Posts by dreamingescape

Original Post by keb1984:

 You can safely have a deficit between 500-800 calories a day for steady weight loss, to an absolute maximum of 1000 cals a day. With that being said, if you are extra hungry on workout days, maybe you should eat more. If you restrict yourself too much, you may not be able to stick to your current routine long.

Thanks for the advice.  Sometimes I think I'm just so worried about going over my 1500 cals for the day that I'm not listening to my body.  In the past month I've only gone over ONE TIME, and it was only by about 50 calories.  I suppose eating an extra snack or a bit more at dinner (healthy, of course) wouldn't hurt if I'm really hungry.

I did ok last night after my workout.  I had a Kashi granola bar (fiber & protein) and then once I got home I made a protein shake with 1/2 orange juice and 1/2 fat free milk.  It wasn't bad and gave me 25g of protein!  Then I had a Healthy Choice chicken & shrimp meal (I use these once in a while to keep me on track calorie-wise and they fill me up! Plus, another 17g of protein) with a cup of raw cauliflower on the side.  I held me over until this morning, so that's good. :)