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    I only have 10 calories left for Dinner?!

    Posts: 51
    edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Hey guys!

    I only have 10 calories left for Dinner!!!!! Should I go over, or should I just skip it? PS: I went to McDonalds thinking that I would be ok.. well, apparently NOT!!!!

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    • Posts: 31 Member
      Maybe you could add in some exercise and then eat those calories back..
    • Posts: 36
      Exercise.....
    • Posts: 1,439 Member
      You should definitely eat dinner. Eat something healthy. Tomorrow is a new day.
    • Posts: 1,361 Member
      You could always go for a walk to get a few calories back, so you can have something...
    • Posts: 257 Member
      I had this same problem about an hour and a half ago. Went to the gym, came back, and now... voila! 505 cals left for dinner :)
    • Posts: 3,000 Member
      Forward planning is key!

      Remember the calorie currency! You only have 10 left to spend! Exercise a bit to earn some more "money", giving you enough for dinner!
    • Posts: 321 Member
      Skipping meals is not a good idea - how about a salad or some fruit or vegetables that are low in calories but will fill you up?
    • Posts: 51
      Oh, and I forgot to mention that I went over the past couple of days. And I'm not a eat-over-and-then-"burn"-them-off believer. Sorry! It just doesn't work for me.
    • Posts: 5
      Yep, go running or something like that, than have your meal. Job done :)
    • Posts: 6,033 Member
      Oh, and I forgot to mention that I went over the past couple of days. And I'm not a eat-over-and-then-"burn"-them-off believer. Sorry! It just doesn't work for me.


      So what? It's still a bad idea to skip dinner just because it'll put you over a bit.
    • Posts: 6,063 Member
      eat! and start fresh tomorrow morning.
    • Posts: 6,592 Member
      Eat a big salad with some grilled chicken. You'll be over by a little, but you won't be starving and you'll be less likely to binge on something unhealthy near bedtime.
    • Posts: 5
      if you don't want to burn them off then I suggest better planning because you don't want to skip any meals. It's bad news.
    • Posts: 80 Member
      Depends how hungry you are! I'd have a big bowl of vegetables - peas, broccoli, sweetcorn - for a couple of hundred calories, and just accept that I'd gone over on my calories for the day.

      I go over by 100 or 200 a couple of times a week and I'm losing consistently. If you don't eat, you'll just wake up in the middle of the night starving and in a really bad mood! :sad:
    • Posts: 150 Member
      Oh, and I forgot to mention that I went over the past couple of days. And I'm not a eat-over-and-then-"burn"-them-off believer. Sorry! It just doesn't work for me.

      Think of it this way, you fueled up for your evening workout, then you can have a nice dinner.
    • Posts: 544 Member
      Oh, and I forgot to mention that I went over the past couple of days. And I'm not a eat-over-and-then-"burn"-them-off believer. Sorry! It just doesn't work for me.

      then I guess you are not eating dinner...
    • Posts: 93 Member
      I agree with exercising!

      It's times like this where you need to "BURN IT TO EARN IT" :)
    • Posts: 291
      I would just eat something light for dinner and go over the calorie intake. You can do better tomorrow.
    • Posts: 1,078 Member
      work out- then eat.. but just eat straight up veggies- 100 cals goes along way in veggies
    • Posts: 4,089 Member
      I would find some exercise to gain some calories back. Strenuously scrub some floors, scrub walls, something
    • Posts: 738 Member
      Just stop everything you're doing and go outside and spend half an hour jogging/running three miles and you'll have 350.
    • Posts: 567
      show previous quotes

      then I guess you are not eating dinner...

      You would rather go to McDonalds and not have supper, than to exercise and have a healthy dinner and keep your metabolism running?? I'm so confused.......
    • Posts: 97 Member
      Eat something healthy and get in some exercise! Skipping meals is one of the worst things you can do because by the next mealtime you are over hungry and overeat. McDonald's has an apple walnut salad, a fruit parfait, all lighter things to look into so you don't go over. If you really must have fries, limit the number. Each fry equals about 10 calories. Good luck!
    • Posts: 51
      Whoa!! Thanks for all of the answers, guys!!!!
    • Posts: 451 Member
      Oh I hate it when that happens! Either get in some exercise or just have a huge bowl of salad with balsamic vinegar and drink lots of water and tea.
    • Posts: 665 Member
      OMG I just did the same thing! I have my lunch & dinner all packed & here with me, but heard McD's call my name! Oops... I'm now in the hole, but plan on going for a walk tonight, so I'm not too concerned. Planning is key, but sometimes the best laid plans... dam McD's! :grumble:
      Eat something light & start fresh tomorrow, if you're not going to exercise, or hell... just go for a walk around the 'hood, play tag with the dog, swim with your goldfish, dance around the livingroom in your undies, do an hour of kick-azz house cleaning, have sex!! You don't have to "exercise" to burn cals! :happy:
    • Posts: 3,280 Member
      It's simple.

      A) Eat and accept the overage
      B) Exercise and eat, don't be over
      C) (The worst choice) Don't eat
    • Posts: 217 Member
      If you skip dinner how will you get through the night.Have something healthy for dinner,maybe a salad with chicken in it. When i go to mcDonalds I only have a hamburger never fries.If i get a salad it is with grilled chicken and i always bring my own dressing.It takes effort to loose weight.It is not an easy journey.Good Luck :)
    • Posts: 1,675 Member
      Have a light dinner. :) No worries! 300-400 calories over is NOT going to make a difference. Don't stress too much about exercising off those calories, but of course, it wouldn't hurt if you found the time to squeeze in a quick workout before or after dinner. It happens. McDonald's is pretty high calorie, but sometimes (even to me occasionally) it's "worth it." Lol. The key is planning! So next time you're craving McDonald's, plan beforehand! I, personally, don't like their french fries, so I just skip them all together and get apple slices instead with my cheeseburger. If you can do without cheese on your burger, then get a hamburger! There's no reason for extra calories that you don't really care for in the first place. (Which is why even when I have a cheat meal/day I still drink water or diet soda. :)
    • Posts: 3,280 Member
      Have a light dinner. :) No worries! 300-400 calories over is NOT going to make a difference. Don't stress too much about exercising off those calories, but of course, it wouldn't hurt if you found the time to squeeze in a quick workout before or after dinner. It happens. McDonald's is pretty high calorie, but sometimes (even to me occasionally) it's "worth it." Lol. The key is planning! So next time you're craving McDonald's, plan beforehand! I, personally, don't like their french fries, so I just skip them all together and get apple slices instead with my cheeseburger. If you can do without cheese on your burger, then get a hamburger! There's no reason for extra calories that you don't really care for in the first place. (Which is why even when I have a cheat meal/day I still drink water or diet soda. :)

      Better yet...if you crave a burger...go buy some organic grass-fed beef and make one at home....it's going to taste a thousand times better and you can even make it sort of low-calorie...plus it's not going to be loaded with sodium and complete crap quality beef.
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