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I had a string cheese at 10 that had 80 calories. I had a dentist appointment at 1:30 and I was I was too nervous to eat before and by the time my dentist appointment was over and I was able to eat, it was later in the afternoon and I needed a large amount of calories in one meal so I went to Burger King and I got a Whopper without mayonnaise and onions which was 490 calories and a larger order of fries which 430 calories. That was 1000 calories total including the string cheese and now I’m not very hungry.

Does this happen to anyone else where you don’t eat much during the day and then have too many calories left later in the afternoon? What do you do with them? I usually get fast food. I don’t feel like eating a bunch of little things. Is there something more healthier? I have lost and kept weight off but I am pretty much clueless when it comes to nutrition.

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I had a string cheese at 10 that had 80 calories. I had a dentist appointment at 1:30 and I was I was too nervous to eat before and by the time my dentist appointment was over and I was able to eat, it was later in the afternoon and I needed a large amount of calories in one meal so I went to Burger King and I got a Whopper without mayonnaise and onions which was 490 calories and a larger order of fries which 430 calories. That was 1000 calories total including the string cheese and now I’m not very hungry.

Does this happen to anyone else where you don’t eat much during the day and then have too many calories left later in the afternoon? What do you do with them? I usually get fast food. I don’t feel like eating a bunch of little things. Is there something more healthier? I have lost and kept weight off but I am pretty much clueless when it comes to nutrition.
I have my same old answer you are probably tired of hearing - logging helps. I can see how much protein/carbs/fat I have consumed as well as a few other things if I choose to see them like fiber, sugar, salt and maybe some vitamins (I know it tells me when I log something that I have enough vitamin C). I try to always make sure there is fruit (no problem for me; I love fruit and always keep some around at home) and vegetables (same, but requires some thought/prep) in my diet. It would also help you with getting up to a healthy level - you should always average more than 1200 a day for good health.

If I have any ground to make up, I usually treat myself to a sweet snack or two. If you want to lean toward healthy, a handful of raisins and nuts will go over 100 calories and I can eat a few handfuls. I consider few foods to be truly unhealthy; there are unhealthy mixes that have too much of one thing or another (like too much fat or salt during one day) but very few single foods.

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I went ~200 over yesterday and moved one snack to today to put it back under. Fortunately, I was able to hit the gym this morning and can make that work with a little discipline. Since I went to the gym today, I will weigh tomorrow morning instead of today. I feel pretty good about weighing tomorrow; I probably really didn't have to move the snack forward but I want to be sure I am in deficit for a while.

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I have my same old answer you are probably tired of hearing - logging helps. I can see how much protein/carbs/fat I have consumed as well as a few other things if I choose to see them like fiber, sugar, salt and maybe some vitamins (I know it tells me when I log something that I have enough vitamin C). I try to always make sure there is fruit (no problem for me; I love fruit and always keep some around at home) and vegetables (same, but requires some thought/prep) in my diet. It would also help you with getting up to a healthy level - you should always average more than 1200 a day for good health.

If I have any ground to make up, I usually treat myself to a sweet snack or two. If you want to lean toward healthy, a handful of raisins and nuts will go over 100 calories and I can eat a few handfuls. I consider few foods to be truly unhealthy; there are unhealthy mixes that have too much of one thing or another (like too much fat or salt during one day) but very few single foods.
Yeah sorry I guess I do sound like a broken record. For someone who’s lost and kept off a lot of weight I sure am clueless when it comes to nutrition. I’ll try not to be so annoying.

Today I weighed myself and I was 154.8.

I had a couple string cheeses that were 80 calories each. For lunch I a quesadilla which was 660 calories and then I tried Starbucks new drink and the way I ordered it it had 240 calories. There’s some whipped cream left that I might just leave there. I also had a diet Snapple that had 10 calories. For dinner I’ll probably just have a stuffed pepper that has 200 calories. Total I have down 1,260 but there’s a lot of whipped cream left in my cup so I’m not really sure on the exact amount.

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I went over again today, didn't log some stuff yet that was a little high on calories. Tomorrow morning's weigh in will probably still be okay; probably 157 or 158. Still need to work on keeping deficit. I think I need to go a little higher on goal to quit blowing it so easy. It's a mental thing, but once I get a couple of hundred over, it's easy to kind of blow the day off and figure I will make up for it. Stupid, I know. But upping it will make it easier to stick to and still be at a deficit even if it is smaller.

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I weigh 169 again. I did not exercise. Target is 2200 calories. I have consumed 2233. I am thinking of increasing my base calories to 2300 or more calories after the weekend in order to stabilize my weight. I need to gain a coupoe pounds back.

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I eat 3 meals and maybe 1-2 snacks since I do better on less food and don’t feel well with too much food in my stomach. Need to work on my abs and core, and strength, not 21 anymore.
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158 and change this morning. Not making much progress toward mid to lower 150s, but still in my maintenance range of 150 to 160. I have made progress on the recomposition front though. My BF% is probably somewhere in the teens. The back "corners" where my sides meet my back above the hips and a small "pouch" around the navel are the only pockets of fat of much significance left. Now that I am so close, I want them gone also preferably in the next 2 months as I am now 2 months away from my big milestone. My original goal when I started this over a year ago was to turn 60 at a healthy weight (below a BMI of 25) and reasonably fit. Having achieved that, I want to raise the bar; now I would like to turn 60 with a BMI just below 24 and visible abs. I only have to lose 3-4 pounds in 2 months and continue the current exercise regimen. It's very doable. Then will come the long term goals, like not losing any ground before 65...

