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

_Southern_Comfort_

Your food log settings are not so much rules as they are guidelines.

Apple?

mumblemagic

I would do some exercise for a bit and maybe do some 'heavy cleaning'. Many people don't log cleaning but when I break into a sweat from enthusiastic hoovering I think that counts...... And then not only have you earned extra calories but you have a nice clean house too!

AliUnrau

I would exercise and then have Cod for supper it is very high in protein and low in calories. I would have a vegetable side dish and a 1/2 cup of potatoes. You can fill up on that meal for under 300 calories

postrockandcats

Eat my normal dinner and start tomorrow fresh. Don't beat yourself up; it only results in a negative relationship with food. Never feel guilty for eating.

danielki

My "I don't have many calories left but want a filling dinner" go-to:

Season and grill up (on grill or in a skillet) a chicken breast (120 calories for a 4oz serving), bell peppers (30 calories for a whole red bell pepper) and onions (20-25 calories for half an onion).

You can use the extra 125-130 calories either on an extra serving of chicken breast, a few small Reeses cups for dessert (3 miniatures is 132 calories), or a cup of 2% milk with or after dinner (124 calories).

BookofJarom

Take some of my calories for the day. Just promise me I can have them back sometime soon. :-)

CaitlinW19

Two recipes come to mind for me...both from skinnytaste.com. My go to would be her baked eggplant sticks...it's like eggplant parm but in the form of dunkers. It's actually a side dish, but when I want to keep my cals low or just want to pig out without feeling guilty about it I eat 1/2 an eggplant for dinner this way. Under 200 calories I believe. They are lightly breaded, then baked and you dunk in marinara to eat. Then I'd still have room for a snack!

The second recipe of hers I like that is light and fills me is her stuffed pepper soup. It's a little more in calories but right around what you have left for the day.

Also, as others have mentioned, try to squeeze a little activity in for a few more calories.

ndj1979

Tedebearduff wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

eat normally for the rest of the day, log it , and move on....one day is not going to ruin progress...

Actually it can and in my case does/ would ruin progress....just saying

ohhhhh realllllyyy? Please explain how one day of overeating by maybe 400 calories would "ruin your progress"....

ROBtheMFPmachine

I would exercise more so that I could eat more. That seems to be the secret. If I don't get in enough exercise, I struggle to make it below my daily calorie limit. So you get to eat more, and you are speeding up your metabolism, burning calories, etc.

thebillmo

Borrow some calories from tomorrow.

Go_Mizzou99

mitch16 wrote: »

Go work out and earn some extra wiggle room.

+75 minutes of heavy cardio and eat pizza

angelasfree1

If it was me, I would make sure I made wise, low calorie choices for the rest of the day and not worry too much about going over my calorie allowance. If you're on 1500 cals a day, and have 300 left, even if you add another 300 and give yourself 600 for the rest of the day, you still won't break the calorie bank, because it's still less than what the average person needs to maintain (I think!). But I would learn from it, and make sure I planned properly for the rest of the week.

MaggieMatos

I think I'd be over for the day and exercise to minimize the impact. Then, tomorrow you can always be under by a bit to make up for it.

shannonstube

I would eat a light dinner, maybe chicken breast and veggies? And go to bed early.

tbullucks2006

I'm also going to drink a lot of water to try to fill up!

Need2Exerc1se

Honestly, in that situation I'd overeat for the day.

SergeantSausage

Pound-and-a-half of spaghetti squash topped with 3/4 pounds of roma tomatoes sprinkled with some Zesty Italian spice.

It's my go-to "uh-oh ... I'm out of calories and still hungry" food. More than 2+ pounds of stuff yourself silly food for under 300 calories

esaucier17

I would make a salad with lite dressing and lots of veggies....baby spinach,iceburg, tomatoes, onion, some fat free cheese, broccoli,cucumbers.....etc Maybe a little chicken breast for protein but not enough to go over calories.

kclay1021

I'd most likely do my go to and pack in some protein like some egg beaters and then something else small to go next to it. I run into this every once in a while as a result of the candy bowl that sits in my office at work.

KANGOOJUMPS

ITS FRIDAY!!!!!! WINE!!!! LOTS OF IT!!!!

Lounmoun

I usually have my diary all filled out for the whole day in advance. If something changed, I would eat less the rest of the day or just exercise more. It isn't that hard to burn 100 calories.
If I was going over by 50 calories I would not think about it and just move on but going over by 500 calories would be too much. It wouldn't ruin everything but would tell me I needed to plan better and react differently in future.
healthyeater.com/what_do_300_calorie_meals_look_like

higgins8283801

Eat what I planned, log it and move on. One day won't set you back. Realize I'm not perfect, no one is and just go with it.



Tomorrow is a new day.

kitsilana

First I'd tell myself firmly not to fall into the "f***-it-this-day-is-lost-anyway" trap.
Nothing is lost.

Second, I'd try to make healthiest-possible choices. So, nutrient rich, low fat, low sugar (for me anyway) with probably some lean proteins as that's what makes me feel full.

Next, I'd try to fit in a work-out, even if it's a brisk walk to the store to buy some chicken breasts or whatever.

Finally, give myself some credit for doing what I could to salvage the day and make the best of the situation
Tomorrow's another day!

segacs

kitsilana wrote: »

First I'd tell myself firmly not to fall into the "f***-it-this-day-is-lost-anyway" trap.

Yep, that's the one. All too familiar to me. I'm borrowing this terminology.

overfences

Huge salad w/2 hardboiled eggs + 120 cal worth of dressing, or bump up to 3 eggs and just use good vinegar.

AskTracyAnnK28

I'd eat something high in protein (eggs, fish) maybe steam some broccoli or spinach. And I'd stay as far away as possible from the kitchen for the rest of the night.

TimothyFish

That was me at noon. I went for a two hour bike ride and now that's not me anymore.

tmauck4472

Go for a light dinner and if your over no biggie. Try not to stress over it. Just eat and move on to tomorrow. Good luck.

999tigger

I'm with the ones who would go and workout or if not possible then id just go over. Hunger isnt in my plan. I'd look at why it happened and then readjust calories.

4eversweet2

Turkey burger and raw vegetables. Lots of water!