Those last 300 calories to meet goal

louloulou

a glass of red wine and/or some dark chocolate is my usual treat if the calories allow

Francl27

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.

:drinker: Yep, this is not a concept that applies to me, either.

Not true. I don't know about you, but I'm on MFP because I love eating, and I sure wasn't listening to my body at all when I was stuffing my mouth with a lot of delicious foods.

Most days I have a bigger breakfast, we've just been out of food in the last couple days lol.

kiekie

I usually hit perfect macros with about 1-200 cals to spare and I although I feel the pull of deep-seated OCD inside, I can't be bothered to take one sip of juice, one bite of yoghurt etc. so I save them for a splurge at the weekend. That ALWAYS happens!

trisH_7183

Glad you asked this question.I'm getting better about eating close to goal,but save the exercise calories for
whatever/whenever we eat out.Works for me.

majope

PopTart, toasted (of course!)=200 calories
1 teaspoon butter=33 calories (more than a teaspoon is wasted--it just drips right off)
1/2 cup 2% milk=65 calories

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total=298 calories

akaythelion

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY >:D best 300 cals ever. But i'm doing paleo so no more bread ):

rahlpn

Protien bar and a glass of milk. I hate wine *ducks*

cwolfman13

Two lager beers or three glasses of red wine or 5 shots of vodka

bumblebums

I love far too many calorie-dense foods to have that problem.

* Avocado
* Olives
* Pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts
* Dark chocolate
* A nice rich cheese

...

Just give yourself a treat. (Provided you actually weigh your food during the rest of the day and *have* 300 cal to spare--there could be other reasons why you're not hungry, e.g., you're eating more than you think.)

Francl27

I love far too many calorie-dense foods to have that problem.

* Avocado
* Olives
* Pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts
* Dark chocolate
* A nice rich cheese

...

Just give yourself a treat. (Provided you actually weigh your food during the rest of the day and *have* 300 cal to spare--there could be other reasons why you're not hungry, e.g., you're eating more than you think.)

I use my scale religiously!

erinsueburns

With 300 calories at the end of the day I have 2 tablespoons of peanut butter and 2 squares of 88% chocolate.

sunshyncatra

A few spoonfulls of almond/peanut butter will do it if you don't feel like eating much. If you keep having this issue, maybe add a spoon of almond/peanut butter earlier in the day.

Francl27

I should probably have mentioned that I'm not too fond of nut butters. I do like the chocolate coconut peanut butter variety though

Last night I made myself a protein shake smoothie with frozen fruit and I was so stuffed after...

sunshyncatra

I should probably have mentioned that I'm not too fond of nut butters. I do like the chocolate coconut peanut butter variety though

Last night I made myself a protein shake smoothie with frozen fruit and I was so stuffed after...

Whoops, then I would go for some good dark chocolate or a calorie dense cheese. If you like toast, a piece of toast with real butter and/or jelly is pretty calorie dense.

bumblebums

I love far too many calorie-dense foods to have that problem.

* Avocado
* Olives
* Pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts
* Dark chocolate
* A nice rich cheese

...

Just give yourself a treat. (Provided you actually weigh your food during the rest of the day and *have* 300 cal to spare--there could be other reasons why you're not hungry, e.g., you're eating more than you think.)

I use my scale religiously!

Great, I was just making sure (actually, I peeked in your diary afterwards and it was obvious that you weigh your food).

I would look back through your diary to try to identify the most calorie-dense foods that you like, and use them as treats to help you meet the calorie goal for the day.

About intuitive eating. It's great, but if people were good at it naturally, we wouldn't have the problems we have with obesity, and weight loss and maintenance would be easier. It is important to keep your intake at a certain level for adherence to the diet. I've been eating a bit more than I am hungry for to meet my TDEE, and it hasn't hurt my waistline in the least. What I have found is that when I don't eat enough, I feel it in the next day's workout. So you're right to try to get those calories in.

AndyLL180

3 Light beers or 2 real ones.

However I would likely leave it.

I have my goal set to 1 lb/week which is a 500 cal deficit. So 500 either way is fine with me.

If I have a lot of exercise cals I would leave it for sure... I feel that they tend to be overstated a little.

emilyjoan1994

I leave room for ice cream aalllllll the time! Its my new fav instead of chocolate!!

kellyw036

Peanut butter

TheBeerRunner

No big deal. As long as I'm close to my goal every day I don't really worry about being under. I figure it's OK because the calorie estimates for exercise may be somewhat exaggerated anyway.