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Is this enough food for me

gizmonel said: "i am 5'4 227 now (i lost 6lb), so i am doing great so far but i have a question regarding my food intake. i will give you an example of yesterdays. BREAKFAST: high fiber cereal with half a banana with 2% milk SNACK: a tangerine LUNCH: BBQ chicken breast with mixed veggies and for dessert i had 1 apple DINNER: some fava bean stew and 1 stuffed cod fish pastry, for dessert i i had some white grapes. SNACK: low fat yogurt am i on track with this amount of food, people have told i should eat more i have been exercising twice a day for 15 minutes, so i am burning roughly 150 calories each time."

gizmonel said: "on most days i have 3 meals and 3 snacks, there will be the odd day that i will have 1 less snack and will probably be n weekends as i tend to sleep in a bit so i might have breakfast at 10am instead of my usual work week breakfast at 7am"

pixiechic said: "have you tried adding up the total number of calories you are eating? your doctor would be in a better position to advise you on specifics, but between 1200- 1500 is considered to be a lower calorie diet. try to eat healthy meals and snacks. and of course, exercise. you can do it!"

gizmonel said: "Hello everyone i hardly feel hungry though and i am eating very healthy to say the least don't you think so. i am trying to eat my meals and snacks 3 hours apart. i told my doctor and he said as long i keep my portions small and eat healthy meals and snacks i should not count calories, LOL at work it's not a problem cause i have timer every for every 3 hours, but on the weekends i tend to sleep in an hour or two late and then i get all messed up like skipping my afternoon snack. so to some it up do you think i am doing a good job on my diet? should i be eating more? my doctor keeps on saying don't worry keep up what your doing so i am following his advice, LOL"

gizmonel said: "Hello everyone do you have any suggestions on what i could eat as a healthy snack that is different?"

pixiechic said: "it sounds as if you have a good start. :) keep it up! some other snacks that you could add: yogurt. pretzel sticks. raw veggies. rice or popcorn cakes."

helplesscase said: "[QUOTE=pixiechic]have you tried adding up the total number of calories you are eating? your doctor would be in a better position to advise you on specifics, but between 1200- 1500 is considered to be a lower calorie diet. try to eat healthy meals and snacks. and of course, exercise. you can do it![/QUOTE] I agree. Good luck."

cvalh said: "a doctor can tell you what's best more than any of us can... counting calories is the easiest way to do things, and as long as you stay above 1200 you should be fine. also, missing a snack on the weekends isn't likely to screw you up - your body doesn't adjust to not having enough food in just one or two days. as long as you're good the rest of the week, everything should be fine."