What do you do when you have calories left

lumenosis
lumenosis Posts: 66 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
What do you eat when you have a few hundred calories left (340 today) but your fiber, protein and fat are full?
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  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    That's enough for my favourite chocolate bar AND I could bank 100 for a hungry day. I mean, once you hit protein and fat you can pretty much do what you want with the rest. I'd be careful to make sure I wasn't trimming a few hundred off as a regular habit though, cause that's a binge waiting to happen if it's a regular thing. Enjoy your extra and bank 100; best of both worlds!
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,235 Member
    If you've met your caloric and nutritional minimums you have what the US government likes to call Discretionary Calories left to play with. Have whatever you want.
  • lumenosis
    lumenosis Posts: 66 Member
    fascha wrote: »
    Eat chocolate

    That's what I did yesterday lol I busted into my 6 year olds Easter stash
  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    lumenosis wrote: »
    fascha wrote: »
    Eat chocolate

    That's what I did yesterday lol I busted into my 6 year olds Easter stash

    As long as it's accounted for and you have the room it's fair game!

  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
    lumenosis wrote: »
    What do you eat when you have a few hundred calories left (340 today) but your fiber, protein and fat are full?

    It's okay to exceed these macros as long as you are still in a calorie deficit. Regarding the extra calories, eat them or bank them for another day.
  • lumenosis
    lumenosis Posts: 66 Member
    I currently have a lot of calories allotted in a day, I start with 1960 and usually get a few hundred more for activity. I don't end up eating all of them (except maybe yesterday when my angry pms toddler made me).
  • ccsernica
    ccsernica Posts: 1,040 Member
    This is why they make ice cream.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    If you goal is 1200-1800, then eat those 300-400 cals with nutritious food up to your goal.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Have a treat!
  • FindingAwesome
    FindingAwesome Posts: 1,482 Member
    Cheese!
  • spiffychick85
    spiffychick85 Posts: 311 Member
    annacole94 wrote: »
    Wine. It's like you can see me right now.

    Yep....this is me....right now
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    Cookie dough ice cream
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    lumenosis wrote: »
    What do you eat when you have a few hundred calories left (340 today) but your fiber, protein and fat are full?

    If I am hungry, I eat. If not, I don't.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    edited April 2017
    Sometimes I eat, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I feel like trying to make a dent in my remaining calories, sometimes I don't. Today, I don't. There's 1000 left. And I've already had chocolate.
  • ConnieT1030
    ConnieT1030 Posts: 894 Member
    Best thing to do? Eat more :D
    Completely your choice what, since you already hit the minimums. They arent "full", they arent maximums, they are supposed to be minimums, unless you have some medical reason you cant eat more of X thing. I usually eat dessert with whats left after dinner, but i dont hold that close to macros. Im still training myself just to eat at a lower amount than i was accustomed to. Sometimes i dont have time or am too full, then theoretically you can make them up on another day (bank them.) As long as it isnt too low, (mfp will chide you if you go below 1000 as a female) it shouldnt hurt to not eat if you dont want to.
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    edited April 2017
    iv had 1800 calories left both of the past 2 days....i really hope my appetite comes back once i am not as active (friday) so i can eat all the suggested XD Refeed
  • TheJourneyToFabulous
    TheJourneyToFabulous Posts: 381 Member
    Either eat more or bank it for a little treat at the weekend
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Depends. Do you I feel like eating something? In that case I eat something. If I'm just wanting to plug the calorie hole without any specific desires, I bank them for another day when I might be need them more.
  • Enjcg5
    Enjcg5 Posts: 389 Member
    mccord62803 wrote: »
    I'm by no means an expert (ha) but if I wasn't feeling hungry, I'd just bank them for later. I will always have a day here and there when I go over.
    This. Chalk it up as a W and carry on
  • heiliskrimsli
    heiliskrimsli Posts: 735 Member
    fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
    lumenosis wrote: »
    What do you eat when you have a few hundred calories left (340 today) but your fiber, protein and fat are full?

    If I am hungry, I eat. If not, I don't.

    Same. Sometimes have a beer, but generally if not hungry, I just leave it.
  • dudebro200
    dudebro200 Posts: 97 Member
    I usually bank calories so I can eat a donut or two on sundays
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    It depends, sometimes nothing, sometimes have a treat, sometimes eat some extra protein, and sometimes bank it for later.
  • Hthrbee1978
    Hthrbee1978 Posts: 26 Member
    If you're full... then just leave them there. You are not a trash can to shovel food into just because you can. If I'm full and still have calories left, I will go for a walk.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Hthrbee1978 wrote: »
    If you're full... then just leave them there. You are not a trash can to shovel food into just because you can. If I'm full and still have calories left, I will go for a walk.

    Sometimes you need to shovel that food in to make calorie balance if extra calories are a common occurrence, and a walk would only increase the unused calories (not to be understood as discouraging walking, only to be aware of the numbers). It's also okay to eat when not hungry if that's what someone wants if they have extras lying around without being swayed by baseless moral judgements.
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