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burned too many cals (1559) what do u eat to catch up?

That_car_is_full_of_balloons
That_car_is_full_of_balloons Posts: 135 Member
edited January 28 in Food and Nutrition
got really carried away with my workout today and burned 1559
did sprint intervals for 30 and then said eff it and jogged for an hour and a half cuz it was nice out
what do you guys eat to replace all those cals?
i probably need over 3000 cals today. i can feel my stomach growling already
im thinking of just getting some fast food. thats an easy way

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  • gogojodee
    gogojodee Posts: 1,243 Member
    Nuts! Avocado! They're fats but healthy ones and the nuts will keep you fuller longer.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I'd probably do something like this:

    Ribeye Steak
    Mashed Sweet Potatoes (with skim milk & butter)
    Steamed veggies


    Just thinking about it, I might go walk to the store and pick up some steak for tonight.
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    If it was me, I would try to get in a lot of protein and nutrient-dense foods, and then make the rest up with whatever I felt like eating, aiming for high calorie foods. You could also spread come of them out over the next couple of days.
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    T-Bone :love: topped with 2 sunnyside up eggs:love::love: . And two toast with butter. Hmmmm. :love:

    Fast food? Long John Silver made the list for the #1 Unhealthiest platter in US. That would certainly make up for it!:laugh: :sick:
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    Whatever has carbs, fats and protein :)
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Haagen Daas coffee ice cream has 800-900 a pint.

    If you can't consume it all, maybe finish it off tomorrow (your calories)...that way you can even out the week.
  • Gwen_B
    Gwen_B Posts: 1,018 Member
    That's why I don't try to burn that much calories, because I could never eat that much!! And it would be a big waste of time to work out that hard if your just going to waste it on fast food!! There are healthier choices!!
  • MzManiak
    MzManiak Posts: 1,361 Member
    I'd probably do something like this:

    Ribeye Steak
    Mashed Sweet Potatoes (with skim milk & butter)
    Steamed veggies


    Just thinking about it, I might go walk to the store and pick up some steak for tonight.

    Oh, this is an awesome idea! And such a better treat than McDonalds or whatever. Still eat healthy, just allow yourself to indulge in the bit of butter or dressing or whatever you enjoy (dessert!). Unless you're craving fast food! Nothing wrong with getting it... just letting you know it doesn't have to be that just to get calories in.
  • LilRedRooster
    LilRedRooster Posts: 1,421 Member
    I don't always worry about "catching up" in that day. Days when I burn a ton of calories from high-intensity stuff, or long-distance runs, I just eat what I feel like I need (usually something higher in protein or good fats), and then end up catching up the next day, when I'm actually hungry. It seems like that's how my body works, so I don't worry about it.
  • howardheilweil
    howardheilweil Posts: 604 Member
    Making up the calories with unhealthy food is probably not a good plan.
  • RunningRichelle
    RunningRichelle Posts: 346 Member
    That's a damn shame! Hehe!! If it were me, I'd make a big-*kitten* snack:

    2TBSP Peanut or Cashew or Almond butter
    1/4 cup walnuts
    1/4 cup coconut milk (from a can)
    scoop of protein powder of your choice

    2 bananas

    Blend up the nut butter, the walnuts, the coconut milk, and the protein powder, then pour it all on the bananas, eat with a spoon!

    This gives ya 1040 cals, in a 30/50/20 ratio of c/f/p... Then maybe later go for some awesome steak! Gotta get the protein in for sure :-) And all that healthy fat really helps too!
  • LexiAtel
    LexiAtel Posts: 228 Member
    That's a damn shame! Hehe!! If it were me, I'd make a big-*kitten* snack:

    2TBSP Peanut or Cashew or Almond butter
    1/4 cup walnuts
    1/4 cup coconut milk (from a can)
    scoop of protein powder of your choice

    2 bananas

    Blend up the nut butter, the walnuts, the coconut milk, and the protein powder, then pour it all on the bananas, eat with a spoon!

    This gives ya 1040 cals, in a 30/50/20 ratio of c/f/p... Then maybe later go for some awesome steak! Gotta get the protein in for sure :-) And all that healthy fat really helps too!
    I'm with this person, I would definitely seek a YUMMY snack that I haven't been able to have because of the high calorie... like peanut butter (or NUTELLA!) crackers or a brownie...

    The steak and potatoes would be a win too, We already decided that Steak and Potatoes will be our next binge. That or a spit roasted whole chicken and potatoes :D
  • mrsthompson86
    mrsthompson86 Posts: 9 Member
    Medium Peanut Butter Fudger Shake from Sonic, 1,200 freaking calories (for real!) J/k, don't eat that... That's the first thing I logged when getting into MFP... I was like holy &%^$, no wonder I am gaining a pound a day!
  • PepperWorm
    PepperWorm Posts: 1,206
    Is that what your HRM gave you or what MFP gave you? :ohwell:
  • sexymuffintop
    sexymuffintop Posts: 636
    Just eat what you want? Have a normal day....theres no need to eat loads if you don't want it. If you get hungry later have something else to eat. Personally i'd just have some extra fruit and greek yogurt or something similar but thats just me.
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    I had a difficult time too eating back exercise calories on heavy days... I decided to look at it from a whole weeks perspective, I went and found my tdee that included the days I worked out and now I just eat an even 1500-1600 calories per day :) sometimes Ill eat a couple hundred calories the day of my routine if I'm especially hungry from the workout, makes it much easier to balance out all the extra cals being burned :)
  • blackermagic
    blackermagic Posts: 32
    I would eat a protein shake for a snack. Then I would have some chicken and splurge with some carbs like bread or something.

    But...I guess I don't understand. I never eat more than usual when I burn that kind of calories...I love seeing that I ate negative or zero!

    Good luck!
  • sexymuffintop
    sexymuffintop Posts: 636
    But...I guess I don't understand. I never eat more than usual when I burn that kind of calories...I love seeing that I ate negative or zero!

    Good luck!
    [/quote]

    That's just kinda wrong, and doesn't sound healthy to me at all.
  • tjthegreatone
    tjthegreatone Posts: 324
    Just eat what you want? Have a normal day....theres no need to eat loads if you don't want it. If you get hungry later have something else to eat. Personally i'd just have some extra fruit and greek yogurt or something similar but thats just me.
    Co-sign!
    Wish I had that caloric leeway today.
    Blasted women's problems :tongue:
  • That_car_is_full_of_balloons
    That_car_is_full_of_balloons Posts: 135 Member
    ok i went to a mexican hole in the wall
    i ordered 2 "super burritos" (didnt even know what was in it but it sounded like what i needed lol)
    omg i could barely walk out of the joint
    soon as i got in my car i wanted to go sleep
    ive polished off some big meals but that had to be in the 2000 cal range.
    i think it had chicken, beans, rice, lettuce, tomato salsa, sour cream, cheese, guacamole
    those flour tortillas are probably 500 cal apiece
    wow people. just wow.
    im on my way! thanks for the tips
  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    Tex-Mex!
  • R_Bedard
    R_Bedard Posts: 94 Member
    Your day sounds like mine! I burned 1356 calories today. I haven't had pizza in so long. My husband went and got pizza hut pizza, bread sticks, and cinnaparts. I enjoyed some of everything!
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