Calories left over
ashbosity
Posts: 20
I am trying to eat close to my daily target and when I exercise, I am often left with several hundred calories left at the end of the day. My first instinct is, "Yay! Ice cream! Cookies!". What do you eat that's not crappy when you have a lot of calories left?
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There's times that I find it almost impossible to eat them all if I burn 700 or so and end up with a large deficit for the day. Stuff like bananas, apples, granola and yogurt, a protein shake, smoothie, etc. are all good options if you're wanting something sweet.0
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If it ever happened, I'd probably go for sliced apples and peanut butter.0
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I think the same thing! lol I usually grab something snack-like.. usually carrots + some tzatziki sauce to dip while I watch tv or something.
Orrrr if I'm actually hungry, I'll make eggs and throw a few veggies in.0 -
Almonds!0
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Do you think it is better to have a deficit than fill the rest of the calories with junk?0
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I try to eat as many "leftover" calories as protein as I can stomach.0
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Sometimes I just have the damned ice cream! I buy Edy's Slow Churned, which is low fat, low cal, and very very tasty. If I only eat half a cup to a cup of it, it feels like a treat but doesn't set me back.0
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Hummus and whole grain crackers or carrots. Peanut butter and apple. Nuts and raisins. Guacamole! (Just watch what you're dipping in it.) Yogurt, soy milk, banana, blueberry smoothie with protein powder (ups both the calories and protein.)0
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Do you think it is better to have a deficit than fill the rest of the calories with junk?
I think that would depend on:
-Your goals as far as your body comp is concerned.
-How big of a deficit we're talking about and how much you're eating in a day.
-What we consider junk.
We can use ice cream as an example. It's not an inherently evil thing. It frequently has a fair bit of fat and sugar in it, but if that fits in your goals, then it's probably not an issue. Not all varieties of ice cream are equal either.0 -
Ice cream.
srs.0 -
A lot of the calories from ice cream are just because the #1 ingredient is milk too...
Something like 50% of the calories could be stuff you'd get just by drinking a pint of whole milk (though ice cream is almost always lower in protein).
I'm blessed to be living in a part of the country where Blue Bell is readily available and a pint of no sugar added vanilla is fairly close to the health facts of 2% milk and is just flat out awesome.0 -
I will have:
goodies (cake, cookies, etc.) - if I haven't had too many carbs already for the day
ice cream
another meal with protein/carb veggie
yogurt
cheese and crackers
veggies and hummus
I don't do the same thing every day. Make good choices for the majority of your calories, and you can have some left for your vices. Wine also works well.....0 -
Do you think it is better to have a deficit than fill the rest of the calories with junk?
Too large a deficit can stall weight loss & you may lose muscle mass in the process. No need to eat junk - look for calorie dense foods & front load calories on days when you "expect" to be burning big calories
Healthy fats - olive oil, nut butters, nuts .... add these to your meals ... before you exercise. That way, you are "committed" to doing the exercise later on.0 -
I don't buy into there being bad or junk food as long as your are making your macros with choices, that are also full of all the micros you need. Ill have ice-cream or a sinkers or what not. If you keep it to your calorie goal and your making your macro and getting the micros you need, I don't see an issues. unless you have some sort of underlying medical issue.0
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i make a mega shake. but ice cream or cookies would be fine.0
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Greek yoghurt with honey, very dark (85%) chocolate, hummous with oat cakes and olives, cheese, hot chocolate. Sometimes I just eat cake if I fancy it, stops me feeling deprived without making me gain0
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I'm hooked on hummus and special K multi grain crackers (24 for 120 ish calories). Granola bar, fruit, almonds or frozen yogurt0
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Greek yoghurt with honey,
OMG, i can't believe I never thought of that!! Thank you!0 -
If I'm not hungry, I don't eat. I think it's unhealthy to eat just because I'm a couple hundred calories under, especially knowing that since I don't have a Fit Bit or any of those other gadgets, MFP is probably WAY over estimating what I burnt. Think about it this way- if you weren't keeping count and didn't know how many calories you had left, would you eat?0
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I eat three things:
1. Low carb/low sugar Protein bar - my favorite is the Chocolate Deluxe by Pure Protein
2. A banana - my overworked muscles need the potassium
3. Almonds - healthy fat that soaks up a lot of calories0
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