Carrying calories over through the week

traceynsophie
traceynsophie Posts: 10 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all I'm on 1200 calories a day ... Is it possible to take those calories left over to the next day as long as it doesn't go into the next week? Only some days I don't manage to eat all my calories ... Thanks for any advice xx

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    at 1200 calories per day I would make sure I was eating my 1200 calories per day...it's difficult as it is to actually get proper nutrition at that paltry level of intake...going under that and saving calories for later is not the best idea in the world IMHO.

    Also, 1200 calories is for sedentary...exercise more and earn more calories...then we can talk about carrying calories over through the week.
  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    edited February 2015
    When I was on 1200 before I did much exercise I'd regularly carry calories over. I could easily eat 900 on the odd day without feeling hungry if I knew was going to eat loads the next day, or had eaten loads the day before. Same sort of approach as intermittent fasting.
  • JSurita2
    JSurita2 Posts: 1,304 Member
    Can I have some of your calories? :) I don't understand how people gained their weight in the first place if they can't even eat a mere 1200 calories a day. But anyway in answer to your question, I would think you can, yes.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited February 2015
    1200 plus exercise calories I assume

    Yes I follow a weekly plan. I use the nutrition last 7 day report on the app which gives me my average and how much under my goal is ..I always try to make sure that I am at or slightly under goal (by up to 500 calories) over the previous 7 days even though some days go over and some under

    I will never borrow future calories though
  • exstromn
    exstromn Posts: 176 Member
    Personally I look at every day as a new day. It's the only way I can manage things "in the moment" so that I don't play number games with my calories, more or less, which I've tried and has just created more stress for me. Yes its good to see where you are trending, and to adjust accordingly so that good habits come from it. Good Luck!
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    yes
    the app makes this easy, under the nutrition tab you should be able to see your weekly goal and how close to it you are
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Taking your post at face value, yes it's fine. Just make sure you keep that in mind when you weigh yourself.
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
    edited February 2015
    I did this for Thanksgiving and Christmas and was on 1200 calories a day. The app does make it easy like @4legsRbetterthan2‌ mentioned. I just wouldn't make too much of a habit of it...it's one thing if you know you have an event coming up, but eating under 1200 a day for a long stretch of time can really cause some nasty side effects.
  • traceynsophie
    traceynsophie Posts: 10 Member
    Thanks Hun x
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,257 Member
    Regardless of your daily calorie allowance, yes you can carry them over to the next day.
    Lots of people look at their calories on a weekly basis
    App is easy to do that with and will tell you your daily average for that week and how many over or under you are each week.
  • Ellaskat
    Ellaskat Posts: 386 Member
    I ALWAYS carry over/under calories. I'm at 1200 too, and I've found that I prefer to have variety in my days. So, I track my cals daily, then always switch to look at the past 7 days. As long as I'm at or slightly under, I'm happy. Even slightly over every once and a while isn't a tragedy. Your body isn't clocking what happens every 24 hours, only what you're doing over time. So there's no reason not to do this, if it works for you.

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