When you have 814 calories left and less than 2 hours left in your logging day...
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singingflutelady wrote: »SymbolismNZ wrote: »rankinsect wrote: »SymbolismNZ wrote: »Ultimately, eat only when hungry; regardless of what the calorie count says. Listen to your body.
I'd disagree with this in a few cases.
1. You need to eat a minimum number of calories to be healthy, and even if not hungry, you should eat at least this much.
2. There's a school of thought with some very intelligent and respected adherents, such as Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, that would say you should eat to prevent future hunger. The idea is that if you wait until you're really hungy, you'll often end up eating more in total than if you ate to prevent yourself from becoming really hungry in the first place.
The second point won't really matter as much if you're counting calories - meal timing doesn't matter for weight loss, calories do - but some people may find it easier to stick to a deficit if they are eating smaller but more frequently.
Sure; all good advice; but at 10PM at night?
Why not 10 pm? Nothing wrong with eating at 10
Absolutely ... I always eat at 10 pm.
And usually again closer to midnight.
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SymbolismNZ wrote: »rankinsect wrote: »SymbolismNZ wrote: »Ultimately, eat only when hungry; regardless of what the calorie count says. Listen to your body.
I'd disagree with this in a few cases.
1. You need to eat a minimum number of calories to be healthy, and even if not hungry, you should eat at least this much.
2. There's a school of thought with some very intelligent and respected adherents, such as Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, that would say you should eat to prevent future hunger. The idea is that if you wait until you're really hungy, you'll often end up eating more in total than if you ate to prevent yourself from becoming really hungry in the first place.
The second point won't really matter as much if you're counting calories - meal timing doesn't matter for weight loss, calories do - but some people may find it easier to stick to a deficit if they are eating smaller but more frequently.
Sure; all good advice; but at 10PM at night and 814 calories left? While the calories are the same, your body doesn't go into its period of intermittent fasting/recovery throughout the night; digesting that food will impact your sleep.
I notice there is a massive CICO trend on these boards ...
Yes!
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SymbolismNZ wrote: »rankinsect wrote: »SymbolismNZ wrote: »Ultimately, eat only when hungry; regardless of what the calorie count says. Listen to your body.
I'd disagree with this in a few cases.
1. You need to eat a minimum number of calories to be healthy, and even if not hungry, you should eat at least this much.
2. There's a school of thought with some very intelligent and respected adherents, such as Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, that would say you should eat to prevent future hunger. The idea is that if you wait until you're really hungy, you'll often end up eating more in total than if you ate to prevent yourself from becoming really hungry in the first place.
The second point won't really matter as much if you're counting calories - meal timing doesn't matter for weight loss, calories do - but some people may find it easier to stick to a deficit if they are eating smaller but more frequently.
Sure; all good advice; but at 10PM at night and 814 calories left? While the calories are the same, your body doesn't go into its period of intermittent fasting/recovery throughout the night; digesting that food will impact your sleep.
I notice there is a massive CICO trend on these boards and fair enough; it's the scientific principle of weight loss; it's not however the scientific principle of health.
Nutrient timing is irrelevant. Your metabolism works 24 hours a day and not everybody is into intermittent fasting (nor is there any proven metabolic advantage from it).
OP, I'm thinking now would be a great time for a jar of peanut butter and a big spoon!10 -
And personally, I would have gone for nutella and honey on toast, and then would have saved the rest of the calories for another day.3
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MaddMaestro wrote: »jennybearlv wrote: »You guys are no fun. It's not often I get an extra 800 calories to indulge on.
No! You shouldn't be thinking like that. Be proud that you worked hard to burn off the calories you already have. They're not "earned" calories.
A lot of times when I'm not hungry, I just input Misc calories so I can get my projected goal.
So you don't put more gas in your car after you've gone empty or almost empty? Because that's essentially what eating back exercise calories is.
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I'm in a similar boat (the joys of chasing toddlers, which post holidays has been a lot more than usual). So I enjoyed a serving of a rosemary lemon ice cream, which is about the amount of ice cream I ever really eat. And an extra serving of my trail mix I eat on the way home from work.1
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My response would depend on a number of factors.
With that number of calories left, how many calories did you actually eat? Is it already over 1200? Is it anywhere near your regular MFP goal? Does that include extra exercise calories? Is this typical of all your days, or could you perhaps look at your calories over a week instead of separate days?1 -
Happened to me last night with over 500 calories left. I ate a pb and honey sandwich. Yum.4
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MaddMaestro wrote: »jennybearlv wrote: »You guys are no fun. It's not often I get an extra 800 calories to indulge on.
