What to eat now?
SammyKatt
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I've been trying really hard to eat back my exercise calories, but never really eat more than 100 back. I'm starting to lose weight slower and feel I REALLY need to focus and eat them back now.
Tonight I still have 487 cals left and I'm not sure what I should eat.
Any ideas?
Tonight I still have 487 cals left and I'm not sure what I should eat.
Any ideas?
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when I have that many calories left, I go right for the chocolate.0
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I think thats what I will have to eat. =/0
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Im not saying youre wrong, Im asking because Im confused....why are you trying to eat back your calories from exercising???0
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Because MFP already sets you with a calorie deficit so when you workout you should be eating back your calories. Otherwise you won't be eating enough.0
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Never have an issue getting to my calories. Few tbsp peanut butter or some trail mix and i am sorted.0
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Ice cream
it's not thaaat bad for you
cheese?
now you having me thinking of eating....
brownie!
nom nom nom...now i'm over! thanks a lot
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I had this problem when I first upped my cals to keep my weightloss moving. Here's what I've done-
-protein powder double scoop with peanut butter (over 350 cals)
- 1/2 cup of cashew halves (over 200 cals)
- three scrambled eggs (about 200 cals)
- 1 ounce of cheese is roughly 100 cals
-red meat has TONS more cals than chicken/turkey and hey- burgers are delish.0 -
I ended up going with low carb ice cream and 3-2-1 cake (with a little protein powder mixed in) so bump it up. And en extra serving of veggies with my dinner. I'm stuffed now. I really hope raising my calories with help the scale go down again!0
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Try eating more throughout the day. Its a lot easier to spread 400 Cal over 12 hr than cram it in at the end of the night. I usually look before I leave work at 4 and see if I am going to need a snack to prevent a big calorie deficit.0
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Low fat cottage cheese
Whey protein shake
Cheese
Greek yogurt
Oatmeal
All under 200 calories and loaded with protein to make you satiated longer.0 -
90 cal tortilla with 2 tbsp nutella and peanut butter. Reeses Heaven for 490 cals.
saw you ate already, just wanted to throw that out there for next time.0 -
Try eating more throughout the day. Its a lot easier to spread 400 Cal over 12 hr than cram it in at the end of the night. I usually look before I leave work at 4 and see if I am going to need a snack to prevent a big calorie deficit.
I've been trying to do that! I have a hard time eating at work since I'm not really hungry anymore. I wake up at 6, get to work at 7 and I have to force myself to eat breakfast by 8. (I did just buy some bars today for me to eat as soon as I wake up since I think that might be the problem) Then by lunch time I'm still not hungry so I just wait until around 1 to eat. I get off at 3, home by 3:20 to workout so I have a post workout snack around 4:30 (small, normally string cheese or an apple) and then dinner around 6. Dinner seems to be the only big meal I can eat.0 -
I had the same problem tonight so I had a hard-boiled egg, 1/8 cup of raw almonds, a Colby Jack cheese stick & I'm going to get a vanilla cone from McDonald's (only 150 cal!!) on the way over to my boyfriend's house :drinker:0
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PB sandwich? Almonds, pistachios?0
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Phở0
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Try throwing in a couple doses of fish oil every day. That'll boost you.
Nuts will help too.0 -
Eat thai food. It's yummy.0
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