how much do calories matter?

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nikkiclaire123
nikkiclaire123 Posts: 119
edited January 30 in Food and Nutrition
does it matter how many calories you eat? should you eat extra calories if you havent hit your target intake for the day? even if your not hungry.

my target is 1200. but, with exercise, ive only eaten 950, should i eat more even tho im not hungry?

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  • ladynocturne
    ladynocturne Posts: 865 Member
    Yes, eat them. If 950 is hard, how are you ever going to maintain your weight?
  • FrankiesSaysRelax
    FrankiesSaysRelax Posts: 403 Member
    Of course it matters how many calories you eat. You need to NET 1200 meaning if you work out, you need to eat those calories back. You can lose on a lot more than 1200, why don't you try figuring out your BMR and TDEE?
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    If it didn't matter how many calories you eat there wouldn't be a reason to log them or a reason to have a goal to reach. Since you're on MFP and logging calories and were given a goal then yes, they matter.
  • twinketta
    twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
    Yes, they matter big time.

    If you eat too many you gain weight, if you eat to few you become ill.

    The healthy way ...well that is to eat the correct amount of calories to lose weight and be healthy or to maintain your weight.

    So if MFP has given you 1200 cals a day then eat them. There is not a lot of point logging into the website if you are not going to try to follow the plan

    If you are here to make a healthy change to your life, then there are lots of replies to similar questions in the search bar that may help?
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    does it matter how many calories you eat? should you eat extra calories if you havent hit your target intake for the day? even if your not hungry.

    my target is 1200. but, with exercise, ive only eaten 950, should i eat more even tho im not hungry?

    Look into calorie dense .... but nutritious foods. 1 tablespoon of peanut butter is almost 100 calories ..... 1 OZ of almonds is 160 caloires (that's not a big serving) ..... add some olive oil to your veggies & roast them. Add seeds to your salad .......avocado is another high calorie (and healthy) food.
  • morticia16
    morticia16 Posts: 230 Member

    If you eat too many you gain weight, if you eat to few you become ill.

    there's just no way you can win
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    Even though there is somebody roaming the threads claiming that calories do not matter.....they do. Big time. If you are struggling to eat 950, you may want to re-assess your goals.

    ETA: maybe adding a small amount of calories at a time until you are comfortable eating more calories?
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