Should I...or Shouldn't I?

monih10

For some reason I am sooo hungry today!! I have 625 calories left for today...but my dinner may take all of those.....Yesterday I had a little over 1000 calories left...my question is do you think it would hurt if I went ahead and went over my calorie allowance for today.....because I think I am going to have to give in to a snack!!! :laugh:

Jennloella

a quick, brisk walk would earn you a 100 cals back easy....

OSUalum

One day won't hurt...but its early! Stand up and do some jumping jacks or take a quick walk! And drink tons of water to fill you up. You still have time to change things so you don't have to go over.

april_beth

and going over by a litlte isnt going to throw the scale into crazy mode

kblue2007

For some reason I am sooo hungry today!! I have 625 calories left for today...but my dinner may take all of those.....Yesterday I had a little over 1000 calories left...my question is do you think it would hurt if I went ahead and went over my calorie allowance for today.....because I think I am going to have to give in to a snack!!! :laugh:

A weekly deficit is much easier to maintain than a daily one...in my opinion, but much like *kitten* we all have one!

wrevhn

as long as that snack isnt 500 cals and isn't overboard i say go for it. no thang dear.

ct2020

Yous hould also have an afternoon snack. Are you eating most of your calories in the morning? It's advisable to eat every 2-3 hours to keep your metabolism working. This means you need to split up your available calories to allow for this. Jennloella is right though, a bit of extra activity will earn you some more calories to work with. :-)

bcattoes

If you are hungry, eat. If you are worried about the calories do something to work them off.

NoAdditives

If you're hungry, have a snack. You shouldn't ever allow yourself to be hungry. Just make sure it's a healthy snack and not junk.

dawn_eichert

You probably are more hungry today because you had so much left over yesterday. I know if I don't eat all my cals one day, the next day I want to eat everything in sight. Go for a healthy low cal snack, fruit or vegies if possible and take a walk. They will balance each other out.

ElizabethRoad

Yous hould also have an afternoon snack. Are you eating most of your calories in the morning? It's advisable to eat every 2-3 hours to keep your metabolism working. This means you need to split up your available calories to allow for this. Jennloella is right though, a bit of extra activity will earn you some more calories to work with. :-)

That's not really true; your metabolism works all the time.

But yes, if you're really hungry then have a snack. If you suspect you are just bored or thirsty, have a glass of water or go for a walk.

naonah

Going over 1 or 2 days is not what made us gain weight in the first place. It starts becoming a problem when it happens every day.

SergeantSunshine_reused

Yous hould also have an afternoon snack. Are you eating most of your calories in the morning? It's advisable to eat every 2-3 hours to keep your metabolism working. This means you need to split up your available calories to allow for this. Jennloella is right though, a bit of extra activity will earn you some more calories to work with. :-)

Oh no not this again.
Your metabolism shuts down if you don't eat every 2-3 hours? Eating frequently DOES NOT boost metabolism:flowerforyou:

OP: i look more at the weekly deficit.

Lift_hard_eat_big

Don't make me pull out the batman joker pic.

Rae6503

I also pay way more attention to my weekly average than to the daily totals.

servilia

Don't make me pull out the batman joker pic.

Please do, I think the occasion calls for it.

Lift_hard_eat_big

Don't make me pull out the batman joker pic.

Please do, I think the occasion calls for it.

Do to request, listen to the Joker, he knows his stuff

HeelsAndBoxingGloves

You probably are more hungry today because you had so much left over yesterday. I know if I don't eat all my cals one day, the next day I want to eat everything in sight. Go for a healthy low cal snack, fruit or vegies if possible and take a walk. They will balance each other out.

^^this! when i'm under one day I'm always extra hungry the next! I shoot for a weekly deficit instead of a daily one so the days I go over I don't have to beat myself up :flowerforyou:

HeelsAndBoxingGloves

Don't make me pull out the batman joker pic.

Please do, I think the occasion calls for it.

Do to request, listen to the Joker, he knows his stuff

omg i love it!!!!!!

ct2020

Don't make me pull out the batman joker pic.

Please do, I think the occasion calls for it.

Do to request, listen to the Joker, he knows his stuff

Good to know. Now I wish I could remember where I read/heard that from.

monih10

Thanks for the advice!!! I ate a small bowl of soup...and it did the trick!! And....it was only 60 calories!!! =]

wrevhn

Its really hard to eat every 2-3 hours. i dont try any specific techn. i get hungry, i eat. some days its 3 meals, some its 6. hungry=eat. but i would advise against one hugegantic meal. though i feed my dog like that, hmmmm.....is that wrong? (maybe rethinking her feeding.)

HeelsAndBoxingGloves

Thanks for the advice!!! I ate a small bowl of soup...and it did the trick!! And....it was only 60 calories!!! =]

great job!

kittuk86

You Should!!

Lift_hard_eat_big

Its really hard to eat every 2-3 hours. i dont try any specific techn. i get hungry, i eat. some days its 3 meals, some its 6. hungry=eat. but i would advise against one hugegantic meal. though i feed my dog like that, hmmmm.....is that wrong? (maybe rethinking her feeding.)

Meal frequency has no significant effect on metabolic rate. Several studies have proved 2-3 meals a day is no different than 5-6 meals a day in terms of stoking the metabolic fire. Just look at people in prison, I know many people who have lost a lot of weight in prison and they only ate 3 times a day.