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Question about banking my cals

mrsnazario1219
mrsnazario1219 Posts: 173 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello all! So I've been banking some cals since Sunday for tonight's date night. I banked 827 which include some excercise cals. My question is, should I only use half? I like to add it to my diary as "bank" so I don't go into negatives. Thx!

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Why would you only use half?
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    If you're logging correctly, including exercise burns, then eat as much of it as you want.
  • mrsnazario1219
    mrsnazario1219 Posts: 173 Member
    You know, the whole "only eat half of your exercise cals". Yep, I log and weigh everything and my Fitbit calculates my activity level and exercise.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    edited November 2015
    It just depends on whether you've learned what your actual burns are. After a couple months of eating a portion back and adjusting, I was able to determine the correct burns and since then have eaten 100% back. If you've done this too, then eat them all if you want. If you haven't, and are still eating only half because of inaccuracies, then I would be hesitant to eat them all.

    ETA: MFP is designed for you to be able to eat them all back. The "eat a portion" rule is due to inaccuracy in their calories burned estimations.
  • mrsnazario1219
    mrsnazario1219 Posts: 173 Member
    kami3006 wrote: »
    It just depends on whether you've learned what your actual burns are. After a couple months of eating a portion back and adjusting, I was able to determine the correct burns and since then have eaten 100% back. If you've done this too, then eat them all if you want. If you haven't, and are still eating only half because of inaccuracies, then I would be hesitant to eat them all.

    I've had weeks where I'd eat all of my exercise burn and have lost. Then I'd have weeks where I haven't eaten them all and did not lose. And then vice versa. It's so up and down that it's hard to really know I guess. I've been on track since August, have lost 15lbs.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    edited November 2015
    Sounds like it's pretty accurate then. I'd just go and enjoy.

    And some weeks you won't lose as that's just the nature of weight loss. Mine came off on the scale about every 3 weeks but averaged out to what I wanted it to weekly. My measurements changed by the week though.

    Go, Enjoy. Have a wonderful time. :)

    Don't be surprised if you have some added water weight in the morning though. That's the norm with eating a higher than usual calorie meal. Doesn't mean you've gained fat.
  • mrsnazario1219
    mrsnazario1219 Posts: 173 Member
    kami3006 wrote: »
    Sounds like it's pretty accurate then. I'd just go and enjoy.

    And some weeks you won't lose as that's just the nature of weight loss. Mine came off on the scale about every 3 weeks but averaged out to what I wanted it to weekly. My measurements changed by the week though.

    Go, Enjoy. Have a wonderful time. :)

    Don't be surprised if you have some added water weight in the morning though. That's the norm with eating a higher than usual calorie meal. Doesn't mean you've gained fat.

    Thanks! You're right.. Don't want to over think this all. I don't get many date nights lol. ❤️
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Yeah, if you've got something special coming up I say use 'em!
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    You've banked them - so use them! :)
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