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"Banking" Calories?

TheBigLebowski2012
TheBigLebowski2012 Posts: 9 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm currently maintaining my weight. Can I keep a running tab of the calories saved on deficit days, and then eat all those "saved" calories on a cheat day? For example, let's say over the course of two weeks I accumulate a 2,600 calorie deficit due to not hitting my calorie goal on various days. At the end of those two weeks, can I just blow those on one big cheat day? (i.e., my usual daily calorie requirement plus the 2,600 calories)

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  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    Yes, but by definition it's not a cheat day at that point. As long as you are eating at maintenance for the week, it really doesn't matter what your day to day calorie intake is.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited January 2016
    AJ_G wrote: »
    Yes, but by definition it's not a cheat day at that point. As long as you are eating at maintenance for the week, it really doesn't matter what your day to day calorie intake is.

    Yup

    Plus be aware of water weight fluctuations and be prepared to ride them out

    Edit for sucky crappad autocorrect grammar issues..cos pedant
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