opinions please

iCupCakeNZ
iCupCakeNZ Posts: 228 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So i have 1296 calories left to eat today and its 8:16pm.. my limit is 1400 a day... i did 630 calories worth of exercise today too. is that good or bad -note i am making scones right now

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Eat something substantial for lunch tomorrow, and avoid the evening crisis.

    I wouldn't set out to stuff my face at 8pm for any reason TBH.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    So, you've eaten about 700 calories today? That is nowhere near enough to keep an adult person healthy.
    If it is just one day, then don't worry too much about it, have one of your scones and go to bed, then eat more tomorrow.

    If this is happening every day, then it would be worth spending some time planning your meals to get close to your goal - eating so little is not giving your body much energy to function on.
    You might cope OK for a while, but long term it isn't going to do you any favours.
  • Givemewings
    Givemewings Posts: 864 Member
    It's better to eat back most of your exercise calories. However, if you're not feeling hungry I wouldn't worry too much as long as you don't make a habit of doing this. I am sure you will feel very hungry in the morning...and you can have a big guilt-free breakfast!
  • HideNGeek
    HideNGeek Posts: 136 Member
    When I find it's past 8pm, and I have an excess of calories to fill, I will have a protein shake with 2, maybe 3 scoops of powder, it's low carb, low fat, and about 450-600 calories depending on the powder you use, it's also protein so will fill you up and help your body recover from the exercise whilst you're asleep.
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  • VMarkV
    VMarkV Posts: 522 Member
    24 hour calories in, out is really all that matters...plenty of people just prefer eating less frequently and only when truly hungry. I personally just like getting in all my calories in a short time period each day. You might be interested in Intermittent Fasting (IF) if this is a regular eating pattern for you...but some people will simply calorie cycle one day to the next - going way high one day, then way low the next day having no appetite from eating way too much the previous day and vice versa (their Leptin is all messed up)
  • MernyMac
    MernyMac Posts: 37 Member
    Your eating far to few calories to maintain a healthy body......If your body thinks it is not getting enough food, it will automatically go into starvation mode and you won't lose any weight at all.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Your eating far to few calories to maintain a healthy body......If your body thinks it is not getting enough food, it will automatically go into starvation mode and you won't lose any weight at all.
    LOL
  • KWNurse
    KWNurse Posts: 45 Member
    I eat most of my calories at night as I work 7 p-7a. It depends on what time you are going to bed tonight. Typically you should stop eat approx 3 hours before bedtime. You don't have to eat your exercise cal and today was a good burn for you. Just make sure you are getting the recommended intake cal. Your weekly net cal should balance out.
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