Those last 300 calories to meet goal

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  • Pearlyladybug
    Pearlyladybug Posts: 882 Member
    I've been known to eat condensed milk by the spoonful. I might need to pick up a can next grocery run.

    You can make caramel in the crockpot with it, aaammmazzing!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I'd totally save the 300 calories for the day I get over but... frankly it never happens. I've done it once in 5 months, when we went to a nice restaurant for Mother's Day (ok... and we're going again for Father's Day so I guess I could save up all those extra calories for Sunday). Mostly I guess is that it has to be a really good reason for me to blow my calorie goal, I'm very picky with food.

    I ended up having a slice of bread with that delicious chocolate coconut peanut butter... Today it looks like I'm going to have the same issue again though!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    If it happens once in a while that I have a pile of calories left, so be it.

    If it happens regularly, plan your day better. Add a little extra to each meal so you're not trying to play catchup at the end of the day. Use your diary to plan your meals instead of just record them.
  • smwooley
    smwooley Posts: 133 Member
    2 Tablespoons of regular peanut butter with an apple...boom. 300 calories.
  • smwooley
    smwooley Posts: 133 Member
    Why force yourself to eat if you aren't hungry?

    Your body gets used and adapts to what you feed it. That's why people who eat 4000 calories a day can do that, and why people who only eat 1000 calories and not be hungry can do THAT. Your body adapts, so it's important to feed it enough or you'll mess up your metabolism.
  • CJ_Holmes
    CJ_Holmes Posts: 759 Member
    Your body is a better tool [than] MFP

    I don't know about you, but if my body were such a better tool than MFP I wouldn't be on MFP.

    :drinker: Yep, this is not a concept that applies to me, either.
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    If it's consistently a problem, eat a little more at each meal. Bigger piece of chicken, more veggies, whatever.
  • luisalg14
    luisalg14 Posts: 202 Member
    If it happens once in a while that I have a pile of calories left, so be it.

    If it happens regularly, plan your day better. Add a little extra to each meal so you're not trying to play catchup at the end of the day. Use your diary to plan your meals instead of just record them.

    This ^^

    The exact same thing has been happening to me in for weeks. I think my main problem is that I'm not an early riser, so by the time I've worked out (and I usually like to work out fasted), it's noon and most people have probably eaten a meal and a snack by then!
    So I've been trying really hard to get myself up and going earlier, and thus, eating earlier as well. I've not been a big snacker in the past, but now I'm trying to have something every few hours, so that by dinner time, I'm not left with a ridiculous amount of calories to consume (unless I'm planning on eating a humungous steak or so...). One simple thing that's helped me is to stock up on avocados and throw a half in most meals or snacks; a good 120-150 calories there that I don't notice as much as, say 1/2 cup of brown rice. I have been slowly getting closer to what I should be eating, though I'm still not quite there yet >:/

    I do love the wine idea!!! :drinker:
  • CJ_Holmes
    CJ_Holmes Posts: 759 Member
    Looks like you could eat a bigger breakfast. Cream in coffee or tea? Peanut butter? Avocado with whole eggs? Whole milk yogurt? Yum.
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,659 Member
    What do you do with them?

    I know, I know. I didn't get here by having a hard time eating 1700 calories. But now that I don't binge on unhealthy foods anymore and actually sort of listen to my body, I have the opposite problem. Some days I'll have some frozen yogurt, some beer or a 100 calorie chocolate bar, but some days... I just don't want to make myself eat 'junk' to reach my goal.

    So I just had dinner, I'm not hungry, I have 350 calories left, no cravings, and I have no idea what to do with them. Pretty much like the last 3 weeks... What would you do? ok the chocolate bar sounds tempting and I might do that after my workout, but I'll still be 250 calories short.

    I have usually had some fruit and two hard boiled eggs or something.

    I don't however, eat sweets just to fulfill my daily calorie allowance, I would rather not eat at all than start getting my chocolate cravings again.
  • louloulou
    louloulou Posts: 64 Member
    a glass of red wine and/or some dark chocolate is my usual treat if the calories allow
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Your body is a better tool [than] MFP

    I don't know about you, but if my body were such a better tool than MFP I wouldn't be on MFP.

    :drinker: Yep, this is not a concept that applies to me, either.

    Not true. I don't know about you, but I'm on MFP because I love eating, and I sure wasn't listening to my body at all when I was stuffing my mouth with a lot of delicious foods.

