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has anyone noticed that..........

dyannajoy
dyannajoy Posts: 466 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
the days they do not exercise it is harder to stay within the allotted calories. I really need a day off from time to time .......but then I am hungry :cry: any suggestions?

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  • LuLuRunner1
    LuLuRunner1 Posts: 329 Member
    I have exactly the same problem. I typically run during my lunch hour during the week, except on Thursdays when I take my Grandma for her allergy shot. On Thursdays, I seem to wake up starving, I have to really watch what I eat and yet I still go over on my calories. On the days that I run, I sometimes have to force myself to eat my daily allowance plus my exercise calories.

    My only suggestion is to allow it, but stay under for the week.
  • Laura_Ivy
    Laura_Ivy Posts: 555 Member
    I'm usually starving on days I don't work out and days I do work out not so much!
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    home made soups. I have my freezer stocked with hearty home made soups like Vegetable Bean Stew, Lentil Soup, etc. They are nice meal sized bowls for usually around 200 calories. On rest days I will start with maybe an egg sandwich which is 2 whole eggs fried, with light veggie cream cheese and a drizzle of hot sauce. For lunch I will have one of the soups and a serving of baby carrots. Then I will shoot for a dinner of 400 calories or so and fill in the rest with snacks like fruit or string cheese.
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    I always do at least 30 mins of cardio to get a few extra calories. But I try to eat more protein on those days. For instance a couple of hard boiled eggs, protein smoothie for dinner and turkey w/ a baked sweet potato at lunch. Try eating oatmeal on those days too.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I'm usually starving on days I don't work out and days I do work out not so much!

    Well...if you are not eating much more on the exercise days, you can "save" the calories for the rest days. Look at your week as a whole, not per day maybe?
  • splashangel
    splashangel Posts: 494 Member
    I'm usually starving on days I don't work out and days I do work out not so much!

    Well...if you are not eating much more on the exercise days, you can "save" the calories for the rest days. Look at your week as a whole, not per day maybe?
    I like this tip. Thank you.
  • cavy4
    cavy4 Posts: 3
    I notice the same things but I always keep mind that it's one day and I'm only 20-30 calories over. The rest of the week I'm fine or under so for the week it balances out.
  • suziesue9
    suziesue9 Posts: 18 Member
    I had a day like that yesterday, really wanted to eat more than I was allowed. I don't think I ate enough the day before and it had a knock on effect....make sure you use up all your allowance every day and maybe just go for a walk if you want a day off...
  • cbroadberry
    cbroadberry Posts: 130 Member
    I find I am not as hungry on excersize days, but extra hungry the day after! I just use my unused cals from excersize days to keep me full up :) So long as I stay under my cals for the week I think its okay? :)
  • dyannajoy
    dyannajoy Posts: 466 Member
    thank you for all the great ideas!!
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