HELP Chocolate danger looming

fromaquasar
fromaquasar Posts: 811 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Ok so today I have 397 cals left and its afternoon tea time that would be fine normally I would opt for a chicken salad for dinner and a yoghurt snack......HOWEVER my girlfriends have organised a catch up at the Chocolate Shop (a cafe down the road very true to it's name) so I am not sure what to do.

I don't have time to go for a run to earn some more calories.
I could have a hot chocolate but that would still be about half my remaining and too much fat and sugar!
I can't have nothing the girls will not allow it (its not really acceptable in my group to be on a diet, we all just pretend we are naturally slim!!!)

Tomorrow morning I have a big work out scheduled (600 cals) so I could definitely eat a few hundred under then, but I'm new to this and not sure, is it ok to swap calories over different days? i.e. if I eat 200 over today and 200 less tomorrow?

Or any other good suggestions??

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  • Ryhenblue
    Ryhenblue Posts: 390 Member
    I think it's fine to go over 1 day. If you're over say 400 calories you could eat 100 less calories over the next 4 days. You'll still end up with the same deficient at the end of the week.
  • Izzybackyet
    Izzybackyet Posts: 16
    Yes, you have to make allowances for moments like this.It's not a disaster, just make sure you make up for it over the next day or two
  • fromaquasar
    fromaquasar Posts: 811 Member
    Ok whew :) thanks for the reassurance guys and I will savour my chocolate treat knowing I have to work for it over the next few days :)
  • sara_m83
    sara_m83 Posts: 545 Member
    get something dark chocolate with as low amounts of added sugar as you can and low on carbohydrates. Drink tea and nibble, insisting you had a big lunch?
  • fromaquasar
    fromaquasar Posts: 811 Member
    Ok I had a green tea and some dark lavender chocolate and used the 'Big lunch' line ;) And then went for an extra run this morning so no crash and burn. It seems little but this is pretty big for me. Normally I would make excuses about how i HAD to eat junkfood and then think well since I've ruined my diet I may as well go nuts on it! So thanks!! x
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