No! You shouldn't be thinking like that. Be proud that you worked hard to burn off the calories you already have. They're not "earned" calories.
A lot of times when I'm not hungry, I just input Misc calories so I can get my projected goal.
Evidently you don't do any long distance/endurance exercise.
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singingflutelady wrote: »SymbolismNZ wrote: »rankinsect wrote: »SymbolismNZ wrote: »Ultimately, eat only when hungry; regardless of what the calorie count says. Listen to your body.
I'd disagree with this in a few cases.
1. You need to eat a minimum number of calories to be healthy, and even if not hungry, you should eat at least this much.
2. There's a school of thought with some very intelligent and respected adherents, such as Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, that would say you should eat to prevent future hunger. The idea is that if you wait until you're really hungy, you'll often end up eating more in total than if you ate to prevent yourself from becoming really hungry in the first place.
The second point won't really matter as much if you're counting calories - meal timing doesn't matter for weight loss, calories do - but some people may find it easier to stick to a deficit if they are eating smaller but more frequently.
Sure; all good advice; but at 10PM at night?
Why not 10 pm? Nothing wrong with eating at 10
Absolutely ... I always eat at 10 pm. And usually again closer to midnight.
Me too. That's why I start new tracking days at 6. Big yummy dinner, some midnight snacks, then see where I am when I'm less hungry during the day. It's worked quite well for me.2 -
800 calories of cheese? It would be days before I pooped again.4
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My response would depend on a number of factors.
With that number of calories left, how many calories did you actually eat? Is it already over 1200? Is it anywhere near your regular MFP goal? Does that include extra exercise calories? Is this typical of all your days, or could you perhaps look at your calories over a week instead of separate days?
Look at you taking things all serious. At the time of the original post I had 814 calories left. I think I had eaten around 1100. It included a little under 700 exercise calories. It is not typical, because I live high desert and rarely shovel snow. I do look at my calories over the week. Also, you do know I have an open diary, right?4 -
Nutella (or your choice of) MILKSHAKE!!!4
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SymbolismNZ wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »Why not 10 pm? Nothing wrong with eating at 10
There are plenty of scientific reasons; but hey, if it works for you, full power.
No, there isn't. Your body doesn't recognize time, and it certainly doesn't stop digesting when you go to sleep.
I eat sometimes, up to an hour before sleep. It does not interrupt my sleep, or give me any discomfort. I've lost quite a bit of weight and still lose.
Um...What?MaddMaestro wrote: »jennybearlv wrote: »You guys are no fun. It's not often I get an extra 800 calories to indulge on.
No! You shouldn't be thinking like that. Be proud that you worked hard to burn off the calories you already have. They're not "earned" calories.
A lot of times when I'm not hungry, I just input Misc calories so I can get my projected goal.
MFP already has a deficit built in, so eating a portion of exercise calories is actually recommended. So, if you're not eating any calories back and burn a large amount, you are increasing your deficit even further and aren't fueling your body appropriately.
Also, OP didn't specify that she earned the calories from exercise. Perhaps she ate light and was very busy during the day?
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MaddMaestro wrote: »jennybearlv wrote: »You guys are no fun. It's not often I get an extra 800 calories to indulge on.
No! You shouldn't be thinking like that. Be proud that you worked hard to burn off the calories you already have. They're not "earned" calories.
A lot of times when I'm not hungry, I just input Misc calories so I can get my projected goal.
I earn every calorie I burn. OP, if I had 800 calories left to eat whatever, I would eat a pint of ice cream! Blue Bell is 150-200 calories per serving at 4 servings per pint.6 -
singingflutelady wrote: »SymbolismNZ wrote: »rankinsect wrote: »SymbolismNZ wrote: »Ultimately, eat only when hungry; regardless of what the calorie count says. Listen to your body.
I'd disagree with this in a few cases.
1. You need to eat a minimum number of calories to be healthy, and even if not hungry, you should eat at least this much.
2. There's a school of thought with some very intelligent and respected adherents, such as Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, that would say you should eat to prevent future hunger. The idea is that if you wait until you're really hungy, you'll often end up eating more in total than if you ate to prevent yourself from becoming really hungry in the first place.
