At calorie max early in the day
kellyjfenn
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I’m already at 1,500 calories for the day. It’s all healthy and I’m at 40 carbs for the day. Anyone get depressed when they are almost at their max for the day?
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No. If it wasn't intentional, I look at stuff like this as an opportunity to figure out what happened so I'm better equipped for the future.14
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When im attempting to lose weight, i never hit the mfp target, im always about 800 calories under34
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Early to bed, early to breakfast, I guess.
Other than that, you could go for a long walk if it's not to cold. If you have a gym you could burn some calories there just to make room for a dinner.9 -
No need to be sad about it. It's one day, and one day of overeating won't affect your weight loss unless you let it turn into multiple days of overeating. Just take the opportunity to look over your food diary and figure out how you would prefer to use your calories tomorrow. You might try planning and pre-logging your food so you can avoid eating more than you intended to eat.10
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reddwarf63 wrote: »When im attempting to lose weight, i never hit the mfp target, im always about 800 calories under
That is silly and completely uneccesary.
OP, Just eat lightly for the rest of the day - and if you do weekly calories, just shave a bit off other days for rest of week.
If not, just chalk it up to experience and move on - perhaps looking at the foods you ate and how you could avoid this situation in the future.
For this to work we have to get it more or less right most of the time - we dont have to be perfect every single day.
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My work day starts early at 6am, so It’s always a challenge to spread out the calories. Most days do well. I had 2 slices of Califlower pizza for lunch , that’s what made my calories go way up. I’m just going to take a nap till it’s time to hit the gym tonight1
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Oh I misread the thread as “at cardio max early in the day”, you could try running first thing in the morning instead next time? Extra calories to eat for breakfast ? You could also try pre planning the week so surprises like this don’t happen next time?0
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reddwarf63 wrote: »When im attempting to lose weight, i never hit the mfp target, im always about 800 calories under
The MFP target already has the calorie deficit you need to lose weight. Being minus that would lead you to lose 1.6 more pounds a week than the weekly weight loss goal you chose. Faster isn't necessarily better.
And if, over time, you are not losing your weekly weight loss goal plus another 1.6 pounds, there is something wrong with your logging. You could start a new thread for us to help you sort this out.8 -
kellyjfenn wrote: »I’m already at 1,500 calories for the day. It’s all healthy and I’m at 40 carbs for the day. Anyone get depressed when they are almost at their max for the day?
My breakfasts and dinners are on the lighter side. Where I run into trouble is if I make something new for dinner and eat it without prelogging to see how much I should eat for the calories I have left. If I fail to do this, it just serves as a reminder of the importance of taking the time to pre-log new foods.2 -
insideoutsocks7 wrote: »reddwarf63 wrote: »When im attempting to lose weight, i never hit the mfp target, im always about 800 calories under
Dude how lol?
the better question is WHY.
its not healthy and a sure fire way to create major issues for your overall health and well being
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kellyjfenn wrote: »I’m already at 1,500 calories for the day. It’s all healthy and I’m at 40 carbs for the day. Anyone get depressed when they are almost at their max for the day?
Are you just starting out?
Try reading this thread to keep this in perspective and to learn how to, well, learn from this. Just log what you've eaten today, don't stress about sticking to your calorie goal so much that you lose sight of the big picture here. Eat lightly tonight, but not so lightly that you'll be hungry tomorrow.4 -
Thanks to some impromptu cake I have like 320 cals left for the day. I'll probably take a walk or something before it gets dark but I'm still looking at a light dinner!3
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No, I’m not just starting out. Been doing it for 3 years. I’m just trying to get back on track from the holidays2
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Depressed? No. A little twinge of feeling discouraged sometimes, but the advice here is solid. I also try really hard to remember that being over my daily goal (750-1000 deficit) is NOT the same thing as being over maintenance.
Maybe I eat more than I'd intended but the end result is just a smaller deficit. Maybe I eat at maintenance and negate my progress for a day. Maybe I eat OVER maintenance for a day. Oh well. That's life for ya sometimes. Getting off track, a little or a lot, for a single day won't undo all of your hard work.
If you run into this problem a lot I'd say it's a sign that your current plan isn't working out for you and it's time to reevaluate what you've been trying to do. I've had to do that myself at least once and I'm still making gradual changes to my meal plans so I can more easily stay within my food budget.3 -
Ha depressed is key word. I think I’m feeling depressed right now and it has nothing to do with calories. I’m typically on point with my plan for the day.4
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it happens to me sometimes. Some days I am hungry and can't stop thinking about food all day long. Especially if I'm having a boring or slow day at work. I usually just try to eat something light in the evening and if I go over my calories I'll log some of it for the next day or spread over the next couple days to force me to eat a little less and make up for it. If it's an occasional thing, don't worry about it, especially if you are still below or at your maintenance calories for the day. I have stumbled many times over the past few months eating over maintenance 2 or even 3 days in a week sometimes, and I still have managed to continue losing. Just get back on track tomorrow and don't let it get you down!1
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reddwarf63 wrote: »When im attempting to lose weight, i never hit the mfp target, im always about 800 calories under
“When I’m attempting” lol5 -
This is where meal planning can help (which I’m sure you know)
But it’s only 1 day - learn lesson and move on3 -
kellyjfenn wrote: »Ha depressed is key word. I think I’m feeling depressed right now and it has nothing to do with calories. I’m typically on point with my plan for the day.
Yeah, it happens.0 -
kellyjfenn wrote: »No, I’m not just starting out. Been doing it for 3 years. I’m just trying to get back on track from the holidays
It's a stepping-down process for me - you'll hit your stride. Hopefully, you had a sensible evening meal which you logged and realize that tomorrow is a new day.0 -
reddwarf63 wrote: »When im attempting to lose weight, i never hit the mfp target, im always about 800 calories under
That’s not how any of this works.
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