My calorie goal for today was 1500. I just had my dinner.
Breakfast - 253 (oatmeal plus a peeled medium apple)
Lunch 313 (BLT on wheat bread with less than a spoon of light mayo)
Afternoon Snack - 50 (honey tangerine)
Dinner - 253 (Apple cinnamon oatmeal...I'm sure there's a tiny bit calories from the cinnamon but I only used a pinch so..)
So that leaves me with 631 calories leftover. Where am I gonna get that? Am I gonna have to eat again because I already feel full lol. Or should I just pay it no mind and do better tomorrow?
Sidebar. I'm actually eating MORE now than I was before I started my journey. My family jokes that I'm not really on a diet because I'm always eating but I told them that being on a diet doesn't mean starving yourself. Of course I didn't always know that.
Whoa..wait a minute, a bowl of oatmeal, a sandwich, a tangerine and some more oatmeal is "eating all the time"? I think there's something missing here..lol!
Ok...I strongly believe adding lean protein, nuts, fresh veggies, beans/lentils will help not only help you meet your goals faster and healthier, but will also help you to safely meet your caloric goals.
It is a common misconception that weight loss (dieting down) has to be "painful" in order to work. When the scale stalls, the first idea is to drop the calories. The TRUTH is...exactly the opposite. Our bodies work more efficiently when we feed it proper nutrients (#1 being protein), vitamins and minerals within a calorie range that is equal to or less than the energy we expend.
Whoa..wait a minute, a bowl of oatmeal, a sandwich, a tangerine and some more oatmeal is "eating all the time"? I think there's something missing here..lol!
Ok...I strongly believe adding lean protein, nuts, fresh veggies, beans/lentils will help not only help you meet your goals faster and healthier, but will also help you to safely meet your caloric goals.
It is a common misconception that weight loss (dieting down) has to be "painful" in order to work. When the scale stalls, the first idea is to drop the calories. The TRUTH is...exactly the opposite. Our bodies work more efficiently when we feed it proper nutrients (#1 being protein), vitamins and minerals within a calorie range that is equal to or less than the energy we expend.
Happy eating!
That's for today. Other days I get pretty close to the 1500. Dinner was oatmeal because I forgot to put out the chicken breast lol.
I've had days where I was starving with 1500 calories and I've had days where I felt full on 1,000 calories. I would just enjoy this kind of a day and not force myself to eat more because there will be those days when you feel like you need more and knowing that you have days like this will make it just a bit easier.
I have some days where I'm under my calorie goal - I would just have a small snack (if you're hungry) and call it a day. If you are exercising in the morning, make sure you have a good breakfast instead of a light one since you ate light today.
maybe try having a morning snack - between breakfast and lunch......
cottage cheese and fruit
nuts and fruit
peanut butter and celery
hummus and carrots
Hard boiled egg and fiber one bar
Eating every 2 hours can help your metabolism speed up, or so they day. I know when I eat every few hours, I tend to be hungry by the time I should eat next.
You've had barely any vegetables, a smidge of protein, no dairy. Yikes! What about some healthy fats in nuts or avocado? Some cauliflower or broccoli drizzled with olive oil? A couple of eggs?
I wish I had this problem! I rarely have days when I am significantly under my calories for the day and not at all hungry. But, when it does happen, I would never eat just to reach my calories for the day. I would just have an "under" day - I know that some other day in the course of a week or so I'll be hungry, and I'll eat the extra calories then. As long as I average out to my target, I'm fine with that.
If it was happening often, I would reevaluate my eating plan, maybe use a little more olive oil or some full-fat items where I had been using low-fat.
Where am I gonna find 631 calories?!
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Am I gonna have to eat again because I already feel full lol. Or should I just pay it no mind and do better tomorrow? 
My family jokes that I'm not really on a diet because I'm always eating but I told them that being on a diet doesn't mean starving yourself. Of course I didn't always know that. 
I rarely have days when I am significantly under my calories for the day and not at all hungry. But, when it does happen, I would never eat just to reach my calories for the day. I would just have an "under" day - I know that some other day in the course of a week or so I'll be hungry, and I'll eat the extra calories then. As long as I average out to my target, I'm fine with that. 