How do people not eat all of their allotted calories?
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I like to go more by a weekly deficit myself. I use a fitbit and that has a very nice weekly chart with the totals. You can go to reports here on MFP and choose calories and last 7 days, but you have to do your own math. I think the app has a better chart but I don't use the app much.
I like to save a couple hundred calories here and there during the week so I can enjoy a weekend meal out and order what I want.
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soccerkon26 wrote: »But I feel that often times I'm eating hundreds of calories of chocolate when I should cut it in half so I have a bigger deficit to spend on the weekend.
There is no way I could meet my macros eating "several hundreds of calories of chocolate".
What exactly are your goals?
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soccerkon26 wrote: »But I feel that often times I'm eating hundreds of calories of chocolate when I should cut it in half so I have a bigger deficit to spend on the weekend.
There is no way I could meet my macros eating "several hundreds of calories of chocolate".
What exactly are your goals?
I meet my macros eating a few hundred calories of ice cream at night. For sure.0 -
PeachyPlum wrote: »arditarose wrote: »PeachyPlum wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »
Well what would you suggest then? I'm 5'3 ...not exactly fat I'm just over 9 half stone.. I have healthy bmi & 19% body fat?beachhouse758 wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »Well for a few days I've been eating about 700 cal...eating healthy food (fish, fruit veg etc ) and going the gym.. will this work? I don't need to really loose weight just have baby fat & need to tone up....
No, even toddlers need more calories than that. Seriously.
Also, you can't turn baby fat into toned muscle. That's not going to work either.
Eat close to maintenance and lift? You can't be serious with 700 calories.
Why can't I be serious...I don't get that hungry and the food I eat has hardly any calories....I'm not going to force myself to eat to reach a target.. some days I do have 1200 cals if I'm hungry
how are you measuring yourself to be 19% bodyfat?
The scales in the gym they measure weight hight bmi and body fat
They are typically not accurate.
Don't bother, @arditarose . You must have missed the closed Slendertone and Skinnymint threads.
Oh! I saw the skinny mint thing but didn't read.
She just got more and more irate and abusive because people were telling her it didn't work. Thread got closed shortly after she started calling people stupid fatties and assuming MFP must be mostly Americans because of how stupid we are to think detox tea doesn't work.
It was the highlight of my day.
Oh that's what I missed? I went back later in the day and was a little disappointed to see it was closed.0 -
PeachyPlum wrote: »arditarose wrote: »PeachyPlum wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »
Well what would you suggest then? I'm 5'3 ...not exactly fat I'm just over 9 half stone.. I have healthy bmi & 19% body fat?beachhouse758 wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »Well for a few days I've been eating about 700 cal...eating healthy food (fish, fruit veg etc ) and going the gym.. will this work? I don't need to really loose weight just have baby fat & need to tone up....
No, even toddlers need more calories than that. Seriously.
Also, you can't turn baby fat into toned muscle. That's not going to work either.
Eat close to maintenance and lift? You can't be serious with 700 calories.
Why can't I be serious...I don't get that hungry and the food I eat has hardly any calories....I'm not going to force myself to eat to reach a target.. some days I do have 1200 cals if I'm hungry
how are you measuring yourself to be 19% bodyfat?
The scales in the gym they measure weight hight bmi and body fat
They are typically not accurate.
Don't bother, @arditarose . You must have missed the closed Slendertone and Skinnymint threads.
Oh! I saw the skinny mint thing but didn't read.
She just got more and more irate and abusive because people were telling her it didn't work. Thread got closed shortly after she started calling people stupid fatties and assuming MFP must be mostly Americans because of how stupid we are to think detox tea doesn't work.
It was the highlight of my day.
Oh that's what I missed? I went back later in the day and was a little disappointed to see it was closed.
Could always open another for you0 -
arditarose wrote: »soccerkon26 wrote: »But I feel that often times I'm eating hundreds of calories of chocolate when I should cut it in half so I have a bigger deficit to spend on the weekend.
There is no way I could meet my macros eating "several hundreds of calories of chocolate".
What exactly are your goals?
I meet my macros eating a few hundred calories of ice cream at night. For sure.
Your diary was open so I peeked - a 1/2 cup of "light", no sugar added. Is that stuff any good? I realize it must at least be palatable or you wouldn't be eating it but is it actually...."good"?
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arditarose wrote: »soccerkon26 wrote: »But I feel that often times I'm eating hundreds of calories of chocolate when I should cut it in half so I have a bigger deficit to spend on the weekend.
There is no way I could meet my macros eating "several hundreds of calories of chocolate".
What exactly are your goals?
I meet my macros eating a few hundred calories of ice cream at night. For sure.
Your diary was open so I peeked - a 1/2 cup of "light", no sugar added. Is that stuff any good? I realize it must at least be palatable or you wouldn't be eating it but is it actually...."good"?
