It's noon and I've finished eating my calories
nminden
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try planning your meals.
seriously lol0 -
i have no idea what your age, height, current weight, and goal weight are... but 1,200 calories is probably not enough for you.
go for a nice long walk/run/bike ride and burn some calories so you can eat more.0 -
Easy! Go for a long walk before dinner.0
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blimey, that was quick!
definitely agree with buffy, better planning of your daily calorie intake,
and maybe eating more often but less food, to save yourself from going over the top in the morning by eating heavy in one go,
as for today, dont sweat it too much, just try and keep it light for the rest of the day calorie wise, drink loads of water and eat s much fruit or veg as you can, so your not going to go 1000-2000 over, if you can limit to 500 calories or less for whatever else you eat today then its not a big deal really,
plan for a better day tomorrow
**edited to agree with the 2 above about the going for a long walk**0 -
LOL sucks for you.
That's why I don't start eating until noon at least.0 -
Don't worry - I had the same problem when I first started. Keeping a diary made me realise after just one week that I was eating the 1200 recommended calories just for breakfast and lunch alone.
What I did was - I calculated my TDEE and BMR honestly, and I found I can eat around 1550 calories a day, not 1200.
Two months down the line, I find my calories have naturally spread out over 3 meals at 500-500-500 with occasional small variations, and I'm not very hungry between meals, and the cravings are few and far in between.
I suspect you haven't done your calculations and MFP has recommended you the 1200 calories it recommends to everyone - trust me, ignore that, do your calculations, and you'll know what you are doing in no time
good luck!0 -
Make up for it later in the week?
In the 'notes' section of the diary, I keep a log of how over/under I am (usually exercise cals) and I work it out a week at a time, starting afresh each Monday. This ensures I have cals left over for treats at the weekend.
A couple of bowlfuls of home made veg soup, or some sauteed veg with brown rice won't put you hugely over your limit.0 -
I'd recommend that you check here to make sure your goal is appropriate (1200 calories is generally for the very small and sedentary or the very obese who need to lose quickly for urgent health reasons. For most people it is not enough.).
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/952996-level-obstacles-lose-weight-target-fat-easy
My other recommendation is that you pre-log your day. I sit down with my coffee in the morning and enter everything I've planned to eat for the day. I might need to make changes as the day progresses but at least I've got a good starting point.0 -
LOL sucks for you.
That's why I don't start eating until noon at least.
Me too, a lot easier and you stay fuller longer0 -
Let yourself go over a little today. I had something similar happen to me yesterday and decided to run some calories into existence which created some major backlash. Drain the tank the night before and it will be much harder to start the next morning.0
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I'm just getting back to MFP after a bit of an absence, but one thing that I know for sure that has helped me in the past is meal planning. I want to know what I'm putting in my mouth before I eat it - keep track of the calories and ingredients - if you go over by a little but you're eating really healthy foods, oh well! If you need to kick up the exercise a bit to maintain your calorie goal, try finding ways to increase your cardio. I'm also a huge fan of drinking two glasses of water when I'm hungry before even getting near any food - that takes the edge off a bit and keeps my food intake down 0
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Break out the bike, get the running shoes on, pop in a work out DVD, or just relax it's Sunday! One day should not make or break you, you may just need to work out harder the next few days that's all.0
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. . it happens. :celeryforyou:0
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One bad day won't make you fat just like one salad won't make you skinny. Try to plan meals for tomorrow, take a walk today and relax.0
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Looks like you only netted 700 yesterday. No wonder you were starving! Use a BMR calculator to find a more appropriate goal for yourself, and then NET YOUR GOAL EVERY DAY!0
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Wow :noway: ...you should do some cardio to burn the calories taken and then refuel. You might consider planning your meals or re-evaluating your calorie goal.
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LOL
MFP is taking awfully lot of my time as I try to strech my 1200 calories over the day. I'm not obese or small or sedetary, that's just how much it is calculated. Try burn some or wait for tomorrow. My sympathy. :flowerforyou:0 -
Well thats ok tomorrow is a new day and besides you can make a salad or an omelet with veggies, oatmeal with fruit or yougurt bonelss skinless chicken breast with some sautted mushrooms , peppers and a slice of cheese on top your choice of veggies your doing fine dont let this get you down plan for tomorrows meals and forget about todays used up calories0
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i have no idea what your age, height, current weight, and goal weight are... but 1,200 calories is probably not enough for you.
go for a nice long walk/run/bike ride and burn some calories so you can eat more.
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LOL sucks for you.
That's why I don't start eating until noon at least.
Oh yeah, because that's healthy.
Don't skip meals. Go for a nice long walk so you can eat some more. Plan your meals better.0 -
My other recommendation is that you pre-log your day. I sit down with my coffee in the morning and enter everything I've planned to eat for the day. I might need to make changes as the day progresses but at least I've got a good starting point.
This. I plan my diary either early in the morning or the night before. It has really helped me to say on track. The end of the day doesn't always mirror the beginning of the day, but it'll usually keep me from going over or eating things that I just don't have the calories for.
