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[-] BigTrout75@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

Yep we all eat too much. I started counting calories and found out that I was eating twice as much as I should have. It's not obvious and every place serves big portions.

[-] travysh@lemm.ee 12 points 5 months ago

I've been counting calories for the last few months, and that was my big realization as well. I could have easily put down a single meal at a restaurant which is my entire (or more) daily intake now.

More than anything it's just awareness.

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm counting calories too, it's not even the amount but it's that some foods are total calorie bombs. You can pretty easily ingest a day's worth of calories in a single meal at the restaurant without really feeling like you overate, but if I pay attention and select my foods properly I can feel like I ate plenty and be under 1500cal a day.

[-] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago

One of the subs I miss from Reddit was volume eating- it had tons of tips for low calorie high volume meals so you don't feel restricted

[-] littlebifi@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Try recipes of levante cuisine. It's healthy, low of calories & fat and eco-friendly.

https://amazingfoodanddrink.com/classic-dishes-levantine-cuisine/

[-] TheIllustrativeMan@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I find the premade mixes from Birdseye (sold basically everywhere that has frozen food) to be a pretty good lazy way to get a big meal. Usually a decent mix of meat, veggies, and grain, but the whole bag (3 servings) is only like 600-900 kcal. Sometimes it feels like an obscene amount of food for the calorie count.

Not bad for what's basically a microwave dinner.

[-] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Personally I am a broccoli freak and as fresh produce it is much cheaper than frozen at least where I'm at.

Plus daikon radish is also available here cheap and that surprised me.

A lot of roast veggies and soups make for a budget friendly filling low cal meal.

[-] DrMango@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

It's not just that we eat "too much" but also that we're eating too much non-nutritive foods. The United States has entirely too many so-called "food deserts" where people are unable to purchase healthy foods

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert

[-] lovesickoyster@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I was eating twice as much as I should have.

how do you define what a "should have" amount is?

[-] i_ben_fine@lemmy.one 9 points 5 months ago

They likely used a metabolic calculator online, but if you track your Total Daily Energy Expenditure you can get a more accurate, personal estimate.

[-] BigTrout75@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Bought a kitchen scale, bathroom scale and used the "lose it!" app to count calories. Lost weight.

[-] TheIllustrativeMan@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I just used an online calculator. It said something like 1500 kcal a day for my activity level to maintain weight.

I don't really count calories, but I do look to get a general idea of what a meal or a snack is. Sometimes I'm way over, sometimes I'm way under, it's all about balance and being in the ballpark.

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