What Do 300 Calorie Meals Look Like?

I am a heart patient and am trying to lose weight, i have been heavy all my life and at 35 was diagnosed with a genetic heart problems with small veins, so things block quickly.( I lost a sister at 46 to this same disease, however she was not heavy) In the past 12 years I have had two open heart surgerys, 12 stents and have now been told that a transplant is my only surgical option left, BUT my BMI is to high to go on list, i can't have surgery to lose weight and i am very limited on physical activity because of my heart. SO NOW WHAT? I Have have been told to eat 4-5 500 calorie meals each day, but am having trouble finding example plans to follow, someone please Help!!!!!

I feel so sad for you guys and gals. that you have to eat this crap to lose weight. what are you all doing during the day?? i eat pizza, fast food, ice cream, gallons of soda a week and i still lose weight. stop portioning yourself like your stuck on a deserted island. just get off your butt and be active. then you can eat WHATEVER you want.

This is very helpful, thank you.

excellent - thanks :)

The people bragging that you should just exercercize so you can gorge yourself on poor food choices have as much of a problem as the people they're attempting to ridicule. Overeating is overeating.

I'm not overweight. I do eat healthily and exercise a moderate amount each day. But I see no point in tying myself to the gym so I can feel good about eating a bunch of crap that I don't need to eat anyway.

I would way rather just make smart, delicious food choices than spend all my spare time obsessively working out just so I "have the right" to eat garbage like fast food and candy and soda and processed junk. Why not just avoid it altogether? There's plenty of amazing food out there that's not absolute crap.

Great tips...thanks:)

That is some nasty looking water in the first picture.

I been walking for 3 weeks, 3 to 4 miles daily and i have just lost 1 1/2 pound. my usual breakfast is cereal, lunch tuna salad and dinner fish or chicken with a vegetable.

I like this post! This is a good example of simply clean eating! However, today the average (overweight) person usually consumes also quite some calories with inbetween snacks. I think this is also something to consider and to get rid of. Change your behavior, and you will automatically lose weight. This only requires minimal will power if you have the right tools. Nevertheless, clean eating without overindulging has become quite rare today!

you guys who are fighting are so stupid. if you think you're so right about healthy foods then why feel the need to shove your opinions under everyone's noses before you? you guys are pathetic. and to the guy who eats all he wants and excercies everyday is probably fat and bald, lying through his teeth on a computer.

Well I think that all looks delicious! :)

so glad to find this blog!real info n sooo creative!right eating rocks!

Those plates look awfully skimpy to me - no way I would feel full on those. I have been working on a 1500 calorie a day diet that fills me up by using lots of vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage, and broccoli in creative tasty ways, together with cutting out most fats and all refined carbohydrates. I've lost 40 pounds in 3 months and feel much healthier.

I don't know what's happen, but I know nobody who eats as much as me for my size! I'm 175 cm, and I eat as much or more than my bf (he's 193 cm). I still weigh only 60kg. We both work out, how come I still eat more? Why don't I gain it?

I agree and disagree with the posts,but hey it's called an opinion.I'm eating about 1300 calories a day and exercising 5 times a week for about 1 and half hours,this involves cardio & weight training.I started calorie counting,cuz I kept feeling guilty when I eat and didn't want it 2 develope into something negative. My calorie intake and exercise is worked out according to my body type&length.
I'm in good shape,but work my butt off to get my stomach flat.Which was by the way,indicated by researh;only eating right will get you this benefit.
F.Y.I - IF YOU ARE A BIG GIRL YOU WILL LOSE FAT, IF YOU ARE A SKINNY GIRL YOU WILL TONE.BUT DON'T BE FOOLED U ALSO GET SKINNY-FAT GIRLS.

I've done my own research for a few years now and it came down to one simple thing,Knowledge is power!
A few pointers that made my life easier:
1)Drink more water - more u drink the less water will be held back in ur system
2)Regular toilet visits improves your system&stomach from being bloated - avoid laxatives,use black forest tea,eat dried fruit.
3)Eating right will get you a flat stomach - sit-ups and croaches will get you a toned stomach, but it has to be flat first - good option avoid white starches and sugars.EAT RIGHT!
4)Exercise with intervals - jog 4min, run 1min for 30min better than jogging for an hour.
5)Keep switching your exercise routine around - so it keeps on working
6)Always stretch afterwards - flexibility is vital when you are going over 25.
7)If you want to eat a chocolate for example eat it an hour before you exercise.This way you burn the chocolate calories before it gets stored.
8)Eat a high carb meal once a month to keep your metabolism in practise - eating puny foods can make ur matobolism lazy.
9)Avoid diet pills - if u start using them u'll have 2 keep on using them.Don't let ur system adapt to crap.If u are using pills make sure a doctor checks them out.
10)Count your calories
Exercises hungry for calories:
Swimming - good for stomach muscles as well
Jogging and cycling and speed walking
Intresting fact:1kg muscle burns atleast 3 calories, 1kg fat burns 1 calorie p/day without doing anything
COUNTING CALORIES: Don't strain urself,get a chart of calories in food and still keep eating those yummy things,just don't over do it.Very important, the hardest exercise is re-training your eating habits and staying motivated.Keep on doing what you should and after a while it will come natural.
KEEP YOU FOCUS AND KEEP IT HEALTHY.
GOOD LUCK AND I'M PROUD OF EVERYBODY!

Hey! I i just ran across this post and it was exactly what i was looking for! im 20 years old with a 2 year old daughter and a full time job PLUS school so i dont have a whole lot of time to go to the gym (although, i still go a few days a week) my question is how do u get over the cravings?! I often skip meals because i don't feel like i have time to eat and then when i get home between work and school i just stuff my face with the nearest food. it seems like my body is so hungry i cant wait to cook something and theres always snacks around because karlie (my daughter) should i try to go cold turkey on junk? or like wean myself? any suggestions?

Yes, This is fine diet...i read in your previous post that grapes have more than 100 calories but most of the doctors suggest us to eat grapes..Why ??

mmmmm....cardboard flavored....

Haha! i agree with you aznboysyb! this is the kind of stuff that makes diet seem like a suicide mission!!

what am I suppose to do

There is no way these meals are 300 calories or less. In the very first example, an English muffin is 120 calories and 8 oz of juice is over 100 calories so that would mean all the other food is 70 calories???? This is so misleading for anyone who really needs to limit calories.