How do YOU handle running out of daily calories?

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  • AmyJMadison
    AmyJMadison Posts: 143 Member
    Ok then... to sum up so far... .
    1) whine
    2) cry
    3) laugh
    4) exercise
    5) don't starve
    6) don't panic
    7) walk the dog
    8) think big picture
    9) watch the week not the day
    10) smile and celebrate!

    Yeah! Thank you! I am all over this!
  • cbevan1229
    cbevan1229 Posts: 326 Member
    Try to stick to veggies and lean protein for dinner, maybe take a walk, and move on. One off day won't ruin your progress. The most effect it will have is to slow down that next lb. drop by however many calories you went over today. Just don't let your off day start to make buddies with the next few days.
  • gracieabem
    gracieabem Posts: 211
    I just eat and try to recover the next day. You can't dwell, its a learning tool for the future

    Yes, this. I may even take the dogs out for an extra walk if I feel like it and I've got time. I work and study, so I don't have a great deal of extra time on my hands most days on top of the exercise I already do and I'm not going to push myself or beat myself up about it. The dogs, of course, love me for it. It's happened plenty of times and it will happen again. What matters to me is what I do most of the time.

    I am a late night snacker generally and really enjoy my supper/nibbles - mostly healthy additions. I can always cut back on those in the evening if I've had a bit of blow out, but not at the expense of nutrients.
  • gracieabem
    gracieabem Posts: 211
    Ok then... to sum up so far... .
    1) whine
    2) cry
    3) laugh
    4) exercise
    5) don't starve
    6) don't panic
    7) walk the dog
    8) think big picture
    9) watch the week not the day
    10) smile and celebrate!

    Yeah! Thank you! I am all over this!

    Lol, great summary!
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    I am only talking for myself, but I just go over.
  • sa11yjane
    sa11yjane Posts: 491 Member
    if possible I would exercise. if i had no time for this then i would buy a load of veg and make a big pot of roasted veg (tomatoes, aubergine, courgettes, red onion, peppers etc) and a big bowl of mixed salad and then just eat that for the rest of the day. if that means going over a bit then so be it. the worst thing to do would be to think that you've blown it then binge for the rest of the day x
  • HeatherSanto
    HeatherSanto Posts: 138 Member
    I agree with everyone else. Don't shoot the day down the tubes, just keep going forward with the rest of the day with a light dinner. Even some housecleaning will help burn off some calories. I heard you can burn 200 something a day just by fidgeting. Just move a little more to help take some of it off. Even if its only 100 more, that is 100 less on the hips!
  • MCinNewportBeach
    MCinNewportBeach Posts: 4 Member
    I would look at your weekly net calorie total. There is always going to be an "over" day there and there, but almost always I am under for the week overall. Try exercising more -- even just a 30 minute walk around the neighborhood helps.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    I find that if I made healthy choices, but have gone over I'm usually under for the next day or two even without trying, so it all comes out in the wash. Just focus on healthier choices for this evening and the next day or two. (Don't kill your self to make up the calories, but don't stress the "starvation mode" thing if you are under for a day or two afterward/)

    I try to remember that I'm here to get healthy so I can live a life I enjoy.

    So if client lunches periodically are a part of life I should enjoy them, but keep an eye open to what else I can do to compensate.

    My current maintenance strategy is to eat about a 50-100 calories below my maintenance level (1600 calories) most days so that I have some wiggle room on days when I get together and go out with friends.
  • clowdusc
    clowdusc Posts: 32
    When I run out at midday, I drink lots and lots of water or tea. Diet soda helps me, but I wouldn't recommend it because it's not the healthiest.

    If later on in the evening my stomach is really growling and I've already blown all my calories, and water or tea isn't making it any better, I find some fulfilling veggies to eat. That way, I only go a little over, and even though it drives me crazy that I went over, I know I won't gain any weight from it.
  • BodyElectric1
    BodyElectric1 Posts: 120 Member
    If it's early in the day, I'll work out harder. If it's late I just go over and stick to my limit the next day. I used to worry about it, but now I don't. Losing the weight is not a race for me, so if it takes one day longer because I went over my limit. I'm okay with that.

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