I went in the negative with net cals today.. advice?

nicjustine
nicjustine Posts: 37
in Health and Weight Loss
With it being dead week and all, I've been slammed with classes and work and wasn't able to eat very well this morning, I was able to get a great, long workout in just now, but I am now in the negative with my net calories.
I just ate dinner, I haven't felt deprived today, and I will definitely fit a snack or two in between now and bed, but it will most likely be hummus, veggies, or a protein shake.

That being said, is that okay to do from time to time? This is totally uncommon for me, but I may barely break even on the net cals before I go to bed. I really don't want to binge eat to make up for it, especially if I'm not hungry but I also don't want to hurt my body or lose results or anything. Thanks!

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  • terbusha
    terbusha Posts: 1,483 Member
    That can happen from time to time. As long as it is not a common thing, it's probably alright, as long as you're not eating like 600 calories in the day.

    Allan
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
    Don't binge, especially right before bedtime. As long as it's not an everyday thing you'll be fine. Your deficit should be based weekly not daily so it'll just add a bit to your weekly deficit. Maybe you'll lose a bit more weight this week. :-) One day of not really eating won't slow down your burn enough to put you in the mythical "starvation mode". As you said, this is rare for you. It's good to confuse the body every once in a while.

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