Daily calories or weekly phasing?

stamfordjules
stamfordjules Posts: 26 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Do you eat exactly your daily calorie allowance each day or do you even it out across the week?

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  • SuMcP
    SuMcP Posts: 244 Member
    I even it out over the week and make a point of zig zagging - eg eating above on some days, below on others. This keeps the metabolism going and stops your body adjusting to a regular intake / calorie burn. See fat2fitradio.com, especially the podcast on avoiding plateaus.
  • susannahsutton1
    susannahsutton1 Posts: 372
    Mixture - so on days where I am doing lots of exercise I will eat above allowance the day before to ensure I am properly fuelled up. Days where exercise isn't happening I eat exactly the allowance so I don't confuse metabolism with swings in nutrition

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