400cal away.. should I call it a day?

So I slept in really late today and woke up around lunch time... which means I missed out on breakfast and one snack. I know I probably should have ate more calories for lunch/diner. I already ate diner like 2 hours ago and I'm currently munching on a Snicker's bar as a snack. But I'm still about 400 calories away from my daily eat meter thing.

I'm not hungry. And the Snicker's bar is kinda making me sick >.< but it's high in calories so I figured I'd eat it to boost up my calorie intake.

My question is should I call it a day and stop eating? Or should I grab something to make up for the extra 400 calories.. like a Starbucks Latte or something? Nothing too bulky though ..

I would eat fruit!  It might be a bit bulky, but it digests so naturally.

If you're not hungry, maybe you don't have to push yourself to eat.  But, on days I don't eat enough, then the next day I feel hungry no matter what I eat!

The meter is a good guide, but an even better guide is to check with how your body feels.

I would normally lean towards how my body feels however I should probably mention that I'm eating around the 1200-1350calorie range, therefor im about 400 shy of 1200. And I know less than 1200 is bad. So I think I'll just stop by and get a latte or something in an hour or so.

"1200-1350calorie range, therefor im about 400 shy of 1200." Ok that made no sense to me.

As to the origional question. If you eat too few calories in a day you run the risk of entering starvation mode. Starvation mode is bad for your heart over periods of time, thus anorexics (sp) and heart related issues. In addition when in stavation mode your body will pool blood to the center mass much like shock and shut down unneeded body functions to save energy and to my understanding actually convert muscle to calories to make up the void. None of this is good. you need to maintain with 500 cal's of your resting metabolism for best diet results.

IMO, feel free to burn my data if my info seems bad.

joe

Four hundred is not a lot.

A PB and banana sandwich can rack you up 550 calories pronto. One large banana is about 110 calories. Four teaspoons of PB are about 60 calories each. Two slices of wholemeal bread will rack you about 90-100 calories per slice. Banana, plus bread? 310. Plus the four teaspoons of PB? 550. Very nice grilled or with a drizzle of honey added in if you're up for it.

You could try making a smoothie with some milk and/or yoghurt, honey, nuts and a banana, and other fruits of your choosing. Smoothies and milkshakes can be bottled and taken places. If you have the time to sit down, an ice cream sundae can be made in the same sort of manner. Oatmeal/porridge is also a good base for denser foods - you can easily stir in nut butters, nuts, and dried fruit into oatmeal and make it with milk and it's still easy on the stomach. Chocolate is awesome too!

Stir fry is easily done. Just do it up in oil and throw in some cashews or peanuts or similar to help bring up calorie content. Peanut sauce works in the same manner, but there are all sorts of nut butters, not just peanuts! Macadamia and cashew are delicious. Pasta bakes can be made calorific. You could also make a grilled cheese sandwich or two.

Do not make a habit of having such a deficit or you put yourself at risk of starvation mode as has been said. Also: so what, you woke up at lunch. You have breakfast when you wake up. There is no set time for it.

Personally, I wouldn't eat the extra 400 calories. Maybe have a healthy snack but don't force yourself to eat.

Eat the extra calories at breakfast tomorrow when you'll be hungry and can enjoy them.

I did the spoonfulls of PB last time when i was jones'n. It's a great quick fix.

joe