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  • earthsember
    earthsember Posts: 435 Member
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    dont fight it.

    fit it.

    This. If I'm absolutely feeling "must eat now" I'll do a workout to fit it in, or I'll knock it out of tomorrow calories, or whatever. This can lead to some fairly mindful eating, same as with budgeting "is buying this worth ___ hours of work, because that's what I earn in my paycheck" is the same as "is that candy bar worth a 60 minute workout?"

    This doesn't necessarily build a healthy relationship with eating, but I've found as I move along in my fitness journey, the cravings dwindle and having to look at food in this manner goes away as well (in my experience, this may be different for everyone).
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
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    dont fight it.

    fit it.

    That's what he said!
  • natstar26
    natstar26 Posts: 130 Member
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    1200 to low :P eating 6 small meals a day every 2-3 hours and drinking plenty on water. Also keeping busy so you get your mind off food lol Calculate how much you should really be eating and if you exercise you should eat those calories back too, that would also make you more hungry :)
  • AceCC86
    AceCC86 Posts: 71
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    I find that I really have to spread out my meals and snacks throughout the day rather than having 2 or 3 big meals. Also, lots and lots of water. I get huge snack cravings, so I try to space things out as much as I can.
  • segovm
    segovm Posts: 512 Member
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    I sort of just try to plan things out for the times I am hungry and or need the food. I eat before I go biking in the morning and then again when I come back. I try to have a few "meal" options in the 250-400 calorie range so when I do sneak in an extra something its real food that has some filling quality for me vs. a soda, chips, cookies or whatever.

    Understanding the difference between hunger and craving can be a bit hard for me but by limiting myself to actual food rather than random snacks I'm starting to separate the two sensations.

    In general, if I am really hungry it's not something I want to or likely can ignore.
  • mandaror
    mandaror Posts: 10 Member
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    How do you find out what your TDEE is? For that matter, what is TDEE? And what are macros? I am very new to this all!

    Thanks!!!
  • Keepcalmanddontblink
    Keepcalmanddontblink Posts: 718 Member
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    So I did good with the food today. Just had dinner. Stayed under my calories FINALLY. But it is only 5:36 pm & now I'm craving snacks, sweets, and junk just like everyday. I even got these mega t chews that r supposed to fight hunger but nooooooo, not for me. How can I fight this? Why does my body do this?
    I think its more of a habit to eat a lot later in the day. At the beginning, once I ate my calories for the day, I had to sit upstairs after my last pm snack. I tired saving the bulk of my calories for the evening time which helped, but I still had to sit in my room to avoid snacking.
    It took about a month before I was able to sit downstairs without stuffing my face and thank goodness, since the stairs are no longer an obstacle for me anymore. lol
  • astartig
    astartig Posts: 549 Member
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    five is really early for dinner. can you stretch it out between meals and eat a little later maybe.
  • astartig
    astartig Posts: 549 Member
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    So I did good with the food today. Just had dinner. Stayed under my calories FINALLY. But it is only 5:36 pm & now I'm craving snacks, sweets, and junk just like everyday. I even got these mega t chews that r supposed to fight hunger but nooooooo, not for me. How can I fight this? Why does my body do this?
    I think its more of a habit to eat a lot later in the day. At the beginning, once I ate my calories for the day, I had to sit upstairs after my last pm snack. I tired saving the bulk of my calories for the evening time which helped, but I still had to sit in my room to avoid snacking.
    It took about a month before I was able to sit downstairs without stuffing my face and thank goodness, since the stairs are no longer an obstacle for me anymore. lol


    yup, I have my dinner late and eat light during the day.
  • KeishaGettinFit
    KeishaGettinFit Posts: 86
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    Thank u sooooooo much everyone for all your advise. I notice a lot of ppl saying 1200 is too low. 1200 is what my fitness pal calculated for me. I am 26 years old, 4'11 and 138lbs
  • JoanneLynn
    JoanneLynn Posts: 156 Member
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    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/833026-important-posts-to-read
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
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    How do you find out what your TDEE is? For that matter, what is TDEE? And what are macros? I am very new to this all!

    Thanks!!!
    Total Daily Energy Expenditure. There are several good calculators available on the internet; scoobysworkshop.com has one that's often recommended.

    Macros: Macronutrients = Carbohydrates (sugar is a carbohydrate, as are grains, fruits and vegetables), fats, and proteins.

    Fats are not 'bad.' Sugar is not 'bad.'
  • pjarellano
    pjarellano Posts: 18
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    Try not to chew anything. I read studies then talked to a couple doctors. A lot of weight loss specialist are saying chewing makes the saliva glands activate. Which in turn tells the brain...send messages to the stomach...food time. Try to find something easy to pick up and distract your mind. Music, activity, crafts, reading. Just be watchful of what you are reading. A lot of magazines have a ton of food ads. Not helpful. If you have to snack, keep snack baggies of smart foods. yogurt, carrots, celery, popcorn. If none of those sound good, why are you wanting to eat? Run from the kitchen, Run!
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
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    Try not to chew anything. I read studies then talked to a couple doctors. A lot of weight loss specialist are saying chewing makes the saliva glands activate. Which in turn tells the brain...send messages to the stomach...food time. Try to find something easy to pick up and distract your mind. Music, activity, crafts, reading. Just be watchful of what you are reading. A lot of magazines have a ton of food ads. Not helpful. If you have to snack, keep snack baggies of smart foods. yogurt, carrots, celery, popcorn. If none of those sound good, why are you wanting to eat? Run from the kitchen, Run!
    Wait, what?
  • hopper602
    hopper602 Posts: 204 Member
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    dont fight it.

    fit it.

    Exactly. Trying to restrict yourself will never work for you long term. If you want to eat something, make room for it, or do an extra work out or something like that.

    Spot on to my success
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
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    Thank u sooooooo much everyone for all your advise. I notice a lot of ppl saying 1200 is too low. 1200 is what my fitness pal calculated for me. I am 26 years old, 4'11 and 138lbs

    MFP is just a calculator, it just tells you what you tell it. If it told you 1200 its because you told it you wanted to lose weight at an overly aggressive pace. There is no intelligence in the calculator, it just spits back what you give it. "1200 calories" is basically MFP's error message because it refuses to suggest anything below 1200 calories so if you give it info that makes it go below 1200 it just says 1200.

    Basically think of it this way. If I went to a calculator and told it "I want to be able to run 30 miles per hour!" it would tell me to go run and jump off a cliff. Then if I told people my plan to fast-running success was to go jump off a cliff and they told me "Why would you do that that is just going to harm you" and I respond "Well its what the calculator told me to do".

    It is a calculator, it doesn't have a brain...you are the brain. It is your responsibility to educate yourself on how to properly diet and THEN use the calculator to determine your goals. Being just a calculator it is perfectly happy to give you a diet that would not be good for you if you set it to do so.

    Familiarize yourself with concepts such as BMR, NEAT, TDEE, macronutrients, micronutrients and that will be a good start. Right now it is hard because you are making it much harder than it needs to be and potentially causing yourself harm.
  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
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    Thank u sooooooo much everyone for all your advise. I notice a lot of ppl saying 1200 is too low. 1200 is what my fitness pal calculated for me. I am 26 years old, 4'11 and 138lbs

    What do you have your activity level and weekly weight loss set at?

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