When you only have less than 20 calories at the end of the day

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  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited February 2020
    lynn_glenmont wrote: »
    Lazygirly wrote: »
    Almonds,pickles,popcorn.

    almonds? for 20-30 calories? so, like 3 or 4 almonds?

    I imagined eating 3 almonds and my stress response shot up through the roof. How do people do it!?


    Back to the original question. I don't hit my calories every day spot on. I don't need to. I just don't bother with 20 calories if I'm not hungry, or eat over if I'm hungry.
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,041 Member
    I'd let 20 calories go but because I eat a lot of produce I can think of things that fit! A 100 grams of cherry tomatoes is 20 calories if I recall correctly, 4 cups black coffee, cucumber dipped in salsa, red pepper slices, 3 rambutan, couple apple slices, few cups mixed greens, few jicama slices. Very small serving of berries. A teaspoon of cinnamon is about 8 calories.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    lynn_glenmont wrote: »
    Lazygirly wrote: »
    Almonds,pickles,popcorn.

    almonds? for 20-30 calories? so, like 3 or 4 almonds?

    I imagined eating 3 almonds and my stress response shot up through the roof. How do people do it!?


    Back to the original question. I don't hit my calories every day spot on. I don't need to. I just don't bother with 20 calories if I'm not hungry, or eat over if I'm hungry.

    My dad used to manage his weight by eating two cashews whenever he felt snacky. He said it satisfied him perfectly! It would drive me insane.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    lynn_glenmont wrote: »
    Lazygirly wrote: »
    Almonds,pickles,popcorn.

    almonds? for 20-30 calories? so, like 3 or 4 almonds?

    I imagined eating 3 almonds and my stress response shot up through the roof. How do people do it!?


    Back to the original question. I don't hit my calories every day spot on. I don't need to. I just don't bother with 20 calories if I'm not hungry, or eat over if I'm hungry.

    My dad used to manage his weight by eating two cashews whenever he felt snacky. He said it satisfied him perfectly! It would drive me insane.

    I tried having "a handful of nuts" before, and I would always end up eating more calories in other things trying to stuff the craving away than if I had just portioned a decent amount to start with.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    lgfrie wrote: »
    Bantaam half sour pickles 10 cals
    Ginger Peanut butter chew 16
    Garlic bagel chip 20
    Nuts.com jumbo roasted pecan 20
    Pumpkin seeds - very small, count out the grams to 20
    Red grapes, 3.4 cals each
    Blackberries, 2.8 cals each
    Hershey chocolate kiss 23

    That's all I needed to know...problem solved!

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