what to do???

AaronzMa

so today was the day that i really started i went to the gym n it's 5:30 n i still have 1000 cals left but im not hungry so i just leave them? n i won't eat after 6

AaronzMa

so today was the day that i really started i went to the gym n it's 5:30 n i still have 1000 cals left but im not hungry so i just leave them? n i won't eat after 6

icandoit

How many calories are you allowed?
Are you eating breakfast
snack
lunch
snack
dinner.

Are you eating smaller portions.
I read if you are allowed 1600 a day
try to eat 300 breakfast, 400 lunch and 500 dinner and fill in the snacks.

also read this
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing?hl=700+calories&page=1#posts-52578

AaronzMa

im allowed 1600 n i ate all my meal breakfast i had egg better n turkey sau n lunch i had health request soup n dinner i had astir fry i made n snack a orange so what do i do with the extra cal

banks1850

so you ate 600 calories today? I'll be blunt, that's not enough. And it's a myth that eating calories later at night makes you gain weight, the only problem with eating late at night is people tend to zone out and not pay attention to what they are eating and overeat. If you're concious of what you are eating, it doesn't matter when you eat (to a degree, don't eat 1 giant meal and nothing else, but you get my point).

So, please, try to get close at least, find some high density foods like cheese, nuts (almonds are good) and lean meats to fill in the gaps, they are good for you, low in saturated fats, and high in protein.

AaronzMa

i think i only have so many left over because it added 400 from my work out but i don't have to eat that right?

icandoit

try eating an egg with your turkey saus and add some toast
snack eat some almond-1 serving is @200 calories
lunch add something with your soup-maybe a 1/2 sandwich or some veggies or whole wheat or whole grain crackers
eat another snack of maybe a 1/2 apple with natural peanut butter
dinner-what was in your stir fry?
do some chicken and some veggies and serve it on some brown rice

Her is a sample of my food intake. This is for today and I did not work out.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary?date=2008-04-13
I went way over on the fat, but i am not worried about that today.

REB89

i think i only have so many left over because it added 400 from my work out but i don't have to eat that right?

Yes you do!!! Read the post "Please read me newbies, second addition" it will explain why. Also, read the post "700 cals a day and not losing"

REB89

try eating an egg with your turkey saus and add some toast
snack eat some almond-1 serving is @200 calories
lunch add something with your soup-maybe a 1/2 sandwich or some veggies or whole wheat or whole grain crackers
eat another snack of maybe a 1/2 apple with natural peanut butter
dinner-what was in your stir fry?
do some chicken and some veggies and serve it on some brown rice

Her is a sample of my food intake. This is for today and I did not work out.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary?date=2008-04-13
I went way over on the fat, but i am not worried about that today.

Hey, just so you know, this link just takes each person to their own individual food diary for the day. I started reading it and i was thinking, hey she ate exactly the same foods as me, then i realised it was my own diary :laugh:

icandoit

try eating an egg with your turkey saus and add some toast
snack eat some almond-1 serving is @200 calories
lunch add something with your soup-maybe a 1/2 sandwich or some veggies or whole wheat or whole grain crackers
eat another snack of maybe a 1/2 apple with natural peanut butter
dinner-what was in your stir fry?
do some chicken and some veggies and serve it on some brown rice

Her is a sample of my food intake. This is for today and I did not work out.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary?date=2008-04-13
I went way over on the fat, but i am not worried about that today.

Hey, just so you know, this link just takes each person to their own individual food diary for the day. I started reading it and i was thinking, hey she ate exactly the same foods as me, then i realised it was my own diary :laugh:

Oh no, I thought it shared ours. Thanks for the heads up.

dulceluva

the question really is... are you hungry and not "should I eat it"

Given that you are tallying up your calories correctly, and I am sure you are... if you have that many calories left over you should eat something little after your workout (protein preferably) and it until you are satisfied.

And if you are not hungry, then don't eat.

