When do I stop eating?
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hope002
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I know, it's a silly question, but in the past few weeks it has been very dificult for me.
I set my TDEE at 1800 as per various TDEE calculators. I burn between 350-650 calories a day. That puts me up to 2150-2450 calories a day. I try to eat back at least half of my exercise calories, but it's hard, I am not hungry. Many days I have logged what I planned to eat, but at the end of the day I can't eat it all. So I end up having more calorie deficit then I log.
So here comes the question: When do I stop eating? when I am not hungry anymore or when I eat all my TDEE calories?
Thank you!
I set my TDEE at 1800 as per various TDEE calculators. I burn between 350-650 calories a day. That puts me up to 2150-2450 calories a day. I try to eat back at least half of my exercise calories, but it's hard, I am not hungry. Many days I have logged what I planned to eat, but at the end of the day I can't eat it all. So I end up having more calorie deficit then I log.
So here comes the question: When do I stop eating? when I am not hungry anymore or when I eat all my TDEE calories?
Thank you!
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If you're not hungry then don't eat.
You don't have to eat back all of your exercise calories and if what you're doing works for you right now then keep doing it. There's no hard and fast rule of what you're "supposed" to do (although some people will tell you there is). If I'm not hungry regardless of whether or not I've reached my calorie goal I don't force myself to eat just to hit a number.0 -
Yes, I agree, if you aren't hungry they do not eat. I am the same way sometimes ending up 600 calories below my goal.0
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I agree with the above poster... if you're not hungry, don't eat. Perhaps you've set your calorie goal too high?
You don't have to worry about eating back your exercise calories, but you also don't want to lose weight too quickly because then it's likely you'll gain it all back after you stop counting calories. Stop eating when you're full, and reconsider your calorie goal if you're unable to meet it.0 -
As long as you don't net too low and you are losing weight then I would say you're fine when you're full. However, if you go by this method for a month or so and lose very little weight, I would advise eating more calorie dense items like peanut butter, almond butter, avacado, lean meats to get closer to your TDEE. and make sure you give yourself a rest day once in awhile, it prevents against injury and helps your body heal!0
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If you have you calories set as a deficit from your TDEE you are not supposed to eat back your exercise calories unless you exercise so much it causes you to net below your bmr. Your exercise is already supposed to be included in your TDEE calculation.0
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I don't include my exercese in when calculating my TDEE. I set my activity level as sedentary as I have a desk jobIf you have you calories set as a deficit from your TDEE you are not supposed to eat back your exercise calories unless you exercise so much it causes you to net below your bmr. Your exercise is already supposed to be included in your TDEE calculation.0 -
If you have you calories set as a deficit from your TDEE you are not supposed to eat back your exercise calories unless you exercise so much it causes you to net below your bmr. Your exercise is already supposed to be included in your TDEE calculation.
^^ this. If you are eating at MFP allocated calories, you eat back your exercise.
TDEE - 20% or whatever already takes into account so you just eat the same amount each day0 -
It's not working for me. in the past few weeks I didn't loose anything, this week I gained .5lbsIf you're not hungry then don't eat.
You don't have to eat back all of your exercise calories and if what you're doing works for you right now then keep doing it. There's no hard and fast rule of what you're "supposed" to do (although some people will tell you there is). If I'm not hungry regardless of whether or not I've reached my calorie goal I don't force myself to eat just to hit a number.0 -
It's not working for me. in the past few weeks I didn't loose anything, this week I gained .5lbsIf you're not hungry then don't eat.
You don't have to eat back all of your exercise calories and if what you're doing works for you right now then keep doing it. There's no hard and fast rule of what you're "supposed" to do (although some people will tell you there is). If I'm not hungry regardless of whether or not I've reached my calorie goal I don't force myself to eat just to hit a number.
Maybe reset your calorie goal and take a few weeks and don't eat back your exercise calories and see what happens. It really is all trial and error and what works for you personally.0 -
It's not working for me. in the past few weeks I didn't loose anything, this week I gained .5lbsIf you're not hungry then don't eat.
You don't have to eat back all of your exercise calories and if what you're doing works for you right now then keep doing it. There's no hard and fast rule of what you're "supposed" to do (although some people will tell you there is). If I'm not hungry regardless of whether or not I've reached my calorie goal I don't force myself to eat just to hit a number.
Were you previously on a low calorie diet for a while?0 -
will try this,
It's not working for me. in the past few weeks I didn't loose anything, this week I gained .5lbsIf you're not hungry then don't eat.
You don't have to eat back all of your exercise calories and if what you're doing works for you right now then keep doing it. There's no hard and fast rule of what you're "supposed" to do (although some people will tell you there is). If I'm not hungry regardless of whether or not I've reached my calorie goal I don't force myself to eat just to hit a number.
Maybe reset your calorie goal and take a few weeks and don't eat back your exercise calories and see what happens. It really is all trial and error and what works for you personally.
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no, I had my TDEE at 1610, was eating back half of my exercise cals and not loosing weight.
It's not working for me. in the past few weeks I didn't loose anything, this week I gained .5lbsIf you're not hungry then don't eat.
You don't have to eat back all of your exercise calories and if what you're doing works for you right now then keep doing it. There's no hard and fast rule of what you're "supposed" to do (although some people will tell you there is). If I'm not hungry regardless of whether or not I've reached my calorie goal I don't force myself to eat just to hit a number.
