HELP!!!! Overeating dinners:(:(:( any advice please?

Intention_In_Motion wrote: »

Hi there, I've never put any of this public, but my trainer and recent experiences just poured out and I am so encouraged by everyone and their support of each other. I will try to figure out how to make my stuff "shared". The above folks are right. I have been meal prepping for a couple months now, and it saves me from when I'm too tired in the evening to eat well or cook. I set out 12 or 15 containers and fill them with lean meats, veggies, small sweet potatoes. This last month I have been using the Metabolic Meals program. Its a little pricy, but so if organic, free range, GLUTEN FREE food. This has saved my guts from awful swelling and bloating from flour and pasta and such.
Anyway, they are already portioned out meals for lunch and dinner. But, before then, I was doing the dozen containers and filling them with frozen veggies, small amounts of meat or lower type carbs when I wanted some. I also keep lots of boiled eggs at work and home. If I'm eating two eggs and something else, I only eat one yolk. my dogs love to share the other one
Again, congratulations on your goals. I hit the gym a few times per week and the stairs at work on breaks. leg kicks in the office when no one's around hehe
All the best to you and everyone!!

dubird wrote: »

Zanda007 wrote: »

dubird wrote: »

Zanda007 wrote: »

Thank you girls, it does seem a little harsh for me when I first saw 1200 cal limit. I have 8kg to loose and now I do think I should eat exercise calories back and try and set up the limit to 1500 as that sound more realistic to me. My job is quite hard, I work in healthcare, so its quite busy and on feet all the time.

That sounds like a much more reasonable goal, and one that will help you keep on track. You might also consider keeping the lightly active for activity, and adding extra exercise in as you do it. That way, if it's not every day or you're sick on unable to exercise for a week or so, you're not throwing off your calories. The exercise is simply extra calories for you to eat. I take advantage of that, espically on weekends when I want to eat extra, I make myself walk more to be able to do so! XD

will try to do that tonight, thank you so much:)

You're welcome. ^_^ Also, keep in mind that if you're letting MFP or a gym machine calculate your calories burned, it will most likely be wrong. Both use generic stats to make the calculations, which may or may not be accurate to your body. Your best bet is to use a heart rate monitor either in a tracker or on it's on and calculate that way. It's not 100% accurate, but it'll be much better. You don't have to do so, and if you want to use MFP to calculate your calories burned, eat back only about 50-70% of what it says, just to be on the safe side.

lauradenslinger wrote: »

I just eat less during the day and more for dinner. No matter what I tried, I'm always hungrier at night. I'm still losing weight fine. I think it's your entire day of calories and the timing doesn't matter that much.

gebeziseva wrote: »

I'm on 1250cal/day. My breakfast + lunch are about 500 cal (oat porridge with almond milk is 165cal per portion, then another 350cal for lunch and I always add soup and salad at lunch for the bulk) leaving 700+for dinner.
Edit: I've been doing this for 6 weeks without much problem.

yirara wrote: »

Zanda007 wrote: »

I probably will sound silly but I just started my fitness journey again after long long break. This is my second day back in gym and second day on my fitness pal. I find myself really good in morning breakfast and lunches, sticking to healthy food and all that and its easy as morning breakfast its just some high protein porridge or weetabix then for lunch my home made salad fruit etc... All good and well. I finish my work at 14.00 then go to gym for an hour but as soon as I get home in afternoon and looking for dinner I seem to eat all the fridge content:(:(:(:( could anyone give me some tips how to get in to habit to have that one healthy evening meal and thats it??????? Thank you!

I started in a new job at slightly different times in a new country with new foods and had serious problems at first. I was constantly hungry. My solution was to take more food to work. Seriously.
I don't know exactly what you're eating, but if I was to eat some cereals for breakfast, only vegetable/leafy salad for lunch and a bit of fruit I would not be able to finish my work properly, let alone work out afterwards. I'm currently eating 3 double slices of bread with ham or chicken breast at work, plus fruit, and snacking vegetables. That would leave me with enough calories for dinner to be still at a deficit if I chose to (around 1450kcal on 1750 TDEE). Not a really big deficit but enough to lose weight.
What I also do for the second half of the working day is to have a bowl of snacking vegetables: freshly cut bell peppers, cucumber or cherry tomatoes for example: not many calories but it keeps me full and gives some carb energy for workout.

CaitlinW19 wrote: »

Planning. I know if I left it to what I find in the fridge I'd have trouble too. I make things like casseroles and immediately cut them into servings. Personally, I have no issue eating leftovers for days so I cook a couple times a week and we eat well all week. I plan a day to buy my groceries and days to cook (ideally not the same day). If you don't enjoy eating the same meal several days in a row, just freeze servings. In no time you'll have option in the freezer.

I also like to log my food ahead of time as much as possible...it's easier to make adjustments to what I want my day to look like when I'm not standing in front of food :-) and I'm able to decide then to swap out that rice pilaf and have steamed veggies instead.

livelovebbg wrote: »

Are you hungry when you eat breakfast in the morning? I like to eat in the afternoon and evening, so I hold off on eating anything until I'm actually hungry (usually around 11am-12pm). The only time I forced myself to eat breakfast is when I was trying to gain weight. If you prefer to eat in the evenings, save your calories