You know there are times when I finsih my work out and I tell myself, "k, you are NOT going to eat anything now..." and I get up stairs and the first thing I want to do is munch on anything. But the times where I dont even think of food after my workout, is when I don't eat...its because I wasn't thinking about food. I tended to other things like taking a shower, gettin ready for work tomorrow.

Mind over matter I guess. Easy to say, isn't it. :grumble:

BUT i am firm believer in eating most of your burned calories!

Phatmomma

You can gain weight eating before bed. It isn't the time of day it is eating at a time when you are less likely to be active and burn the calories. So say you work nights, you can eat nights. But if you eat in the day time before you go to bed, you'd burn less calories and that woud result in weight gain. So maybe we should say do not eat before you are going to sit and do nothing or go to bed as opposed to saying don't eat after a certain time lol.
The truth of the human body is we don't eat the same amounts every day. We won't die the days we eat less and we won't gain a million pounds if we eat a slice of cake on the weekend. Some days you will be hungrier, other days not so much. I wonder if there is benefit to what we should eat on an average week or rather any nutritional information on that. The average human being doesn't eat nearly what we should frome ach food group each day and even that has changed as well. And then there is the silent beast-our metabolisms! for each of us it varies and can be so slow or fast it's crazy. If I ate say 1200 calories a day I'd loose a pound every other day. So I have to eat at least 1800 to keep my weight loss at about 1-2 lbs a week. Now that I'm working out 2 hours of cardio a day, I have to eat at least 600 more. But for you, maybe 1200 a day is to many if your metabolism is sluggish. What we get from the media is AVERAGES. I'm not sure we even know how many people they monitored to get these averages:happy: The average of 1 thousand or millions... We have to do a bit of trial and error, use a bit of science, a bit of old wives tales(cause sometimes they actually work) a bit of this and a bit of that I suppose.
I guess the journey is figuring out what will work for you for a lifetime of healthier eating and fitness. Every little thing helps, like this site or our advice. At least that is MY opinion. At any rate, I know you will do awesome, we just have to committ to ourselves and use common sense. Tee-hee and if all else fails, have yourself some REAL sugar or a REAL piece of desert, but just a bite.

Phatmomma

OMG I TOTALLY agree! That is the true cause of obesity caused specifically by overeating (because there are other sources that lead to obesity or just a few extra lbs). Us eating when we are not hungry. In some european countries people eat only until they are full. Then they do not eat. There is a diet, ic an't remember the name where you eat until you get that full thing some of us (me) ignores and then you put the food away and only eat when you feel hunger again. Sometimes it is one bite. I did this once for several months, just ate until I felt full and it totally worked. My meals stretched out over the day. I felt so much better. The problem is I eat because I like food, not to fill my hunger which is SOOOOO B-A-D! I would go to a restaurant and eat a few bites and then get the rest to go. Of course back then I was already super skinny then and this is how I ate most of my sophmore year.

the question really is... are you hungry and not "should I eat it"

Given that you are tallying up your calories correctly, and I am sure you are... if you have that many calories left over you should eat something little after your workout (protein preferably) and it until you are satisfied.

And if you are not hungry, then don't eat.

You know there are times when I finsih my work out and I tell myself, "k, you are NOT going to eat anything now..." and I get up stairs and the first thing I want to do is munch on anything. But the times where I dont even think of food after my workout, is when I don't eat...its because I wasn't thinking about food. I tended to other things like taking a shower, gettin ready for work tomorrow.

Mind over matter I guess. Easy to say, isn't it. :grumble:

BUT i am firm believer in eating most of your burned calories!

dulceluva

I think limitation is hard for all of us - its the 'we want more" syndrome. Freedom to do this and that.

I too wish that my mind would like me do what i know is right.... eat what you desire in moderation, but be smart about your choices.... try to eat clean while giving into indulgences once in a while. if you're hungry, eat and if you are not...don't eat.

It all sounds so easy, right? lol And then reality hits... stress, anxiety, depression, LIFE! :happy:

Food has become way too good. We eat not to sustain us but to satisfy out taste buds.

