Day One: Good Morning

[Ezzie2018]

Day One,

Feeling positive that I’ve actually managed to sit myself down and plan up to dinner!

I am quite shocked at how many calories I still have left and don’t think I’ll hit it lol

I am BMI 39.5 my top calorie intake is 2260 but I rounded down to an easy 2000 but it’s far from easy!! Lol any tips please??

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello Ezzie and well done for planning your day 😊. If you want extra help meal planning we have a Daily Diary thread which may be of use?

In general, we advise eating three fairly equal sized meals, calorie wise. A good way of boosting calories and satiety without affecting the hunger hormones is to eat more natural fat, (current research suggests the years of Low Fat advice is flawed). So butter, cream, olive oil, nuts, peanut butter are all good additions. Avocado in a salad would be excellent, also eggs are very useful.

Good luck!

Ps I would aim for the full 2260 initially and see how you get on 😊

[lucigret]

Good morning Ezzie and welcome to our friendly and supportive forum,

Well done for planning for today. There are many people on here who don't think they will every be able to eat so many calories, I was one of them, but it is in fact quite easy You need to stop eating any diet or low fat foods and include full fat into your eating plan, such as fatty cuts of meat, oily fish, avocado, nuts like almonds, macadamia, walnuts, butter, use olive oil or coconut oil, full fat yoghurt, cream......the list goes on and on. That may feel as though I am suggesting you do exactly the opposite to what you have been taught and yes, it does go against the NHS recommendations on the 12 week plan. Lots of research has been done that shows eating healthy fats and cutting carbs is a healthy option, we just need to get the NHS to catch up

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[lucigret]

Ezzie, I didn't realise you had received a welcome yesterday as you had no badge, so sorry for duplicating the information. Just take what you can from my reply and ignore the rest lol

[Ezzie2018 in reply to lucigret]

Where do I see the badge? 😊

[Tiggerr in reply to Ezzie2018]

If you look at your reply above, it is right next to your name (in grey).

[Tiggerr]

A good start, congrats.

For starters, how about changing the sweeteners in your porridge to a tablespoon or two of honey. People also add peanut butter or cream. What about a banana?

Your lunch appears to be fairly substantial so if you can increase your breakfast then it wouldn't take so much at supper.

As Indigo has mentioned, don't scrimp on your calories as this can cause problems further in your journey.

[Ezzie2018 in reply to Tiggerr]

That’s great thank you for the tips, I’m not a big breakfast person but have bulked up the morning at work with some beans on brown toast (1slice) and a yoghurt.

I still have 833 calories to use for dinner! Lol

[lucigret]

As Tiggerr says increase your breakfast, you could use full fat milk, add some cream and add some oats

[Tiggerr in reply to lucigret]

Did you mean to say nuts?

[lucigret in reply to Tiggerr]

Haha, yes, just making sure your awake🤪

[Tiggerr in reply to lucigret]

... for once.

[lucigret in reply to Tiggerr]

Your doing better than me, early morning, Admin, getting to work.....now I need to start cleaning before I get caught🙄

[Tiggerr in reply to lucigret]

[lucigret in reply to Tiggerr]

👀👀

[Ezzie2018 in reply to lucigret]

Thank you for the tips they are really helpful! Have had a little brunch at work and a full fat yoghurt which was really weird I have been wired to go for fat free options for so long lol x

[lucigret in reply to Ezzie2018]

Like most of us🙂

It’s actually quite liberating when you include full fat etc🙂

[Ezzie2018 in reply to lucigret]

I know it felt naughty but was a lot tastier and I was allowed it 😂 think I will like this plan!

[Tiggerr in reply to Ezzie2018]

I've given up alcohol now but when I first started losing weight it would include a dessert (albeit a small one), a couple of vodka/cokes or a couple of glasses of wine every evening and I would still lose weight.

Not the most healthy of diets but the trick is to lose weight and if we feel like it, we can introduce healthier food into our diet gradually if or when our brains are ready for it.