Natural peanut butter

[Btcowboy]

I just used calculator.net and when I plugged all my info in the only thing I modified was that I put works out 1-3 time per week instead of 5 and it put me losing 1 lb a week at 1890 calories

What's your scale telling you after a few weeks on this?
I am not bashing just curious.

 

[Greek_beast95]

What's your scale telling you after a few weeks on this?
I am not bashing just curious.

Started exactly 2 weeks ago today and went from 192 to 188 . I lost 2 pounds each week.

 

[mp46]

I’ll get more detailed when I get to sit down but there’s two angles people are commenting on. The first one is the amount of calories you’re getting may not be enough, even with a slow metabolism cutting more calories could slow you down even more.

The second angle is the type of calories. Chicken, eggs, peanubutter isn’t very diverse. Adding things like turkey, steak, fish, etc gives you variety. Any fruit or vegetables in your diet?

 

[Greek_beast95]

I’ll get more detailed when I get to sit down but there’s two angles people are commenting on. The first one is the amount of calories you’re getting may not be enough, even with a slow metabolism cutting more calories could slow you down even more.

The second angle is the type of calories. Chicken, eggs, peanubutter isn’t very diverse. Adding things like turkey, steak, fish, etc gives you variety. Any fruit or vegetables in your diet?

Some nights with my chicken I’ll throw some shredded lettuce and tomatoes in there and make it a salad , but I don’t see what I’m lacking compared to things like turkey or fish , yeah I mean steak has more iron and natural creatures and fish have omega 3’s but aside from that I don’t see there being an issue

 

[Greek_beast95]

Some nights with my chicken I’ll throw some shredded lettuce and tomatoes in there and make it a salad , but I don’t see what I’m lacking compared to things like turkey or fish , yeah I mean steak has more iron and fish have omega 3’s but aside from that I don’t see there being an issue

 

[Endure]

Lettuce and tomatoes aren't loaded with nutrients at all I think is what everyone is getting at. Iceberg lettuce is mostly just water and hardly qualifies as a "vegetable". You are much better off with adding in some spinach, watercress, kale, red/yellow peppers etc. eat from the rainbow as they say with some nutrient dense foods so you are filling any holes in your diet.

 

[NorthMich]

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[Greek_beast95]

Lettuce and tomatoes aren't loaded with nutrients at all I think is what everyone is getting at. Iceberg lettuce is mostly just water and hardly qualifies as a "vegetable". You are much better off with adding in some spinach, watercress, kale, red/yellow peppers etc. eat from the rainbow as they say with some nutrient dense foods so you are filling any holes in your diet.

So basically you guys are suggesting I put more veggies into the diet , that’s fair enough . Is there anything else I should be adding or removing ?

 

[mp46]

Yes, a balanced diet should be the first step in anything. Whole foods are the best over supplementing everything. Adding food requires your body to process it, if you add some more exercise or cardio to burn off some of those calories you're boosting metabolism from digestion but still burning the extra calories. I think you're under estimating your calorie needs to be honest. I'm 5'9 maybe 5'10 and was losing weight on over 2,000 calories when I started at 205lbs and if you're on a cycle you should be able to add even more to get better out of your exercise.

Broccoli and spinach are probably the most common green veggies to add to meals. I put red onion and mixed peppers in my eggs every morning. Personally I think you should add different sources for everything to change it up, keeps your digestive system working on different things and introduces micro-nutrients and probiotics into your diet that you'd either be missing or depending on supplements for. Cheap sources of protein would be ground turkey, round steak, and pork chops.

 

[Btcowboy]

Yes, a balanced diet should be the first step in anything. Whole foods are the best over supplementing everything. Adding food requires your body to process it, if you add some more exercise or cardio to burn off some of those calories you're boosting metabolism from digestion but still burning the extra calories. I think you're under estimating your calorie needs to be honest. I'm 5'9 maybe 5'10 and was losing weight on over 2,000 calories when I started at 205lbs and if you're on a cycle you should be able to add even more to get better out of your exercise.

Broccoli and spinach are probably the most common green veggies to add to meals. I put red onion and mixed peppers in my eggs every morning. Personally I think you should add different sources for everything to change it up, keeps your digestive system working on different things and introduces micro-nutrients and probiotics into your diet that you'd either be missing or depending on supplements for. Cheap sources of protein would be ground turkey, round steak, and pork chops.

Well said I am 510, 212 right now on blast.

On my last blast I was dropping weight on 3300 cals.

 

[Greek_beast95]

Yes, a balanced diet should be the first step in anything. Whole foods are the best over supplementing everything. Adding food requires your body to process it, if you add some more exercise or cardio to burn off some of those calories you're boosting metabolism from digestion but still burning the extra calories. I think you're under estimating your calorie needs to be honest. I'm 5'9 maybe 5'10 and was losing weight on over 2,000 calories when I started at 205lbs and if you're on a cycle you should be able to add even more to get better out of your exercise.

Broccoli and spinach are probably the most common green veggies to add to meals. I put red onion and mixed peppers in my eggs every morning. Personally I think you should add different sources for everything to change it up, keeps your digestive system working on different things and introduces micro-nutrients and probiotics into your diet that you'd either be missing or depending on supplements for. Cheap sources of protein would be ground turkey, round steak, and pork chops.

I think your right , I’d be willing to add spinach and peppers into my diet , I’ve also been considering adding in lean beef a few nights a week and making bunless burgers or maybe even making burgers with those dave’s Killer bread bagel thins

 

[jJjburton]

I’m reading my peanut butter nutrition label and it says for 2 tablespoons there’s 16 grams of fat and only 3.5 grams of that is saturated , now to me that sounds pretty decent considering the peanut butter is pretty damn good tasting but would you consider that a high amount of saturated , I’ve been taking 4 tablespoons of it a day so that’s 7 grams of saturated fat a day

20 percent of total fat should be saturated 80 percent unsaturated

 

[Necessary Evil]

OP, it seems that you have no idea how to structure a balanced diet. Don't look just to fill your macronutrients. Strive to fill your micronutrients as well. Try to keep a balanced ratio of protein:carbs:fat with every meal and concentrate the majority of your carbs pre-workout if you are dieting to help to get the work in the gym.

Eat 2-3 portions of fruit every day and 2-3 portions of vegetables a day; that's a good start to cover the majority of your possible micronutrient needs. Also, a multivitamin could help.