To be on day one of a diet and already craving toast?

[Trewser]

I've eaten my 1200 cals. Done about 400 cals worth of exercise. Sitting here thinking about food. Help.

I eat 1400 and lose a pound a week, which I'm happy with, and I think it's sustainable. I do include some walking and a few strength execrations home, but not loads. My calorie counting is accurate.

I eat carbs at every meal, and some protein, eg half a chicken breast, eggs, or 140g fish.

I eat porridge, muesli or toast for breakfast, a 300 cal lunch including carbs, and a 500 cal dinner including rice, bread or potatoes etc. I eat greek yogurt and skimmed milk or similar. Loads of fruit and veg.

I have in the past lost more weight per week at 1200 calories, but I do t think it's sustainable, and it doesn't help me as much in terms of eating permanent pattern changes.

Exercises!

I do this, I need to hide my toaster 😂 I need to get back on my fitness pal but find it really hard to record the calories as I cook stuff fresh and don’t want to be weighing out everything- does anyone have any tips or is this unavoidable?

I actually can't ... The amount of inaccuracies in one thread ....

Eat cottage cheese

@Trewser “I know it works as I lost a stone and then piled it all back on”

Do you see a problem with that statement?

1200 cals is too low if you also burnt 400 cals exercising. It won’t kill you but it’s not sustainable.

Just have a piece of toast. Small changes over time is what will work vs dramatic changes that can’t be sustained.

NonUrinatInVentum

There's been some really good recent studies about how your particular biome affects your ability to lose weight, basically it's different for everyone.

I'm only trying not to eat toast for a week

Put History Today on YouTube. 'Tis hilarious and will take your mind off food. Works for me, anyway...

It's fine, only connect and university challenge are on.

This doesnt sound particularly sustainable. Yo yo dieting springs to mind.

Look up James Smith PT on FB or instagram. He has some good advice

Tips in case this happens again:

• Airwaves chewing gum

• Aldi chilli gherkins

If James Smith is the one I'm thinking of, he recommends cutting calories. Which is what I'm doing.

It's hardly yoyo dieting. I've been on two diets in 10 years.

JayeAshe good tips, thanks

Babybel light are 42 calories each and I'll have one of those if I get desperate on diet

Have you had a look at Fast800? Quick results, low carb. Painful, but for a shorter time.

@Trewser if you are logging with my fitness pal then you can change your calorie allowance by pressing the 3 lines on top left of screen,go into Goals then press on the first box in the Nutrition goals section.

Jeez people, stop telling her to eat toast! She's after motivation and will power, not people trying to sabotage her efforts.

Stay strong OP, you know the first few days are the worst, it gets easier once your body adjusts.

I find Aldi healthy bread good.
Another one here who started yesterday.
DH getting a vasectomy was the sign to get going no more babies(2 year old and 3 month old) Time to get my body back.

I’m doing MFP and on over 1700 cals. I’m breastfeeding too. I have dropped my pregnancy weight twice before leaving the hospital only to gain it while feeding

Good luck to all.

Also started today and so hungry. I don't think I should be, I have eaten 3 meals. I think I just got used to eating too much 😢

@Trewser aaww thanks

Yeah I really don't want to eat toast! It's my crack!

Thank you honeysuckle!

@Trewser I started 1200 calories today too.Im fucking starving but trying not to cave in.

I'm on week 5 of weight watchers and have 23 points a day, Warburtons milk roll is 3 points for 2 slices and 3 rice cakes are 2 points so I've replaced normal bread with those, not every day but sometimes. Grapes and yoghurt are ticking the pudding box, with the odd meringue.

I fucking love milk roll. I'd eat the whole loaf, toasted and with butter.