Overestimating calories.

I have done the same thing just to be sure that if I am hungry later in the day I have extra calories to compensate!

Wait, you perfectly know what's wrong. Do you want us to repeat it?

Here it goes: I think you overestimate the calories you eat.

Happy?

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Sometimes I overestimate things and put 1.1 servings instead of 1

You really live on the edge bro. I'm kind of jealous!

Hi,
Over estimating is better than under estimating. I recently confronted myself and admitted that I was underestimating. Now I am trying to over estimate, not too much but tiny little ammount, to make sue I am actually under and dont get over my calorie goal of 1200. I also get nervous as I approach my calorie allowance for the day but I make it up at the dinner and have it generously if I have calories remaining even after over estimating! Don't starve yourself, just be mindful and try to divide your meals through out the day by pre-planning. If you feel hungry, eat food.

This is very poor advice to someone who is starting to have disordered eating. You are too for that matter. 1200 is too low for anyone, and purposely not hitting even that is bad.

I agree with this statement too.

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Hi,
Over estimating is better than under estimating. I recently confronted myself and admitted that I was underestimating. Now I am trying to over estimate, not too much but tiny little ammount, to make sue I am actually under and dont get over my calorie goal of 1200. I also get nervous as I approach my calorie allowance for the day but I make it up at the dinner and have it generously if I have calories remaining even after over estimating! Don't starve yourself, just be mindful and try to divide your meals through out the day by pre-planning. If you feel hungry, eat food.

This is very poor advice to someone who is starting to have disordered eating. You are too for that matter. 1200 is too low for anyone, and purposely not hitting even that is bad.

I don't see anything bad about sharing an anecdote about how they corrected their underestimating problem. Their final advice was not to starve yourself and to eat if you're hungry - hardly poor advice. Overestimating by a small amount (as the above poster says they do) is fine so long as a small amount is actually a small amount and not off by hundreds because that'll just skew all the results. I think diagnosing someone as starting to have an eating disorder, unless you're actually an expert in the field, is worse. Your response, while no doubt intended to be helpful, instead sounded judgmental - you're making judgments about their calorie goals when that goal is incredibly common on MFP.

I think the real issue is the anxiety this person, and the OP, feel about going over their calorie goal. Getting anxiety over calorie counting in general isn't good; maybe the better solution would be to stop focusing on counting calories for a little while in order to give your brain a break from these anxieties. Calories aren't the be all end all of health; maybe focus for a little while on just eating healthily instead of obsessively counting and measuring, so that if you do choose to continue tracking calories you can do so without anxiety.

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Therapy? I'm serious. Your maintenance calories are probably in the 18-2200 range, so even being a bit over will still leave you losing weight. What is the point of weighing and logging if you aren't going to do it accurately? 8-1200 calories a day is not healthy at all. You should not be terrified to eat. That is very unhealthy.

Write about it, meditate, get therapy, and try to find ways to get around your fears. Like take measurements and pictures so that you can compare when you are afraid of gaining weight etc.

Thank you for a serious reply. I do have a history of disordered eating, but I didn't know if this kind of thing was serious enough for me to seek out help again.

I agree that you probably want to consider getting back into therapy at this point. You should not be afraid of your food. You should feel confident that you are in control of what you are eating and you should understand your body and trust yourself enough to enjoy a healthy amount of food without putting yourself into a mental tailspin about it.

Therapy? I'm serious. Your maintenance calories are probably in the 18-2200 range, so even being a bit over will still leave you losing weight. What is the point of weighing and logging if you aren't going to do it accurately? 8-1200 calories a day is not healthy at all. You should not be terrified to eat. That is very unhealthy.

Write about it, meditate, get therapy, and try to find ways to get around your fears. Like take measurements and pictures so that you can compare when you are afraid of gaining weight etc.

Thank you for a serious reply. I do have a history of disordered eating, but I didn't know if this kind of thing was serious enough for me to seek out help again.

I agree that you probably want to consider getting back into therapy at this point. You should not be afraid of your food. You should feel confident that you are in control of what you are eating and you should understand your body and trust yourself enough to enjoy a healthy amount of food without putting yourself into a mental tailspin about it.

I agree, especially if you previously found therapy helpful. Personally, as someone who has mental issues as well, I would suggest not waiting to get help until it becomes serious. If you can recognize the signs that you're no longer happy and healthy, then it's better to seek help early on if you can.

Sometimes I overestimate things and put 1.1 servings instead of 1

This excites me.

um.

I overestimate the calories I eat. I weigh everything, but I'll still enter in my log more food than I actually eat. Sometimes I'll double the calories of something just to be on the safe side.. I get paranoid that I'm eating more than I think, even though I weigh every single thing. Also, I don't think I've ever met my goal of 1,400 calories a day. I get really nervous to go close to it, and like to stay about 200 calories under it. It's not that I'm not hungry sometimes, I just get nervous eating more. Advice? I'm not really sure what to do.

Please go get help - this is not good. You weigh food but don't believe the calorie count, then don't get close to your goal - 200 away from a low goal is not good.

Please please talk to someone about this :flowerforyou:

Hi,
Over estimating is better than under estimating. I recently confronted myself and admitted that I was underestimating. Now I am trying to over estimate, not too much but tiny little ammount, to make sue I am actually under and dont get over my calorie goal of 1200. I also get nervous as I approach my calorie allowance for the day but I make it up at the dinner and have it generously if I have calories remaining even after over estimating! Don't starve yourself, just be mindful and try to divide your meals through out the day by pre-planning. If you feel hungry, eat food.

This is very poor advice to someone who is starting to have disordered eating. You are too for that matter. 1200 is too low for anyone, and purposely not hitting even that is bad.

I don't see anything bad about sharing an anecdote about how they corrected their underestimating problem. Their final advice was not to starve yourself and to eat if you're hungry - hardly poor advice. Overestimating by a small amount (as the above poster says they do) is fine so long as a small amount is actually a small amount and not off by hundreds because that'll just skew all the results. I think diagnosing someone as starting to have an eating disorder, unless you're actually an expert in the field, is worse. Your response, while no doubt intended to be helpful, instead sounded judgmental - you're making judgments about their calorie goals when that goal is incredibly common on MFP.

I think the real issue is the anxiety this person, and the OP, feel about going over their calorie goal. Getting anxiety over calorie counting in general isn't good; maybe the better solution would be to stop focusing on counting calories for a little while in order to give your brain a break from these anxieties. Calories aren't the be all end all of health; maybe focus for a little while on just eating healthily instead of obsessively counting and measuring, so that if you do choose to continue tracking calories you can do so without anxiety.

except for the OP said sometimes she DOUBLES the calorie amount...hardly a few extra calories.

also she said herself she has a history of disordered eating.

your post is a bit judgmental of the person quoted, perhaps do as you say and not as you do?

Therapy? I'm serious. Your maintenance calories are probably in the 18-2200 range, so even being a bit over will still leave you losing weight. What is the point of weighing and logging if you aren't going to do it accurately? 8-1200 calories a day is not healthy at all. You should not be terrified to eat. That is very unhealthy.

Write about it, meditate, get therapy, and try to find ways to get around your fears. Like take measurements and pictures so that you can compare when you are afraid of gaining weight etc.

Thank you for a serious reply. I do have a history of disordered eating, but I didn't know if this kind of thing was serious enough for me to seek out help again.

I should have read the thread more thoroughly.

Yes, it's serious enough to seek help. No question.