Under calories but not hungry...

dunemoonsun
dunemoonsun Posts: 5
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
what should I do?

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  • dunemoonsun
    dunemoonsun Posts: 5
    It's about 7:30 and I just finished dinner but I'm under about 500 calories. Should I eat or should I not?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Got peanut butter?
  • ElizabethKalmbach
    ElizabethKalmbach Posts: 1,415 Member
    It depends. Sometimes I'm just not hungry, so I don't stress about it and pick up the calories the next day. If it's several days in a row of not-hungry, I'll either pick up a calorie dense treat here and there, or cut back on my cardio.
  • dunemoonsun
    dunemoonsun Posts: 5
    No I don't. Not so much into peanut butter. I went over yesterday, would that matter?
  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    edited April 2015
    Don't eat. :) If you're really not hungry and if this is not a regular thing. I don't believe in force-feeding oneself.

    Now if it's five days out of every seven or if by undereating your calories you're saying you're only hungry for 700 a day or something, I'd say at that point it would be time to go see the doctor.
  • dunemoonsun
    dunemoonsun Posts: 5
    Cool thanks for the great replies. This community is legitimate!
  • Jmgkamp
    Jmgkamp Posts: 278 Member
    I'm curious about this too. I'm having a hard time making my goal also. And I'm averaging 1,000 under weekly! I'm worried about slowing down progress though I think the starvation effect on metabolism is more urban legend than fact.

    I save so many calories for nighttime, because that's when I'm typically hungry. But then I'm don't eat anywhere near enough.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Eating too little will not stop weight loss but will prevent you from meeting minimum nutritional needs. It can lead to greater loss of lean body mass as a percentage of total weight loss rather than maximizing fat loss.
  • Tubbs216
    Tubbs216 Posts: 6,597 Member
    This has been me this week, too. But it's Easter this weekend, so I think it will all even out.
  • katie81smith
    katie81smith Posts: 40 Member
    I am under by 500+ every day. I'm not hungry yet I'm not starving myself. What do I do to boost my metabolism?
  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    edited April 2015
    katie81smith wrote: »
    I am under by 500+ every day. I'm not hungry yet I'm not starving myself. What do I do to boost my metabolism?

    April Fools? ;)

    I've heard a Peeps cleanse can kick-start your metabolism...which naturally reduces 11% per year beginning age 12. Good luck!

  • uvi5
    uvi5 Posts: 710 Member
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  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    Don't eat.
    I wish I had that problem :)
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    katie81smith wrote: »
    I am under by 500+ every day. I'm not hungry yet I'm not starving myself. What do I do to boost my metabolism?

    Would I be right if I bet that you set MFP to lose two pounds per week?

    A quick look at your diary reveals that you are netting about 400-750 calories per day over the past few days. That is starving yourself if your logging is accurate. The only positive I see is that you don't appear to weigh any solids so there is a good chance your diary is inaccurate and you might come close to providing your body with the minimum levels of nutrients it needs.

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