Do you make sure you eat back your leftover calories at night?
anewell28
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I was very active today and I still have 500 left, and I'm not hungry but I do enjoy eating lol what do you do in this situation?
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If you're okay with saving it, or saving half of it, have a super delish breakfast in the morning is what I do. (Hello pancakes or cheesy scrambled eggs~)5
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You look like you're in pretty good shape. I have a way to go on that myself, so for now coming in under my calorie goal without being hungry I just leave well enough alone and let those calories go.0
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And I just realized I was in the maintaining weight forum... so yeah. Whoops.1
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IDK....i'm tracking and weighing and I have lost only 15 pounds in 73 days. I am pretty active. I get a total of 15000 steps on average per day working at the hospital. Im an X ray tech.
But my MFP is set to sedentary. Why?? Because I don't want to overestimate my calorie burn. Anyways. I allow myself about 1500 calories a day and my weight isn't moving. It's stuck between 169 and 172. I lost most of the weight the first few weeks.
Anyways, I really don't want to lower my calories.0 -
Save them for tomorrow if you're not hungry. I have a couple hundred calories left today, but I know that I'll be eating out for a couple of work-related events tomorrow, so I'm just going to save those calories. Just be sure that you do eat them...otherwise you could wind up back in a deficit.1
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A newbie to maintenance here, but I don't force myself to eat if I'm not hungry, I would eat back a hundred or so and save the others for a glass or two of wine at the weekend5
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I generally have a lower appetite on heavy work out days so I just let any calories left roll over, just incorporating them into the rest of the week.
I don't often have a low week. Everything manages to even out.
Think of looking at your calories as a weekly allotment rather than daily. For some it can work really well. (I've been doing it for years.)
Cheers, h.0 -
I would feel restricted if I felt compelled to balance the books on a daily basis and for me at least the feeling of being restricted isn't conducive to happy and successful long term weight maintenance.
There's likely to be times when you are hungry (especially if you "enjoy eating") but don't have any calories left for the day.
I just seek a balance over an extended period of time.
Same applies to holidays/vacations, the period of time is even more extended.
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I would leave them for another day when you are more hungry and need them. Bound to be a meal out or an occasion when you will be glad of the extra. You might fancy a piece of cake or some cookies later in the week and have those spare calories to use still.2
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I 'save' my workout calories if I'm not hungry as I will generally go over on a weekend so it's good to have something spare.
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WOW you guys are really smart! I usually use them that day, but other times, I just "forfeit" them completely. I never thought of saving them for another day.0
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middlehaitch wrote: »I generally have a lower appetite on heavy work out days so I just let any calories left roll over, just incorporating them into the rest of the week.
I don't often have a low week. Everything manages to even out.
Think of looking at your calories as a weekly allotment rather than daily. For some it can work really well. (I've been doing it for years.)
Cheers, h.
Pretty much all of this. While I was losing, and still now that I'm in maintenance, I tend to eat a little lower calories during the week and save calories for more indulgent weekends. It all evens out on a weekly basis.0 -
If this is something that happens frequently, try to eat higher calorie foods to ensure that you are getting the necessary daily nutrients for a steady weight loss. There is no rolling over the next day. Your calories are per day. With your working out, you will be okay on the days that you are more hungry to eat a little extra due to the burned up calories. It sounds like you are on a great path with the activity. Keep up the great job!7
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I rarely have much left over, but when I do I know that in a day or two I'll eat too much and it will balance out. I look at it as wanting long term balance, not just one day at a time.1
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I definitely focus on finding a balance weekly or bi-weekly as opposed to focusing on the day. I had 750 calories when I went to bed last night. Today I'm more hungry so I will probably eat some of them. I want to go out for sushi this weekend so I'll eat some more. As long as my week or every two weeks balances I'm good with that.1
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My hunger comes the day after. So on really active days where I don’t feel like eating I let them roll over. The next day I will want them all and more.
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I eat between 1500-1600/day. I ate less for a year & lost most of my wt & don't want to go lower. I set my cal to lose 1/2 a week but I got stuck too BUT 2 days ago wt loss started again after 2 monthskarintalley wrote: »IDK....i'm tracking and weighing and I have lost only 15 pounds in 73 days. I am pretty active. I get a total of 15000 steps on average per day working at the hospital. Im an X ray tech.
But my MFP is set to sedentary. Why?? Because I don't want to overestimate my calorie burn. Anyways. I allow myself about 1500 calories a day and my weight isn't moving. It's stuck between 169 and 172. I lost most of the weight the first few weeks.
Anyways, I really don't want to lower my calories.
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If I'm not hungry, I don't eat just to eat1
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There are a lot of well-intentioned commenters here, but it's worth pointing out that this is the maintenance forum. OP wants to maintain their weight, not lose weight.
If you are trying to lose weight, then yes, it's okay for many people to occasionally not eat all of their calories as long as they are still meeting the body's nutritional needs. But if you are trying to maintain your weight, then your average calories eaten need to match up with your average calories burned. Otherwise, you'll lose or gain weight. Many people in maintenance don't eat their exact calorie allotment every day, and instead "bank" calories for weekends. They approach their calorie goals from a weekly rather than daily perspective.1 -
Bank for the weekend.1
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I rarely eat when not hungry. I'll just save them for another day.0
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I dont have to eat when im not hungry the same way i dont need to be hungry to eat. Maintenance is all about the middle ground. Work days i burn a ton i literally have to pack away 3-5 donuts on top of all my normal meals all being fit into a 4ish hour window after work while having 0 appetite. My jobs filthy and active it just doesnt make for much of an appetite let alone stuffing myself against my will. In no way do i find that acceptable, So most the time i save calories for days i dont work. I tend to have my appetite then lol. Aslong as it averages out im good.
Besides, Then when im actually craving something i can eat it. Everything tastes beter when you eat it because you want it in the moment, Vs because its there or you just can.0 -
I would feel restricted if I felt compelled to balance the books on a daily basis and for me at least the feeling of being restricted isn't conducive to happy and successful long term weight maintenance.
There's likely to be times when you are hungry (especially if you "enjoy eating") but don't have any calories left for the day.
I just seek a balance over an extended period of time.
Same applies to holidays/vacations, the period of time is even more extended.
This ^. If its an occasional thing, it will just balance out for logging and exercise burn errors.0 -
WINE!4
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If I have leftover calories and I'm not hungry, I just let them go. I've been on maintenance over 3 years and although I still log every day, the amount of calories left over just does not seem to bother me. I don't bail them and I don't worry about them. Somehow, another day and I will go over my calories. It all works out. Sometimes it's best to relax a bit about this, but when you are new on maintenance, it is understandable that you are being pretty structured. I was, too. Now the only time I get into worrying about leftover calories is if I am above my scream weight for a week, and need to really watch what I am doing.1
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Ooops. I mean "bank" not "bail". Darn auto-correct.0
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Nope, never.0
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I was very active today and I still have 500 left, and I'm not hungry but I do enjoy eating lol what do you do in this situation?
This depends...if this is a frequent thing and you're not balancing things out over the long term, you're not going to maintain your weight...you're going to continue to lose weight.
When I logged, I took a longer view of things rather than getting too wrapped up in the day to day minutia. I've maintained for over 4.5 years and haven't logged in a long time, but I can tell you that just like most people in the world, I'm not eating the exact same calories every day...I have lower days and higher days, and they simply balance each other out over the long run.0 -
When I am in weight loss mode- no, when I am in maintenance yes or I will keep losing weight.0
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