Meh....
cupboard_stalker
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I just want a moan....
I overate at lunch and had more calories than i could spare, so for dinner i had some veg soup to bring me in under, instead of over the limit....and because that's when i usually am used to a big(er) meal, i'm lying in bed starving!
Moral of the story, 1# pack a snack so you dont grab lunch when you are starving. 2# dont plan food when you are starving. 3# remember #1&2 and you wont be struggling to get to sleep cause of a black hole eating up your belly!
Hope i dont eat my own arm off in my sleep!
I overate at lunch and had more calories than i could spare, so for dinner i had some veg soup to bring me in under, instead of over the limit....and because that's when i usually am used to a big(er) meal, i'm lying in bed starving!
Moral of the story, 1# pack a snack so you dont grab lunch when you are starving. 2# dont plan food when you are starving. 3# remember #1&2 and you wont be struggling to get to sleep cause of a black hole eating up your belly!
Hope i dont eat my own arm off in my sleep!
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Also laying in bed trying to avoid eating my own arm.
Hope you get through it0 -
Ditto here too, had a small takeaway for tea (which i never do) didn't calorie count so im guessing its not good and im starving0
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You could always go for a run or do some type of exercise to earn some extra cals to eat....0
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um . . . looks like you have 249 calories left for today. Even if you eat 400 calories right now, you are still within a reasonable amount of calories.0
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Also laying in bed trying to avoid eating my own arm.
Hope you get through it
and you have 426 left! what gives, people?0 -
um . . . looks like you have 249 calories left for today. Even if you eat 400 calories right now, you are still within a reasonable amount of calories.
Yea... Eat some more dang food! Don't be hungry just so you can "under" your calories. You are supposed to MEET those calorie goals.0 -
Don't eat your arm, cos then you will lose weight and get even less calorie allowance! - Though it would make opening chips harder0
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I'm still unsure of eating more when I have done exercise. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of burning those calories?0
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Ya, I guess I should have looked at your diary before posting. You used some of your dinner cals on BK onion rings & starbursts! You could have had a bigger, more filling dinner but you chose not to. You also still have 249 cals left so I don't really know why you created this thread.0
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I'm still unsure of eating more when I have done exercise. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of burning those calories?
From one of my old posts from a similar topic:
OK. I'm gonna give this a shot. I am an avid lifelong athlete. I have never been overweight, however, I used to eat too few calories (without knowing it), and a couple years ago, I actually GAINED weight bc of having slowed my metabolism to the point that every little extra treat I ate caused a weight gain, even though overall my calories were too low. THIS DOES HAPPEN.
It is also the reason so many fat people stay fat. They restrict their calories so low, slow their metabolisms, binge (even a little), gain weight, restrict more . . . . and so on and so on. But they are still fat.
It is also the reason most people can't lose that last 10-20 lbs. For real.
1. MFP has a deficit built in. Let's say you're trying to lose 1 lb/ week. That is a 500/day deficit from your BMR (the amount of calories your body needs to complete basic functions.
2. You exercise and burn 500 calories. Now you are at a 1000 deficit. If you eat back those 500 exercise calories, you refuel your body and you still have a 500 deficit for that 1 lb loss. If you DON'T eat back those calories, you have too little fuel. This is bad. This is too much of a deficit for basic functions. If you do this for a long time, you will STOP LOSING WEIGHT. Why? bc your metabolism will slow down -- it's like a brownout--not quite enough electricity to make the whole city (your body) run, so it has to slow down some things. You will probably start being tired a lot, your skin and hair might start to look worse, and you might even gain weight. But you might NOT be hungry -- your body is getting used to fewer calories. That's bad.
That's when you start to gain weight. Let's say you're running along, eating 1200 calories a day, and exercising 400 calories a day, so net is 800. You're losing, you think this is great. You keep doing it, but after a while you stop losing. hmmmmm. One weekend you go out to a special event and have a slice of pizza and a beer. 1 slice of pizza and 1 beer. So you ate maybe 2000 calories that day and exercised off 400, so net 1600. BOOM! You gain 3 lbs! What?!
Next, you freak out and restrict yourself down to 1000 calories a day and work out extra hard, burning 500 calories. Great, netting 500 now. You don't lose any weight, but you sure feel tired. Better get some red bull.
Are you getting the picture?
EDIT: When you work out, you need fuel. Food is fuel. If you don't eat back those exercise calories, you will not only have a big calorie deficit, you will have an ENERGY deficit. Remember, the calorie deficit for weight loss is built in when you use MFP. Exercising basically earns you more calories because you must refuel.
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There are many people who will tell you not to eat exercise calories. Before you take their advice, you might want to see whether they are at goal, have EVER been at goal, or have ever been able to maintain at goal. If anyone says to you 'THE LAST TIME I LOST WEIGHT", just stop listening right there.
Ask some athletes whether or not they replenish their bodies with food equal to the calories they burn. Ask people who are fit and have achieved and maintained a healthy weight for some years. Don't ask people who count walking across a parking lot as exercise.
Here's an interesting case study about how to stay fat while consuming only 700 calories a day. Take a moment, you'll be glad you did:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing
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I'm still unsure of eating more when I have done exercise. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of burning those calories?
