfast isn’t too far off from mine but I do add 1/2 cup of beans each day.

You at probably still drastically short.

You are literally proving why Americans get nowhere near enough fiber, because they're so far off the mark for the daily recommended amounts in terms of education.

Just for fiber alone a woman needs:

1/2c beans
1/2 an entire avocado
1/2c oats
2 table chia
1 apple

At a minimum.

Women come in different sizes and their needs differ.

True, I eat paleo diet and I don’t eat added fiber or overpriced chia. It’s perfectly fine.

[Anonymous]

Smoothie: kale, ginger, mint, 1/4 cup hemp seeds, 1 T chia seeds, 1 T almond butter, 1/2 tsp coconut oil, quarter of a lime, water and ice