It's 9pm and I've only eaten 1361 of my 1600 goal....
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Rainbowbow, you are evil! But I'd go pistachio pistachio!0
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Why aren't you eating exercise calories? TDEE-20% is 1600, not 1600-another 500 burned.
I might be misunderstanding the website but I thought if you included your exercise in the TDEE, then you shouldn't also eat their value back. It's like double counting.
If I calculated my TDEE based on sedentary lifestyle, then I should definitely eat the exercise calories back.
Thanks for the tasty suggestions!
You are correct, that would be double counting them.0 -
And she went with.......drumroll.....an apple and peanut butter! Yum!
Although I was seriously sidelined by the idea of Ben and Jerry's or wine.0 -
Have a protein shake after every workout, this is supposed to be good for your muscles, and it helps add the extra calories in on a workout day. I wouldn't be bothered about having a protein shake at 9pm - your body doesn't know what time it is, and even if you are going to bed soon it's not a big meal, it's just a shake.
I do like the idea of wine though - and have often succumbed to that strategy0 -
Have a protein shake after every workout, this is supposed to be good for your muscles, and it helps add the extra calories in on a workout day. I wouldn't be bothered about having a protein shake at 9pm - your body doesn't know what time it is, and even if you are going to bed soon it's not a big meal, it's just a shake.
I do like the idea of wine though - and have often succumbed to that strategy
Thanks! I couldn't help but notice your sign on name - must be an Aussie!
Me too, although I now live in the states.
Cheers!0 -
If your not hungry, I would say don't eat. I think in terms of weekly calories. Of course, I'm trying to learn to listen to my natural hunger signals and emotionally detaching from food, so maybe my view is skewed. I think that a "normal" person eats when hungry and stops when they aren't and that's what I'm striving for. I find that I usually am hungrier the next day and easily make up for any "lost calories".0
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Well, my goal today (rest day) is 1450. I had two options A) eat them to sufficiently get my calories or skip them and deprive myself of foody goodness.
Just eat them. I wasnt THAT hungry but it didnt take much for me to fill the gap.0 -
Haagen Dazs chocolate peanut butter.
or an apple with 2T peanut butter.
or cheddar cheese with peanut butter.
or . . . peanut butter.0 -
What seems to be the problem?0
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I vote peanut butter and a glass of wine. It doesn't matter that it is 9, your body doesn't keep time like that.0
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Haagen Dazs chocolate peanut butter.
or an apple with 2T peanut butter.
or cheddar cheese with peanut butter.
or . . . peanut butter.
So, you're a fan of peanut butter? Me too.0 -
I vote peanut butter and a glass of wine. It doesn't matter that it is 9, your body doesn't keep time like that.
Tempting....0 -
Almost 9pm for me, still got 597 calories left myself.. Not sure what to do as I'm still full.. Sigh.
Okay, whatever, back to working out!0 -
OP: lol, that could almost have been my post! (Except my burn only looks like 250 calories because most of it was weight lifting).
If you're hungry, eat a little more. I was hungry, so I had some bread and peanut butter (also, I looked at my macros and saw I needed some carbs -- hence the bread). But if you aren't really hungry don't force yourself to eat. If I have a day like that, though, I know I'm going to be starving in the morning, so be prepared (Not a bad thing necessarily, just be aware). And maybe you'll have a day where you end up going over by a couple hundred calories, and it will all balance out.0 -
The OP probably isn't paying attention to responses at this point since it's been 8 months since she posted the question.0
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The OP probably isn't paying attention to responses at this point since it's been 8 months since she posted the question.
Oops, I missed that this was a zombie thread :noway:
Well, some people use the search option (isn't that how threads get resurrected?) so maybe something in here would help someone anyway.0 -
If you are hungry - eat.
If you aren't hungry - don't eat.0 -
For me some days I eat less and then I'll make it up the next day. Some people are too anal. It is an average of calories in vs calories out. I would not eat just to meet my TDEE0
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