What if one day you take more calories than you should?

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  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    well even if you were set to lose 1 pound--then you'd be over your maintenance by only 500 calories--meaning that the next day's deficit would cancel that out.

    if you're set at 1/2 a pound you're 750 over maintenance....3 days to cancel it out--so a grand total of 4 days behind...you'd still be at a deficit at the end of the week. So really it isn't that big of a deal you see?

    So, essentially you're behind 2-4 days, you can easily just strive for a bit higher deficit for several days in a row as well, say 150-200 calories and "make right" as far as your weekly deficit goes.

    Basically--to me-- It's not worth starving yourself the next day and setting yourself up to binge later. Just listen to your hunger the next day without the intention of compensating--if you're less hungry then eat less but if you're not then eat your usual amount.
  • PostMortem1990
    PostMortem1990 Posts: 2
    Thank you all for your replies they were really helpful! :)

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