I’m trying to lose weight and was told that hwo I eat about 800-1000 calories a day is too low and lowers my metobolism which will prevent weight loss. I’ve looked up some meal plans and can’t really afford stuff like chicken breast, steak, or salmon every week. So that is why I’m wondering how I can eat 1500 calories a day. Are there some alternatives that I can do?

Also I’d like to ask, say I exercise and burn say 500 calories would I have to eat those calories back or no? I ask cuz I’ve been told yes and told no.

  • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    That’s such a dumb take. Fruits are like the second best thing after vegetables in their ration of satiation per calorie.

    Added sugar is completely different beast from the sugar in fruits and vegetables.

    You would need to eat an ungodly amount of fruits for it to be bad for your health.

    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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      3 months ago

      They’re still in the “good for you” category, but completely unnecessary for health. Anything you can get from fruit you can get from vegetables and it reduces your sugar intake that way.

      • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
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        3 months ago

        At this point, we can boil down everything to a nutrient paste with no flavor to be healthy. But very few people would be able to endure that.

        This is a terrible advice to not eat fruits when trying to lose weight. The diet fatigue is real, and eating an apple can at least take off the edge when its getting harder in the later weeks. I know it did for me when I wanted to eat junk food.

        And the goal is also to develop healthy habits, and having fruits add to the variety of available food.

        I mean, you are technically correct, but it won’t help anyone trying to change their lifestyle.

        • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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          3 months ago

          Have you bothered reading anything OP has posted? They’re having issues getting up to 1500 calories a day and getting enough protein. Fruit won’t help them as much as pecans, veggies, avocado, some carbs, and eggs. Feeling full off fruit isn’t an issue they want.

          • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
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            3 months ago

            You are the one with reading skills issue. OP said he doesn’t have money for the meal plans items.

            Depending on where you are, eating fruits and veggies in season will be a lot less expensive and somewhat satiating if mixed with inexpensive fats and proteins.

            Nuts are expensive as hell, avocado are expansive as well. Even super greens are getting expensive.