weekly calorie count
hnyzthms
Posts: 393 Member
hi
sorry if this question has been asked before. i know my calories are set at 1440, however does it work over the week. what i mean if i am over my daily amount one day but another of the week i am under so over the week it avages my allowence, does it matter?
sorry if this question has been asked before. i know my calories are set at 1440, however does it work over the week. what i mean if i am over my daily amount one day but another of the week i am under so over the week it avages my allowence, does it matter?
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That's a really good question.... to be honest I'm no expert but i believe that is messured by day, your body will work with the calories you give it each day by using them for activities or storing them as fat for survival...0
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Paying attention to a weekly deficit is fine. Your body doesn't automatically call it a day at midnight and store everything extra, or burn to make up for deficits. It's a constant processing.0
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You can go by either daily or weekly calories, it's mostly a preference thing. I did ADF for weight loss and alternated between high calorie/low calorie days. That pattern carried over to an extent after I transitioned into maintenance, even though I no longer follow the plan. Take a peek at my diary and you'll see that during the week I eat a bit below my calorie goals and then Fridays/Saturdays I eat over. Doing this allows me to enjoy my weekends and still maintain my weight loss
To follow a more structered pattern, you can 'zig zag' your calories-here's a good calculator to figure out the numbers http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm (after you enter your info, there's a zig zag option button).0 -
I try to stay on goal everyday...barring that as long as I am at a deficet by the end of the week all is good.
I keep track on a spreadsheet and track over months as well, this gives me a good average so I know if I am on the right track.
So after 17 weeks I am at TDEE-15% and losing .4lbs a week which is appropriate for my calorie intake.0 -
As the others have said you can look at it that way. (over one day/under another) at the end of the week you could still be at the same calories as other weeks.0
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it doesnt make a difference if you look at it day by day or week by week it however you feel most comfortable doing it, people often save a few calories during the weeks so they can have extra on the weekend and they are losing just fine.0
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I go with the weekly tally, weekdays I'm much lower than weekends!0
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