banking calories

fishshark
fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I am going to a baseball game tonight and i plan on eating and drinking the night away lol. My question is all week I have not been eating what my fitbit adjusts. Basically eating at 1200. Tuesday I had 500 calories left, Wednesday i had 150, and yesterday I had 300. ( i didn't work out so its not like I've been working out on the 1200 calories all the extra calories is from steps) So lets say I eat all those extra calories today plus my 1200... would i still be in a deficit? sorry the whole banking calories is a new thing for me.

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  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    Yes, although typically you want to eat 1200 calories a day minimum and not starve yourself all week so you can binge on the weekend. Meal timing doesn't matter for weight loss, so you can skip breakfast and eat a big dinner (which is what most people think of when banking calories).
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Yes. Tomorrow night my parents are coming over so that mean a whole night of drinking. I've been banking calories all week for tomorrow night so I can enjoy the night.
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    Yes, overall. Though you'll likely see a temporary scale + in the form of water weight. Give it a few days to go away. (Don't panic LOL.)
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    Yes, although typically you want to eat 1200 calories a day minimum and not starve yourself all week so you can binge on the weekend. Meal timing doesn't matter for weight loss, so you can skip breakfast and eat a big dinner (which is what most people think of when banking calories).

    my tdee is pretty low.. on days i have a heavy school load (basically getting like 3k steps) my fitbit hr says i burn like 1400 so i do eat 1200 at minimum.. def not starving but i did under eat for this weeks i made sure i hit at least 1200z
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    Asher_Ethan wrote: »
    Yes. Tomorrow night my parents are coming over so that mean a whole night of drinking. I've been banking calories all week for tomorrow night so I can enjoy the night.

    awesome just didnt know how it worked.. its international beer day and i intend on celebrating at the game lol
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    StaciMarie1974 wrote: »
    Yes, overall. Though you'll likely see a temporary scale + in the form of water weight. Give it a few days to go away. (Don't panic LOL.)

    oh yea all the salty things i will be eating i assume my water weight will be high haha!
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    Eat, drink and be merry!!
    Sounds like you've saved up for it :drinker:
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    Oh Hells to the Yeah! I do it all the time! I concentrate more on my weekly averages than I do my individual daily logs, anyway.
  • Kexessa
    Kexessa Posts: 346 Member
    Yes absolutely, go have fun! And eat. You can 'bank' some calories for a special event or weekends. Just remember though if you are eating moderate or low sodium, park food is high in sodium so you may have a pound or two of water weight for a couple days. Enjoy :)
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    You are correct!

    This has been the best "tool" for me to maintain my weight. It allows me to live my life and attend food/drink focused events.
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    ShellyBell999 wrote: »
    Eat, drink and be merry!!
    Sounds like you've saved up for it :drinker:

    yay!
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    Kexessa wrote: »
    Yes absolutely, go have fun! And eat. You can 'bank' some calories for a special event or weekends. Just remember though if you are eating moderate or low sodium, park food is high in sodium so you may have a pound or two of water weight for a couple days. Enjoy :)

    i have been low sodium so im thinking i wont weigh myself for a couple days after tonight haha
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    rosebarnalice wrote: »
    Oh Hells to the Yeah! I do it all the time! I concentrate more on my weekly averages than I do my individual daily logs, anyway.

    im pretty excited that this is even a thing because the weekend is usually the only time i have pretty high calorie days
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    ASKyle wrote: »
    You are correct!

    This has been the best "tool" for me to maintain my weight. It allows me to live my life and attend food/drink focused events.

    sippin on a beer on a warm sunny san diego is gonna be glorious... yuuuhhsss
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