gracenp wrote: » My name is Grace and I have 20 lbs to lose on 1200 calories a day and I like wine with dinner.
Kruggeri wrote: » gracenp wrote: » My name is Grace and I have 20 lbs to lose on 1200 calories a day and I like wine with dinner. If you only have 20 lbs to lose, how much of a deficit did you set MFP up for? At 20 lbs you should be set for no more than 1 lb/week, and after another 5-10 lbs you should change it to 0.5 lb/week. Additionally, if you are using MFP the way it was designed, you should be eating back at least a portion of your exercise calories, which should give you more calories to work with. Lastly, I don't know your stats (height/weight/activity level) but anecdotally I lost 1 lb/week fairly easily at 1500 net cals/day, and I drank a glass of wine almost every day. Now I'm losing/maintaining around 1700 net cals/day and I still have wine daily, many times gelato too.
joeboland wrote: » If you're serious about your goals, you'll find a way to live without it.
joeboland wrote: » Also, MFP seems to put a lot of users in a totally *kitten*-backward mentality: you should be eating to fuel your workouts, not working out to earn rewards/treats like a dog. The question people should ask themselves is this: are you working out with the goal of being the healthiest and strongest version of yourself, or are you working out as a means of being able to "earn" extra calories every day? If it's the latter, you're just setting yourself up for failure in the long run, and I'd say go ahead and eat/drink whatever you want to. Have that beer, that extra hamburger, and don't worry about looking to others for validation in doing it.</rant>
pintorocket wrote: » Enjoy your wine. Life is short. A little goes a long way on a 1200 cal/day diet (that's my eating plan, too.) I think part of losing weight is learning how to do it in a positive, non-punitive way. Wine's low in calories. Not the most nutritious choice, but if it makes you happy and works within your daily calories, think of me raising a glass along side of you--because that's just what I'll be doing 2-4 nights a week