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JJ_Lo
JJ_Lo Posts: 12 Member
edited February 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
Got out of the Gym late (9pm); by the time I got home was hungry and already 10pm so, i decided to eat some rosted chicken by itself... Was this a good move?

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  • vespiquenn
    vespiquenn Posts: 1,455 Member
    If you are still within your calorie goal, it does not matter when you eat.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    If you're serious...How should we know?
  • JJ_Lo
    JJ_Lo Posts: 12 Member
    Actually. Went to the gym twice today. Second time focused on my cardio. Hope I didnt waste the effort, plus had to burn my cheat meal I had at lunch :-/
    vespiquenn wrote: »
    If you are still within your calorie goal, it does not matter when you eat.

  • kissedbythesunshine
    kissedbythesunshine Posts: 416 Member
    You were hungry so you ate something...I'd say good move:)
  • JJ_Lo
    JJ_Lo Posts: 12 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    If you're serious...How should we know?

    What do you mean?
  • Bluwaves1
    Bluwaves1 Posts: 191 Member
    perfect move!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    JJ_Lo wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    If you're serious...How should we know?

    What do you mean?

    We don't know anything else about the situation. How many calories did you consume today, did you hit your macros, did the chicken make you go over your calorie goal? Eating food is not "good or bad". The timing of it doesn't matter either.
  • JJ_Lo
    JJ_Lo Posts: 12 Member
    edited February 2016
    arditarose wrote: »
    JJ_Lo wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    If you're serious...How should we know?

    What do you mean?

    We don't know anything else about the situation. How many calories did you consume today, did you hit your macros, did the chicken make you go over your calorie goal? Eating food is not "good or bad". The timing of it doesn't matter either.

    Well. That answers my question. ww4x2msdh4i5.png

  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    As long as your within your calorie goal
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    It looks like you underate
  • vespiquenn
    vespiquenn Posts: 1,455 Member
    edited February 2016
    JJ_Lo wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    JJ_Lo wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    If you're serious...How should we know?

    What do you mean?

    We don't know anything else about the situation. How many calories did you consume today, did you hit your macros, did the chicken make you go over your calorie goal? Eating food is not "good or bad". The timing of it doesn't matter either.

    Well. That answers my question. ww4x2msdh4i5.png

    If that's all of what you ate today, you are eating way too little. So I hope you ate that whole chicken

  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    You consumed 1444 calories today and burnt tons through going to the gym twice.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Eat some more chicken. That'd be a good idea.
  • JJ_Lo
    JJ_Lo Posts: 12 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Eat some more chicken. That'd be a good idea.

    Ate about a quarter and Im full already... Don't want to eat too much before bed. But thanks a lot!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    lol. I just ate a pint of ice cream and a mixing bowl of popcorn before bed. To each his own!

    You really should not be eating less than 1500 calories per day as a male though.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Eat more tomorrow netting 360 calories is not very healthy
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
    edited February 2016
    If you ate a quarter of a chicken that is probably more than 3 ounces...
  • Protranser
    Protranser Posts: 517 Member
    chandanista wrote: »
    If you are a quarter of a chicken that is probably more than 3 ounces...
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Eating only chicken wasn't a good move because it looks like you should have eaten more.
  • JJ_Lo
    JJ_Lo Posts: 12 Member
    chandanista wrote: »
    If you are a quarter of a chicken that is probably more than 3 ounces...

    Between 3-5 oz
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    JJ_Lo wrote: »
    chandanista wrote: »
    If you are a quarter of a chicken that is probably more than 3 ounces...

    Between 3-5 oz

    You realize....you have to know how many oz of chicken you ate in order to do this properly? You can just say 3-5 oz. That's a huge calorie difference.
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
    I'd assume a quarter of a roasted chicken, without bones, to be at least 8 ounces. Maybe chickens here are bigger.
  • Protranser
    Protranser Posts: 517 Member
    Average rotisserie chicken weighs around 2 lbs (32 oz) 32oz*.25=8. So your estimation is off by more than 50% for just that one entry. That calorie value looks ok for ~4oz of chicken breast with no skin.
  • JJ_Lo
    JJ_Lo Posts: 12 Member
    Thanks everyone!
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    JJ_Lo wrote: »
    chandanista wrote: »
    If you are a quarter of a chicken that is probably more than 3 ounces...

    Between 3-5 oz

    You realize....you have to know how many oz of chicken you ate in order to do this properly? You can just say 3-5 oz. That's a huge calorie difference.

    But still underate unless the other entries are wrong too
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Honestly, who knows. That burn could be overestimated as well.
  • JJ_Lo
    JJ_Lo Posts: 12 Member
    Maybe... But im still missing exercises cause they are not loaded in the app... So, who knows
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    edited February 2016
    JJ_Lo wrote: »
    Got out of the Gym late (9pm); by the time I got home was hungry and already 10pm so, i decided to eat some rosted chicken by itself... Was this a good move?

    If you're calorie count posted was accurate (sounds like it wasn't though), I can certainly understand why you would be hungry after hitting the gym twice. :confounded:

    ETA: you need to find a balance between eating enough to fuel your workouts and losing weight (assuming that's your goal, because if you are trying to gain, you're doing it wrong).

    My first suggestion would be to nail down your logging. Calorie burns for exercise do tend to be on the high side. What did you do for those two workouts? As for the food, a food scale is most accurate.

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