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What to eat now?

SammyKatt
SammyKatt Posts: 363 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
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?

Replies

  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
    when I have that many calories left, I go right for the chocolate.
  • SammyKatt
    SammyKatt Posts: 363 Member
    I think thats what I will have to eat. =/
  • resan224
    resan224 Posts: 30 Member
    Im not saying youre wrong, Im asking because Im confused....why are you trying to eat back your calories from exercising???
  • SammyKatt
    SammyKatt Posts: 363 Member
    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.
  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    Never have an issue getting to my calories. Few tbsp peanut butter or some trail mix and i am sorted.
  • Toddrific
    Toddrific Posts: 1,114 Member
    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
    (i kid)
  • gemiwing
    gemiwing Posts: 1,525 Member
    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.
  • SammyKatt
    SammyKatt Posts: 363 Member
    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!
  • enginerd81
    enginerd81 Posts: 50
    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.
  • IPAfan5
    IPAfan5 Posts: 27
    Low fat cottage cheese
    Whey protein shake
    Cheese
    Greek yogurt
    Oatmeal

    All under 200 calories and loaded with protein to make you satiated longer.
  • dovesgate
    dovesgate Posts: 894 Member
    90 cal tortilla with 2 tbsp nutella and peanut butter. Reeses Heaven for 490 cals. <3

    saw you ate already, just wanted to throw that out there for next time.
  • SammyKatt
    SammyKatt Posts: 363 Member
    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.
  • OnWisconsin84
    OnWisconsin84 Posts: 409 Member
    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:
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    PB sandwich? Almonds, pistachios?
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Phở
  • Toddrific
    Toddrific Posts: 1,114 Member
    Try throwing in a couple doses of fish oil every day. That'll boost you.
    Nuts will help too.
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    Eat thai food. It's yummy.
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