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Should i use the rest of my calorie allowance NOW?

GuybrushThreepw00d
GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
5km run first thing put 482 calories in the bag.
Check my food diary.. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/gordonby007

It's 8:30pm, and i'm not hungry. :smile:
I have eaten 1558 calories and have 474 remaining
Should i be eating more tonight??? I could probably choke down a protein shake i have in the fridge. :laugh:

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  • CantarellaMiyani
    CantarellaMiyani Posts: 91 Member
    There's no requirement to eat back your exercise calories, and if you're not hungry, no reason to force it. I would, instead, choose to look at today, tomorrow, maybe even the next day as "cumulative," and allow yourself a little extra lee-way if you do prove to be especially hungry tomorrow.
  • GuybrushThreepw00d
    GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
    Took the shake after 40 push ups (ive still got a mental link between the shakes and exerxise , but I'm working on it.)
    Feels like a good food day, but am sure the calories are still a little low for most peoples liking...
    I'm trying.... :smile:
  • Growtinymusclesgrow
    Growtinymusclesgrow Posts: 152 Member
    If you are losing and not hungry...Don't eat! This site is the only place on the planet that people are so...shall we say passionate, about "eating back your exercise calories". I don't get it personally, but whatever works for those people.
  • DenyseMarieL
    DenyseMarieL Posts: 673 Member
    I was told that as long as I ate my minimum requirement (1200 calories, that's what I need to just survive) then I was okay.
  • IveLanded
    IveLanded Posts: 797 Member
    Don't force it. Looks good! :)
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