(serious question, not trolling)
I'd like to know too! I'd love to work ice cream into my macros, but the amount I could have of the regular stuff isn't going to do it for me.0 -
arditarose wrote: »soccerkon26 wrote: »But I feel that often times I'm eating hundreds of calories of chocolate when I should cut it in half so I have a bigger deficit to spend on the weekend.
There is no way I could meet my macros eating "several hundreds of calories of chocolate".
What exactly are your goals?
I meet my macros eating a few hundred calories of ice cream at night. For sure.
Your diary was open so I peeked - a 1/2 cup of "light", no sugar added. Is that stuff any good? I realize it must at least be palatable or you wouldn't be eating it but is it actually...."good"?
(serious question, not trolling)
lol! You saw! I was having a lot of gelato the past few weeks but saw someone I trust on here mention the light moose tracks so I try. Does it taste good? Yes. Did it mess with my stomach? Yes.0 -
PeachyPlum wrote: »arditarose wrote: »soccerkon26 wrote: »But I feel that often times I'm eating hundreds of calories of chocolate when I should cut it in half so I have a bigger deficit to spend on the weekend.
There is no way I could meet my macros eating "several hundreds of calories of chocolate".
What exactly are your goals?
I meet my macros eating a few hundred calories of ice cream at night. For sure.
Your diary was open so I peeked - a 1/2 cup of "light", no sugar added. Is that stuff any good? I realize it must at least be palatable or you wouldn't be eating it but is it actually...."good"?
(serious question, not trolling)
I'd like to know too! I'd love to work ice cream into my macros, but the amount I could have of the regular stuff isn't going to do it for me.
I saw @JoRocka mention it a few weeks ago so thought I'd try. Honestly, it tastes pretty much the same as the original. Maybe a little less creamy. Gave me gas though.0 -
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Laurafoxx81 wrote: »PeachyPlum wrote: »arditarose wrote: »PeachyPlum wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »
Well what would you suggest then? I'm 5'3 ...not exactly fat I'm just over 9 half stone.. I have healthy bmi & 19% body fat?beachhouse758 wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »Well for a few days I've been eating about 700 cal...eating healthy food (fish, fruit veg etc ) and going the gym.. will this work? I don't need to really loose weight just have baby fat & need to tone up....
No, even toddlers need more calories than that. Seriously.
Also, you can't turn baby fat into toned muscle. That's not going to work either.
Eat close to maintenance and lift? You can't be serious with 700 calories.
Why can't I be serious...I don't get that hungry and the food I eat has hardly any calories....I'm not going to force myself to eat to reach a target.. some days I do have 1200 cals if I'm hungry
how are you measuring yourself to be 19% bodyfat?
The scales in the gym they measure weight hight bmi and body fat
They are typically not accurate.
Don't bother, @arditarose . You must have missed the closed Slendertone and Skinnymint threads.
Oh! I saw the skinny mint thing but didn't read.
She just got more and more irate and abusive because people were telling her it didn't work. Thread got closed shortly after she started calling people stupid fatties and assuming MFP must be mostly Americans because of how stupid we are to think detox tea doesn't work.
It was the highlight of my day.
Oh that's what I missed? I went back later in the day and was a little disappointed to see it was closed.
Could always open another for you
Then go ahead
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Laurafoxx81 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »
Well what would you suggest then? I'm 5'3 ...not exactly fat I'm just over 9 half stone.. I have healthy bmi & 19% body fat?beachhouse758 wrote: »Laurafoxx81 wrote: »Well for a few days I've been eating about 700 cal...eating healthy food (fish, fruit veg etc ) and going the gym.. will this work? I don't need to really loose weight just have baby fat & need to tone up....
No, even toddlers need more calories than that. Seriously.
Also, you can't turn baby fat into toned muscle. That's not going to work either.
Eat close to maintenance and lift? You can't be serious with 700 calories.
Why can't I be serious...I don't get that hungry and the food I eat has hardly any calories....I'm not going to force myself to eat to reach a target.. some days I do have 1200 cals if I'm hungry
You will continue to lose muscle by eating too few calories. Even if you lose weight on the scale you will appear less toned, less attractive. You will have low energy and poor strength. So no...what you have been doing won't satisfy your goals of toning up. Worst case scenario you will damage your body in ways that make it very difficult to repair your metabolism. Your own body affecting the correct functions of your major organs because it is starving is no joke.
You should be eating healthy foods at a maintenance level and combing strength training with moderate aerobic exercise. Eating most of your calories back so your body has the building blocks it needs to become healthy and toned.
Add a few nuts, avacado, peanut butter and some whole grains and it should be pretty easy to get those calories in. If you continue to have issues I would seek medical advice.0 -
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Eat, Breathe,Move!
Eat healthier! Pick a Protein and a Carb for each meal.
Breathe deeply!-get some oxygen in those lungs!
