Rest of day eating around an estimated meal

laurenbastug
laurenbastug Posts: 307 Member
edited November 26 in Health and Weight Loss
hey everyone ! i’ve had a hankering for authentic, hole-in-the-wall italian joint lasagna. living in north jersey, there’s no shortage of amazing italian places so i decided i’m gonna go for it on sunday.

considering i’m using an estimated entry on mfp, do you still go about your daily planned/aim to hit your remaining macros after what the estimated entry leaves you? or do you just eat on the lighter side?

for example, after putting in the lasagna entry, i still have a decent amount of carbs left but i can’t help for it to feel “wrong” to eat my planned sweet potatoes so i can reach my carb goal when i know i’m eating estimated carbs at dinner.

overthinking? probably. but just curious how you guys work around an estimate meal.

thanks!

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  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    Even if you underestimated / one day won’t make or break you - Eat your sweet potatos, go out and enjoy your lasagne
  • laurenbastug
    laurenbastug Posts: 307 Member
    deannalfisher wrote: »
    Even if you underestimated / one day won’t make or break you - Eat your sweet potatos, go out and enjoy your lasagne

    Haha that’s a plan i can get behind :)
  • campfirequeen1
    campfirequeen1 Posts: 317 Member
    I agree with Deannalfisher, one day won't hurt you. Just don't make a practice of it! LOL I usually try to overestimate the unknown dish and then eat the rest of the day trying to keep it near normal, but sometimes with high calorie foods you probably should try and eat your macros just for the nutrition value.
  • laurenbastug
    laurenbastug Posts: 307 Member
    campfirequeen1 wrote: »
    I agree with Deannalfisher, one day won't hurt you. Just don't make a practice of it! LOL I usually try to overestimate the unknown dish and then eat the rest of the day trying to keep it near normal, but sometimes with high calorie foods you probably should try and eat your macros just for the nutrition value.

    haha yeah, i rarely eat out and have been hitting my macros consistently since i started beginning of march so i figured i could cut myself some slack one meal :)
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