Banking Calories
JuliePete
Posts: 53
So, my husband and I are taking my ILs out for dinner tonight at Longhorn. I had 350 cals left last night. Can I bank those with todays cals? Just wondering what other are doing in situations like this.
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Works for me. I run every other day and routinely bank half the calories so earned for the non-run day that follows.0
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No, you can't bank your calories like that. If you know where you're going, lookup their nutritional information on their website. At Longhorn, I usually go with the small salmon, 1/2 of a plain sweet potato and asparagus. Not many calories and not much sodium. Your alternative is to take the meal off and eat whatever you want.0
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There is a term used for that, zig zagging. I hear it can be quite successful for many people. Do what works for you and Good luck!0
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Interesting question. There has to be some time limit though.0
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Yes, actually you can.No, you can't bank your calories like that. If you know where you're going, lookup their nutritional information on their website. At Longhorn, I usually go with the small salmon, 1/2 of a plain sweet potato and asparagus. Not many calories and not much sodium. Your alternative is to take the meal off and eat whatever you want.0 -
If your overall calorie goal for the week is under your goal, it will probably be fine. Just make good choices and enoy yourself.0
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I try not to do it regularly, but if I happen to go over board, I'll try to keep it light the next few days.. I try to keep my weekly average under my limit.0
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No, you can't bank your calories like that. If you know where you're going, lookup their nutritional information on their website. At Longhorn, I usually go with the small salmon, 1/2 of a plain sweet potato and asparagus. Not many calories and not much sodium. Your alternative is to take the meal off and eat whatever you want.
Why not?0 -
Many people use a weekly total. I think most people would agree that from one day to the next would work just fine. It's slightly over 24 hours, after all.Interesting question. There has to be some time limit though.0 -
Technically you could! .. It's all about calorie deficit... so at the end of the week if you have 3500 calorie deficit over the week, you should lose 1lb... You just have to get right back to your normal routine tomorrow... and not make it an everyday thing... it's all about that deficit...it's not just about 1 day, its an overall living thing.. so technically yes you can0
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Sorry double post0
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Yep, bank away!0
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I guess I should add that I am not in favor of "banking calories" for more than 1-2 days. It would be pointless otherwise. I understand that I could just to do more exercise to "gain" calories, but I don't have the time to fit more in before we go.0
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I find if I go over my cals, the next day I'm not as hungry - which is nice... I've never gained weight after a one-night binge. My brother does MFP and he banks cals most weekends - and he has also sustained a steady weight loss. I would try to make sensible choices if possible! However - I've just been out for an English breakfast - so I can hardly preach!
Enjoy your meal!
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i say go enjoy your dinner out, hell one damn night over isnt going to kill you0
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As for the eating...I have already looked at the menu online, and think I know exactly what I am going to get, but know that going out for a nice dinner (espeically a steak place) it could tend to get out of control and wanted to have a little cushion "just-in-case".0
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Yes, actually you can.No, you can't bank your calories like that. If you know where you're going, lookup their nutritional information on their website. At Longhorn, I usually go with the small salmon, 1/2 of a plain sweet potato and asparagus. Not many calories and not much sodium. Your alternative is to take the meal off and eat whatever you want.
Agreed. No reason you can't bank your calories. You're going for an overall deficit. Your body isn't going to gain if you're net calories each week are where they should be.
Still, I would suggest trying to find nutritional information before you go so you don't go too far over. 350 extra can be eaten in a few forkfuls if you're not careful.
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You totally can... is not like you are talking about eating the 5000 calories you saved last month. Nothing wrong with what you are about to do.0
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No, you can't bank your calories like that. If you know where you're going, lookup their nutritional information on their website. At Longhorn, I usually go with the small salmon, 1/2 of a plain sweet potato and asparagus. Not many calories and not much sodium. Your alternative is to take the meal off and eat whatever you want.
Why not? Why would you say that?
IMO You can totally bank your calories. Look at your goal over a week and it will tell you.0 -
I don't think you can do this because the body can only process so many calories, nutrients, etc... What is not processed is going to be stored, probably as fat. I am not a nutritionist, but it makes sense to me.0
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Oh, so true!Still, I would suggest trying to find nutritional information before you go so you don't go too far over. 350 extra can be eaten in a few forkfuls if you're not careful.0 -
No, you can't bank your calories like that. If you know where you're going, lookup their nutritional information on their website. At Longhorn, I usually go with the small salmon, 1/2 of a plain sweet potato and asparagus. Not many calories and not much sodium. Your alternative is to take the meal off and eat whatever you want.
What's the difference between banking calories and "taking the meal off"?? Of course you can bank your calories...0 -
I don't think you can do this because the body can only process so many calories, nutrients, etc... What is not processed is going to be stored, probably as fat. I am not a nutritionist, but it makes sense to me.
What matters is that over the course of time, you are in a calorie deficit.
If I am supposed to average 10,000 calories over the course of 4 days in order to lose 1lb, I can choose to eat 1000, 5000, 2000, 2000 or I could choose to eat 2500, 2500, 2500, 2500 and the net result will be the same.
You can freely shift calories provided you do it with at least some degree of accuracy.0 -
Why can't you? If you end up with a deficit it'll be a loss...js0
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Yes, actually you can.No, you can't bank your calories like that. If you know where you're going, lookup their nutritional information on their website. At Longhorn, I usually go with the small salmon, 1/2 of a plain sweet potato and asparagus. Not many calories and not much sodium. Your alternative is to take the meal off and eat whatever you want.
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You can and it works for me :happy: 0 -
Think about it for a moment. If she eats dinner the same time tonight that she did last night, we are talking about a period of 25 hours. There's nothing magical that the body suddenly says "oh it's been 24 hours, time to store some fat!" I'm not saying you can bank calories indefinitely, but we are talking about ONE DAY.I don't think you can do this because the body can only process so many calories, nutrients, etc... What is not processed is going to be stored, probably as fat. I am not a nutritionist, but it makes sense to me.
By the way... how do you think food turns into fat without being processed?0 -
I don't think you can do this because the body can only process so many calories, nutrients, etc... What is not processed is going to be stored, probably as fat. I am not a nutritionist, but it makes sense to me.
What does that even mean? How would it be stored as fat if your body didn't process it? :huh:0 -
I don't think you can do this because the body can only process so many calories, nutrients, etc... What is not processed is going to be stored, probably as fat. I am not a nutritionist, but it makes sense to me.
Your body is very efficient at processing calories. However, if you are under goal by 350 calories one day, you'll lose an extra 1/10 of a pound that day...if you are over by 350 the next, you gain an extra 1/10 of a pound that day....for a net total of *surprise* 0 extra pounds gained/lost.
The body does not have a magic trigger that converts any extra calories into fat at midnight, so in that sense you can definitely bank calories.0 -
as (nearly ) everyone else said, of course you can! Enjoy0
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