hi everyone,
today I started my 1500 calorie diet. I used eatthismuch and picked some recipes I liked. Today I made them and they were delicious! However after inputting everything into my calorie tracking app, it seems after everything was made (lunch and dinner) I actually had 370 calories remaining. I used a scale and measured to the tenth of a gram. For dinner specifically, the recipe had me eat so much I physically could not finish it. I ended up eating around 60% of the dinner recipes and saved them to eat later in the day but honestly was not hungry enough to finish them.
I am worried that 1) I undercounted my calories and 2) by not finishing my dinner I am at an unhealthy deficit. If I am full and satisfied, should I be going out of my way to make sure I am eating everything? Or is it ok to stop when full and just eat less calories?
Bonus question: since I plan on eating the same diet for a while, as long as I follow the recipes exactly then do I need to actually count calories every day? Or just the first time I eat that meal and then copy paste?
Thanks!
by Thorinandco