guilt?

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guilt?
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Sat, 09-24-2005 - 4:49pm

Hey guys,

Just wondering at what point do you all that count calories start to feel like you have "failed" for the day or more commonly in my case, at what point do you feel guilty.
I always say that my cal goal for the day is 1200-1600 but when i go above 1400 i start to feel guilty...today i got up to 1565 and i feel like i went WAY over the limit...surly 1600 is not disaster, right? Especially since i worked in the yard...hard yard work too, for most of the day. So why the guilt? What ranges do you all shoot for?
STacy

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Sat, 09-24-2005 - 5:01pm

I feel guilty, too, if I go over 1500, so I try not to. If I know I am hungry that day and will go over, I go to the gym an extra day, or I spend 15 minutes more running around the circuit, which is 200 calories burnt, on the day I was suppsoed to go, anyway, and thus it cancels out what I want to go over by.... :)

It's like going to the bank for me. I have 1500 per day max. I don't have to take it all out, but if I need to go over, I need to put more in the bank (i.e. exercise). Wow, my metaphor sucked. Oh well. LOL

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Sat, 09-24-2005 - 5:04pm
If you are allowed 1600, why do you feel guilty at 1400?? Stephanie
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Sat, 09-24-2005 - 5:38pm
I have no idea why i feel guilty if i only go to 1400, i guess because i didnt have my calories professionally suggested, i just came up with the figures myself based on my self taught knowledge of a healthy daily intake. I think i must put it on a grading scale. Sort of like if i have 1200-1300 i get an A for the day, 1300-1400 is a B, etc...so therefore 1600 is like a D to me i guess, ha ha.
Stacy
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Sat, 09-24-2005 - 7:56pm
I lost all my favorites on my computer awhile back BUT, someone, I think Kerstin, has a link to a website that you input your height and weight and it tells you what it takes to maintain and then you subtrack from there. IF anyone still has this link please post it for us!! Stephanie
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Registered: 03-02-2004
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Sun, 09-25-2005 - 1:56am

Hmmm...

First, determine your body frame. This site offers two ways of measuring your frame. I did the wrist one because it was easier, but I also tried the elbow one, which was harder to emasure. My wrist is 7," and my elbow breadth is 3" wide. http://www.am-i-fat.com/body_frame_size.html

Then, you can figure out what you're supposed to weigh. http://www.healthchecksystems.com/heightweightchart.htm

Hope this helps

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Sun, 09-25-2005 - 4:38am

My meal plans hover around 1300. There are days that reach 1400 and then drop back to 1200. And sometimes they go to 1600. But at the end of the week, the average is 1300. I get my meal plans from a nutritionist. The idea of changing calories each day is a way to fool the body so it doesn't drop its metabolism (I always have problems with plateaus).

I feel guilty if I exceed the requirements of the day. Not only calorie wise, but food wise. I mean, you can get a bar of chocolate and eliminate something and still end up with 1300. But then I am below my nutrition requirements and I refuse to do this. Cuz I know I can get carried away. I am capable of eating only sweets all day.

Mary
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Registered: 08-31-2004
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Sun, 09-25-2005 - 10:54am
When I set high expectations for myself and I go over just a little, I also find that I feel guilty. I think the guilt sometimes helps me stay in check.