Calories

[Ruby1973]

Hi, I started Saturday and I am feeling quite positive at the moment. Now that I have started monitoring my calories I am horrified by how many I was probably consuming on a daily basis and can honestly see why I was putting on weight and not losing anything. Some lunchtimes I was having two bread rolls with chicken on with a bag of crisps and then evenings after dinner I was eating lots of snacks and wine. I hope that by keeping an eye on my calories plus exercising more will help me lose weight.

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

It can be an eye-opener when we look at what we're eating.

Have you checked your calorie range with the NHS BMI calculator? If you're going for a calorie counting plan, you need to do that

[Ruby1973 in reply to BridgeGirl]

Yes looked at calorie range and it suggests 1600 per day. I think I probably had double that before!

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Ruby1973]

Is that the top or the bottom of the range?

[blindinglights]

wow your diet sounds like what mine was like, I'm normally a SW Dieter... I've started calorie counting since Monday and I am shocked too, even portion sizes, last night I had chicken breast, cauliflower rice and mushrooms, spiced up a bit, I weighed 100g of chicken which was 106kcal and I'm not joking I would normally have 4 times the amount, "thinking ye chicken its good for you!" its defo an eye opener, good luck for the rest of your week, I like you am positive and hoping for a weight loss come weigh in xx

[Ruby1973 in reply to blindinglights]

I know when you measure something out and you think that can’t be it?

[mummychubby 10 kg in reply to blindinglights]

I've started a week and half ago and as you had "chicken revelation " I had a "rice revelation". I've tried to have a serving of rice that would fit into my carbs and calorie intake and after putting my usual serving on plate I had to remove more than half of it

Good luck on next weigh in everyone!

[blindinglights in reply to mummychubby]

It's defo an eye opener, I've made a chart of popular foods to me, the things I eat often and the weight and calories so I can check quickly, it's working so far x

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to mummychubby]

Hello and a very warm welcome to the Weight Loss Forum mummychubby

I share your shock!! The things that surprised me were so called “healthy” things like bananas and flapjack!! Yikes! But remember some calories are better for you than other’s plus they keep you full for longer.

If you haven’t already then please read the Welcome Message (in your inbox) and follow the link to Pinned Posts. In case you missed it here’s the link again here healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... Please read it carefully so you can find all the information you need to find your way around the forum.

As a peer to peer support group we rely totally upon mutual encouragement. Nothing beats joining in, reading posts and replying to others. Our Group Weigh-in and the Daily Diary are probably the best places to start

Best wishes in your weight loss journey

Indigo 😊

[RedReindeer]

I too am shocked at how many calories are in some foods. I once went to a restaurant that had the calories on the menu and it put me off dessert for life. And buying from fast food places!

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to RedReindeer]

Hello and welcome RedReindeer, I hope you are finding the forum useful and are finding your way around. If you haven’t already then please read the Welcome Message (in your inbox) and follow the link to Pinned Posts. In case you missed it here’s the link again here healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... Please read it carefully so you can find all the information you need to find your way around the forum.

Best wishes

Indigo