    Most days I have a bigger breakfast, we've just been out of food in the last couple days lol.
  • kiekie
    kiekie Posts: 289 Member
    I usually hit perfect macros with about 1-200 cals to spare and I although I feel the pull of deep-seated OCD inside, I can't be bothered to take one sip of juice, one bite of yoghurt etc. so I save them for a splurge at the weekend. That ALWAYS happens!
  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
    Glad you asked this question.I'm getting better about eating close to goal,but save the exercise calories for
    whatever/whenever we eat out.Works for me.
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    PopTart, toasted (of course!)=200 calories
    1 teaspoon butter=33 calories (more than a teaspoon is wasted--it just drips right off)
    1/2 cup 2% milk=65 calories
    total=298 calories
  • akaythelion
    akaythelion Posts: 25 Member
    PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY >:D best 300 cals ever. But i'm doing paleo so no more bread ):
  • rahlpn
    rahlpn Posts: 551 Member
    Protien bar and a glass of milk. I hate wine *ducks*
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Two lager beers or three glasses of red wine or 5 shots of vodka
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    I love far too many calorie-dense foods to have that problem.

    * Avocado
    * Olives
    * Pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts
    * Dark chocolate
    * A nice rich cheese

    ...

    Just give yourself a treat. (Provided you actually weigh your food during the rest of the day and *have* 300 cal to spare--there could be other reasons why you're not hungry, e.g., you're eating more than you think.)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I love far too many calorie-dense foods to have that problem.

    * Avocado
    * Olives
    * Pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts
    * Dark chocolate
    * A nice rich cheese

    ...

    Just give yourself a treat. (Provided you actually weigh your food during the rest of the day and *have* 300 cal to spare--there could be other reasons why you're not hungry, e.g., you're eating more than you think.)

    I use my scale religiously!
  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
    With 300 calories at the end of the day I have 2 tablespoons of peanut butter and 2 squares of 88% chocolate.
  • sunshyncatra
    sunshyncatra Posts: 598 Member
    A few spoonfulls of almond/peanut butter will do it if you don't feel like eating much. If you keep having this issue, maybe add a spoon of almond/peanut butter earlier in the day.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I should probably have mentioned that I'm not too fond of nut butters. I do like the chocolate coconut peanut butter variety though :p

    Last night I made myself a protein shake smoothie with frozen fruit and I was so stuffed after...
  • sunshyncatra
    sunshyncatra Posts: 598 Member
    I should probably have mentioned that I'm not too fond of nut butters. I do like the chocolate coconut peanut butter variety though :p

    Last night I made myself a protein shake smoothie with frozen fruit and I was so stuffed after...

    Whoops, then I would go for some good dark chocolate or a calorie dense cheese. If you like toast, a piece of toast with real butter and/or jelly is pretty calorie dense.
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    I love far too many calorie-dense foods to have that problem.

    * Avocado
    * Olives
    * Pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts
    * Dark chocolate
    * A nice rich cheese

    ...

    Just give yourself a treat. (Provided you actually weigh your food during the rest of the day and *have* 300 cal to spare--there could be other reasons why you're not hungry, e.g., you're eating more than you think.)

    I use my scale religiously!

    Great, I was just making sure (actually, I peeked in your diary afterwards and it was obvious that you weigh your food).

    I would look back through your diary to try to identify the most calorie-dense foods that you like, and use them as treats to help you meet the calorie goal for the day.

    About intuitive eating. It's great, but if people were good at it naturally, we wouldn't have the problems we have with obesity, and weight loss and maintenance would be easier. It is important to keep your intake at a certain level for adherence to the diet. I've been eating a bit more than I am hungry for to meet my TDEE, and it hasn't hurt my waistline in the least. What I have found is that when I don't eat enough, I feel it in the next day's workout. So you're right to try to get those calories in.
  • AndyLL180
    AndyLL180 Posts: 57 Member
    3 Light beers or 2 real ones.

    However I would likely leave it.

    I have my goal set to 1 lb/week which is a 500 cal deficit. So 500 either way is fine with me.

    If I have a lot of exercise cals I would leave it for sure... I feel that they tend to be overstated a little.
  • emilyjoan1994
    emilyjoan1994 Posts: 8 Member
    I leave room for ice cream aalllllll the time! Its my new fav instead of chocolate!!
  • kellyw036
    kellyw036 Posts: 58 Member
    Peanut butter
  • TheBeerRunner
    TheBeerRunner Posts: 2,777 Member
    No big deal. As long as I'm close to my goal every day I don't really worry about being under. I figure it's OK because the calorie estimates for exercise may be somewhat exaggerated anyway.

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