The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[Prancer]

Their daily eating schedule?

I was reading the quick start again last night and it says we should be having 900 to 1000 calories a day. I log my meals into mymedifast (mainly because it is wicked fun to see graphs and charts) and it adds up your calories, protein, sodium etc. It is interesting to look at.

Anyway, if I have my 5 a day then 7oz of chicken, salad or whatever veggies it says my calories are at less then 800. From what I have learned in the past that would put our bodies into starvation.

Where do those other calories come from?

[Sarya]

I hardly ever have 900 calories. If I added in oil I would though. In a normal day I usually have an oatmeal, a soup, a bar, a shake, l&g, and then a shake or pudding. My lean is most often chicken, then steak, occasionally frozen (white) fish. When I have steak I do tend to get close or above 900c. My green is usually frozen broccoli, fresh salad, or frozen peppers. Sometimes I find a new fresh veggie like green beans, and the other day I made cole slaw with my walden farms carb free cole slaw dressing. Usually my diet is very regular though. It is both my strength in the program and my downfall. I never used to eat like this so other foods like indian, sushi, middle eastern.. I really crave. However, since I eat almost the same way every day I'm used to it, so if I don't think about it much it works for me.

[loriannk]

7:30 ish - Hot Cocoa

10 ish - Hot Cocoa or Oatmeal

Noon ish - Chicken Noodle Soup w Crackers

3:00 ish - Bar

5:30 ish - L & G

8:00 ish - Hot Cocoa, Chocolate Pudding or Oatmeal

This is usually what I do. I have been eating eggs for my L & G with green beans as I havent wanted meat lately.

Sometimes I also have a small extra snack when I really need something. I have one of those premade cups of jello. Hey it is only 20 cal. It gets me through with out a major cheat.

By the way when I add up my food stuff I am always way over on Carbs for the day. My calories are low around 800. My HA told me it was fine as long as I am still losing. My crackers pushes me over but MF says you can have them as snacks.

Good Luck.

[Sarya]

I've seen people ask the nutritionist before about the carb count. She has said in the past that we shouldn't be as concerned with the carbs unless it is slowing our loss. As long as I am losing I'm going to keep on eating the higher carb supplements. I've gone as high as 105g carbs in a day; it freaks me out but it doesn't seem to make a difference for me. If you are insulin resistant supposedly it can make a difference.

[VickyJ]

I just spent the better part of the morning setting up a spreadsheet of what I've eaten over the past 8 days (I'm new). I've included calories, fat and carbs. I've averaged 788 calories per day (lowest was 700 and highest was 875). Carbs per day have averaged 84. I have only had a few snacks, and those were really not "snacks" - lol. A sugar free popsicle has 15 calories and a chicken bouillon has 5 calories!. I've eaten 5 supplements per day (variety of shakes, soups, hot drinks, oatmeal, pudding and bars), and my L&G has been either chicken or seafood and either lettuce and raw veggies or green beans or asparagus.

If you look at the sample 55 meals on the Medifast site, the total calories per day shown range from 808-957.

[Prancer]

I am insulin resistent (PCOS). My carb count is normally 80 to 90 and protein much higher then needed.

I have switched to having my bar second now because of the recommendation from all the people here so now it is

Shake 8am
bar 10:30am
shake/soup 1pm
oatmeal 3pm
L&G 5pm
Shake 8pm

I havent had any snacks for a couple days now based on the advice from others here. I am trying to tweek things.

[Serendipity]

7:00-7:30 am - Oatmeal
10:00-10:30 am - Shake
1:00-1:30 pm - Shake
3:30-4:00 - Bar
7:00-7:30 pm - L & G
9:30-10:30 pm - Shake or oatmeal

If I go out to lunch with a friend, I switch my L&G to lunch.
Sometimes I do a 6-0 if I don't feel like cooking. (once a week or so)
I have a soup about once a week.
I don't snack. Maybe have a dill pickle once a month or so.

[Jen]

7:00-8:00 am - shake
10:00-10:30 am - shake
12:30-1:00 pm - bar
3:00-3:30 pm - soup
6:00-7:00 pm - L & G (chicken breast, fish, or bison w/ broc, zucchini, salad, or asparagus)
9:00-9:30 pm - shake

I tallied my meals on MyMedifast for a few days just to check out the numbers. I was averaging around 800 - 850 calories and my carbs were between 82-87. I don't keep track anymore because I know that following the MF program is enough to stay within the guidelines.

[mellowmom]

I average the following:

Calories: 875
Carbs: 80g
Fat: 23g
Protein: 85g
Sodium: <1500 mg

Typical Day

Breakfast: Shake (Diabetic)
Snack: Oatmeal
Lunch: Lean and Green about 320 cal, 10g Carbs, <9g Fat
Snack: Shake (Diabetic)
Dinner Soup and Crackers
Snack: Hot drink, like Cocoa, Cappucino or Chai Latte

Lunch and dinner L & G are interchangeable, depending on what's happening that day.

[Mike]

Okay, this is a regular day when teaching (not summer, because thats just too unpredictable.. lots of ready to drinks.. lol)
7ish AM Oatmeal
10 AM Shake (I put themixed shake in the freezer 1st period, then put it in the fridge 2nd)
12 PM Chili or Soup usually with MF crackers
3 PM Bar
430ish Soy crisps or Pickles or Jello
5-7ish L&G
9ish Hot Cocoa (sometimes Banana Pudding)

[Karli]

I keep myself on a pretty strict routine these days and try to get the same time in everyday, though it has varied by an hour later for the first meal a couple of times :

7 am -- shake or other drinkable
10 am -- oatmeal or shake
1 pm -- soup, shake, or bar
4 pm -- shake or soup
6 pm -- L/G
9 pm -- shake (or occasionally pudding)

I don't bother adding any of the carbs and all that stuff... I just figure I am on program, we are allowed to eat any of those meals, and that's all I care about right now (though most days I try to get in at least 2 shakes -- not counting other drinkables -- and sometimes no bar).

[Diana]

During the school year, the times are regulated by bells, so I don't really notice what time it is. During the summer, I'm within an hour -- usually, if I forget, my body will remind me it's time to eat.

Morning: chai latte or cappucino
Midmorning: bar (if I'm hungry) or shake (if I'm not really, but it's time to eat)
Lunch: shake or soup
early afternoonish (just after school): bar (if I haven't had it yet) or shake
late afternoon (when we get home): snack (Fast Soup or soy crisps or pickle)
dinner (by 7, earlier if I'm hungry): chicken or fish or tofu or eggs with salad and 1-2T dressing or cooked veggies
later: shake or cold drink or hot drink or pudding

I get an additional 10 calories from a flaxseed capsule (or 20 if I remember to take it twice a day). And I sometimes get some extra calories from a T or 2 of half-n-half in my coffee -- but I don't drink it everyday, and the times when I put a French Vanilla packet in it for the midmorning break, I don't use half-n-half.