What do you do when...

dragonbug300
dragonbug300 Posts: 760 Member
edited September 23 in Health and Weight Loss
... you eat too many calories early in the day?

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  • Sherri71
    Sherri71 Posts: 208 Member
    Workout hard to cancel them out.
  • mariasheehan
    mariasheehan Posts: 335
    I don't panic firstly! then try to exercise to earn calories back. Maybe eat something light for lunch and dinner like tuna salad.
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    Work out like a crazy women and eat clean the rest of the day
  • 1983Miller
    1983Miller Posts: 89 Member
    I go for the bowl of cereal for dinner. It can be tough some days! Some people say it is better to eat big in the early part of the day so your body has time to process it and use it up!
  • merrillfoster
    merrillfoster Posts: 855 Member
    Depends--if it's something I can work off, I'll try to do that. But sometimes I just let it go--that way my body doesn't get 'used' to operating on so few calories (I'm talking 500-1000 over, not like 10000, lol). I've found this to be pretty effective once a week--just like switching up an exercise routine.
  • tjones856
    tjones856 Posts: 1
    DON'T beat yourself up. Tomorrow is another day. Get back on track!:flowerforyou:
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    It depends. I generally plan out my food early in the morning or even the night before. It helps keep me on track and means I don't have to think about my food during the day. But, sometimes things change. If I get off track early in the day I'll usually use that as one of my two days off for the week and just not worry about it.
  • crewellademel
    crewellademel Posts: 168 Member
    You have a lot of options. Sometimes if I'm not hungry I'll just skip the next meal. This actually helps me learn about NOT eating when I'm not hungry eventhough it is officially mealtime! But if you do this be sure to drink a lot of water. It keeps you feeling full and prevents you getting dehydrated which will make you feel awful. Sometimes I'll have just a Naked juice, that is just a couple hundred calories but gives me vit,minerals and energy for the next several hours. Also, I LOVE oatmeal with soymilk as a 180 calorie snack/meal. It really fills you up and easily gets you to your next meal. Big veggie salads are your best friend because they have very few calories except for the dressing and its easy to decide how much of that you can use. Even if you over eat early try to always leave yourself at least 1/3 of your daily calories to use the rest of the day...finally you can always excercise more and then have those calories to eat too! Hope this helps.
  • Papaya81
    Papaya81 Posts: 90 Member
    I try and realign my diet, however, sometimes I just have these "off days" and I will overeat my calorie count. When I do that, I try and avoid binging or excessive eating at all costs!! Its hard sometimes when you think you screw up early in the day, to continue eating healthy. Its much easier to "excuse" the day, but its better not too because that leads to excusing multiple days a week and then falling of the diet wagon...
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