Counting calories. . .

ssummy05sharmask
ssummy05sharmask Posts: 2 Member
edited November 21 in Food and Nutrition
Hello everyone. . .
I have a question. . .
As per the app i need to consume 1500 cal per day.
But on some occasions i consume 1500 calories in a go. . . Like in party or fast food etc. . .
So my question is that as i have reached my calorie goals for the day then should i starve myself for rest of the day or should have some light food or fruit. . .

Plz help me out.

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    You choose how to "spend" your calories. You also choose whether you stick to your calorie goal or not.

  • ssummy05sharmask
    ssummy05sharmask Posts: 2 Member
    Okay then. . . To maintain that 1500 calorie i should not consume extra calorie. . .??

    Whatever may b the case
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Being a man, and depending on your stats, you can probably handle losing weight on a higher calorie budget. You may not need to stick to 1500. If you're exceptionally short and close to lean and do need 1500 calories to lose, you could gain extra calories by doing some cardio.

    Generally, parties and such are best planned for. If you know you have a party a week from now eat a little bit less every day to save calories for the party day. Alternatively, if such events are not frequent you could just eat up to maintenance that day without too much of an effect on your weight loss.
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    The choice is yours.

    You can starve for the rest of the day
    Eat another 500 calories (assuming you have a pound a week loss) and eat at maintenance
    Go and have a workout to burn some calories and eat those back
    Eat normally for the rest of the day and have a 100 calorie deficit for a few days or so
    Eat normally and decide that it is one of those days, realising that your weight loss goal will only be set back for a day or two

    For me personally I plan ahead when I know a big day is coming (like tomorrow for Fathers Day in Australia) and save calories up in the lead up with either eating less or exercising more. If it isn’t planned then I just shrug and move on. I won't eat less over coming days because I see that as being punished which can lead to an unhealthy relationship with food.
  • scarlett_k
    scarlett_k Posts: 812 Member
    If I eat something larger than usual I have something lighter in the evening but only if I actually get hungry. You aren't "starving" yourself if you have eaten a full day's calories in one go, though. Some people only eat one big meal a day. Just work out what works best for you and do that.
  • Aerona85
    Aerona85 Posts: 159 Member
    Usually if I eat that much at once (done it a few times, especially when eating out and I didn't pick the place) I find that I am generally not hungry the rest of the day anyway. If I am I will still eat, maybe on the lighter end, and make up cals over the course of a few days,maybe go for an extra walk. I usually look at my weekly numbers as opposed to daily (and I only weigh once a week, at most) so a "bad" day can pretty painlessly be made up for.
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  • OliveGirl128
    OliveGirl128 Posts: 801 Member
    edited September 2017
    Pre-planning out your days is a great way to help with this. If you know that you have a meal out or an event coming up, then you can enter that first and then plan the rest of the day around it.
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