Eating when your not hungry?

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neekmichelle922
neekmichelle922 Posts: 71 Member
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if you're trying to lose weight & go the the gym everyday burning about 400 calories..how much should your intake be? If I'm full at 1000 calories is that Necessarily a bad thing ?

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  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
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    How tall are you? I would double-check your logging (are you using a food scale???) and make sure you're as accurate as possible. If it still comes out to 1000 calories, you might want to try adding in some calorie dense foods, like nuts/nut butters or avocados.

    ~Lyssa
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
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    neekmichelle922 wrote: »
    if you're trying to lose weight & go the the gym everyday burning about 400 calories..how much should your intake be? If I'm full at 1000 calories is that Necessarily a bad thing ?

    Enter your data into MFP and shoot for the goal given. Whether or not your choose to eat back your exercise calories is up to you. 1000 calories is low and if you are full you may not be logging correctly. Weigh your food.
  • neekmichelle922
    neekmichelle922 Posts: 71 Member
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    I'm 5'3 & 118 & I eat that everyday because I'm a vegetarian! Thank you :)
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
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    neekmichelle922 wrote: »
    I'm 5'3 & 118 & I eat that everyday because I'm a vegetarian! Thank you :)

    You eat what everyday?
  • neekmichelle922
    neekmichelle922 Posts: 71 Member
    edited March 2015
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    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    neekmichelle922 wrote: »
    I'm 5'3 & 118 & I eat that everyday because I'm a vegetarian! Thank you :)

    You eat what everyday?
    Like avocados,peanuts,almonds calorie dense foods..I always log more than what I eat to make sure but I don't weigh it...I'm positive it's not more than what I'm logging
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
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    neekmichelle922 wrote: »
    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    neekmichelle922 wrote: »
    I'm 5'3 & 118 & I eat that everyday because I'm a vegetarian! Thank you :)

    You eat what everyday?
    I don't weigh it but I'm positive it's not more than what I'm logging

    You would be surprised. Everyone that doesn't weigh their food thinks this. Then when they weigh their food it's an insta-thread about their surprise. I think there is a sticky about counting calories and if you haven't checked it out you should.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    edited March 2015
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    neekmichelle922 wrote: »
    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    neekmichelle922 wrote: »
    I'm 5'3 & 118 & I eat that everyday because I'm a vegetarian! Thank you :)

    You eat what everyday?
    Like avocados,peanuts,almonds calorie dense foods..I always log more than what I eat to make sure but I don't weigh it...I'm positive it's not more than what I'm logging

    No, you aren't. You don't know how much you are eating unless you weigh your food.

    And no, 1000 calories a day is not nearly enough.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
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    Also, your protein and fat intake is incredibly low.
  • neekmichelle922
    neekmichelle922 Posts: 71 Member
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    FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »
    Also, your protein and fat intake is incredibly low.

    I eat 50g of protein a day is that not enough :(?
  • neekmichelle922
    neekmichelle922 Posts: 71 Member
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    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    neekmichelle922 wrote: »
    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    neekmichelle922 wrote: »
    I'm 5'3 & 118 & I eat that everyday because I'm a vegetarian! Thank you :)

    You eat what everyday?
    I don't weigh it but I'm positive it's not more than what I'm logging

    You would be surprised. Everyone that doesn't weigh their food thinks this. Then when they weigh their food it's an insta-thread about their surprise. I think there is a sticky about counting calories and if you haven't checked it out you should.

    Okay I will thank you :))

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