As for today, don't be too hard on yourself. We all have struggles. Just do your best today, try to get some exercise in, and move on.
Good luck!0 -
LOL sucks for you.
That's why I don't start eating until noon at least.
Oh yeah, because that's healthy.
Don't skip meals. Go for a nice long walk so you can eat some more. Plan your meals better.
There is nothing wrong with skipping breakfast. As long as you get your correct number of calories in a day, it doesn't matter how you time them.0 -
I just looked at your diary and you logged them as different meals.
You need fewer carbs and more protein, fat is fine. Also your goal is pretty low, you've only had 1300 calories so you could eat more and still lose weight i'm sure.
What you're eating aren't bad foods though.
I would say places you can cut down: breakfast, that's a lot of calories for oatmeal, either have less or get a less caloric brand
Nuts: nuts are healthy but they're very high calorie, try cutting it down to just 1 serving of nuts, or if you want both almonds and peanuts, do a half serving of each.
What I like to do, when I can, is anything I know I'm having, like if i know what's for dinner or for lunch or something, or if I know there's a certain snack I really want that day, I log it all in advance so I can fill in the blanks and be like okay I can have more carbs for breakfast, okay I can have dessert today, I shouldn't have rice with dinner, etc. etc. it sounds like a pain but it takes like 5 mins and is super easy and that way you don't have to be logging all day too so if you're out you can just take a quick look and remember oh yeah this is what I should eat.0 -
LOL sucks for you.
That's why I don't start eating until noon at least.
Oh yeah, because that's healthy.
Don't skip meals. Go for a nice long walk so you can eat some more. Plan your meals better.
do you know what intermittent fasting is?0 -
Well thats ok tomorrow is a new day and besides you can make a salad or an omelet with veggies, oatmeal with fruit or yougurt bonelss skinless chicken breast with some sautted mushrooms , peppers and a slice of cheese on top your choice of veggies your doing fine dont let this get you down plan for tomorrows meals and forget about todays used up calories
No reason to wait till tomorrow. Best thing to do is get back on track the next meal.0 -
First, 1200 is not necessary. You can have success on higher calories.
Secondly, if you want to stick to this amount and you're really struggling, here's a couple of things you could try:
- Almonds are great. However, they are quite high in calories a fat. 50g is quite a large serving for this food, I think the recommended is 30g. That would save you quite a bit.
- 1 serving of oatmeal?
Sorry there wasn't much I could find to change, you're diary's pretty good in terms of choices! I'd say the lack of calories would be the main issue. You could also try adding a bit of exercise to the mix, and you'd bag yourself some tasty exercise calories! 0 -
LOL sucks for you.
That's why I don't start eating until noon at least.
Oh yeah, because that's healthy.
Don't skip meals. Go for a nice long walk so you can eat some more. Plan your meals better.
Intermittent Fasting works for some people, like me. Live and let live.
And some people stay in bed as long as possible on weekends, so our breakfast might be at noon. I am not gonna call that skipping a meal. I'm gonna call that living the life.
And yes a nice long walk will help. I also drink more water when I have no calories left but I'm still hungry or bored. Hard to tell the difference sometimes between hungry and bored. LOL0 -
What I like to do, when I can, is anything I know I'm having, like if i know what's for dinner or for lunch or something, or if I know there's a certain snack I really want that day, I log it all in advance so I can fill in the blanks and be like okay I can have more carbs for breakfast, okay I can have dessert today, I shouldn't have rice with dinner, etc. etc. it sounds like a pain but it takes like 5 mins and is super easy and that way you don't have to be logging all day too so if you're out you can just take a quick look and remember oh yeah this is what I should eat.
This is part of my strategy, too. I like to think of it like dealing with money. You have only so much to spend today, and the essentials cost so much, so you only have X to play with, so when you want a snack, you have to ask yourself if you can "callorically afford" it.
I have my daily goal at 1300 but I make sure I get some exercise in every day. Even if it's just walking to the grocery store and lugging all of that stuff home, that counts. I walk *everywhere*, so in my daily life just getting places can net me upwards of 5km in one day. Push yourself to do that at near top speed and all of a sudden you're allowed to eat 1500-1600 calories that day without going over the net goal of 1300. 1300 I find is better than 1200 because 12 is your minimum requirement for nutrition. You're not supposed to go under that. So 13 gives you some wiggle room for going over 12 but under goal. 13 is still hard to deal with sometimes though, you have to make some good choices, which is why I feel it's almost impossible to go a day without cardio. To eat as much as I need to feel nourished and satisfied (for me about 1500) I HAVE to get some cardio in, so then I'm under calorie goal, and I'm working out, which just helps the whole process along. I have accidentally gone over my goal and at 11pm gone out for a 5km pleasure walk and came back well under goal.
Lastly, have you heard of the 80/20 rule? If you're good 80% of the time, and bad 20% of the time, you'll still come out on top and loose weight. If you average a month has 30 days, 20% is 6 days. So as long as you only go over your goal 6 days or less a month, you're laughing!0 -
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