late and 990 calories left...what do i do?

jordanashley19

soooo it's 10pm and i have 990 calories left....do i eat them or not?

help!

:flowerforyou:

Jorra

Eat if you're hungry. Plan better tomorrow.

sandi50lock

Don't eat them it is to late to eat and lay down on, Eat some fruit that is alot of calorie let over

impudentputz

i found the easiest thing i can eat when its getting close to my bed time and i still have ALOT of calories left to eat, i usually make a slice of toast or two and put some peanut butter on it. usually about 600 calories and its not as bad for carbs / fat as i thought

Rae6503

Have a bowl of cereal (I love cereal before bed) and plan better next time....

YogiGirlLucy

Gosh, how many did your start with? In any case, I wouldn't eat that many calories right before bed. Are you hungry? If not, just go to bed. One day isn't going to matter. If you feel like you need to eat something, maybe just a little protein.

Circa1964

I wouldn't know...I like to eat too much.

GreatSetOfBrains

Eat a little over tomorrow.

GreatSetOfBrains

Eat a little over tomorrow.

rileysowner

Sure. If you are hungry eat them. Your body does not care what time of day you eat, and unlike many people think, your metabolism does not shutdown at night. It keeps working 24/7. If you look at the total amount of calories you burn in a day including your activity, unless you are very active the majority is your BMR which is what your body needs to burn just to stay alive. Those calories burn the whole 24 hour day. The only effect eating late may have is a higher weight in the morning because the food is still digesting when you wake up.

YogiGirlLucy

Have a bowl of cereal (I love cereal before bed) and plan better next time....

Please don't eat a bowl of carbs right before bed.

Jennyisbusy

Eat if you're hungry. Plan better tomorrow.

^^^^ this. Maybe some peanut butter, get some protein and cals in.

michelle_mareshfuehrer

I'm in the same boat--already had breakfast, lunch, dinner, and 2 snacks and still have 985 left over. I'm just not hungry at all and am going to call it a night. No use eating something if your body doesn't want it. That's my opinion.

fromaquasar

Peanut Butter!

kathyrantsalot

I always have extra every day. But I'm not hungry and I'm not making myself suffer either. I'd eat something light. I ate dinner late tonight and I hate that but my day was just crazy and I walked after work. Just remember, don't be hard on yourself and please eat if you are hungry. :flowerforyou:

Pebble321

Eat if you're hungry. Plan better tomorrow.

This..... but eat a bit of something even if you aren't hungry, that's a whole lot of cals to have left over.
Have you tried entering your meals/exercise for the next day ahead of time - I do this so I know how many I need to eat during hte day. It doesn't matter if things change, I just adjust my cals and if I'm a bit over or under I don't stress - but nearly 1000 cals to spare - that's too much.

Saffyra

Nah. Don't bother. One day under wont kill you. I wouldnt anyway... but my calories for the day are only 1200.

However if you are hungry, a spoonful of peanut butter is easy and delicious.

pika8202

Stay away from complex carbs (Eg Cereals, bread) so close to bed. all they will do is spike your insulin, and cause you to store fat.

If you are hungry try some fat free yoghurt and a handful of nuts (pistachios, almonds)

Suzanne106

I'd eat something so your metabolism doesn't shut down. Maybe a bowl of ice cream. I've been eating all of my calories per day regardless if I'm hungry and things are going well. When I wasn't eating all of my allotted calories my metabolism shut down and I wasn't losing anything. But, your call. Have a nice night!

aaleigha1

if some are exercise cals I would not eat them
but maybe a nice warm drink before bed could use some of those cals up
me I think I would hit the peanut butter jar with that many cals left

good luck on planning for tomorrow
I finally seem to be able to plan and get nearer to my cal allowance

finchase

I just did that--made a peanut butter sandwich out of a couple slices of Orowheat's 100% wheat sandwich rounds. It helped me get my carb total up which always seems to be low. It was tasty and satisfying.

However, I will add that if you are over 1200 calories already today and are not hungry, then I wouldn't worry about the leftover calories.

LadyOfOceanBreeze

Have a bowl of cereal (I love cereal before bed) and plan better next time....

me too

rileysowner

I'd eat something so your metabolism doesn't shut down. Maybe a bowl of ice cream. I've been eating all of my calories per day regardless if I'm hungry and things are going well. When I wasn't eating all of my allotted calories my metabolism shut down and I wasn't losing anything. But, your call. Have a nice night!

Metabolism does not shut down from one day of sever caloric restriction. A person can fast for up to 72 hours with no decrease in metabolism. In fact, for at least the first 24 hours (and I believe longer) of fasting metabolism actually goes up.

Acg67

Have a bowl of cereal (I love cereal before bed) and plan better next time....

Please don't eat a bowl of carbs right before bed.

why? will the insulin fairy come and turn all those carbs into fat?

LadyOfOceanBreeze

Stay away from complex carbs (Eg Cereals, bread) so close to bed. all they will do is spike your insulin, and cause you to store fat.

If you are hungry try some fat free yoghurt and a handful of nuts (pistachios, almonds)

doesn't matter what time you eat! all food is stored the same regardless of time of day...silly goose:laugh:

MrsCon40

I know exactly what you need: cheesecake!

I am actually serious. I like to hit my macros in my basic daily caloric allowance and then eat what I want with my exercise calories. What fun is working out if I don't get to spend my calories how I want?

LadyOfOceanBreeze

Have a bowl of cereal (I love cereal before bed) and plan better next time....

Please don't eat a bowl of carbs right before bed.

why? will the insulin fairy come and turn all those carbs into fat?

lololololol

Acg67

I know exactly what you need: cheesecake!

I am actually serious. I like to hit my macros in my basic daily caloric allowance and then eat what I want with my exercise calories. What fun is working out if I don't get to spend my calories how I want?

i had cheesecake and ice cream tonight for dessert!

Lift_hard_eat_big

Have a bowl of cereal (I love cereal before bed) and plan better next time....

Please don't eat a bowl of carbs right before bed.

why? will the insulin fairy come and turn all those carbs into fat?

Uh duh, I thought you knew cellulite comes from the insulin fairy.

CakeFit21

I know exactly what you need: cheesecake!

I am actually serious. I like to hit my macros in my basic daily caloric allowance and then eat what I want with my exercise calories. What fun is working out if I don't get to spend my calories how I want?

*goes to get the Carnegie deli cheesecake from the fridge*

I knew it was there for a reason.

killagb

*shakes fist at cheesecake indulgers* :drinker: