Banking Calories

tamaraland

banking calories has to work somewhat or else I would be screwed. Some days I go way over, and might notice a temporary weight gain but at the end of the week it all balances out for me. If only I could bank sleep....

RunHardBeStrong

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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.
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Yep this! I've lost 80 lbs by looking at my overall weekly total and balancing everything out that way!

llkilgore

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.

Sure you can do it. I'm in maintenance and routinely give myself a full 48 hours to eat back 100% of my exercise calories. I've had no difficulty at all maintaining my weight and body fat percentage.

Gabriall

im pretty sure weight watchers allows you to bank a days worth of calories, maybe even two.. personally i tend to zig zag anyway so that each day is different.. also i love going out to resturants, though i do tend to make a plan before hand by looking at their menu and nutritional information.

Maggie_Pie1

Bank away!

bsampson2722

weight watchers says no but they also give you extra points to use throughout your week, so just look at it like you used all of your extras in one day

JipsyJudy

A few months ago I read an article about some celebrity (don't remember name) who said her trick for staying slim when she had to do a lot of social dining was to always make sure she dieted and exercised enough over a three day period to compensate for the overeating. She didn't call it banking calories, but it sounds like the same thing. Some people can do his, but it's not generally a good idea. First, on the days when you overeat, you spike your blood sugar (you can read about this in The South Beach Diet book), and that causes you to crave more carbs and sugars. Second you are cycling your body between low and high blood sugar, and that is one of the things that is suspected as a cause of developing insulin resistance. It's something most people do once in a while, but it probably isn't a good idea to do it on a regular basis.

_VoV

I don't know about banking calories, but I do know about having unexpected after-midnight calories. I add them to my breakfast or lunch the next day. That way, I may think twice about those late night indiscretions!

krist3ng

well, you can't be expected to be good EVERY day.

I personally don't 'bank', but it's because I like to challenge myself. It helps keep me in check at parties and stuff (none of that back-of-my-mind "you can do it just this ONCE" voice).

ummommyme

yes you can. I do it on a regular basis, called zig zagging by some. I do more of a weekly goal than daily. I'm under some days and over on others. Go at it!

JuliePete

I would like to report that by looking at the menu BEFORE I went and narrowing it down to a couple of choices, I was able to even eat the bread and have 100 calories left for the day. I didn't even need my "banked" calories. Just wanted to have them "just in case" Thanks for the help!

HonkyTonks

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.

Your body doesn't reset your calories at midnight every night yknow!

Jeff92se

Does the food accue interest?