Were you previously on a low calorie diet for a while?0 -
I think you're confused about what TDEE means. It's total daily energy expenditure, which includes all the calories you burn in a day from breathing, blinking, walking brushing your teeth, digesting your food, exercise, everything. You don't change it unless you decide to sit on your butt all day. Your daily calorie goal may be what you are referring to. You also seem to be picking kind of random numbers for what your total daily calorie goal should be.
Either let MFP set it for you (be honest with your activity level and don't set your goals too high) and eat back your exercise calories if you didn't include exercise in your activity level. Or, you can use a calculator to estimate your TDEE, eat 15% less than that every day, and don't eat back your exercise calories.0 -
If you are eating your TDEE, you wouldn't be losing weight, that is how many calories you burn in a day with everything you do including your exercise! I think your calculations are off somewhere, or you mean BMR.0
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I think you're confused about what TDEE means. It's total daily energy expenditure, which includes all the calories you burn in a day from breathing, blinking, walking brushing your teeth, digesting your food, exercise, everything. You don't change it unless you decide to sit on your butt all day. Your daily calorie goal may be what you are referring to. You also seem to be picking kind of random numbers for what your total daily calorie goal should be.
Either let MFP set it for you (be honest with your activity level and don't set your goals too high) and eat back your exercise calories if you didn't include exercise in your activity level. Or, you can use a calculator to estimate your TDEE, eat 15% less than that every day, and don't eat back your exercise calories.
You are right, I don't know much about TDEE and I may have used this term incorrectly in my posts.
I used this site to calculate my TDEE: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ , it sais
"Based on your information your details, the TDEE calculator puts your daily calorie requirement at 2484" if I take 15% off it's 2111. MFP puts me at 1610 and with my exercise comes up to 2110-2210.
if I eat about 1800-1900 cals a day I am not hungry for more and it doesn't matter how much I exercise. Actually the more I exercise less hungry I am.0 -
You are double dipping. Your TDEE is 2484. You don't take 15% off of that and tell MFP you want to lose weight. You should either enter your 2111 into MFP and claim zero pound weightloss or use 2484 and let MFP back it back based upon your weightloss goal(.5 lbs per week = 250 cals/day =2234 ) which is in the neighborhood of what you wanted to lose.You are right, I don't know much about TDEE and I may have used this term incorrectly in my posts.
I used this site to calculate my TDEE: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ , it sais
"Based on your information your details, the TDEE calculator puts your daily calorie requirement at 2484" if I take 15% off it's 2111. MFP puts me at 1610 and with my exercise comes up to 2110-2210.
if I eat about 1800-1900 cals a day I am not hungry for more and it doesn't matter how much I exercise. Actually the more I exercise less hungry I am.0 -
You are double dipping. Your TDEE is 2484. You don't take 15% off of that and tell MFP you want to lose weight. You should either enter your 2111 into MFP and claim zero pound weightloss or use 2484 and let MFP back it back based upon your weightloss goal(.5 lbs per week = 250 cals/day =2234 ) which is in the neighborhood of what you wanted to lose.You are right, I don't know much about TDEE and I may have used this term incorrectly in my posts.
I used this site to calculate my TDEE: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ , it sais
"Based on your information your details, the TDEE calculator puts your daily calorie requirement at 2484" if I take 15% off it's 2111. MFP puts me at 1610 and with my exercise comes up to 2110-2210.
if I eat about 1800-1900 cals a day I am not hungry for more and it doesn't matter how much I exercise. Actually the more I exercise less hungry I am.
Oh no, I don't enter any calorie numbers in MFP, just my height, weight, activity level and to loose 1 lbs a week.
Both MFP and TDEE calculators (I used 2 diff ones) tell me I need to eat around 2110 calories. I kindoff figured how to calculate now, thanks for help.
My problem is I can't eat that much.0 -
You are double dipping. Your TDEE is 2484. You don't take 15% off of that and tell MFP you want to lose weight. You should either enter your 2111 into MFP and claim zero pound weightloss or use 2484 and let MFP back it back based upon your weightloss goal(.5 lbs per week = 250 cals/day =2234 ) which is in the neighborhood of what you wanted to lose.You are right, I don't know much about TDEE and I may have used this term incorrectly in my posts.
I used this site to calculate my TDEE: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ , it sais
"Based on your information your details, the TDEE calculator puts your daily calorie requirement at 2484" if I take 15% off it's 2111. MFP puts me at 1610 and with my exercise comes up to 2110-2210.
if I eat about 1800-1900 cals a day I am not hungry for more and it doesn't matter how much I exercise. Actually the more I exercise less hungry I am.
Oh no, I don't enter any calorie numbers in MFP, just my height, weight, activity level and to loose 1 lbs a week.
Both MFP and TDEE calculators (I used 2 diff ones) tell me I need to eat around 2110 calories. I kindoff figured how to calculate now, thanks for help.
My problem is I can't eat that much.
When you get close answers, you know you're entering your numbers right. I would try and hit your daily goal if you can. If you're not hungry, try adding some caloricly dense food items when you are hungry. You can add avocados, nuts, cook with olive oil, olives, etc. Or have a cookie or two. :laugh:0 -
you stop eating when you puke all over cause you ate too much. PIG!0
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Meh. Nevermind! I think I just confused myself!
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