I'm hungry--chose poorly today and no calories left!

annecolorgreen
annecolorgreen Posts: 116 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Any suggestions? what do you eat if you run out of "space" in your food diary? I would exercise and earn some points, but I'm working and can't.
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  • phlower
    phlower Posts: 103
    I would eat a piece of fruit and a piece of cheese. Protein and fiber and complex carbs all together will help keep your tummy in balance for awhile.
  • jaymek92
    jaymek92 Posts: 309 Member
    eat. the world's not going to end if you're a couple hundred calories over.
  • gaylynn35
    gaylynn35 Posts: 854 Member
    eat a protein bar, or just eat whatever you want and make up for it tomorrow.
  • slowturtle1
    slowturtle1 Posts: 284 Member
    I would eat a piece of fruit and a piece of cheese. Protein and fiber and complex carbs all together will help keep your tummy in balance for awhile.

    I would agree. Sometimes it's better to go ahead and eat something healthy and filling, even if you go over.
  • ChapinaGrande
    ChapinaGrande Posts: 289 Member
    When I'm in this situation, I either say screw it and eat something (a protein and a fiber as the other person suggested) or I thank my lucky stars for one of those painful learning experiences that you never forget and starve until tomorrow. I am always much more careful after that. :)
  • waronmyfat
    waronmyfat Posts: 322 Member
    You can get away with eating cantelope or rockmelon as we call here.. its low in calories and it wont hurt to snack on that... if youve got no calories left at all and your hungry still drink water and keep on drinking it .. it will fill your tummy i do this myself when i get hungry as i dont want to go over my calories... but remember to listen to your body too.. it could be telling you a reason why its hungry
    Any suggestions? what do you eat if you run out of "space" in your food diary? I would exercise and earn some points, but I'm working and can't.
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    i see a little baby in your photo. if you're breastfeeding, you'll want to eat.
  • kidcole11
    kidcole11 Posts: 98 Member
    You've got yourself on a 1200 calorie diet...that's really steep. Consider some extra wiggle room. Good Job on your water!!!
  • cersela
    cersela Posts: 160 Member
    Have something reasonable and start fresh tomorrow.
  • Taneil27
    Taneil27 Posts: 253
    Try and drink a tall glass of water and see how you feel. If you are still hungry, eat a small piece of fruit or some vegetables. Low in calories, but filling :)
  • wcrathbun
    wcrathbun Posts: 85 Member
    pickles!
  • Ash_ah_lee
    Ash_ah_lee Posts: 116 Member
    FRUIT!
  • MandV4U
    MandV4U Posts: 5
    Gum! Gum helps me!
  • dottijames2000
    dottijames2000 Posts: 1
    I eat pickles and salad with no dressing, veggies. So you may want to try it.
  • ScorpionReaver
    ScorpionReaver Posts: 56
    Strawberries. Minimal calories, quite filling & a ton of vitamin C :)
    I'm assuming you have a desk job, or something with little activity?
  • Kari_L_Moore
    Kari_L_Moore Posts: 18 Member
    Filling vegetables :) I've been chowing down on salad when I get hungry at night now, but I like lettuce and spinach without and salad dressing. Fruit is good too.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Eat some fruit and/or vegetables, or nothing. Drink water.

    And then watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfVrRfm9U2I&
  • ihateroses
    ihateroses Posts: 893 Member
    I see that your goals is 1200 cals per day.

    Eat 300 more, you'll be golden.
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    Took a look at your diary. You're on the low end and may want to consider bumping up to 1400-1600 anyway, depending on your basal metabolic rate (bmr) and total daily energy expenditure (tdee). Bmr shows how much your body needs just to run its functions while resting, while tdee calculates how many calories you burn per day, based on activity level. Both can be calculated online, just Google them. You generally want to aim for in between those two numbers.

    Eat something worth a couple hundred calories today, and get reset tomorrow.

    I started out following 1200 plus eating back exercise calories. Being hungry all the time isn't healthy, and neither is increased hair shedding. I experienced both until I increased calories.

