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Eating back to 1200 net

randi50
randi50 Posts: 112
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I am having a really hard time eating back to 1200 NET after exercising. Any power food suggestions would be appreciated!

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  • ChefJenn
    ChefJenn Posts: 350 Member
    bump
    i have that same issue..
    i can find high cal food to eat but they come with too many fats, carbs, sodium
  • carl1738
    carl1738 Posts: 444 Member
    Nuts are very calorie dense, and contain protein, fiber and healthy fats. A handful or two of nuts makes a great snack. Also dried fruit, although you'ld be missing out on the protein and healthy fats.
  • liz_bolin
    liz_bolin Posts: 88 Member
    Bump
  • determined3138
    determined3138 Posts: 43
    Try whey protein powder
  • chantalwhite
    chantalwhite Posts: 7
    Have a protein shake: 1 scoop protein, 1 cup skim milk and a tablespoon of peanut butter.
  • scagneti
    scagneti Posts: 707 Member
    Fruit with nut butter, protein shakes (haven't tried them myself but heard a lot about them), use full fat cheese or milk or yogurt instead of low fat, dark chocolate with nuts.

    Lots of not bad options.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Good advice above. I would add, try squeezing in a few more calories into each meal throughout the day. Little changes add up fast.
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    Sometimes I use peanut butter or an ounce of nuts (Emerald makes a cocoa roast almond that is pretty good). This is all it takes for me to hit my fat numbers but all I get are healthy fats and I'm only at 20% so if I go over sometimes I don't worry about it.

    And I use Whey protein powder. I have a scoop in some skim milk in the morning and I do it again as an after dinner snack (yes I put 220 calories in my body an hour or so before bed and have dropped weight that night - did last night). This helps me get enough protein (I'm at 40%). I think the high protein (23g + 8g in the milk) kicks in the fat burning hormone while you sleep.

    In fact I went from loss (1250 calories) to maintain (1480 calories) 2 weeks ago and have dropped 1.4 pounds since then.
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