Birthday

kmfedor
kmfedor Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
Do we get extra calories on the day of our birthday?

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  • xKoalaBearx
    xKoalaBearx Posts: 181 Member
    Yes
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    YES! And any celebratory days ;)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    No, your body doesn't know the difference. You don't 'get' extra calories. You can however decide to eat more whenever you want to.
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    You can always eat more on one day and cut out a few calories the next.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    Heck it is your birthday- eat, drink and be merry.
    I do and mine usually includes 2 weekend celebrations and a weekend away.
    You are in Maintenance, everything will even out over time.

    Cheers, h.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    My birthday was the start of my bulk. It was a gnarly high calorie day.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    you managed to survive another year

    who gives a *kitten* about calories on your birthday
  • anname9203
    anname9203 Posts: 49 Member
    It's your birthday...eat and have a good time! Eating extra calories one day is not going to do anything. Just get back on track after.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,085 Member
    Celebration is an important part of life. The key to balance is celebrating things like birthdays . . . and not celebrating things like Tuesdays. ;)

    Happy birthday, have a wonderful time in all possible ways (including eating/drinking), and go back to your healthy routine after. You'll be fine!
  • KatyP86
    KatyP86 Posts: 164 Member
    Go for it! :)
  • veggiecanner
    veggiecanner Posts: 137 Member
    Mine is on the second, and I am going to a buffet. Will try to behave but not promising anything.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    @veggiecanner don't behave, enjoy!
    If you wish cut 50cals a day until the 2nd so you have a little buffer, but in reality you would have to eat 3500 over maintenance to put on a pound. Highly unlikely.
    Don't worry about weighing the next day or so you will have gained a couple of pounds of water through sodium and carb consumption. It drops off within the week.

    Eat, drink, and be merry.

    Cheers, h.
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    to be the downer here
    you get less calories
    Every year you get older

    How about that :) grins
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    That was so nasty @BurnWithBarn2015 it made me cry.

    Then I realised it was only 6 cals for me. I won't eat the fruit in my drinks :)

    Cheers, h.
  • AmandaOmega
    AmandaOmega Posts: 70 Member
    I would forgo tracking calories, however I would still be mindful of what you eat (ie: do you really want cake AND ice cream? Do you really want three pieces of cake instead of one or two?) Not saying you can't indulge, but try not to binge just because it's a special day :) Just my two cents.
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    edited February 2016
    absolutely! everyone knows birthday cake doesn't have any calories. duh

    ETA: everyone knows Tuesday Cake also doesn't contain any calories...
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    That was so nasty @BurnWithBarn2015 it made me cry.

    Then I realised it was only 6 cals for me. I won't eat the fruit in my drinks :)

    Cheers, h.

    hehehe

    at least a whole celery stick less...every year...adds up your know. ;)
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    BurnWithBarn2015 wrote: »
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    That was so nasty @BurnWithBarn2015 it made me cry.

    Then I realised it was only 6 cals for me. I won't eat the fruit in my drinks :)

    Cheers, h.

    hehehe

    at least a whole celery stick less...every year...adds up your know. ;)

    That's ok, at 62 I will give myself another 30years. On my 92 birthday I will have to skip a 180 cal cocktail, or a whole bunch of celery.

    Cheers, h.
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    Think how sad a bloody mary is without celery....sighs


    <<<getting depressed now


    B)>:)
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,085 Member
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    That was so nasty @BurnWithBarn2015 it made me cry.

    Then I realised it was only 6 cals for me. I won't eat the fruit in my drinks :)

    Cheers, h.

    Priceless.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    Piña colada without the pineapple- OK
    Gin and tonic without the lime- sacrilege

    Cheers, h.
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    Piña colada without the pineapple- OK
    Gin and tonic without the lime- sacrilege

    Cheers, h.

    your baddddd :)
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited February 2016
    On my birthday I have what I darn well wish :smiley: ...and then its back to eating at maintenance cals the next day.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    One day in isolation does not make that big a difference. Enjoy your day, as you would enjoy Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New years Eve and Day, 4th of July et al. The get back to business the next day.

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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