Eating Good Vs. Eating Enough Calories

9xuzts
9xuzts Posts: 40
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi, I need some opinions here. So today I didn't have time to eat breakfast and I ate very little for lunch since I was again pressed for time. Towards the end of the day this evening I was still significantly under 1000 calories which really isn't healthy. To make it up I ate a whole Snicker's bar which is 280 calories. In your opinion, should I have left it at a low calorie day or made it up by eating the extremely unhealthy snack? What do you do on those days where you just don't have time to eat?

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  • bahacca
    bahacca Posts: 878 Member
    If you are HUNGRY, find something healthier than a snickers bar! If you are not hungry, don't eat. Odds are throughout the week, you may go over a bit on calories. Eventually you'll "make up for it". If you are hungry, obviously eat something, but something your body can actually use. You would have been better off with some peanut butter and an apple if you wanted a sweet snack.
  • 9xuzts
    9xuzts Posts: 40
    Yeah, I was out though and all there was was a vending machine...but very true. Thanks for the input!
  • MissKim
    MissKim Posts: 2,853 Member
    Eat if you're hungry, don't eat if you're not hungry. Never force yourself to eat just to "reach" your calorie limit. This is coming from someone who does intermittent fasting though, so I have some days like today that I'm under and other days where I'm way over. Just listen to your body though, never force it. and you can always find a way to get calories that doesn't include a snickers bar, lol but hey if you wanted it!
  • kareinlib
    kareinlib Posts: 98
    Like the other posters said, don't force yourself to eat if you are really full. But there are lots of better options - like peanuts are a fantastic one, for example. Far healthier for you and they actually have a lot of calories so you can make up the difference with a handful or two.
  • SilverOnTheTree
    SilverOnTheTree Posts: 102 Member
    If you're talking, say, one day a week where you sleep in and skip breakfast, or miss lunch thanks to a late meeting, don't force yourself to make up calories. It gives you room to have an extra slice of something on Saturday instead.

    Mornings tip - I can chow down a prepackaged 125 calorie muesli bar (I believe the States label it a "granola bar"? Weirdos) with a cup of tea in less than 60 seconds. Unlike a banana, it won't repeat on you, although you need to allow an extra 30 seconds for brushing stray seeds out of your teeth.
  • xoyasminxo
    xoyasminxo Posts: 132
    I would have left it low instead of having the snickers bar. Even an apple or banana would have been better. I try to have a healthy go to snack if I am pressed for time. For me it is something like an apple as I mentioned or I have some homemade trail mix or a mix of peanuts and raisins (one of my rave combos). I scoop it into baby food jars for quick grab and smaller size portion. Hope this helps. But seriously having something premade for those times when you just don't have time, really helps.
  • xoyasminxo
    xoyasminxo Posts: 132
    Eat if you're hungry, don't eat if you're not hungry. Never force yourself to eat just to "reach" your calorie limit. This is coming from someone who does intermittent fasting though, so I have some days like today that I'm under and other days where I'm way over. Just listen to your body though, never force it. and you can always find a way to get calories that doesn't include a snickers bar, lol but hey if you wanted it!

    How do you like intermittent fasting? Has it helped you?
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