REB89

You can gain weight eating before bed. It isn't the time of day it is eating at a time when you are less likely to be active and burn the calories.

you have a lot of really good points but I have to say I disagree woth this one. there is a lot of research which has shown that it makes no difference what time you eat (although obviously it would make a differecne if you only ate one huge meal in the evening and nothing else all day!) It is all about calories in and calories out. The reason people often worry about eating late in the eveving is that many tend to overeat in this time as it is the most common period for eating mindlessly (for example when watching tv. Read the post about exercsie caloires by banks. It should help you a lot.

REB89

Here's the link

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

banks1850

thanks rebecca,

here is an article from webmd on nighttime eating.

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/call-of-the-night-kitchen

just to confirm what has been said about nighttime eating.

Phatmomma

Thanks for the link. However I refer only to people who work different shifts. I used to work third shift and therefore I did everything you guys do in the day, at night. I worked out at night, I did errands at night, and I ate at night. Therefore in that instance it wouldn't matter when the sun set lol. Night was my active time and when my body burned the most calories. So most people who work third shift do not eat dinner at say before 6 because they would be sleeping then.
I'm not saying the average person who works in the day time and sleeps during the night and is not active would/should be eating and assume they would not gain weight. What I am saying is that you need to base some of the facts for your personal lifestyle and your body and your activity level on when you are MOST ACTIVE.
For MILLIONS of parents who cannot work out during the daytime hours and use 24 hour gyms or are in the medical field or other fields where they work nights the link would NOT apply. So this is for those of us whose "ME TIME" comes at night and for those who work the 3rd shift and no what dinner at Midnight means -nurses, doctors, and the like. In fact our local med center has late night aerobics. Here 24 hour gyms are the norm as are 24 hour eateries because this city operates 24 hours lol full steam ahead.
And just an FYI I do have a strong medical and fitness background having competed in fitness competitions, taught, and worked as a personal trainer (a certified personal trainer, reebok slide, aerobics, and water aerobics instructor) and choreographing for dance teams all through college. As well as over 9 years medical school and training (although I deal with psychiatric stability and not bodies directly-still learning is learning ) and I think I can safely say I can deliver a baby or suture a wound with the best of them. I also have parents who are and have always been into fitness and alternative medicine. My father is a well-known retired kick boxing champion, my eldest brother a professional body builder (and attorney) and my youngest brother a music industry professional but also the owner of a well established track club and a former alternate to the Olympic track team.
I don't like to quote things I find online or assume I know everything. I also am very TIRED of being forced to go against what is my OPINION. last I checked this was not a personal website but a community website. No one thing or one notion applies to EVERYONE. Even research should be taken at face value. The experts can't even agree on the food pyramid. And I can post at least 100 links that disagree with specific times you can eat no matter when or what part of the day you are most active. All I am saying is first consult your physician. if you don't have one and you have a serious weight issue-then that is already a MAJOR problem. Then all I am saying is map out a plan. So you know what you want to achieve, what you can safely achieve, and when you could reach your goals. I'm also saying havea guide- a professional. You don't have to be rich. There are FREE ways and places toget training and just tips from those in the industry.

Phatmomma

You can gain weight eating before bed. It isn't the time of day it is eating at a time when you are less likely to be active and burn the calories.

you have a lot of really good points but I have to say I disagree woth this one. there is a lot of research which has shown that it makes no difference what time you eat (although obviously it would make a differecne if you only ate one huge meal in the evening and nothing else all day!) It is all about calories in and calories out. The reason people often worry about eating late in the eveving is that many tend to overeat in this time as it is the most common period for eating mindlessly (for example when watching tv. Read the post about exercsie caloires by banks. It should help you a lot.

You took the quote out of context. I went on to say this applies to people who work/sleep/are most active at night and have sedentary day time hours. You know like people who work 3rd shift or who can only hit the 24 hour gym. Now you can google information on eating and working out at night and excercise and healthy diets for night time professionals, you can get more details on the research specifically addressing this group.