What to Do if You Overeat or Undereat in a Day (Ask the RD) | MyFitnessPal

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What should you do if you overeat or undereat in a day? If you have a calorie target you’re trying to hit, you may wonder if you should eat less (or more) tomorrow to make up for it. Registered Dietitian Whitney English says no!

Learn why you shouldn’t restrict calories or eat more than your body needs. Instead, listen to your body’s cues. Whitney offers tips to help you eat when you’re hungry, and stop when you’re full.

- Eat satisfying meals. Balance your plate with a good source of fiber, protein, and fat.
- Add healthy snacks. If you get hungry between meals, grab a bite so you don’t feel famished later.
- Avoid mindless eating. Eat slowly, pay attention to your food, and sit down for meals. Rushed eating often leads to overeating.

To keep making progress toward your goals, stay focused on nourishing your body well, and try not to sweat what happened yesterday.

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I overate by 600 calories and immediately felt shame. I just accept that I was hungry and needed those calories (had a very busy active day). But, yeah, the shame lingers.

keithk
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I'm having trouble reaching my calorie goal for the day. Should I force it? I'm not hungry :/

samanthagb
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Undereating? I wish! I started tracking with MyFitnessBuddy 3 days ago and I'm always feeling hungry. I'm trying to eat 1500 calories a day, and burn 2000, so I can lose a pound a week.

SparkTheGenius
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Why sit down to eat? What are the benefits vs standing?

dominict
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sometimes i try to eat 100 cals more sometimes if am like 500-300cals under my limit because am scared ill binge

zoeymew
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Okkkk...she didn't answer the question. In a day, the question said in "one day", supposing all other days you're not under or over eating.

pinkblossomsky
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lol this lady doesn't know what shes talking about, sorry. My hormones are unbalanced from undereating and the only way i can get them back in balance is to overeat otherwise i get all kinds of stress symptoms from undereating, so dont feel so bad if that happens to you.

Krisp