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Calories up and down

jessicasmum2008
jessicasmum2008 Posts: 68 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Is it ok to eat a different amount of calories each day to suit my day? Like at weekends I like to eat more so I make up for it by burning more but some days during the week I might not want to eat as much and some days my calorie burn might not be as high so I will need to eat less to make the deficit so I still lose at the end of the week.
As long as I make sure there's a deficit each day, does it matter that my calories in and out is changing daily?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Yep!

    I just look at my weekly calorie goal - usually works as 5 days of deficit and 2 where I'm over
  • jessicasmum2008
    jessicasmum2008 Posts: 68 Member
    That's great. I will still be in a deficit each day. As at weekends when I eat most, I burn more calories so im still in the same deficit. I jist wanted to make sure it's ok to eat and burn calories to suit my day
  • InkAndApples
    InkAndApples Posts: 201 Member
    That's what I do. I use the weekly calorie goal on the app - as long as I'm under my weekly average I see it as a win. Regularly get red bars on the weekend. Definitely have a significant one today. I blame gin.
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