Stop Freaking Out About Going Over Calories
lovechicagobears
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On the MFP app, it's easy to track your weekly calories. As you can see, I went over two days this week, but I was under the other days. I'm full and don't want to eat anymore today, but I still have 1700 calories left because I was under by a few hundred on the other days.
Bottom line: you haven't "ruined it" if you go over one or two days per week because you will likely make up for it on the other days. Your body doesn't magically put weight on overnight. Daily tracking is just to help keep you in-line. If you had a huge bank of calories on Monday, you'd probably run out by Thursday.
It's much easier to think in terms of "2000 calories per day".
Bottom line: you haven't "ruined it" if you go over one or two days per week because you will likely make up for it on the other days. Your body doesn't magically put weight on overnight. Daily tracking is just to help keep you in-line. If you had a huge bank of calories on Monday, you'd probably run out by Thursday.
It's much easier to think in terms of "2000 calories per day". 0
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Thanks for this! Yesterday I went to Williams with my fiance, and was stressing all day because the panini i got was almost 700 calories, and the smoothie 300... yikes.. But I'm usually under. This "dieting" is so hard... yeeeesh.
You're doing great though, just seen your ticker that's awesome! keep it up!0 -
Thanks for this! Yesterday I went to Williams with my fiance, and was stressing all day because the panini i got was almost 700 calories, and the smoothie 300... yikes.. But I'm usually under. This "dieting" is so hard... yeeeesh.
You're doing great though, just seen your ticker that's awesome! keep it up!
Exactly. I probably could have had more food at the party last night, but I was trying to be good because I wasn't sure how today would turn out.
The same thing will happen this week, I'm sure. We're going out for Italian food on our three-year dating anniversary this Friday, so I'm going to stay low all week to make up for it.0 -
i need this reminder - - so thanks!0
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I too, needed this. Whenever I start counting calories, I start freaking out about calories. It's rough!! But this website makes it such a better journey. I've always been alone in this and having people to talk to makes a world of difference.0
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Excellent point with a great reminder. Sometimes we work so hard at getting one foot in front of the other that we forget to look where we are going and where we have been!0
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How do you get that option on the website? Do you need a iphone for it? I NEVER realized you could look at it week by week.0
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Thanks for this reminder... It is so easy to get caught up in the calorie counting and always keeping it under... It doesn't help that the calories you go over on scream at you in bright red0
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How do you get that option on the website? Do you need a iphone for it? I NEVER realized you could look at it week by week.
It's the iPhone app. Although I think there is a droid app too.0 -
This was good for me to realize too!! I had family over this weekend and felt I would go over with things I was having, I suppose
I could just try to eat less the next couple of days.0 -
How do you get that option on the website? Do you need a iphone for it? I NEVER realized you could look at it week by week.
It's the iPhone app. Although I think there is a droid app too.
Damn it, as the last surviving blackberry user I'm foiled again!0 -
How do you get that option on the website? Do you need a iphone for it? I NEVER realized you could look at it week by week.
If you have the MFP app on any smartphone you can see it like this when it pulls up at the top it says summary-daily- weekly just hit weekly.0 -
Damn.. i seriously gotta learn how to use my phone.0
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How do you get that option on the website? Do you need a iphone for it? I NEVER realized you could look at it week by week.
It's the iPhone app. Although I think there is a droid app too.
Damn it, as the last surviving blackberry user I'm foiled again!
Well this may be true I have a Droid
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I stick with my calorie allowance because, if I start using the excuse "Well, I can always scrimp elsewhere", I'll end up scrimping EVERYWHERE and then lose focus. I like how MFP keeps me honest and informed.0
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I track my calories by weekly average! Also, can we PLEASE get a way to see this on the regular site?!
I have the app on my iphone but it seems like a no-brainer that you would be able to do the same thing here.0 -
Thanks for sharing that! I had no idea that I could get that on my iphone!0
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How do you get that option on the website? Do you need a iphone for it? I NEVER realized you could look at it week by week.
It's the iPhone app. Although I think there is a droid app too.
Damn it, as the last surviving blackberry user I'm foiled again!
on the website, go to the reports tab, select nutrition and then play around from there.0 -
Damn.. i seriously gotta learn how to use my phone.
i was just thinking the same thing.
oh never mind, i don't have an iPhone. darn.0 -
MFP has it under Reports --> Nutrition --> Last 7 Days, but I don't like the layout, and it doesn't show your average at the end of the week. The phone app is just easier and prettier.
I respect those who like to stay within their daily limit, and really, we all should. This is just for those people who seriously flip out because they ate a donut and went over by 300 one day. 0 -
Thanks for this reminder... It is so easy to get caught up in the calorie counting and always keeping it under... It doesn't help that the calories you go over on scream at you in bright red
Right? Whenever I'm over by 1 - 100, I think it should be yellow instead. I was over by 3 one day (THREE), so I did a few jumping jacks to get rid of it. 0 -
How do you get that option on the website? Do you need a iphone for it? I NEVER realized you could look at it week by week.
It's the iPhone app. Although I think there is a droid app too.
Damn it, as the last surviving blackberry user I'm foiled again!
This just cracked me up, I needed a good laugh. Darn blackberry! lol0 -
MFP has it under Reports --> Nutrition --> Last 7 Days, but I don't like the layout, and it doesn't show your average at the end of the week. The phone app is just easier and prettier.
I respect those who like to stay within their daily limit, and really, we all should. This is just for those people who seriously flip out because they ate a donut and went over by 300 one day.
It may not be as pretty, but you can also check your calories burned during the week and over-all progress for up to one year in the past (if you've not been on MFP that long, it'll just be blank until the point you started, I believe).
I would like to see it improved to show the net calories over or under for the week, as well as the graph, though!0 -
I've been over every day this week... Why ? Because 3 weeks ago I broke my foot and now that it was confirmed via X-ray, I can't exercise and my body is just always craving food.0
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I've been over every day this week... Why ? Because 3 weeks ago I broke my foot and now that it was confirmed via X-ray, I can't exercise and my body is just always craving food.
I hope your foot heals soon. Even if you're over, you're probably still at or under maintenance, so you shouldn't gain any weight. 0 -
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I track my calories by weekly average! Also, can we PLEASE get a way to see this on the regular site?!
I have the app on my iphone but it seems like a no-brainer that you would be able to do the same thing here.
You have access to the reports on the website!0 -
Upgrade to the latest model - the blackberry keytone, works much better than the raspberry keytone....How do you get that option on the website? Do you need a iphone for it? I NEVER realized you could look at it week by week.
It's the iPhone app. Although I think there is a droid app too.
Damn it, as the last surviving blackberry user I'm foiled again!0 -
I have a dumb phone, I have NO apps. But, I still track my calories by week. I start my week on Monday. If I'm under that day, I the notes section on Tuesday to keep track of those "unused" calories. At the end of Tuesday, I look at my net, then plus or minus from my "bank" of calories from Monday. I put the net number of "banked calories" on Wednesday, and so on through the week.0
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I think if you go to "reports" then select one of the three you would like to look at (Nutrition, Fitness, progress) that might give you a bit of info?0
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Nope, still ONE MORE BB out here. And I will win. Seriously, though, go to BB App World or the App section on MFP and you can load a BB App.
The post regarding weekly counting has great value and it's a good reminder to not freak out on a daily basis.0
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