Should I snack if I need more calories?

[Wanting-a-girl]

My day

Ate at 2

White flat bread-100 calories
Cucumber slices
Alphapha sprouts

Ate at 630

Strawberry smoothie (more like frozen yogurt)
Frozen strawberries - 70 cal
3 table spoons of milk

2 white flat breads- 200 cal
Rice- 300
Bean sprouts

2 pep teas
1 diet coke
1 bottle of water


And if I should what should I have.... Should I just eat more at my last meal to avoid snacking tho?


Thank you

[Wanting-a-girl]

Can I have something good like chips? Low sodium?

[meeks32]

My understanding is at max 3 meals, better if its 2 and no snacking. So yes up your intake of calories at each of this meals, to 1500-1800 a day.

If you need eat more and still need empty cals, things like full sugar pop/soda or a glass of wine are allowed from what I've read. Since they have no protein, sodium or fat, they consider them 'empty' cals.

Don't have chips! Bad for girl diet even if low salt they are full of fat.

Atomic?

[Ipadmad]

I think more about getting calories in at each meal, than snacking, in order to keep blood sugar low most of the time.
Can you eat more plain white rice at meals? Or pasta (but that will add to protein)
Sweets - skittles or meringue nests - basically sugary foods which don't have protein or fat in them. So you need pure sugar after a meal.
Sure Atomic will come on with more ideas ...

[Wanting-a-girl]

thanks ladies .... i dont even like chips lol but since ive been on the diet for about 2 weeks i am starting to crave them lol...

[atomic sagebrush]

No, don't snack, but you can add in a third meal. Also add in more empty cals and also sources of fat. (you are not getting anywhere near enough food, it looks to me.) Diets of rice and bean sprouts are not allowed.

1st meal - mayo on the bread for 100 cals or so and a pop. Also you could have cheese or hummus

2nd meal - was there actually yogurt in this smoothie or what?? toss in a yogurt, even a full fat yogurt and some sugar.

mayo on the bread

add butter to the rice or some sort of sauce and I would like to see you eating A LOT more vegetables at this meal for your potassium. You could saute some veggies in oil and have with sauce on your rice.

You can have a whole nother meal if you want to - 2 or 3 meals are both equally good.

switch out the diet coke for regular if you want to

I also seriously doubt you are getting enough potassium, you need 2500-3500 mg a day for health. Also you need at minimum 700-1000 mg sodium.

How much protein are you geting??

[atomic sagebrush]

My understanding is at max 3 meals, better if its 2 and no snacking. So yes up your intake of calories at each of this meals, to 1500-1800 a day.

If you need eat more and still need empty cals, things like full sugar pop/soda or a glass of wine are allowed from what I've read. Since they have no protein, sodium or fat, they consider them 'empty' cals.

Don't have chips! Bad for girl diet even if low salt they are full of fat.

Atomic?

I agree with all this but you CAN have chips if you like them, yes, they do have some fat but you have 25-60 g of fat to play with if you want. Adding a little fat helps to preserve ovulation and also adds cals when you need some

[Wanting-a-girl]

thats the problem im dealing with cause normally i dont eat viggies cause i dont like them just potatoes and raw carrots... i like kidney beans in chilli but that would be too high in protien... meat is usually my protien intake but im trying to only eat meat once or twice a week... potassium i think i have been low on most days of my life i just dont like the foods too much but i will maybe get some spinich or kale to add to my meals..

what are the absolute do not touch foods?

i am having a difficult time not snacking late at night but i guess that will be fixed by adding more calories to my meals.

thanks so much for the advice i appreciate it

[meeks32]

Download or sign up to the website or phone app called myfitnesspal, it will help track your intake as it sounds like there is a bit of guessing going on and that can be detrimental to a sway. Also, it takes the stress out of meal planning as you can trial adding some foods in then remove them if your daily totals are not right.

It does look like you aren't eating enough calories or nutrients to ensure you ovulate so don't let it get out of control just look at reducing not completely stopping food!

You are doing well, the diet is a constant learning process for me and for everyone on here, so don't feel you 'failed' because we are giving you tips, I am still learning even 3 months in!

Maybe if you approach it more like portion control than low nutrients. Because portion control / lower calories per day (1500-1800) will make you loose weight, and will be lower nutrient anyway, especially without vitamin supplements.

[Wanting-a-girl]

O I'm not offended with the help at all I am ver appreciative you are all helping me better understand it I've been reading about swaying for months and still clearly now that I have started the diet I need to work on it... I just want to do the best sway possible. I feel like I getting a better hang of it I have lost 2 pounds in almost 2 weeks now