Move your *kitten*!-the weight won't come off if you drive
everywhere! Walk it off!
Drink lots of water-leave the pop alone!!
Now ask yourself...
Do I want to be healthy and free?
Then I will do the work to get there.
Or is staying the same-the most comfortable,
safer route to take?
When you are sick and tired of being sick and tired
you'll do the work!!
Until then you'll keep eating all the extras!
Think it thru!!!!!!
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Wow, thanks everyone! I am going to reduce my calorie goal throughout the week, and increase it during the weekend so I can create a good deficit for my weekend eating THANK YOU 0
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I know what you mean.midwesterner85 wrote: »(seriously, I once had 4 lbs. of salad... as much salad as I had available... and was still hungry).
Salad is something i usually have as a "side dish"! It just isn't filling to me, no matter how much of it i ate.
I eat all of my exercise calories (and still lost weight),....i couldn't manage on just 1200 cals.
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ExRelaySprinter wrote: »
I know what you mean.midwesterner85 wrote: »(seriously, I once had 4 lbs. of salad... as much salad as I had available... and was still hungry).
Salad is something i usually have as a "side dish"! It just isn't filling to me, no matter how much of it i ate.
I eat all of my exercise calories (and still lost weight),....i couldn't manage on just 1200 cals.
Don't be sad that you couldn't do 1200 cals per day. That's really low and hard to sustain. Eat more if you're hungry! Good luck!0 -
soccerkon26 wrote: »Of course eating the amount of calories provided to me by MFP is fine because that number is calculated for me to lose when eating at that calorie number. So I know that what I'm doing is still fine.
The thing that bothers me, is that I always eat back ALL of my exercise calories; and if I don't exercise, I eat all of the calories originally allotted to me.
It's frustrating because I feel that I simply eat because I can. But I feel that often times I'm eating hundreds of calories of chocolate when I should cut it in half so I have a bigger deficit to spend on the weekend. I'd like to have a weekly deficit instead of doing what I usually do...eat right at my calorie goal for most of the week and then go over one or two days during the week.
Have you ever had this problem? Any tips are appreciated
Are you losing weight? If you are then you don't really have a problem. Keep doing what you are doing.
The only reason to eat a bit below the calories given to you is if you want to account for overestimating calorie burn or underestimating calorie intake. If you are pretty accurate then you should not have an issue eating most or all of your calories.
You could just log half your exercise and eat the calorie number you are given. Same effect as logging all your exercise and eating half your exercise calories.0 -
Oh, i will! LolJenMaselli wrote: »ExRelaySprinter wrote: »
I know what you mean.midwesterner85 wrote: »(seriously, I once had 4 lbs. of salad... as much salad as I had available... and was still hungry).
Salad is something i usually have as a "side dish"! It just isn't filling to me, no matter how much of it i ate.
I eat all of my exercise calories (and still lost weight),....i couldn't manage on just 1200 cals.
Don't be sad that you couldn't do 1200 cals per day. That's really low and hard to sustain. Eat more if you're hungry! Good luck!
I'm not sad, more annoyed that i have such a big appetite....always did, even as a kid!
Oh well.
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ExRelaySprinter wrote: »
I know what you mean.midwesterner85 wrote: »(seriously, I once had 4 lbs. of salad... as much salad as I had available... and was still hungry).
Salad is something i usually have as a "side dish"! It just isn't filling to me, no matter how much of it i ate.
I eat all of my exercise calories (and still lost weight),....i couldn't manage on just 1200 cals.
Well, my point wasn't so much that it was salad, but just that I kep hearing "eat something that isn't so calorie dense so you can be full on fewer calories." That might work for some people, but not everyone. It didn't matter what I ate, whether it was pickles, pizza, salad, or watermelon; I could not feel satisfied unless I ate a certain number of calories. How much space those calories take up means nothing to some of us.0 -
Some foods are more filling than others, then eating a high-calorie food or take out will push you over fast.0
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midwesterner85 wrote: »ExRelaySprinter wrote: »
I know what you mean.midwesterner85 wrote: »(seriously, I once had 4 lbs. of salad... as much salad as I had available... and was still hungry).
Salad is something i usually have as a "side dish"! It just isn't filling to me, no matter how much of it i ate.
I eat all of my exercise calories (and still lost weight),....i couldn't manage on just 1200 cals.
Well, my point wasn't so much that it was salad, but just that I kep hearing "eat something that isn't so calorie dense so you can be full on fewer calories." That might work for some people, but not everyone. It didn't matter what I ate, whether it was pickles, pizza, salad, or watermelon; I could not feel satisfied unless I ate a certain number of calories. How much space those calories take up means nothing to some of us.
Here is an example of what I'm talking about that doesn't work for all of us:plutonianfrog wrote: »Some foods are more filling than others, then eating a high-calorie food or take out will push you over fast.0
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