    Edited to add:
    Might want to consider changing your ratios for carbs, fat and protein. If you go into Goals, you can choose custom settings instead of guided. Go to the carb/fat/protein percentages and change the ratio to something like 40%carb, 30%fat, 30%protein. Protein helps repair and build muscles, and maintain muscle.
  • dawLs
    dawLs Posts: 84
    I say eat something healthy, otherwise you might end up completely ravenous and eat something even worse! Tomorrow is a new day :)
  • Rinkermann
    Rinkermann Posts: 108 Member
    if i were you, i'd just grab a 200 calorie meal and just learn from whatever mistakes you made today.
  • Dnasty6996
    Dnasty6996 Posts: 2
    If you dont want to just eat something, you can always work it off and earn yourself more calories!
  • serentity78
    serentity78 Posts: 89 Member
    eat something healthy...going over is not the end of the world. One snack won't break you either. I often have lots of calories left but days where I go over....
  • JennsRAQ
    JennsRAQ Posts: 132 Member
    I love to make a HUGE salad with 5-6 cups of greens and about 2TBSP of a dressing that is 50 calories or less.... sometimes topped with about 110 calories worth of grilled chicken if I need more protein.

    Strawberries or cantaloupe are also some favs!

    I agree- the world won't end if you got a hundred or two over. :)
  • AVinmill
    AVinmill Posts: 88 Member
    Obviously many people will have different opinons but personally I wouldn't eat anything else and take it as a lesson/learning experience. If you eat junk you'll go hungry.
  • bluex232
    bluex232 Posts: 135 Member
    I usually do Pineapple, Mini Rice Cakes (by quaker), or Wheat Thins with a big glass of water or a Minute Maid Light Lemonade (only 5 calories a can!)
  • windycitycupcake
    windycitycupcake Posts: 516 Member
    Obviously many people will have different opinons but personally I wouldn't eat anything else and take it as a lesson/learning experience. If you eat junk you'll go hungry.

    you have to look inside yourself and decide what YOU want to do, not what other people tell you to do. If you set your calories at 1200, and you ate them all and don't want to eat any more then don't. drink some water and struggle through it. that is just one approach.

    many would not agree with that statement and they are not wrong to disagree. allowing yourself to suffer or feel starved is self punishment and you never want to associate self punishment with eating better or losing weight, you will fail. you will end up sneaking food and feeling worse.

    so either raise your caloric intake or make better choices with your calories. eat big salads, like use a whole head of romaine and put delicious things on it like chicken, or nuts and goat cheese but mostly lettuce. stuff yourself until you are full or make 3 little salads to get you through the night.

    if you are feeling so deprived that you had to put up a post about it, you are obviously really suffering right now and my inclination would be to tell you to have a sensible snack because you shouldn't be feeling this way. staying under your caloric goal should make you feel proud not deprived.

    maybe make some plain oatmeal or something because it will fill you up, or eat some toast. carbs fill me up so i eat them in moderation in between meals of lots of raw veggies.

    try starting your day off with toast and oatmeal for breakfast, i find that it keeps me stable throughout the day. i chew gum too when i have a sweet tooth. im not telling you to use gum as a way to starve yourself, just to keep your mouth busy.

    anyway good luck.
  • UZBGIRL
    UZBGIRL Posts: 35
    Almond, strawberries,veggies. It is OK to have some extra calories once a while but not junk healthy food. You can try to drink a cup of Good Earth Original Tea, Sweet & Spicy. It is sweet and spicy, so tasty. no sugar, all natural, zero calories 6 grams of carbs only.
  • bradphil87
    bradphil87 Posts: 617 Member
    You could consume the calories now, and go for a walk after you finish your shift. You can spend them before you earn them lol like my paychecks hahaha
  • shan1204
    shan1204 Posts: 36
    A low calorie lentil based soup would be my choice in that situation - plus a few large glasses of water.

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