The second point won't really matter as much if you're counting calories - meal timing doesn't matter for weight loss, calories do - but some people may find it easier to stick to a deficit if they are eating smaller but more frequently.
Sure; all good advice; but at 10PM at night?
Why not 10 pm? Nothing wrong with eating at 10
I just ate at 10 pm too (it's not that uncommon for me, although I usually eat dinner at 9). I'd only had 900 calories so far and was hungry, so glad it's not actually bad to eat.0 -
800 calories of cheese? It would be days before I pooped again.
I'm not sure I would eat 800 calories of cheese in one sitting, but I could certainly eat 800 calories of various cheeses spread out through the day. Omelet with cheddar for breakfast. Grilled American cheese for lunch. Mozzarella, fruit, and nuts for a snack. Tacos and beans with queso fresco for dinner. Brie on French bread for another snack. I'd still be able to poop though. Have you tried eating more fiber with your cheese?2 -
jennybearlv wrote: »800 calories of cheese? It would be days before I pooped again.
I'm not sure I would eat 800 calories of cheese in one sitting, but I could certainly eat 800 calories of various cheeses spread out through the day. Omelet with cheddar for breakfast. Grilled American cheese for lunch. Mozzarella, fruit, and nuts for a snack. Tacos and beans with queso fresco for dinner. Brie on French bread for another snack. I'd still be able to poop though. Have you tried eating more fiber with your cheese?
I'm a cheese purist. If I'm going to eat 800 calories of cheese in a day, it's going to be straight off the wheel and paired with nothing. I don't want to ruin the majesty that is cheese by muddying it up with other lesser foods.
BTW, pooing is overrated anyway.
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Jeez, I can't believe some of the responses on here! OP starts a light-hearted thread about wanting snack ideas to enjoy her remaining calories and the diet police carry out a full on raid.
Personally I'd attack a jar of peanut butter with a spoon.6 -
Cookies, chocolate, or potato chips, latter depending on if I have the sodium room.2
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hmm..
A wheel of camembert or brie (the size at Aldi are ~800 calories).
A pint of ice cream (not sure how many calories).
A bottle of wine6 -
"When you have 814 calories left and less than 2 hours left in your logging day..."
Never happens. I prelog my whole day every morning. I eat in a fairly predictible way every 3-5 hours starting at 8 AM. I stop eating around 9 PM. I have 1200 calories without exercise and maybe get up to 1400-1600 with exercise.
This is how I typically eat:
Breakfast- Greek yogurt, granola bars, cereal with milk, sandwich, dinner leftovers, fruit, cottage cheese (about 200-300 calories)
Lunch- sandwich, salad, or dinner leftovers (about 300-500 calories)
Dinner- something different every night of the month. (about 500-600 calories) I have soup once a week usually.
Snacks- things like fruit, chips, popcorn, pretzels, chocolate, cookies, granola bar, carrots, celery, broccoli, trail mix, deviled eggs, pickles, cottage cheese (about 100-300 calories)
If I had 800 calories maybe I'd have something like a sandwich, pizza, nuts, nachos, popcorn, or a baked potato. I don't know. Depends on if I had met my protein goal or not. I don't do shakes and don't have a massive sweet tooth.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p10 -
MaddMaestro wrote: »jennybearlv wrote: »You guys are no fun. It's not often I get an extra 800 calories to indulge on.
No! You shouldn't be thinking like that. Be proud that you worked hard to burn off the calories you already have. They're not "earned" calories.
The hell they're not.17 -
I was in a similar situation yesterday, so I had grilled cheese, tomato soup and a *kitten* ton of saltine crackers. It was so yummy and delicious.5
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save it for tomorrow when youre actually hungry0
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I know it's a day late, but Carrot Cake.
The answer is (almost) always Carrot Cake. With real cream cheese frosting, of course.14 -
jennybearlv wrote: »I ate all the Babybell cheeses in the house. What's next?
Save them for a day when you are out of calories but still hungry.0 -
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I generally grab the blue bunny sweet freedom ice cream, top it with some shaved dark chocolate and go to town. That easily kills about 500 cals, is a good source of fiber, and tastes beyond yummy.2
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jennybearlv wrote: »Then MFP cut me off. Possibly related to the adult protein shake which I just half spilled on my couch. I have zero tolerance for alcohol.
I'm curious what your recipe for this is. I've never thought to "adult" my protein shake.0
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