"go to" when your calories are too low for the day?
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These are great ideas!
I'm thinking of the highest fat items for satiety...
-peanut butter
-coconut oil with cocoa powder and stevia
-nuts
-avocado0 -
my "go to " is bed.
I don't eat if I'm not hungry: that seems counter-productive, and likely to lead to bad habits.
Nuts are nutritious and calorie dense, those might help you.0 -
chocolate milk and peanut butter and jelly sandwich0
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A banana.0
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If you eat healthy for that day. You should consider to eat what you want as long as it fits to your remaining calorie goal. Spoonful of icecream or yoghurt or cookies..0
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I don't have a "go to", because I plan all my meals out the night before. No slip ups for me, the stakes are too high.0
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my "go to " is bed.
I don't eat if I'm not hungry: that seems counter-productive, and likely to lead to bad habits.
Nuts are nutritious and calorie dense, those might help you.
That can be dangerous for many people. Hunger is often more tied to mental state and hormones than what your body actually needs. There are tons of people who are trying to lose weight and "don't feel hungry" eating 1000 calories a day or less, even though that's often a huge huge calorie deficit.0 -
my "go to " is bed.
I don't eat if I'm not hungry: that seems counter-productive, and likely to lead to bad habits.
Nuts are nutritious and calorie dense, those might help you.
I agree, shouldn't eat mechanically just to hit a number. Should eat when you feel hungry... real hunger, not just a craving hunger feeling.0 -
my "go to " is bed.
I don't eat if I'm not hungry: that seems counter-productive, and likely to lead to bad habits.
Nuts are nutritious and calorie dense, those might help you.
I agree, shouldn't eat mechanically just to hit a number. Should eat when you feel hungry... real hunger, not just a craving hunger feeling.
As above, this can be dangerous. If we were good at understanding and feeding our hunger, we wouldn't have ended up on MFP. Hunger can be very misleading.0 -
No idea what this "skinny rules" is but if I'm under for calories, I make this:
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/07/26/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-baked-oatmeal/0 -
Just had oral surgery and was worried about hitting 1200 as I was limited to soup. My solution was a peanut butter, banana and milk smoothie. Thick, cold and satisfying. Also a good number of calories if you do two full tablespoons of peanut butter.
Oh my god, throw in a spoon of nutella and I think I just died and went to heaven....
Damn, craving incoming!!!!0 -
Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter... OMG NUT BUTTERS0
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CRUNCHY NUT PEANUT BUTTER...............MMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!0
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Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter... OMG NUT BUTTERS
MMMMM I love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
No idea what this "skinny rules" is but if I'm under for calories, I make this:
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/07/26/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-baked-oatmeal/
It's just another in the endless flood of diet books with a big list of "rules" about what to eat and what not to eat. JARD (Just Another Restrictive Diet).
A bunch of them are really ridiculous, like "no carbs after lunch" (really? that avocado on my chicken is going to make me fat, huh?) and "go to bed hungry."0 -
No idea what this "skinny rules" is but if I'm under for calories, I make this:
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/07/26/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-baked-oatmeal/
It's just another in the endless flood of diet books with a big list of "rules" about what to eat and what not to eat. JARD (Just Another Restrictive Diet).
Oh. Glad I don't bother with that then!0 -
Peanut butter on apple wedges. Greek yogurt smoothie.0
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nuts, yogurt, cereal... Preferably all mixed together!0
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Honestly I wonder how OP could be hitting appropriate nutrient goals (protein, fat, vitamins and minerals) at only 900 calories a day.0
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A protein shake or maybe a couple bites of a cookies and cream quest bar0
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