u/Educational-Tea9261

Hello everyone!

About a week ago I came on here looking for help on how to start, and for a week it’s actually been going really well! I have been counting my calories and gradually changing small aspects of my diet to be healthier. I’m not there yet, but I’m making progress and that’s what counts.

Anyways, I’m struggling to hit my protein goal (120g minimum). I’m going to include what I ate today, and any advice about how to add more protein would be greatly appreciated. I also have no idea how many carbs or fat I should or shouldn’t be eating a day, so I just follow what the food tracking app recommends, but if I should change it lmk (I’m 320lbs and 5’6 for reference)

I will say, the only meat I enjoy is fish, chicken, and steak. Any other cut of beef or pork is kind of off the table for me due to sensory issues. I have a chocolate protein powder that I normally put in

smoothies. If there is anyway people could recommend me meals/ways to get more protein using the stuff I already have/enjoy, that would be peak.

Lunch: Campbell Tomato soup with 2 tbsp of Parmesan cheese and one pack of peanut butter crackers (630 calories - 86g of carbs - 23g of protein - 21g of fat)

Dinner: 2 cups of farmhouse ranch salad kit, a Roma tomato, a chicken thigh, 3 tbsp of ranch, a diced peach fruit cup, one slim Jim, and two munchkins (864 calories - 53g of carbs - 33g of protein - 57g of fat)

Post work dinner/snack: strawberry shortcake smoothie (birthday cake premier protein shake and 2 cups of frozen strawberries/bananas), AMC Extra butter real movie theatre popcorn, two slim Jim’s (50g of carbs - 42g of protein - 19g of fat)

Daily macros:

189g of carbs - 83% of target

98g of protein - 78% of target

97g of fat - 127% of target

Total calories: 2,014 eaten out of 2,098 allowance

Hello! I apologize for any odd formatting, I’m on mobile.

Anyways, I (21f, 320lbs, 5’6) was on the call with my girlfriend earlier and she said she needed to talk to me about something but didn’t want to hurt my feelings. She told me she’s worried about how much I eat out, and that she hates to see me get so upset over my weight, so she wants me to lose weight. The thing is, I’ve been big my whole life. I’ve tried weight loss drugs (they made me very very sick), I’ve tried dieting, I’ve tried counting calories, and all of it either leads to me quitting after a few days or falling into an ED spiral. I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore. I go and buy all this healthy food, and then the next week I’m back to square one.

To make matters worse, I’m about to start an anti-psychotic that causes weight gain, so my psychiatrist also told me I need to lock in or I’m gonna get to 350.

What do I do? How do I start? Any advice, encouragement, or motivation is greatly appreciated.

Oh also for some context: I have a physical disability that makes standing, walking, or any activity that is strenuous on my ankle very very difficult. If I go for a run or a walk I’m stuck in bed the entire next day. Thank you chronic illness.