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What to do with my extra calories...

KristensMom314
KristensMom314 Posts: 76 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I always work out at the end of the day, after my kids are in bed. I know a lot of people say eat your exercise calories, but sometimes after I'm finished exercising I come up with 100+ extra calories (I usually try to plan for the excess but am not always on target). Is it really worth it to eat my exercise calories at 9:00 at night? If so, what do you recommended to eat that late?

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  • dragonfly__
    dragonfly__ Posts: 172 Member
    If you are really hunger eat them back. If you are not then don't.
  • lisapickering
    lisapickering Posts: 374
    I don't think 100 calories extra is a big deal. If you're hungry I would eat something like yogurt, nuts. Eating at night isn't a big deal (I have dinner late all the time) but you shouldn't eat heavy food. If you're not hungry don't worry about it.
  • SailingMike
    SailingMike Posts: 237 Member
    I like to reward myself by eating back SOME of them. It motivates me to exercise more.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,463 Member
    Yeah, I figure 100 calories is the amount of error factor anyway. The numbers are not exact in neither calorie counting nor HRM/exercise calories.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    food
  • SailingMike
    SailingMike Posts: 237 Member
    My favorite snacks are:

    Dreyer's frozen fruit bars
    Dried Mangos
    Sorbet

    ... an apple is good too
  • RedHotRunner
    RedHotRunner Posts: 850 Member
    I rarely eat back all of my exercise calories. If the mood strikes you, have a glass of milk before bed (calcium...very important stuff!). Otherwise, it's really no big deal.
  • FaithsVegWorkout
    FaithsVegWorkout Posts: 471
    I eat them back about 75% unless I'm not hungry. It's 10:30, and I'm still eating . . .
  • getsveltEagain
    getsveltEagain Posts: 1,063 Member
    If I do my "normal" exercise, I log it in the morning to know what I have before the end of the day. That way I can eat my exercise calories back through the day :wink:
  • _gwen
    _gwen Posts: 501 Member
    Give yourself a treat.

    My favs:

    Half a protein bar (I like the Zone brand, they taste like candy bars)
    a piece of dark chocolate
    half an apple with peanut butter
    a cheese stick and some almonds

    Plus at least a glass of water to accompany it.
  • Artemis_Acorn
    Artemis_Acorn Posts: 836 Member
    I try to eat something with protein after a workout if I have the calories to do it.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    When I work out late. I just eat them the next day...
    I don't think they know the difference between before midnight or after midnight.

    I'm rarely ever hungry right after a work out.

    If my daily total says I'm under by 350 calories I, sometime as a reminder to myself go to the next days diary and under snacks add a QUICK CALORIES of -350 (negative three fifty)... Yes it lets you add negative numbers. So I don't feel like I've gone over and get all stressy about it.
  • MJStory
    MJStory Posts: 42
    I usually exercise in the evening or in the wee hours of the day. I don't hesitate to eat my exercise calories & include them in the same day, split them with the next day, or put them all into "early morning snack", wherever they fit. I also plan out my meals at that time.
    I hope this helps!
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