Too many calories left at the end of the day, Help!

dricen

dricen, welcome btw!

A few things I'd day, from my experience.

1) WHEN you eat is totally irrelevant. It doesn't matter if you eat more cals at the end of the day, or if you skip breakfast, or if you eat 1 meal or 6 in a day. Just make sure to hit that calorie target.

2) You don't have to drink just neat water. Tea/coffee/soda/juice/milk/fruit/veg etc all count towards your daily fluid intake.

3) As others have said, protein is a must.

4) A few weeks back i didn't lose anything for a week. I looked back at my diary and realised my net cals were <1000. I bumped up my food, and started losing again. Never underestimate how important it is to actually eat enough!

5) The most important thing, as far as i am concerned, is to not overcomplicate this! Cutting this, changing that, etc. Exercise often, which you are, hit your NET calorie target, get your protein, and to quote the ever-reliable Sidesteal:

Stop micromanaging crap that doesn't matter

Good luck!

Thanks for the solid advice! I drink water because I don't really like other things. I used to be a big sweet tea drinker, and that's not something I need to be drinking right now I've added 2 eggs to my breakfast and that should help me calories and proteins for the day! And yes I do get plenty of exercise now!

momerly7

You sound like you know what you're talking about.

My question is, at the end of the day I run out of fat and protein points but still have many calorie and carb points. If I am eating GOOD FATS like nuts or avocados for some of my protein is it ok to go over my fat allotment? Also, when it comes to protein points my understanding is your body will take and use the amount of protein needed and the rest will flush out of your system. Is that correct?
~B

tigersword

Well, no. It will use what it needs and then utilize a process called gluconeogenesis, which will convert the protein to glucose, which will then be converted to glycogen, and stored in the muscles and liver, or converted to triglycerides and stored in the fat cells (if you eat beyond the number of total calories you need.)

Basically, don't get too hung up on macros, unless you have a specific metabolic health issue, total calories are much more important. Stick to a general ratio, but if once in a while you go way over or under on a particular macro, it's not a big deal.