I am over-shooting calorie intake everyday

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  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    I think the 12 snickers / calorie debate was meant to encourage you, OP. Some people look at your diary and say, that's so unhealthy, she shouldn't be eating that. You can eat whatever you want that helps you meet a reduced calorie goal, and you will still lose weight. One suggestion I have is to get any items out of the house if you can't control yourself around it. For me, I can't have large quantities of bananas, most nuts, grapes, icecream, and of course most pastries in the house. I'll just keep eating them, hungry or not until they're gone. That's not to say I never eat them. If there's a small bag of grapes or two bananas in a bunch, I'll still buy those. Pastries I just buy single servings or make a single serving myself as a treat. The key is when it's gone, it's GONE, and I need to find something else to eat. I hope to learn better self control one day. I just don't have that level yet

    Can you eat least confirm that you have a food scale? You should be able to get one for under $20. Some deal stalkers here have mentioned getting one for under 10! Weigh your food, log calories accurately. When you see the largest contributors, even you would decide for yourself, geez, is this xyz ingredient really worth it?
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,008 Member
    A Calorie is not a calorie. 300 calories of spinach is not the same as 300 calories of a Snickers bar.

    How are the calories different?
  • olivia_june
    olivia_june Posts: 111 Member
    Absolutely get an electronic food scale if you don't already, OP! It can be astounding how much you're ACTUALLY eating compared to if you just eyeball it :)

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