Annoyed. lol

TheGreatKili

So my goal is to consume 3,230 calories a day in order for me to gain 1lb per week and 15 by July 15th. Yesterday I consumed like 2,000+ calories more than I was supposed to and today I needed 989 more to reach 3,230.

jimmmer

There's nothing inherently bad about eating different calorie amounts on different days.

I find that if I'm in the sweet spot on average over the whole week, things will head in the right direction.

Don't sweat the small stuff and just do the best job you can. Getting wound up about not being perfect won't positively contribute to anything.

jmule24

I agree with Jimmer. Some days I'm just more hungry than others. Your body really doesn't know the difference from one day to the next. Weekly and bi-weekly trends are most telling.

JoRocka

cosign^^^^^^^^^
the general trend line is more important- the problem with bulking is we tend to under eat across the board- so tracking is very important. Just make sure you're WEEKLY average is in a surplus and you'll be fine.

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zz0413

I think the overall surplus over the week is more important that each individual day. But try to be consistent if you can

jimmmer

Just to add: nothing will defeat you quicker than getting down on yourself and nit picking small day-to-day stuff.

It all takes time. Want to build muscle? Time. Lose Weight? Time. Run faster? Time. Further? Time. Get stronger? Time.

If you accept that anything you want to achieve that's worthwhile will be achieved over a long haul, then these micro fluctuations simply become aberrations that are smoothed out, averaged out as time goes by.

Try to get things right, but don't contort yourself to the point that it's upsetting. Just try to do a little better next time and improve bit-by-bit. You'll end up laying down some long-term useful habits by building them bit-by-bit rather than trying to do everything right day 1 (and then inevitably going back to your old ways when things don't pan out in 2 weeks)