758 calories left for dinner today!!

Becky170467
Becky170467 Posts: 69 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Been really good today (so far) & had Special K breakfast, then some king prawns for lunch. I've got all these calories left for dinner - but there's a delicious looking lemon cake one of my colleagues brought in for sharing ... must be strong!

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  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Have the cake, and save the extra 500 calories for dinner. No need to restrict yourself from things you want to eat if you can make them fit into your intake.
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    edited February 2015
    I had 20 lbs. to lose and MFP was set at 1,250 cals./daily without exercise, 1,400 or thereabouts with exercise. After the first 15 lbs. were lost, I reset my goal to lose .5 lbs. a week, so now I have my level at about 1,350 base, and adding exercise, average 1,450 or so. Most days, I have 750 cals./dinner left (as I have changed my diet to eat breakfast every morning and a small protein-based lunch). This has worked out great and lets me eat all food types, at least in smaller portions.

    You don't need to restrict yourself to 1,100 cals./day as you mentioned in your other thread. Cross-check against Scooby's calculator (http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/), and may I suggest that you consider resetting your goals on MFP? Here's a chart that is often used as a guide as to how much to lose per week based on goal:

    75+ lbs. to lose? Set to lose 2 lbs./week.
    Between 40 - 75 lbs.? Set to lose 1.5 lb./week.
    Between 25-40 lbs.? Set to lose 1 lb./week.
    Between 15-25 lbs.? Set to lose 1 -.50 lb./week.
    Less than 15 lbs.? Set to lose 0.5 lbs./week.

    You can change your goals to be more healthy based on this chart. Click Goals > Change Goals > Guided, Continue (direct goals link), enter in your accurate information and realistic goal weight, and click Update Profile. MFP will give you good information on how many calories you should eat each day to safely lose weight. Good luck!

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  • spoonyspork
    spoonyspork Posts: 238 Member
    Have a small piece of lemon cake. You're not doing yourself any favors denying yourself! I had red velvet cake when my coworker brought it in yesterday and just made a smaller dinner... and found I HAD to eat some ice cream or I wouldn't even reach 1200!

    Cut off enough for two good bites. Have a nice 400 calorie dinner (4oz baked boneless skinless chicken breast, 6oz broccoli steamed, 200g baked potato, 1 serving butter split between the broccoli and potato is ~400 cal total and VERY filling) and 100 calorie snack before bed :)
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