Exactly HOW do you eat your excercise calories

MissJenn33
MissJenn33 Posts: 131
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
This may seem like a silly question but how do you fill in your excercise cals? I am usually full with my 1200-1300 cals a day. On the days I'm still hungry, I eat more. But If I'm not, i don't and those days are usually 1200 cal days. I'm a HUGE veggie lover but there are only so many cals in the veg! I try to keep my carbs below the MFP allotment and my protein higher.

What do you eat to gain cals without feeling stuffed?
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  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    whats wrong with feeling stuffed?
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    Usually pancakes, ice cream, or cereal.
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    It depends. I have a tin full of biscuits and I'll have a few of those if I've got the calories spare and don't intend to really treat myself. Otherwise, I'll buy a little chocolate bar or treat myself to a more indulgent evening meal. Usually, it's the biscuits.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    How do I eat my exercise calories?

    With a spoon, a fork, or my fingers.
  • MissJenn33
    MissJenn33 Posts: 131
    whats wrong with feeling stuffed?

    For me full is fine...overly stuffed = bad. But that's just me.
  • Cathyvil
    Cathyvil Posts: 230 Member
    If I'm not hungry, I don't eat them. Or if I have quite a bit leftover for the day I eat a tablespoon or two of peanut butter.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    whats wrong with feeling stuffed?

    For me full is fine...overly stuffed = bad. But that's just me.

    overly stuffed? ya...dont want that...but I like "just right" stuffed.
  • xo_morgan
    xo_morgan Posts: 298
    Usually pancakes, ice cream, or cereal.

    i do mine with chocolate, salt n vinegar chips, & ice cream sandwiches
    & beer....lots of beer :drinker:
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    whats wrong with feeling stuffed?

    For me full is fine...overly stuffed = bad. But that's just me.

    overly stuffed? ya...dont want that...but I like "just right" stuffed.
    "Just right" stuffed is my favorite way to be.

    PB, fruit, nuts, some sort of whole grain... all good options for upping your calorie count.
    Food is fuel. You need it.
  • MrsLong1980
    MrsLong1980 Posts: 181 Member
    If I'm not hungry I don't eat them, otherwise I have a protein shake and a little snack of some sort (greek yoghurt, honey and banana, or ryvita / cracker breads and peanut butter)
  • MissJenn33
    MissJenn33 Posts: 131
    whats wrong with feeling stuffed?

    For me full is fine...overly stuffed = bad. But that's just me.

    overly stuffed? ya...dont want that...but I like "just right" stuffed.

    Your "just right stuffed" is = to my "full" :flowerforyou:
  • BeeElMarvin
    BeeElMarvin Posts: 2,086 Member
    whats wrong with feeling stuffed?

    For me full is fine...overly stuffed = bad. But that's just me.

    overly stuffed? ya...dont want that...but I like "just right" stuffed.

    this sounds naughty
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    eat anything that will help you meet your macro and calorie goal. Does not have to be any specific type.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    not sure how to explain. just look at my diary. i could eat all day long!
  • MrsAgi
    MrsAgi Posts: 338 Member
    nuts and rasins - shockingly high in cals, very yummy and pretty healthy too.....

    Or fruit mixed in high cal yoghurt - There are some really georgous flavours available out ther eif you're not going low fat/low cal

    Sandwiches/toast - bread is my achilles heel.
  • jj3120
    jj3120 Posts: 358
    If I've done a big exercise session circuit training or zumba for an hour I have a smoothie straight after - as extra not as a meal replacement, that way my cals are about even.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I plan my day knowing what kind of exercise I'll be doing and what kind of burn I have, so it's never a matter of "eating them back." Just eating.
  • KareninCanada
    KareninCanada Posts: 962 Member
    Take your veggies and add some full-fat ranch dip mixed 50/50 with Greek yogurt. A tasty calorie boost with a bit of protein. )
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    I eat only enough to be at least between 1200-1300 calories. Some days eating back all the calories can be difficult...I find that I can eat all day long with veggies especially so then I get really full quick.

    For the most part I usually just have a yogurt in the evening, or if my calories are really low I have been allowing myself a small sugar free pudding or jello. So yummy! Popcorn....even a small slice of whole wheat bread with peanut butter... I also snack on some cheese sometimes too...not a lot, but maybe a cheese string.
  • Angelabec
    Angelabec Posts: 505 Member
    I save mine up for the weekend, and swap them for alcohol! :wink:
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    I plan my day knowing what kind of exercise I'll be doing and what kind of burn I have, so it's never a matter of "eating them back." Just eating.
    ^this

    sometimes i dont eat them all on that day though, and use sunday as my "make up" day to use up any exercise calories i didnt eat during the week - somtimes its a trip to the bar, sometimes is extra dessert or some nachos..cookies/brownies etc
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    Sometimes I munch on roasted edemame nuts, sometimes I have a bowl of berries or melon. Sometimes, I actually have chips or a chunk of cheese. I never, ever have trouble eating my exercise calories (although I leave at least 30% as a cushion against miscalculations).
  • lmarshel
    lmarshel Posts: 674 Member
    I plan my day knowing what kind of exercise I'll be doing and what kind of burn I have, so it's never a matter of "eating them back." Just eating.

    Me too :) I think some people think they have to wait until after a workout to eat those extra cals from exercise. They head to the gym after work and when they get home they have like 2000 cals & think OMG I need to eat these before I go to bed. If I have a heavy workout day (or a hiking day...even better) I just eat more snacks throughout the day or a bigger breakfast or lunch. I love to eat, so it's not a problem. :blushing:
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    nevermind
  • celticmuse
    celticmuse Posts: 492 Member
    I spread mine out over the day. So on the days I work out, I eat a bigger breakfast and lunch. If at the end of the day, I still have some left, I eat something naughty for dessert. In other words, a treat.
  • JaySpice
    JaySpice Posts: 326 Member
    Usually pancakes, ice cream, or cereal.

    Me too!!! *fist bump*
  • jj3120
    jj3120 Posts: 358
    I plan my day knowing what kind of exercise I'll be doing and what kind of burn I have, so it's never a matter of "eating them back." Just eating.

    Yes this too!!
  • tam120
    tam120 Posts: 444 Member
    pb&j - almost every day before my workout at lunch
    wine
    olive oil - I use it to roast my veggies and practically anything else I cook, it adds calories
    nuts
    pasta
    Amy's cheese free roasted veggie pizza - yum yum!
    really, I never have a problem eating all of my calories
    Today I had cheese puffs
    Just because you're trying to lose weight doesn't mean you have to exist on vegetables.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Generally I drink my exercise calories in a long stemmed glass. But adding a little olive oil to your veggies will also shoot those calories right up.
  • ashhills
    ashhills Posts: 64 Member
    Tonight, I will eat half of mine in the form of wine or beer. :drinker:
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