Starving Myself?

Lisah8969

I was having this same discussion with friends yesterday. For the past week, my net calorie intake was 854 (average) daily and my acutal calorie consumption was 1,388 a day and I gained a pound. I have been trying to figure a way to solve this as right now I don't really notice that I haven't eaten enough until dinner time when I don't want to consume something high calorie just to fill in the numbers. I am going to try and add a couple hundred calories around lunchtime (something good for me as well) and see if that helps.

I was reading a different message board last week and it seems that those who are doing the best eat their "allowed" calories per day plus half of their exercise calories. I'm going to make that my new goal and see how that works out for me.

Good luck to all!

amy1612

Why do people 1-4 weeks into a "Diet" always talk about not being able to eat 1500 calories a day when they just stopped eating probably over 2500 per day?

Because steamed asparagus with haddock don't taste as good as fried egg sandwich with brown sauce.

Urrrrrgh, lol, I wholeheartedly disagree!

But yeah, eat avocados, nuts, etc. If youre really struggling, take a shot of olive oil!x

islandmonkey

I'm kind of curious about the calc that shows you have 1500 calories left to eat? Given that you are eating a nice breakfast and some items throughout the day, I can't see that you'd be burning 1000+ calories by jogging 4-5 miles? First step I'd look at is confirming your calories burned - either with a HRM, or checking a few different places (I find MFP shows the highest number of calories burned for the same amount of activity, and always shows far more than my HRM).

It's great that you're exploring what to eat to fill that gap though, and I agree with other poster on avocados,nuts, coconut oil etc. Let us know how it goes! (My favorites are 1 oz of cashews, or a slice of havarti cheese)

So I've been slowly easing myself into the whole diet and exercise thing, and recently I've found the motivation to fit it hard and go full throtle. However, I'm having a hard time filling up my daily calories with healthy food. I usually dont eat back the calories I burn exercising. Today, by the end of everything, my tracker said I still had over 1,500 calories to eat! I'm maybe a bit hungry but not starving by any means. I hd a big nutritious breakfast and ate a little more throughout the day when I felt hungry. Jogged about 4or5 miles. So what do I do? I don't want to fill my diet with higher calorie options, but how do I find the middle ground?

pornstarzombie

When I usually have a lot of calories left, I'll go for a peanut butter and honey sandwich or peanut butter and jelly sandwich. PB is pretty high in calories. Last night I ended up having to eat a PB&H and almonds at the end of the night, and even then I was off. But...I was over a few days before so it does even out.

PrettyGrit

Just a thought... but if you are eating fairly clean healthy foods and you feel full isn't that the goal??
Shouldn't we be teaching ourselves 'look we are full stop eating'
Surely that is the only way to maintain a goal weight and a healthy attitude towards food and eating

ashesfromfire

I ate 1070 calories yesterday - not 600. I just ended up running off about 900 of those calories.

hulkklogan

So I've been slowly easing myself into the whole diet and exercise thing, and recently I've found the motivation to fit it hard and go full throtle. However, I'm having a hard time filling up my daily calories with healthy food. I usually dont eat back the calories I burn exercising. Today, by the end of everything, my tracker said I still had over 1,500 calories to eat! I'm maybe a bit hungry but not starving by any means. I hd a big nutritious breakfast and ate a little more throughout the day when I felt hungry. Jogged about 4or5 miles. So what do I do? I don't want to fill my diet with higher calorie options, but how do I find the middle ground?

Eat if you are hungry, don't if you're not. Listen to your body, not just MFP. I don't agree with MFP's calorie allowances after exercise.

The human body was developed around the premise of food was not always available and we could not always eat if we were hungry, and did not eat if we weren't hungry. Intermittent fasting (a 24 hour fast once a month or more often if you'd like) is a great way to burn off fat. The hard part is hours 18-24, but that is when the most of the fat is burned off. The easiest way to do this is to eat dinner, go to bed, and not eat again until dinner.

eta

I got off track on this post.. but you should be eating at least about 1200 calories a day since you are exercising. But don't feel like you actually need to eat 900 extra calories after a run - MFP is very "kind" with the amount of calories you supposedly burn off with exercise.

minburke

I just dont know how you can be burning 1500 cals and not be hungry enough to get up to 1200.. I'm starving when I exercise.. Try having a bigger brekkie to get your metabolism going early.

I also dont eat back all my burned calories, some days I will, others I won't. I eat if I'm hungry, not if I'm bored.. Works for me

onyxgirl17

Is your stomach screaming "IM HUNGRY FEED ME NOW!!!". If not, you are probably not starving yourself. Years ago before people overanalyzed everything it was so much simpler. Eat healthy when you feel hungry, exercise moderately, and some days you will net higher than others.

Susan2BHealthier

are you getting enough nutrients. 'healthy' foods aren't healthy if you're not eating the right balance.

what does your diet look like if you change your settings to count, say, protein and calcium, or iron? add things to your diet that fill any shortfall.

Yes....this is what I do at the end of the day. I see how much more protein and fiber I need for the day then i eat something that will fill those needs.