Having trouble eating my calories for the day

Does anyone else have a problem with eating the recommended calories for the day? I'm supposed to be eating 1,500. I worked out today and burned 260 calories and I still have 860 calories left. Does anyone else have the same problem? Any suggestions?

I am def bumpin this...I have the same problem!

Are you eating the calories that you earn by exercising? I only eat the calories I am given in a day. I can never eat the the extra calories that are added because of exercising. Too much to eat. Idk if this helps. lol

Yes. Eat what you can. Don't eat because the calorie counter tells you to eat. If it says 1500 you can plan that way but if you exercise youre going to most always be in the negative as far as calories left. I tried eating all my calories because the counter said I had them left and I should eat but I was eating when I didn't even want anything. Which defeated the whole purpose of why Im using this site....which is to lose weight.

I do and I don't. If I eat healthy and exercise I do, my net can end up as low as 360 cals!! Even when I eat a lot of pasta or bread, if I exercise my net cals shoot way down but I'm soooo not hungry at all! Mind you I run and can burn 500 calories in 50 minutes with ease. If you're very concerned look up healthy high calorie foods, avocados are a good one. They are worth about 260 calories for one and even though they are high in fat it is good fat and if you are exercising you should be eating them!! Try getting a nutrition book and looking up some healthy high calorie foods.

Gee I wish I had that problem...lol
But there are days when I don't reach my calories...I don't worry too much about them if they come one or two times a week...now if I am on the 3rd day and my calories are not reaching my goal then I correct it by drinking a smoothie, or a protein drink. it goes down fast and it is like 200 calories per drink...now I have taken my calories down to 1200 a day...so any less than that and I am not doing so well...and I start getting tired and cranky...

are you trying to eat back your exercise calories or not?

but anyway...try to eat small healthy snacks throughout the day. (almonds, apples, oranges, bananas, etc).

just try not to be under 1200 calories.

This is my first day on here and I was surprised that I ate so little. My intake right now is close to 1000 calories and I haven't eaten back any of my exercise calories. Thanks for the advice. I will try to incorporate snacks into my day.

i was the same way when i first started. you'll see after a while there will be days you'll eat almost all of your calories.
im usually between 1000 and 1200 and i only eat back my exercise calories if i'm hungry or I go out to dinner.
your welcome and good luck!

I get like that too! After a nice big workout, my brain seems to be so pleased with itself that it doesn't think much about eating. Whereas if I don't exercise, I seem to need to fill up the happiness meter with food. It does make meeting the goals a bit complicated.

This is what I've figured out works for me. Those calories can be used to get some healthy fats. One night I had about 800 Cal left and all I wanted was to munch on a box of strawberries and drink tea after working out. So I cut up some carrots in addition to go with some almond butter I've been wanting to try but never had the calories left to do it (one little squeeze packet = 200Cal!). So I ended up polishing off all that and some yogurt to get about 600 Cal. I try to stay pretty close to the net goal (i.e. I eat the burned calories) to make sure I'm not starving myself. My target net Cals is 1350. Last week when I burned an extra 700, I ate the whole 2000 Cal back (which STILL leaves me with a 500 Cal deficit)-- and I still lost a pound when I weighed in this week. Eat your exercise calories.

I struggled with this when I bumped my calories up from 1200 to 1500 Do you plan your diary ahead of time? This really helped me. I usually did it the night before, or sometimes that morning. Plan out three meals and two snacks (or whatever configuration works for you - mine was usually four small meals and one snack), then you just follow your plan. It takes a little more time initially but it's so much easier in the long run.