Those last 300 calories to meet goal

Francl27
Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What do you do with them?

I know, I know. I didn't get here by having a hard time eating 1700 calories. But now that I don't binge on unhealthy foods anymore and actually sort of listen to my body, I have the opposite problem. Some days I'll have some frozen yogurt, some beer or a 100 calorie chocolate bar, but some days... I just don't want to make myself eat 'junk' to reach my goal.

So I just had dinner, I'm not hungry, I have 350 calories left, no cravings, and I have no idea what to do with them. Pretty much like the last 3 weeks... What would you do? ok the chocolate bar sounds tempting and I might do that after my workout, but I'll still be 250 calories short.
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  • laurimaki
    laurimaki Posts: 47 Member
    eat a bigger chocolate bar, lol.

    Honestly, I don't care if I'm short...I only care if I go over. If I'm short, I'm short...you hit the nail right on the head when you said listen to your body. If you're hungry, eat something extra, if not, then don't eat. IMHO.

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  • Fit_French
    Fit_French Posts: 134 Member
    A big glass of antioxidant rich wine....yum
  • mssierra2u
    mssierra2u Posts: 86 Member
    A standard bag of microwave popcorn is about 300 calories. A half cup of hummus with a few bagel chips and half a glass of wine.:tongue:
  • jamebb
    jamebb Posts: 86 Member
    Someone posted chocolate avocado pudding/mousse on the recipes thread, it's pretty good and will satisfy your chocolate cravings and fill you up with healthy fats.
    I think the recipe was something along the lines of: Large avocado + 1/4 cup cocoa powder + 1/4 cup sweetener (I used agave nectar, but you can use honey or however much artificial sweetener you like) + vanilla extract + a little bit of milk (depending on how loose you want it to be). You might want to use the search function or google it if you want more exact measurements. You mush/blend it all together and get 2 decent size servings or 3 small ones.
  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    A big glass of antioxidant rich wine....yum

    thats def what a would do! :drinker:
  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    or ice cream...there's always room for ice cream...
  • MzManiak
    MzManiak Posts: 1,361 Member
    Or save them for an end of the week dinner out... or for when you DO have a craving and find yourself without extra calories... :wink:
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Ice cream.

    Seriously. I intentionally leave 200-300 calories at the end of the day as often as I can specifically for ice cream.

    A bowl of ice cream shortly before bed is one of my greatest pleasures. And the funniest thing is that when I got fat, I never even ate ice cream.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    or ice cream...there's always room for ice cream...

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  • jonathanp2
    jonathanp2 Posts: 41 Member
    You got it. Your body is a better tool in MFP, MFP is a tool that will help you. If your body is not hungry, it is not hungry. Now dont trick yourself into not being hungry. I am usually always below my calorie goal. Today I was like 512 below. Most of the time 100 to 300 below. It is what works for me.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Your body is a better tool [than] MFP

    I don't know about you, but if my body were such a better tool than MFP I wouldn't be on MFP.
  • purple4sure05
    purple4sure05 Posts: 287 Member
    Man if I had 300 calories left my *kitten* would already be halfway to the nearest poptart aisle or krispy kreme.
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    or ice cream...there's always room for ice cream...

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    yup :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou:
  • airangel59
    airangel59 Posts: 1,887 Member
    If I have extra calories and I'm not hungry, I leave them. If I'm under my daily goal, so be it.
  • marhattap
    marhattap Posts: 149 Member
    This, this is a win.
    A big glass of antioxidant rich wine....yum
  • gonnamakeanewaccount
    gonnamakeanewaccount Posts: 642 Member
    Why force yourself to eat if you aren't hungry?
  • ecw3780
    ecw3780 Posts: 608 Member
    I usually have scrambled egg beaters with cheese or a protein shake made with low fat chocolate milk. (it's my secret weapon against ice cream). Of course if you are above a net of 1200 calories, you don't have to eat them back. Sometimes I will save them for the morning. I have many days, especially when I work out a lot in one day, where I am not super hungry that day, but I am famished the next. It all evens out.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Why force yourself to eat if you aren't hungry?

    If you're asking me, the answer is to maintain a consistent daily calorie deficit.
  • yaseyuku
    yaseyuku Posts: 871 Member
    Ice cream.

    Seriously. I intentionally leave 200-300 calories at the end of the day as often as I can specifically for ice cream.

    A bowl of ice cream shortly before bed is one of my greatest pleasures. And the funniest thing is that when I got fat, I never even ate ice cream.

    I've been doing this lately too.

    It's interesting because, at my heaviest, I very rarely had ice cream either. Only since I've started this lifestyle change have I been really craving it.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Ice cream.

    Seriously. I intentionally leave 200-300 calories at the end of the day as often as I can specifically for ice cream.

    A bowl of ice cream shortly before bed is one of my greatest pleasures. And the funniest thing is that when I got fat, I never even ate ice cream.

    I've been doing this lately too.

    It's interesting because, at my heaviest, I very rarely had ice cream either. Only since I've started this lifestyle change have I been really craving it.

    I think there's something to it, actually. Prolonged calorie deprivation makes you crave fat and sugar, maybe. I never had a taste for it, even though I ate it occasionally. But now I absolutely love it.
  • HartJames
    HartJames Posts: 789 Member
    Yea- especially tough when you care about macros like fat/carbs/sodium. I just leave it.
  • deadbeatsummer
    deadbeatsummer Posts: 537 Member
    on the rare occassions when I do end up being significantly under, I try and keep it that way as I feel it makes up for the days when I am over (which happen a lot more).
  • yaseyuku
    yaseyuku Posts: 871 Member

    I think there's something to it, actually. Prolonged calorie deprivation makes you crave fat and sugar, maybe. I never had a taste for it, even though I ate it occasionally. But now I absolutely love it.

    I was just considering this about two days ago. Come to think of it, the only other period where I loved ice cream and ate a lot of it was when I was around 17-18 or so and eating at a calorie deficit every day (though not purposely or attempting to lose weight).
  • honeysprinkles
    honeysprinkles Posts: 1,757 Member
    I don't worry about it. If I'm under 300 one day, I'll save them for a day later in the week when I end up being 300 over. It's nice to have a bit of extra room to indulge when I want to and I don't see a point in eating just to meet a goal if I'm not hungry. I usually have a couple low days and a couple high days every week, it balances out.
  • meandmyface
    meandmyface Posts: 328
    I think its important to listen to your body, if you're not hungry then don't just eat for the sake of it! Then you can use those calories later in the week for a treat when you really want something :)
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I set my calorie goal to lose 1 lb a week so if I'm 300 calories below I know I'm still between losing 1 and 2 lbs so I don't worry too much.
  • arlenem1974
    arlenem1974 Posts: 437 Member
    I would have that chocolate bar and a can of soda too
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    I have fat bombs that I made out of CO/cocoa/peanut butter and shredded coconut. They're good for 160 calories, I usually have one with some berries. Otherwise I might melt a couple ounces of mild cheddar and eat it with a spoon lol
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I've been known to eat condensed milk by the spoonful. I might need to pick up a can next grocery run.
  • Hotdawgnothotdog
    Hotdawgnothotdog Posts: 179 Member
    If you're not in the mood for food, you're not in the mood for food, what I usually do is have all my 'big' meals finished by my last workout, by then I usually have around 300 calories left, too, so I go in the kitchen, and, depending on how the calories are looking, eat as my remaining calories will alow. But it's not a crime to not finish your calories, if you get hungry, eat, but there's no reason stuffing your face because you have a few calories hanging around if you're not absolutely starving.

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