MFP already creates a deficit for you when you choose your activity level.
MFP is set up so that it already creates a deficit, meaning you will lose weight even if you don't exercise. When you exercise, you further increase that deficit. Think of your exercise calories like fuel. When you workout , you need energy, you need fuel. Food is fuel.0 -
Now everybody want's to chew your arm off.0
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I'm still unsure of eating more when I have done exercise. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of burning those calories?
MFP already creates a deficit for you when you choose your activity level.
MFP is set up so that it already creates a deficit, meaning you will lose weight even if you don't exercise. When you exercise, you further increase that deficit. Think of your exercise calories like fuel. When you workout , you need energy, you need fuel. Food is fuel.
I really like that explanation.... thanks!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
Thanks Adini, very helpful
I'm new to this.0 -
Just seen this. Awesome! Thanks so much!I'm still unsure of eating more when I have done exercise. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of burning those calories?
From one of my old posts from a similar topic:
OK. I'm gonna give this a shot. I am an avid lifelong athlete. I have never been overweight, however, I used to eat too few calories (without knowing it), and a couple years ago, I actually GAINED weight bc of having slowed my metabolism to the point that every little extra treat I ate caused a weight gain, even though overall my calories were too low. THIS DOES HAPPEN.
It is also the reason so many fat people stay fat. They restrict their calories so low, slow their metabolisms, binge (even a little), gain weight, restrict more . . . . and so on and so on. But they are still fat.
It is also the reason most people can't lose that last 10-20 lbs. For real.
1. MFP has a deficit built in. Let's say you're trying to lose 1 lb/ week. That is a 500/day deficit from your BMR (the amount of calories your body needs to complete basic functions.
2. You exercise and burn 500 calories. Now you are at a 1000 deficit. If you eat back those 500 exercise calories, you refuel your body and you still have a 500 deficit for that 1 lb loss. If you DON'T eat back those calories, you have too little fuel. This is bad. This is too much of a deficit for basic functions. If you do this for a long time, you will STOP LOSING WEIGHT. Why? bc your metabolism will slow down -- it's like a brownout--not quite enough electricity to make the whole city (your body) run, so it has to slow down some things. You will probably start being tired a lot, your skin and hair might start to look worse, and you might even gain weight. But you might NOT be hungry -- your body is getting used to fewer calories. That's bad.
That's when you start to gain weight. Let's say you're running along, eating 1200 calories a day, and exercising 400 calories a day, so net is 800. You're losing, you think this is great. You keep doing it, but after a while you stop losing. hmmmmm. One weekend you go out to a special event and have a slice of pizza and a beer. 1 slice of pizza and 1 beer. So you ate maybe 2000 calories that day and exercised off 400, so net 1600. BOOM! You gain 3 lbs! What?!
Next, you freak out and restrict yourself down to 1000 calories a day and work out extra hard, burning 500 calories. Great, netting 500 now. You don't lose any weight, but you sure feel tired. Better get some red bull.
Are you getting the picture?
EDIT: When you work out, you need fuel. Food is fuel. If you don't eat back those exercise calories, you will not only have a big calorie deficit, you will have an ENERGY deficit. Remember, the calorie deficit for weight loss is built in when you use MFP. Exercising basically earns you more calories because you must refuel.
--
There are many people who will tell you not to eat exercise calories. Before you take their advice, you might want to see whether they are at goal, have EVER been at goal, or have ever been able to maintain at goal. If anyone says to you 'THE LAST TIME I LOST WEIGHT", just stop listening right there.
Ask some athletes whether or not they replenish their bodies with food equal to the calories they burn. Ask people who are fit and have achieved and maintained a healthy weight for some years. Don't ask people who count walking across a parking lot as exercise.
Here's an interesting case study about how to stay fat while consuming only 700 calories a day. Take a moment, you'll be glad you did:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing
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Try drinking a large glass of water. It sounds 'old school' and 'hokey' but it works. The tummy gets something useful to work with and you will feel better and hopefully get some sleep. If you make the water warm with a little lemon, it could actually relax you enough to fall asleep easier.0
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I just want a moan....
Hope your day improves. :flowerforyou:0 -
Ya, I guess I should have looked at your diary before posting. You used some of your dinner cals on BK onion rings & starbursts! You could have had a bigger, more filling dinner but you chose not to. You also still have 249 cals left so I don't really know why you created this thread.
Er, 1 onion ring and 4 sweets! When they are shoved under your nose its hard to resist more than that. Thanks for your post...really encouraging...very helpfull....same back to you, don't know why you posted!0 -
I'm still unsure of eating more when I have done exercise. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of burning those calories?
MFP already creates a deficit for you when you choose your activity level.
MFP is set up so that it already creates a deficit, meaning you will lose weight even if you don't exercise. When you exercise, you further increase that deficit. Think of your exercise calories like fuel. When you workout , you need energy, you need fuel. Food is fuel.
This!0 -
Thanks everyone for the Info on the calorie deficit, this means that after the workout I did today I can have a nice big dinner and not want to chew my arm off tonight. Hopefully you have the same sort of day cupboard stalker, so neither of us go to bed feeling really hungry tonight0
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Personally, I think good on you both for being really hungry and not giving into temptation. That takes real strength of character in my book.0
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