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Need advice or ideas when eating on non-workout days

TheWinman
TheWinman Posts: 684 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone,

I started working out back in the middle of November and have lost 33 pounds since I started. RIght now my plan is to lose two pounds a week while working out 5/6 days a week. I have no problem meeting my net calorie goals on days that I workout, but I struggle very much on my rest days. I'm allotted around 1550-1600 calories a day and on days I do not work out I just feel like my body needs more. I usually end up going over on net calories by 500-800 calories. What is the best way to handle this? Are their certain foods I should be eating those days? Should I be more focused on looking at net calories for an entire week versus day to day? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Kevin

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  • TheWinman
    TheWinman Posts: 684 Member
    bump...


    Anyone have anything because this is my last real roadblock to my weight loss goals?
  • minadeathclutch
    minadeathclutch Posts: 375 Member
    I highly suggest protein powder! and protein protein protein!
    in the morning have oatmeal with a scoop of protein powder in it, and a hard boiled egg.
    have a snack at 11 of maybe an english muffin .. or a banana and half a bagel i dont know lol
    then have lunch at 1.. chicken rice vegetables
    then eat again at 3 maybe a protein shake?
    then eat again at 5 or 6.. maybe tuna and cottage cheese or half a pb n j
    then eat again at 8:30.


    youll see how full youll feel by 3.. I know I do, but hopefully it works for you too lol
  • TheWinman
    TheWinman Posts: 684 Member
    Thank you very much for the information. Yeah, I forgot about protein powder.
  • cyclerjenn
    cyclerjenn Posts: 833 Member
    I try to eat the same number of calories 1800 every day regardless how much I work out. For me MFP tells me to eat 1300 before my workouts and I usual burn 1000+ when I work out. so with the 1800 calorie diet, I am still at a 500+ calorie deficet for the days I work out.
  • IPAfan5
    IPAfan5 Posts: 27
    I would say protein, it makes me feel full longer. Here is a sample of my daily meals which is usually around 1500 calories and I rarely get hungry during the day.

    Breakfast 6:30am
    1 cup oatmeal
    5 egg whites
    1 whole egg
    1 ounce fat free cheese

    Snack 11:00am
    3oz baby carrots

    Lunch 12:30pm
    4 oz chicken breast
    .5 cup of black beans


    Snack 4:15pm
    1 greek yogurt
    1 protein shake

    Dinner 7:00pm-8:00pm
    2 cans of light chunk tuna
    2 cups spinach salad
    1tbsp light balsamic vineggrete dressing

    Snack 9:30pm
    Protein Shake
    .5 cups of cottage cheese
  • Lance_K
    Lance_K Posts: 104 Member
    bump
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