Anyone else a calorie hoarder?

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stephanielynn76
stephanielynn76 Posts: 709 Member
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So... I am, admittedly, a calorie hoarder. I eat sparingly through the day to pace myself because I am always afraid I will end up running out of calories. The crazy thing is sometimes I find I'm ending up with too many left over that I should have consumed! I think this stems from when I first started using MFP and recording my intake. In the beginning I set my profile to lose 2lbs/week. If I knew then what I know now I would never have attempted that but at the time all I could think of was that I wanted this fat off of me and I want it off NOW! LOL. So with a sudden and significant restriction of my intake to only 1200cal/day, I felt very hungry all the time at first. Several nights I awakened with hunger pains. The first couple of weeks was miserable. Over time my body adjusted and I learned to choose food wisely so that I was eating stuff that would give me the most 'fullness' for the least amount of calories. I also learned to be a calorie hoarder, to save calories for the end of the day so I could eat a filling dinner and have a snack before bed. I think I was traumatized by those nights I felt like I was starving. I have learned a lot since then. I have lost the weight and increased my intake at this point. I don't care what people say about not eating late in the evenings... I do it every night! I vowed I'd never go to bed hungry again!!

So... anyone else do this or is it just me? LOL

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  • LeAnn_Mae
    LeAnn_Mae Posts: 263 Member
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    Oh ya, I find myself doing that. I actually ended up with 1800 calories left over at the end of today. But I'm not hungry so I don't plan on eating them.
  • TiniTurtle
    TiniTurtle Posts: 595 Member
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    i deff do that... my family & bf tend to eat out constantly, so there is often a chance i'll be eating out instead of making myself something for dinner & if i don't save myself at least 600 calories, then i won't be able to eat much anywhere :o/ but i also tend to save mine for when i have a bad intake day or for girls nights so my overall intake evens itself out to still be about as deficient as it needs to be so i'll still see results. i don't really have the problem of being hungry on 1200 cals though, unless it is near my TOM... & then i want to eat EVERYTHING baha
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
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    It helps to plan your day in advance. That way you won't run out or end up having too many left over.
  • PrincessLacey
    PrincessLacey Posts: 114
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    only days certain days
    like if i'm gonna have tacos i save my calories
    if im gonna have fish (like today) i basically dont worry about it
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
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    I used to be really bad with that I'd save hundreds for night, now oi try to space them out all day but I still make sure to have enough for a night time treat.
  • AllyS7
    AllyS7 Posts: 480 Member
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    I do the exact same thing, quite often. I try to plan the best I can but I find myself with a bunch of calories at the end of the day and not quite sure what to do with them. Today, I fell asleep around 5 and didn't wake up till 9 and really didn't want to eat that late, but I had 800 calories left AND was hungry, so I ate! Somedays, if I'm not hungry then I don't worry about it.
  • nuimproved
    nuimproved Posts: 57 Member
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    I've definitely found myself doing this too. Not so much out of fear of running out of calories however. One of my biggest challenges is avoiding mindless eating in the evenings--so I typically have a larger dinner and a small snack with an aim to stop eating by 8PM (which is about 2 hours before I usually head to bed). So far so good but sometimes I do find I still have calories left at the end of the day.
  • mommybear0922
    mommybear0922 Posts: 59 Member
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    Yup, I do it too. I just joined MFP, and all day today, I was afraid I would use up all my calories before dinner! lol. So I ate way too sparingly, and ended up being almost 300 calories under my 1200 cals/day limit. Thankfully, I'm not hungry, so I don't plan on eating anything else tonight.
  • Disneymaniac
    Disneymaniac Posts: 14
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    I recently too started doing this as well. I noticed that it is helpful for special events (like going out to dinner with DH or family birthday's). I will also calculate calories burned from my workouts to make sure I'm at or about 1200 calories a day.
  • sensiblejeans
    sensiblejeans Posts: 5
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    I'm also trying to eat 1200 calories per day, and I tend to eat about 2/3 of those calories at dinner time. To be honest, a "normal" dinner is something I really look forward to every day and it really motivates me throughout the day. Plus, I can eat the same food as my family or whomever I am dining with, at home or out at restaurants, which makes my life and dieting so much easier. I don't, however, usually have many calories left at the end of the day!
  • funkyspunky871
    funkyspunky871 Posts: 1,675 Member
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    I do it all the time! :) Pretty much every day. I tend to save all my calories so I can have a larger dinner...Or at least, I used to! For some reason, my eating habits have completely changed in the past two weeks. I suddenly started eating huge amounts for breakfast and small dinners. Now I just hoard my calories for chocolate and ice-cream as an afternoon snack because the sweet tooth has yet to suddenly disappear too.
  • steffilily
    steffilily Posts: 149
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    I've always liked to eat more in the evenings. I know you're supposed to eat big for breakfast, then bit smaller for lunch and have light dinner. I did the opposite while staying within my goal and still lose weight each week.
  • mandysjourney
    mandysjourney Posts: 260 Member
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    yer I quite often do it. I usually use nabout 400-600 for my evening meal but seem to have at least 400 let after tea. I need to plan my whole day so this doesnt happen. Sometimes I notice the huge amount let so eill have steak for tea which takes up a lot of cals. But if I am not hungry I dont eat them.
    I guess as my cal allowance goes down I will fit in better to my current schedule
  • rjcode6
    rjcode6 Posts: 15
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    Wow! You are amazing! You've lost 121 pounds so you are defenitely doing something right. Thank you for the motivation.
  • mboone4541
    mboone4541 Posts: 14 Member
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    Yes me too. I think it is just my personality. But since I work out in the morning, I think it is especially bad. I am trying to do a better job of refueling right after the workout.

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