Calorie dilemma

kellyannecandy
kellyannecandy Posts: 27 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
By some miracle or another i have somehow managed to only eat 732 calories today.
As I've never encountered this problem before (hence why I'm on MFP), what I need to know is should I eat the other 4 hundred odd calories???
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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    kellyannecandy wrote: »
    By some miracle or another i have somehow managed to only eat 732 calories today.
    As I've never encountered this problem before (hence why I'm on MFP), what I need to know is should I eat the other 4 hundred odd calories???

    What do you like to eat? What do you have available?
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    A day here and there probably won't hurt you, but if it becomes a habit then you may need to do a little planning to get more calories into your daym
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    edited April 2015
    Double post
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    Ice cream...the answer is always ice cream
  • FitGamerSmoak
    FitGamerSmoak Posts: 224 Member
    I would probably say a lean protein, some fruit/veggies. Crackers and cheese and fruit or nuts (really this is a go to snack for me). Peanut butter and apples. Tuna salad/chicken salad on crackers. shrimp and cocktail sauce. Just some ideas.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Sure...why not have dessert?
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  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Totally dessert. 400 calories of dessert is so right!
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    When I had trouble achieving 1,200 calories I lived in fear of the side effects of malnutrition, so I'd eat a bedtime snack to take me to 1,200.

    Pick a high-calorie snack like hiker's mix, peanut butter, cheese. You won't need much to hit your target.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    I recommend ice cream.
  • jaqcan
    jaqcan Posts: 498 Member
    I did this yesterday. I had 2 cups of cold cereal while watching tv. I measured it out and LOVED IT! If you're not hungry I'd still have a tbsp of peanut butter and an apple. If you don't get enough fuel in any given day, you may wake up tomorrow ravenous. And plan out your day better. It's not all about eating the fewest calories, it's about properly fueling your body for weight loss, right?
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    mccindy72 wrote: »
    Totally dessert. 400 calories of dessert is so right!

    Agreed. 400 is my sweet spot.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    edited April 2015
    Chocolate, ice cream, pizza, just give them me and i'll eat them.
    Actually if I wasnt that bothered id save them for another day in the week.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    kellyannecandy wrote: »
    By some miracle or another i have somehow managed to only eat 732 calories today.
    As I've never encountered this problem before (hence why I'm on MFP), what I need to know is should I eat the other 4 hundred odd calories???

    If you aren't hungry, don't eat. But feel free to go over by 400+ calories tomorrow. That seems to be what happens with me--low days are always followed by high.
  • kellyannecandy
    kellyannecandy Posts: 27 Member
    Thanks everyone, I'm having a ham salad sandwich and a cuppa and coming in at about 930 calories, off to bed for an early start tomorrow so don't really want anything to heavy before I go to sleep. If I see the same thing happening again another time, I'll add a little more a bit earlier. Just happened today, not planned at all. Thanks for all of your help
  • kyrannosaurus
    kyrannosaurus Posts: 350 Member

    kellyannecandy wrote: »
    Thanks everyone, I'm having a ham salad sandwich and a cuppa and coming in at about 930 calories, off to bed for an early start tomorrow so don't really want anything to heavy before I go to sleep. If I see the same thing happening again another time, I'll add a little more a bit earlier. Just happened today, not planned at all. Thanks for all of your help

    How on Earth did you make a sandwich for less than 200 calories?
  • kellyannecandy
    kellyannecandy Posts: 27 Member
    Only one slice of bread, half a slice of Ham and loads of salad
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    That's not a sandwich. That's finger-food served at a party.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Got peanut butter?
  • PostExamsHealthBinge
    PostExamsHealthBinge Posts: 26 Member
    You don't have to reach your goal if you don't want to, if your not hungry then don't eat
  • laropmet
    laropmet Posts: 52 Member
    have something you enjoy.
  • dondotwinks
    dondotwinks Posts: 93 Member
    I'd have used the extra calories for a treat of some sort , something pleasurable :)
  • kellyannecandy
    kellyannecandy Posts: 27 Member
    Very sorry everyone......I appear to have been mistaken in thinking a slice of bread with fillings is a sandwich.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    kellyannecandy wrote: »
    Very sorry everyone......I appear to have been mistaken in thinking a slice of bread with fillings is a sandwich.

    You silly girl! (psst . . . don't tell anyone . . . but you are right.)
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    kellyannecandy wrote: »
    By some miracle or another i have somehow managed to only eat 732 calories today.
    As I've never encountered this problem before (hence why I'm on MFP), what I need to know is should I eat the other 4 hundred odd calories???

    When I eat less than my calories, I don't worry about it, because I know there are some days I'll eat more. As long as it balances out over a week or two, I don't sweat it. I do, however, log all calories when I go over to make sure the overall picture isn't sending me into the MFP ever-famous starvation mode :smiley:
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
    Save 'em for tomorrow. You'll be hungrier tomorrow and will need them.
  • Looncove_Farm
    Looncove_Farm Posts: 115 Member
    Ok, 400 odd calories left,,,Hmmmmm, time for 2 chocolate chip cookies and some ice cream smooshed between them,,,then the couch and a napkin cause this is gonna melt as you slooowly enjoy each and every marvelous mouthfull.

    Enjoy!
    Becca
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    I'm seriously confused. If you were severely undereating and wanted to reach your goal, why on EARTH did you only make a scant half-sandwich of mostly lettuce?
  • kellyannecandy
    kellyannecandy Posts: 27 Member
    avskk wrote: »
    I'm seriously confused. If you were severely undereating and wanted to reach your goal, why on EARTH did you only make a scant half-sandwich of mostly lettuce?
    I wasn't "severely undereating" I just hadn't eaten much and wasn't hungry, didn't really want to eat a lot before going to bed and it was a one off. Surely eating wholemeal bread ham and salad was better than not eating at all? Thank you everybody else for your help, just getting to grips with it but going we'll so far
  • kellyannecandy
    kellyannecandy Posts: 27 Member
    Well not we'll!
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