1PM and you only have 300 calories left for the day. How would you spend them?

tbullucks2006

Ummmmmmmm yeah. That's me today. Help?

clambert1273

Have my normal dinner and if I go over it isn't a big deal It isn't set in stone...

mitch16

Go work out and earn some extra wiggle room.

girlviernes

I would probably go over for the day. 100 calorie snack (e.g., 16g coconut flakes) and then 400 calorie dinner (e.g., chicken, veggies, squash, olive oil). 30 minutes exercise.

vikkiitoria

I'd get a good workout in too earn my self some calories, then I'd prepare a healthy low calorie dinner and save myself some cals for a few snacks to get me through the rest of the day!

DataSeven

Hmm... small Wendy's chili for supper (210 calories), and maybe some fruit or jerky for a snack. Or run on the elliptical for half an hour and have a proper dinner.

enchampion

Hardboiled egg whites are very low cal and keep me full for a while, snack on that if your hungry, finish off with 6 pieces of nigiri(tuna), or a salad with light dressing.

AmyRhubarb

I'd reevaluate my calorie goal, making sure it's not too low/restrictive, and from there go with the things already posted. Going over once in awhile isn't a big deal, and if you can, get some sort of workout in to offset the extra cals. And of course, whatever you eat for the rest of the day, make good choices. Go over with healthy cals as much as possible.

segacs

Get in a good workout to get a few more calories.

Or eat some cheddar cheese, an apple, and 100-calorie Greek yogurt and call it a night.

Or both.

julzwild

I agree that working out can earn you some extra calories and I also agree that if you go over today, then that's okay too. If you learn to associate this lifestyle change with constant hunger then you won't succeed in the end but to answer your question about 300 calories, you can make a huge salad with 3 or 4 oz of grilled chicken breast and tons of raw veggies and use lemon and/or vinegar with a dash of olive oil, or you could do a big bowl of a broth based soup with white meat chicken or turkey. Don't fret too much. Think long-haul!

clambert1273

if you are one with the 1200 calorie goal... you can afford to go over a few hundred or more.....

tbullucks2006

Sadly my goal is 1500 per day. Hubby brought big breakfast home and I didn't refuse it.

clambert1273

tbullucks2006 wrote: »

Sadly my goal is 1500 per day. Hubby brought big breakfast home and I didn't refuse it.

good for you! I am 1600 per day and I think one day this week I went way over and had pizza... I ate it - was happy and moved on LOL don't worry about the rest (it all averages over time!!)

segacs

Look at calories on a weekly and not daily basis. It's okay to be a bit over on some days and a bit under on other days as long as you are achieving your overall weekly deficit. Real life happens.

Having said that, try not to get into the habit of "borrowing" calories from later days in the week too much. That's how people get into bigger and bigger amounts of debt. It's like money; cash flow management is fine, but borrowing against next week's paycheque is just a dangerous habit.

clambert1273

segacs wrote: »

Look at calories on a weekly and not daily basis. It's okay to be a bit over on some days and a bit under on other days as long as you are achieving your overall weekly deficit. Real life happens.

Having said that, try not to get into the habit of "borrowing" calories from later days in the week too much. That's how people get into bigger and bigger amounts of debt. It's like money; cash flow management is fine, but borrowing against next week's paycheque is just a dangerous habit.

leave me and my cupcake alone :P

segacs

clambert1273 wrote: »

leave me and my cupcake alone :P

Cupcakes? Where? Can I have one?

Sued0nim

segacs wrote: »

Look at calories on a weekly and not daily basis. It's okay to be a bit over on some days and a bit under on other days as long as you are achieving your overall weekly deficit. Real life happens.

Having said that, try not to get into the habit of "borrowing" calories from later days in the week too much. That's how people get into bigger and bigger amounts of debt. It's like money; cash flow management is fine, but borrowing against next week's paycheque is just a dangerous habit.

This

kismea

I would eat as close to them as possible but go over and if needed dock a few cals each day for the rest of the week to make up for it, or toss in a few extra workouts to balance it out

AmyRhubarb

tbullucks2006 wrote: »

Sadly my goal is 1500 per day. Hubby brought big breakfast home and I didn't refuse it.

I have days like that! And my goal is 2000 - big breakfasts, special coffees, celebration dinners - any of these might put me over my goal every so often. Three years of this and I haven't gained, so it's all good. Just eat well for the rest of the day, you'll be fine.

Lasmartchika

I'd workout and have enough alories for dinner. But if for some reason you can't, then don't freak out when you go over. Log it and move on.

troutrouter

I agree with clambert. Move forward. Just don't do it too often.

ashleighpashlyy

mitch16 wrote: »

Go work out and earn some extra wiggle room.

YES

Archon2

Ride bike for an hour and eat normal dinner. Or, just let it go into the red for one day. Or just be hungry for one night. No big deal.

nataliebordeauxx

Me? I would eat:

a HUGE BOWL of zucchini noodles (or spaghetti squash) with low sodium tomato sauce & mushrooms! I'd drink a sparkling water with a dash of pure cranberry, pure blueberry, and a dash of lime.

segacs

And look at it this way: Let's say you have a 1lb/week rate of weight loss. That's a 500/day calorie deficit. So if you go over one day and eat at maintenance, the worst that will happen is that it will take you 1 day longer to reach your goal weight. Really not a big deal as long as it's just once in a while and not all the time.

By the way, I think this is why some people find it easier to lose weight than to maintain their loss. If you're eating at a deficit, the occasional extra calories will still put you at or under maintenance. If you're eating at maintenance and you go over occasionally, you'll gain.

970Mikaela1

3\4 pound of grilled chicken breast. About 330 calories.

caresshudson

countjassula wrote: »

Me? I would eat:

a HUGE BOWL of zucchini noodles (or spaghetti squash) with low sodium tomato sauce & mushrooms! I'd drink a sparkling water with a dash of pure cranberry, pure blueberry, and a dash of lime.

Girl!!!? ? I love this! you need to be my nutritionist!

RavenLibra

I agree with the exercise... go and get you some of that... about a 1 hour walk, jog, run, crawl, hike, bicycle ride... THEN have a balanced dinner... (extra protein). Tomorrow is another day... also IF you take a longer view of your diet and exercise plan... you can "average" down to make up for today's excess... so.. go over today... and reduce for the next few days so your weekly allotment.. shows up as a deficit. it's all about the math... learn to work it in your favour and you won't be stressed by the odd lapses that WE all incur

fuhrmeister

My favorite low cal dinners are stir-fry (no rice or measure 1/4 - 1/2 cup of rice) And taco salad. Weight the cheese skip the sour cream and use taco bell sauce or hot sauce on the salad.

Or go for a walk

muah3iluvzu06

I'd either work out for about 30 minutes for some extra calories or make a turkey sandwich & some fruit and be a little over for the day.

HeySwoleSister

1) work out
2) have a salad with vinegar or lemon juice for lunch
3) Call it good and eat light meals for lunch and dinner, plan to go slightly under for a day or two.

This is why I consider my count to be weekly, not daily. I stuff myself with reckless abandon on special occasions, other nights I get that "you might not be eating enough" message even though I'm feeling satisfied. I figure as long as I balance the two, I can claim success. My scale agrees so far.