Do you eat when you are already full?

juliafromrf
juliafromrf Posts: 106 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hey!

So today has been a good day so far, but unfortunately I didn't have time for my first meal of the day until half past 4 in the afternoon. So I have basically stuffed my face since then, but I still have almost 150 kcal to eat. I really don't want to eat those last 150 kcal because I'm SO full, but I feel bad about not hitting my macros. (It's already evening where I live and I hate eating shortly before going to bed.)

What do you do if you feel stuffed but "should" eat more according to your goals? Do you eat something or not? Do you compensate for it the next day?

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    For one day I don't worry about it and consider myself to have the option to eat a bit over the next day (or in the week generally). If it happens routinely I'm planning badly and fix it.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    one day and a mere 150 calories is nothing I would really concern myself about too much. 150 calories is well within any kind of margin of error anyway. I've been maintaining for a year plus now and I don't every hit an exact calorie amount...sometimes I'm under, sometimes I'm over, sometimes I'm on and I'm generally within an acceptable range for my macros and it's all worked out just fine. I wouldn't be so hell bent on hitting everything exact all of the time...it really doesn't matter...what matters is that you are overall being consistent long term.
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    For one day I don't worry about it and consider myself to have the option to eat a bit over the next day (or in the week generally). If it happens routinely I'm planning badly and fix it.
    this
    150 isnt a huge amount, if it were 1000 it'd be a little different but even if you dont make up for it later its not going to negatively effect you if it only happens once in a blue moon
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    depends.

    if I'm bulking? sure do.

    If I'm cutting no.

    goal is to hit calories- hungry or not.

    Using hunger/fullness can be a horribly unreliable way to regulate your system.
  • cwoyto123
    cwoyto123 Posts: 308
    Yup. Always tbh.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    one day and a mere 150 calories is nothing I would really concern myself about too much. 150 calories is well within any kind of margin of error anyway. I've been maintaining for a year plus now and I don't every hit an exact calorie amount...sometimes I'm under, sometimes I'm over, sometimes I'm on and I'm generally within an acceptable range for my macros and it's all worked out just fine. I wouldn't be so hell bent on hitting everything exact all of the time...it really doesn't matter...what matters is that you are overall being consistent long term.

    +1
  • laurie04427
    laurie04427 Posts: 421 Member
    Yeah I do in general because eventually it starts catching up with me and I start getting lethargic/lazy. I'll ususally eat a yogurt before going to bed if I'm that close.
  • Samstan101
    Samstan101 Posts: 699 Member
    It depends on how under I am. If its less than 200 then no I don't eat if I'm not hungry, if its more yes because it means I've filled up on less calorie dense food such as loads of veg and if I don't eat either slow release carbs (Oats/ Granola are my 'go to') or protein (whey shake usually) then I will wake up starving and ready to chew my own arm off LOL
  • marycatherine000
    marycatherine000 Posts: 28
    Yeah, I do. It doesn't bother me enough to keep me from wanting to get more nutrients. I don't know if it's advisable but it is what I do.

    I wouldn't worry about 150 cals though.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I have no problem having 150 calories worth of ice cream if I'm not hungry. If I'm really full though... nope.
  • confetticupcake
    confetticupcake Posts: 30
    Definitely no. I used to years ago, but now I have stomach problems so if I did that I'd be crying in pain/wishing for death so yeah...I can't. It's not really an option for me.

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