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I am 168 pounds today. I will not run until my weight is above 170 pounds. However, I will exercise at the fitness center. I have had a couple low calorie days. Due to my weight loss, I will up my target weight to 2400 calories. I will consistently meet my target of 2400. I may be over reporting calories consumed, or under reporting calories burned. Lets take one variable out of the picture which for now will he running. Lets see if this provides some good results.

So I have three things to do. No exercise for now. Meet my new target of 2400 calories. This willl go on for two weeks and then look at the results. I will religously assess and log my stats on MFP and here. I have been lacking in discapline.

I have had cereal and eggs for 762 calories. I will have a begal with butter in about a couple hours. This will be 443 calories. Two to three hours later I will have lunch. At 7 PM I will have dinner. I still have not decided on dessert, if I still have calories to consume. I need to keep to a schedule. Discapline, discapline, discapline.

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You had mentioned my target calorie range. I do not have one but I do not want to go under 170. This much I know. So I will set a weight range now, between 170 and 174.

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@Tucson - the reason I asked about range is that you can cut loose to try to get further back up in the range. If you are 500 over a day, it will take a week to gain a pound. You just need to figure out something affordable that will pack on that kind of calorie count without reviving old bad habits.

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Good idea. I will need to think of how this can work for me if I were to cobtinue running. Since I am not running for about one week, maintaining that higher calorie count should be doable. I need to find fat ladened, inexpensive foods or snacks. Maybe I need to start to make desserts again.

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I was having a rough day at work and I was really struggling with everything so I went out to lunch. I had French onion soup and fake filet mignon with fries. I also had a brownie with ice cream. I really have no idea how many calories any of it had. That was around 1:30 I think. I had some chips around 2. I’m skipping dinner. My family is getting McDonald’s. I’m still full from lunch.

I have my day planned for tomorrow which includes 2 full meals and 2 decent size snacks. It’s still 1,200 calories but at least I’ll be eating throughout the day.

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I have consumed 2633 calories. This is 133 calories above my target. I am raising ny target to 2500 calories for the time being. In this way, I will be gaining weight instead of just maitaining it. I do not think 2300 calories will do it for me. Now how do I manage 2500 calories? Maybe once again drinking smoothies with protien powder. I can always slip in a milk shake instead of the smoothie. Good yogurt costs money.

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I have consumed 2633 calories. This is 133 calories above my target. I am raising ny target to 2500 calories for the time being. In this way, I will be gaining weight instead of just maitaining it. I do not think 2300 calories will do it for me. Now how do I manage 2500 calories? Maybe once again drinking smoothies with protien powder. I can always slip in a milk shake instead of the smoothie. Good yogurt costs money.
Yogurt doesn't have to be Greek; a lot of store brand "regular" yogurts are pretty cheap and are often flavored and sweetened with regular sugar and aren't low calorie. Peanut butter is always an easy one for me; I hardly ever eat it because of how quickly it adds up when I eat it. I like a thick layer and will even eat a heaping tablespoon or two right out of the jar. One of the local stores has a great deal on fried chicken drumsticks in the deli. I would have no trouble packing on the extra calories. As much as I whine and complain about trying to get down a little further, it's pretty amazing that I have stayed below goal for 8 months.

Pretty much right at goal yesterday with no exercise. I will get some exercise today; a few TRX circuits. May head up to the gym near work tonight or early AM tomorrow.

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So I did get to the gym for a pretty strong calorie burn; ARCTrainer for 50 minutes and pretty good circuit work, plus I did some TRX at home earlier. Ate a lot so it came out close to even though, if my logging is correct.

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Just under 157 this morning. I can't read too much into it because I was at the gym until around 9 PM and 50 minutes on the ARCTrainer produced a lot of sweat. I don't think I am rehydrated yet. Probably around a pound light. I am tempted to move a late night snack I logged as today back and just let it ride as over. I logged 600 calories of exercise yesterday, which seems like a lot but between the TRX and the gym trip it might be low.

EDIT - More thinking; I am going to try to make that late night snack fit into today. If I am serious about losing back down under 155, I have to stop rationalizing.

Looking up a few posts. It seems like I am in continuing monologue mode. Sometimes I post here to think "out loud". It keeps me honest to try to explain the thought process behind my choices.

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167 pounds today. Not good. I did not meet my quota yesterday of 2500. I had consumed 2130 calories. I guess this is better than previous times of not meeting my target. I cannot imagine what it will be like when I start exercising again. I did start eating earlier in the morning. Maybe I can fit in a small meal with my regular eating habits. I still need higher calorie foods. I do not have any money to purchase additional groceries until the end of the upcoming week. But I do have icecream and chocolate syrup.

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I went to Burger King yesterday for lunch and then I had pizza for dinner. The day before that was not good either. So because of that I was expecting to be a few pounds heavier on the scale this morning. Since my weight can go up drastically so fast. surprisingly I was only 155.2 which was only 4oz more then the last time I weighed myself on Thursday. I’m really glad about that. I thought for sure I’d be 158 or so.

I’m back on track today. I have eaten 690 calories and I have 510 left for the day.

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I have really been having trouble limiting snacks lately. A couple of times I have forgotten to take my meds first thing with breakfast and again at lunch and end up snacking because of sour stomach and make poor choices and/or there is a treat out that looks too tempting. I have rolled forward and not given up on any yet. I need to remember meds tomorrow and work on not snacking and having a really light day to catch up. I had a good workout his morning but with what was rolled forward and some poor choices today, I will end up rolling some forward into tomorrow. I almost hope tomorrows weigh in bounces back up enough to scare me.

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I did good today. I didn’t buy any fast food. I’ve already had 860 calories spread throughout the day and not just one meal. I have 340 calories left for dinner and then I’ll be at my goal. My weigh in is tomorrow.

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