Having trouble sticking to calories

yucabonita
yucabonita Posts: 4 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How do you stick to your calorie limit? I find myself sooo tempted to go over, not because I'm actually hungry, but because I eat as a stress relief. For the record, I am only trying to lose 5 lbs or so, I run 4 times a week and lift heavy weights at the gym, and ALWAYS eat my exercise calories. But I just have the urge to snack and graze all day long. Like "oooh a tootsie roll, oooh some potato chips" and those calories do add up.

So, anyone else have this problem? How do you overcome it?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I don't know what your goal is, but with only 5 Lbs to lose you should be going very, very slowly...no more than .5 Lbs per week loss goal. I'm assuming you're doing 1,200 calories, but I have no idea without your diary being open...if that's the case, reset your goals and eat more.

    Looking at your profile pic though, I wouldn't say weight loss is what you should be shooting for. Seems like you may have a body composition issue you are unhappy with. In that case, may I suggest eating at maintenance and lifting some heavy weights. No, you will not get bulky...you will get "toned" and get the body composition you're looking for.
  • yucabonita
    yucabonita Posts: 4 Member
    I do left heavy weights and have for a while. I actually am pretty toned, just trying to slim down a tiny bit. I am eating 1430 calories per day before working out. How do I make my diary open?

    My question is more about fighting the urge to snack unnecessarily, even when not hungry. Just wondering how other people deal with this.
  • freelancejouster
    freelancejouster Posts: 478 Member
    There should be something in the settings to open it up. 1400ish calories is a fairly reasonable number, though eating 1600 will still probably help you lose weight, it's not a big deal at all. To keep from grazing, I suggest putting snack foods somewhere harder to get to or somewhere out of sight so you don't think about them as much. If you feel like snacking, try and find a healthy alternative like pretzels for your salty cravings or a fruit for your sweet ones.

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