What to eat now?

SammyKatt

I've been trying really hard to eat back my exercise calories, but never really eat more than 100 back. I'm starting to lose weight slower and feel I REALLY need to focus and eat them back now.

Tonight I still have 487 cals left and I'm not sure what I should eat.

Any ideas?

SueGremlin

when I have that many calories left, I go right for the chocolate.

SammyKatt

I think thats what I will have to eat. =/

resan224

Im not saying youre wrong, Im asking because Im confused....why are you trying to eat back your calories from exercising???

SammyKatt

Because MFP already sets you with a calorie deficit so when you workout you should be eating back your calories. Otherwise you won't be eating enough.

graelwyn

Never have an issue getting to my calories. Few tbsp peanut butter or some trail mix and i am sorted.

Toddrific

Ice cream
it's not thaaat bad for you
cheese?
now you having me thinking of eating....
brownie!
nom nom nom...now i'm over! thanks a lot
(i kid)

gemiwing

I had this problem when I first upped my cals to keep my weightloss moving. Here's what I've done-

-protein powder double scoop with peanut butter (over 350 cals)
- 1/2 cup of cashew halves (over 200 cals)
- three scrambled eggs (about 200 cals)
- 1 ounce of cheese is roughly 100 cals
-red meat has TONS more cals than chicken/turkey and hey- burgers are delish.

SammyKatt

I ended up going with low carb ice cream and 3-2-1 cake (with a little protein powder mixed in) so bump it up. And en extra serving of veggies with my dinner. I'm stuffed now. I really hope raising my calories with help the scale go down again!

enginerd81

Try eating more throughout the day. Its a lot easier to spread 400 Cal over 12 hr than cram it in at the end of the night. I usually look before I leave work at 4 and see if I am going to need a snack to prevent a big calorie deficit.

IPAfan5

Low fat cottage cheese
Whey protein shake
Cheese
Greek yogurt
Oatmeal

All under 200 calories and loaded with protein to make you satiated longer.

dovesgate

90 cal tortilla with 2 tbsp nutella and peanut butter. Reeses Heaven for 490 cals.

saw you ate already, just wanted to throw that out there for next time.

SammyKatt

Try eating more throughout the day. Its a lot easier to spread 400 Cal over 12 hr than cram it in at the end of the night. I usually look before I leave work at 4 and see if I am going to need a snack to prevent a big calorie deficit.

I've been trying to do that! I have a hard time eating at work since I'm not really hungry anymore. I wake up at 6, get to work at 7 and I have to force myself to eat breakfast by 8. (I did just buy some bars today for me to eat as soon as I wake up since I think that might be the problem) Then by lunch time I'm still not hungry so I just wait until around 1 to eat. I get off at 3, home by 3:20 to workout so I have a post workout snack around 4:30 (small, normally string cheese or an apple) and then dinner around 6. Dinner seems to be the only big meal I can eat.

OnWisconsin84

I had the same problem tonight so I had a hard-boiled egg, 1/8 cup of raw almonds, a Colby Jack cheese stick & I'm going to get a vanilla cone from McDonald's (only 150 cal!!) on the way over to my boyfriend's house :drinker:

SergeantSunshine_reused

PB sandwich? Almonds, pistachios?

taso42

Phở

Toddrific

Try throwing in a couple doses of fish oil every day. That'll boost you.
Nuts will help too.

Cait_Sidhe

Eat thai food. It's yummy.