Tip for not using your daily calories too fast

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  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I know this is a little different, but I find that I am very satisfied with a small yet nutritious breakfast of ~200 calories, which leaves me ample calories for both lunch and dinner. This has really helped me. Sometimes on weekends I eat 300-400+ calories for breakfast and I find that I'm no more satisfied by that (still hungry by noon) than with my typical weekday breakfasts that are between 170-230 cal.
  • bloomsnadversiTE
    bloomsnadversiTE Posts: 3
    I am starting to do meal prep this week. I really like the idea of pre-logging the meals. I think between the meal prep and it being already logged, I won't find myself searching for what to eat throughout the day and hoping to have enough calories left for dinner and a snack!
  • ThePinkPanda
    ThePinkPanda Posts: 208 Member
    I prelog it. I know what I'm going to be eating in advance so can spread my calories. If something changes during the day, I can just go back in and change it. Planning my meals and snacks ahead of time, helps me stay on track

    i do this for all my meals. i don't necessarily pre-log my snacks, but having the meals done allows me to see what i have left.
  • AshAly33
    AshAly33 Posts: 1
    This is what I do too. I know what I am having for breakfast the night before and I pack my lunches for work each day. I typically end up with around 700 calories freed up for dinner!
  • kp82444
    kp82444 Posts: 2 Member
    Any suggestions for being under calorie intake? I tend to be over in protein, sugar or carbs with 100-400 calories left over.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    I just put the number of calories that are to be eaten for each meal into the title of that meal, like this (although I'm at 2000 cals now instead of 2200):
    http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m149/emergency-portfolio/Capture_zpsb13f4968.png

    So if I want I can pre-log, but 99% of the time I'm only pre-logging things like breakfast (since it's usually the same things), protein powder on workout days, or any calorie-dense things that I'm craving. I just use calories as a guideline though for when I'm quickly adding in my first few meals - I'll add up all my macros so far consumed to see how many calories I have left.

    I also don't snack, unless you count days I work out late and thus have third or more of my calories left for the day and so eat in a few spaced out instances. But otherwise I do not have snacks in between my meals, otherwise snacking just leads me to want to keep snacking and start over-eating.

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