Should I Reduce calories on a lazy day?

Mrsindepenant1

I’m having a ridiculously lazy day today, chilling on the couch watching tv and just doing house chores. Should I drop my calories/activity level to not very active just for the day?

shrinkingletters

Mrsindepenant1 wrote: »

I’m having a ridiculously lazy day today, chilling on the couch watching tv and just doing house chores. Should I drop my calories/activity level to not very active just for the day?

Just stay within your caloric intake goal?

Fatty_Nuff

In terms of weight loss, it would make zero difference in your results if you did.

cmunson1983

I disagree with pp that it doesn't matter. When I change my settings from "sedentary" to "lightly active" or back, it raises or lowers my calories accordingly, so your allotted calories are, in part, determined by your activity level. If you're less active than you have your settings set for, you could wind up overeating. I have Fitbit synced to MFP, and if I am "lazy" (i.e. less active than I have my activity level set to), it does take away calories in MFP...sometimes 200-300. That setting can be turned off, but I like it, because it motivates me to quit being lazy.

cmunson1983

But, I will also add, if it's one day, it's probably not going to matter. If it happens often, that's a different story.