What do you do when you feel you have no calories left?

rainbows1994

Sometimes I get half way through the day and I look at that number "600 calories left"... which makes me nervous. I don't even feel that I have that large of a lunch or breakfast (you can look at my diary). Most of the time I eat fruit in the morning and have a light salad or something of that sort for lunch. When afternoon roles around I'm starving and by supper I barely have any calories left!

What do you do when this happens? Do you allow yourself to have calories for the day? Or should I just suck it up and stick to what I have left??

EDIT: I do lots of exercise! At least a half hour of cardio per day either on the treadmill or elliptical. Should I just eat these calories back?? I usually burn about 300 calories per day at the gym. I never usually eat them back because I tend to stick to the same weight when I do.

EDIT: 1300 for me is the only amount that I find I can actually lose weight. I have experimented with raising my calories before.

katejkelley

I exercise more so I can have a decent-sized dinner.

Rawr1978

I do a workout before or after

lalaland82

Yup - same here - I would try and fit in some more exercise

natmadc

I try to plan/post my meals ahead of time so that I know that I will feel satisfied throughout the day. This helps for not using up all your calories early in the day. Or ill try to be creative with those last few calories and think of filling meals that fit within those limits. Or like the previous poster said Ill exercise more to fit more calories in

manique45

Sometimes I get half way through the day and I look at that number "600 calories left"... which makes me nervous. I don't even feel that I have that large of a lunch or breakfast (you can look at my diary). Most of the time I eat fruit in the morning and have a light salad or something of that sort for lunch. When afternoon roles around I'm starving and by supper I barely have any calories left!

What do you do when this happens? Do you allow yourself to have calories for the day? Or should I just suck it up and stick to what I have left??

I get nervous too when my cals get around 600! But I also exercise daily even if its a 30 min walk... Sounds like you are not eating enough cals though to begin with because you shouldn't be starving!! ) Eating healthy or even eating with a restricted calorie amount doesn't have to mean you have to feel hunger pains.

I would def. exercise to allow more cals, also stay away from processed foods will allow you to eat more!

pbrinnm

I review my log from the day before to see what is going on. If I'm hungry it's usually because I didn't eat enough protein the day before.

redhead1910

600 calories is plenty for me haha. I'm happy if I have 600 calories left by the middle of the day!

thistimewillbedifferent

I definitely try to eat enough early in the day (and to keep eating every 3-4 hrs) so that I never get to the point where I'm starving. When I get that hungry, I make bad choices. Best of luck trying to find the right division of calories that works for you!

Showcase_Brodown

Personally, I don't eat breakfast, which allows for a more substantial lunch/dinner. That's not everyone's style, though.

Exercise is great, but to me, the idea of exercising just so you can eat more calories seems counterproductive.

Salt_Sand_Sun

1300 calories seems a little low in my opinion.

But you can still get a decent meal or two out of 600 calories.

And like others have said - go for a walk, run, bike ride, or something - give yourself more calories at the end of the day.

BillRicks1

Protein, water, exercise. Try to eat a protein based snack about 3PM or so. Helps you feel full longer so you're not starving at dinner. Drink 1/2 your body weight (in ounces) throughout the day. If you are at 150 lbs. drink 75 ounces of water. Exercise - just walking around the block a few times will get you started. If you feel like you're getting hungry, drink a full glass of water, do a few push ups, crunches and squats.

Vorenus85

More often than not I will sip on large cups of black coffee to suppress my appetite for a while; which (as a coffee drinker) is pretty effective for me. But what has worked even better is saving most of my calories for the latter part of the day, since I'm a big late night eater. If I actively start to eat around 5-6 pm, I usually don't have calorie problems for the remainder of the night.

JoRumbles

Dinner time is when I have a decent sized hot meal so I plan the rest of my calories around that meal.

That is, I decide what I will have for dinner the day before and pre-log the calories for that. Lunch and dinner come out of what is left. If its a small dinner- tonights was under 500cals, then I like to have some wiggle room for another snack before bed becuase I know I will be hungry.

panthera_leo48

Sometimes I get half way through the day and I look at that number "600 calories left"... which makes me nervous. I don't even feel that I have that large of a lunch or breakfast (you can look at my diary). Most of the time I eat fruit in the morning and have a light salad or something of that sort for lunch. When afternoon roles around I'm starving and by supper I barely have any calories left!

What do you do when this happens? Do you allow yourself to have calories for the day? Or should I just suck it up and stick to what I have left??

I get nervous too when my cals get around 600! But I also exercise daily even if its a 30 min walk... Sounds like you are not eating enough cals though to begin with because you shouldn't be starving!! ) Eating healthy or even eating with a restricted calorie amount doesn't have to mean you have to feel hunger pains.

I would def. exercise to allow more cals, also stay away from processed foods will allow you to eat more!

Processed foods are bad for the most part. Find things that are low calorie and filling. Nutrigrain bars and fiber one bars are actually pretty tasty and good for you. Try not to drink your calories either (unless its a smoothie with real fruit) Soda is bad. Too much sugar and too many calories. One once and a while is OKAY. But not once a day. Try to eat a portion of Protein a portion of carbs and 2 portions of Vegetables for two meals. (Palm sized portions. Lean meat is best) It is a lot more than it seems and a lot of vegetables will fill you pretty well.

EDIT: Also the 1240 or whatever calories it defaults for non active people for 2 lbs loss a week is NOT for everyone. I starved myself on that and then increased it to 1350. If you're sticking to your calories and starving, Change the way you eat first, If you're still hungry you NEED to increase it. Everyone is different hun BUT DO NOT STARVE YOURSELF. Your body will go into survival mode and store more fat. You're better off eating a bit over and being satisfied than just being under and starving. I used the limit as guidelines for a while to adjust. Now i stick to it and usually go under with exercise and even eating when i'm not hungry.

Edit again: And exercise is good. Walking 3 miles in an hour burns 400 calories.

QueenofScott

I exercise a little more to get extra calories.

BoomstickChick

I realized I wasn't eating enough and upped my calories a bit.

tonytoo

I try to plan/post my meals ahead of time

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K_Serz

I would be nervous every day I woke up if my goal was 1300 cals

skinnydreams19

Your calorie goal seems much too low, that's why you're running out - because you're not even eating much!

footiechick82

Up your calories to TDEE - 20% if you're looking for weight loss... I'm not sure what your goal is but 1,300 isn't enough.