Over one day, make it up tomorrow?

tech_kitten
tech_kitten Posts: 221 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
If I am over my calories by 200 calories one day, do I go under by 200 calories the next day, or do I just keep on trucking and say "oh well"?

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    200 calories is nothing. Move on and don't worry about it.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Assuming you are on a 1 lb per week deficit, 3500 Cals per week, you have a 500 Calorie per day deficit. Going over this allowance puts you at a 300 Calorie deficit today. If you hit your Calorie goal every other day this week, you still end up with a 3300 Calorie deficit for the week. This means you can expect (disregarding, for the moment, water weight fluctuations and the fact that weight loss isn't necessarily linear) to lose 0.9+ lbs this week.

    In short, don't worry about it. Carry on.

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