Fitday

birdee · May 11, 2004

How in the world do you add your foods into fitday when you only eat a couple of bites? For instance for Breakfast I had Less than half a slice of pineapple with 2 teaspoons of cottage cheese. For lunch I has 1 and a 1/2 chicken tender???

If you use fit day, please let me know how you customize for those really tight days?

Thanks

~c~ · May 11, 2004

Birdie...

I would suggest you are too tight if this is a typical menu for you!!!

As for fitday,put the smallest amount :for example, i typed pineapple

it brought up a list,i picked pineaplle raw and chose the smallest slice.That option also has a cubic inch.You can also type .5 if it gives you a cup amount.For example 1 cup of lettuce is too much so type .5 and it will customize it.

Birdie, you have to eat to be healthy!!You should be able to eat a 3 oz chicken beast and a small side salad and be comfortable!!!

You are going to make yourself sick girlie!!!

Now go eat something!!!!!:cool:

Chantal

donali · May 11, 2004

Good Heavens!!!!

Is that normal intake for you?

I can tell you right now that if that is an example of what you normally eat, it is no wonder that your hair is falling out.

Listen, there is no doubt you have plenty of energy in storage, but if you do not eat healthily, in a healthy amount, your body does NOT only burn fat to get the calories it is missing to keep you alive - it is burning muscle, as well.

Muscle is at the core of your metabolism - muscle requires more calories to maintain than fat. The less muscle you have, the less calories you burn at rest. The slower your metabolism goes.

Also, the heart is a muscle... You really DON'T want to lose muscle - that is why it is SO important to eat 50-60 grams of Protein a day if you are female. I don't think 1.5 chicken nuggets and 2 teaspoons of cottage cheese is going to give you enough Protein for the day. I realize you still have dinner to go, but... that's a lot of protein to make up at one time! It doesn't sound as though you could possibly eat that much protein at one sitting.

I hope you are taking some sort of Vitamin supplement as well, as you can't possibly be getting in your daily required nutrients.

My dear fellow bandsters - we are not to be punished for having a satiety defect. Eating less does not mean eating nothing! This journey is not supposed to be so drastic - really, truly it is not. Please do not risk your health for weightloss - isn't that what we want, really? To be healthy? Isn't that really the main goal? To live a long and rich, rewarding life? We have the time to lose weight healthily.

Be kind and gentle to yourselves - nourish your bodies, minds and spirits. Treat yourselves with no less love and care than you would the most cherished person in your life - because that is who you must be - the most cherished person in your life.

Vera · May 11, 2004

Thanks Again Donali

Your information is always priceless!

birdee · May 11, 2004

Thanks Donali!!!

Somedays I eat more than that, but somedays not. My restriction fluctuates. I will do my best to get more in, but it's like once I feel that tightness in my chest, I am done. I never know how much I eat. For instance if it's a salad. I pick out what I can eat, so there is not a sure way to say how much I am eating. I never starve myself.

If I am so tight that I can't keep anything down, I will indulge in ice cream. Not a healthy choice I know, but by the time I resort to it I am so frustrated that I want something to eat that's easy. I am going to do better about my eating habits. I think Fitday will help me keep things in perspective.

Birdee

birdee · May 11, 2004

Originally posted by ~c~
As for fitday,put the smallest amount :for example, i typed pineapple

it brought up a list,i picked pineaplle raw and chose the smallest slice.That option also has a cubic inch.You can also type .5 if it gives you a cup amount.For example 1 cup of lettuce is too much so type .5 and it will customize it.

I went into fitday and checked out the options to customize.

Thanks so much!!!!!

PS I am going to try to eat another chicken finger!!!

~c~ · May 12, 2004

You should talk to your doctor about how much diificulty you are having eating.Honestly, you should not have to struggle to eat.A tiny unfill will help you lose weight since you'll be eating and it's so much fun eating a small salad and at least a 3 oz chicken breast and be comfortably full.You should be able to eat this in about 20 minutes.

Please take care:)

Chantal