My friend wants to try calorie shifting.

Options
Chelseazavala
Chelseazavala Posts: 43
in Food and Nutrition
Is it healthy for her?O_O

Replies

  • FriendsR4EverTreasures
    FriendsR4EverTreasures Posts: 181
    Options
    not sure what calorie shifting means?
  • MissMaryMac33
    MissMaryMac33 Posts: 1,433 Member
    Options
    Depends how low she goes and for how long. If its not anything extreme, it's fine. I do it all the time.
    I change my daily net from 1300-1600 and everywhere in between quite often.
  • funkycamper
    funkycamper Posts: 998 Member
    Options
    If this is the same as calorie cycling or zig-zagging, sure! That's what I do. I don't worry about daily calories. Instead, I look at my weekly calories. I eat less on days I'm just not as hungry and bank those calories for later in the week for times when I happen to be hungrier or if I'm going to some kind of festivity where I just want to be able to treat myself with food that would normally be off-plan or just plain more healthy food or for whatever. My goal is to meet my weekly target, not my daily target. It works for me and keeps me from getting bored or feeling deprived.
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
    Options
    Sounds a lot like what Weight Watchers follows; banking points/calories for use during the week.

Categories