143 Calorie Left
lilcharmer214
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So I just discovered that after my breakfast, lunch and two snacks, I only have 143 calories left for dinner. 
Here is my allotted breakdown of what I have left:
Calories:143
Carbs:-13
Fat: 5
Protein: 25
Sodium: 1078
Sugar: 13
What would you eat for dinner?
My downfall was having 1 cup of Grape Nuts cereal for breakfast, that alone was 420 calories.
*sigh*
Here is my allotted breakdown of what I have left:
Calories:143
Carbs:-13
Fat: 5
Protein: 25
Sodium: 1078
Sugar: 13
What would you eat for dinner?
My downfall was having 1 cup of Grape Nuts cereal for breakfast, that alone was 420 calories.
*sigh*
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Have a big salad with some lean protein. You'll end up over, but not by as much as giving up and ordering a pizza. Learn from today, and do it different next time. Good luck!5
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What's our deficit? I would eat into my deficit and have a salad with a very tiny amount of dressing and some protein with it. And not worry about the lower deficit that day.0
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quiksylver296 wrote: »Have a big salad with some lean protein. You'll end up over, but not by as much as giving up and ordering a pizza. Learn from today, and do it different next time. Good luck!
Yeah. Like no more Grape Nuts!
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lilcharmer214 wrote: »So I just discovered that after my breakfast, lunch and two snacks, I only have 143 calories left for dinner.
Here is my allotted breakdown of what I have left:
Calories:143
Carbs:-13
Fat: 5
Protein: 25
Sodium: 1078
Sugar: 13
What would you eat for dinner?
My downfall was having 1 cup of Grape Nuts cereal for breakfast, that alone was 420 calories.
*sigh*
I gave up cereal for breakfast; it's just not filling enough for me.
And I agree with eating something filling but low calorie (salad with chicken, egg white omelet with lots of veggies, etc) for dinner. It's ok to be over for the day, but learn from this. I try pre-logging days so I know what I have to work with for dinner or I can adjust if I'm low on protein or whatever for the day.2 -
kirstenb13 wrote: »What's our deficit? I would eat into my deficit and have a salad with a very tiny amount of dressing and some protein with it. And not worry about the lower deficit that day.
Yeah I think my best bet is a salad with minimal dressing. Ugh! I thought I was doing fine today. Oh well.
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lilcharmer214 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »Have a big salad with some lean protein. You'll end up over, but not by as much as giving up and ordering a pizza. Learn from today, and do it different next time. Good luck!
Yeah. Like no more Grape Nuts!
I personally do better with a breakfast that has protein, usually Greek yogurt with fruit mixed in.1 -
lilcharmer214 wrote: »
Yeah I think my best bet is a salad with minimal dressing. Ugh! I thought I was doing fine today. Oh well.
Don't beat yourself up over this, it doesn't matter in the long run. Use it to learn from it and improve in the future, but just by being aware of it you are doing more than probably >95% of people.
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quiksylver296 wrote: »
I personally do better with a breakfast that has protein, usually Greek yogurt with fruit mixed in.[/quote]
Yeah that is usually my go-to but I was trying something different.
And I'm out of yogurt!
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Go for a walk to "earn" a few more calories, or go over today but stay a bit under tomorrow. What is your calorie goal?1
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WinoGelato wrote: »Go for a walk to "earn" a few more calories, or go over today but stay a bit under tomorrow. What is your calorie goal?
Yeah not a bad idea. If I had of known, I would have walked during my lunch break.
My calorie goal is 1200.
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shrimp1
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Why is your calorie goal so low? Unless you are pretty short and small, you can generally afford to eat more while still losing weight.0
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exercise to get more calories.
egg white omelette! you can do a nice sized one for 150 cal.1 -
AngryViking1970 wrote: »shrimp
You just reminded me I do have fresh shrimp to cook!!!0 -
thiosulfate wrote: »Why is your calorie goal so low? Unless you are pretty short and small, you can generally afford to eat more while still losing weight.
I'm 5'1, started at 140 lbs. Not sure how small that is.
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Don't know how much a cup of anything is, i weigh all my food by grams, far more accurate.0
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I'd go for a walk, or hit the gym, do something to earn more calories.1
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Although, I rarely leave that little for dinner, if I do have a small amount left, I just go jog for two or three miles. Takes me about a half hour and I can usually earn back anywhere from 300 to 500 calories. Obviously that's an estimate but then I'm usually not going over and if I do go over, it's not by much.0
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lilcharmer214 wrote: »thiosulfate wrote: »Why is your calorie goal so low? Unless you are pretty short and small, you can generally afford to eat more while still losing weight.
I'm 5'1, started at 140 lbs. Not sure how small that is.
Not sure how much weight you are trying to lose but 1 lb/week is probably the most aggressive goal you should choose. You should also be eating back some exercise calories if you aren't already.
Lastly, a lot of people find that prelogging their meals help avoid exactly the situation you ran into. Putting in the grape nuts ahead of time, along with what you plan to eat for lunch and dinner, would let you know that you were going to run out of calories so you could make different choices (don't eat the cereal, go for a walk at lunch time, etc).
No biggie, it's a lesson many of us learn. It's also good to check calorie estimates of restaurants before you get there and are faced with a menu of yummy choices, you select something you think will have reasonable calories, get home and log it and realize you were way off...0 -
It might put you about 100 over for the day, but 1 cup (227g) of cottage cheese, along with some carrots and celery is highly satisfying. Adding a leafy salad could help fill the meal out and add only a few calories on top.
If you go dry curd, that is almost entirely protein, and your protein goal is where you've got the most play right now.0 -
I totally agree with the others..... go do some kind of an activity and earn some extra calories! Otherwise have a protein shake and call it a night.0
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Thanks everyone! So I went over. Cooked up some shrimp that I had and had to cook and added it to a light salad. I may lift some weights after I put my son to bed but I'll just have to do better tomorrow.0
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WinoGelato wrote: »
Not sure how much weight you are trying to lose but 1 lb/week is probably the most aggressive goal you should choose. You should also be eating back some exercise calories if you aren't already.
Lastly, a lot of people find that prelogging their meals help avoid exactly the situation you ran into. Putting in the grape nuts ahead of time, along with what you plan to eat for lunch and dinner, would let you know that you were going to run out of calories so you could make different choices (don't eat the cereal, go for a walk at lunch time, etc).
No biggie, it's a lesson many of us learn. It's also good to check calorie estimates of restaurants before you get there and are faced with a menu of yummy choices, you select something you think will have reasonable calories, get home and log it and realize you were way off...
My goal/ideal is to lose 15 lbs and go back to my smoking 20-something, pre-baby self. I can dream right!
I did pre-log some but not all. Lesson learned.
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