God help me, I'm starving
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"God help me, I'm starving"
I had no idea God was a member of MFP!
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Yeah, I'd eat some but i wouldn't eat them all. Thats just me. I like to see how many cals I have left over and the bigger the # the happier I am.0
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Because you only have 10lbs to go I would suggest setting your goal for a loss of 0.5lb a week, this should then give you more calories but you should also be eating your exercise calories as MFP doesn't take this in to account. I think it might be a bit confusing as you do set exercise targets but this doesn't change the calories just gives you an exercise target.0
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I would just let your appetite be your guide, sometimes I eat mine back, sometimes I don't, just as long as you're under your daily goal-you're in the clear!0
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My understanding is that maintaining the 1200 calories will give you slow but steady weight loss. The right way to do it. So if you are burning extra calories with exercise then you should be consuming more calories (and feeling less starved). Just make sure the additional calories are good calories...veggies and protein. Low on the carbs! )0
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Since starting ATkins, I am never, ever hungry, I feel great, and I lose every week.
AAAAANnnnnnnndddddd....let the bashing begin...
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Most def eat those exercise calories. or at least half of them!0
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Food is fuel! Eat your workout calories or you're gonna run out of energy and feel like crap!0
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS... doesn't mean you have eat them all... but YESSSSSSSSSSSS eat - if your body is telling you it is hungry it is because it is lacking fuel... how long do you really think you could go without fueling and coming to a HALT...
MFP has me at a 1200 calorie in take... I average about 300 -500 on slower days on workouts... that only gives me a net of about 900 - 700 calories (net= body actually keeps, at least that is my definition) on an average I eat a 1500+ calories a day.
So fine not everyone is the same but if you are feeling hungry, EAT... just stay within your total daily calorie amount.0 -
If you are sticking to 1200 and exercising on top of that and you're not feeling good and it makes you want to quit, you should definitely eat some exercise calories back.
If you're worried about eating them back, start with eating half back for a week, see if you feel better.
Girl! you better eat before you pass out burning 500+ calories, LOL! I dont know how everybody else does but as heavy as I am for the past 2 weeks I've been on MFP, I eat almost every calorie +or- 10 that is given to me and the 2lb loss a week setting with that has been working!!!!0 -
try more veggies and fruit, and eat more protein!!!!0
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Okay, okay. Rookie mistake!
I just adjusted my weight loss goal from 1.5/week to .5/week which increased my calorie goal. If I'm still hungry, I'll tap into those exercise calories without feeling guilty!0 -
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS... doesn't mean you have eat them all... but YESSSSSSSSSSSS eat - if your body is telling you it is hungry it is because it is lacking fuel... how long do you really think you could go without fueling and coming to a HALT...
MFP has me at a 1200 calorie in take... I average about 300 -500 on slower days on workouts... that only gives me a net of about 900 - 700 calories (net= body actually keeps, at least that is my definition) on an average I eat a 1500+ calories a day.
So fine not everyone is the same but if you are feeling hungry, EAT... just stay within your total daily calorie amount.
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Amen to that! LOL!:bigsmile:0 -
You have to keep putting fuel in your car for it to run, same thing with your body.0
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You might want to also go in and change your program. Maybe you're listed as "sedentary" but as you say, you move around a lot. Let the program account for that.
Personally, I think setting for sedentary and adding in what you do is more accurate, long term. I wear a FitBit, and it automatically adds in calories for activity. The big thing I notice is how big a difference there is from day to day. Some days my adjustment is small, other times it's huge. I had no idea my days activities varied so much! It would be difficult to choose an average activity level, at least for me.0 -
My rule of thumb has been if I'm hungry I eat something. I just make sure it's calories that will fuel body not weigh it down.0
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Okay, okay. Rookie mistake!
I just adjusted my weight loss goal from 1.5/week to .5/week which increased my calorie goal. If I'm still hungry, I'll tap into those exercise calories without feeling guilty!
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Like, all the time. MFP has me eating 1200 calories, meanwhile all the running around I do at work has me burning up to 550 calories a day (I logged 9.5 miles yesterday on the pedometer between walking at work and jogging last night).
Should I be eating some of these exercise calories? Or will I eventually get used to the reduced calories I eat? Or what?
You're not burning 550 calories per day if that's your normal daily activity level.0 -
Never let yourself get too hungry... and eat ALL your calories. If I deprive myself i find i lose much slower. you need to eat to lose.
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