Eating late but within your macros?
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If I'm on a 1240 calorie intake - does time of day matter so much, or just staying within my macros? Sometimes the day gets away from me, and I find myself eating dinner at 9pm - I've always heard the you should cut yourself off earlier in the night etc, so I've been trying to do so, but sometimes that leaves me too low on my intake.
I know I could probably google, or ask a doctor, or search previous forum topics - (for those of you who like to point that out
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I very much appreciate those of you that offer advice - Thanks so much!
I know I could probably google, or ask a doctor, or search previous forum topics - (for those of you who like to point that out
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I very much appreciate those of you that offer advice - Thanks so much!
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Stay within your macros / calories....
Timing isn't even an issue.0 -
Meal timing is irrelevant.0
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Nope, eat whenever.0
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^^ What they said!0
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Thank you!!!0
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Yep, what they said.
However, are you very short or extremely inactive/sedentary? If not, are you eating back your exercise calories? If not, you're not eating enough.0 -
Yep, what they said.
However, are you very short or extremely inactive/sedentary? If not, are you eating back your exercise calories? If not, you're not eating enough.
I'm 5'2" and work at a desk allllll day longggg... I'm active after work, but mostly walking (with children) and I've been doing strength training - weekends we're super active, and often hike many miles... I feel that MFP over estimates calories burned, so I haven't been entering all exercise. On very active days, I eat back about half of the calories I burn (as they are according to MFP)0
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