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will a day of indulging and no exercise be bad?

foodie178
foodie178 Posts: 47 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
i usually eat pretty well, balancing healthy and indulging under 1400cal/day. i play a sport 5 days a week, 2+ hour practices. i've been losing weight overall, but what happens if on one day of the week i decide to eat to enjoy food (aka go over my calorie limit by 400+) and not exercise at all? i know it takes 3500 cal to gain a pound, but how does this work in terms of the "metabolism reset" theory?

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  • BaristaX
    BaristaX Posts: 151 Member
    I say go for it, having a day to just enjoy yourself and going over the limit without exercise for a day isn't going to drastically change your metabolism, now if you starting doing this every 5 days of the week, then you will start seeing some changes, probably the kind of changes you don't want to see
  • foodie178
    foodie178 Posts: 47 Member
    alright thanks! (:
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