Daily or weekly? Which counts more?

Arid2012
Arid2012 Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Which counts more your daily or weekly goals? So, if I meet my daily calorie goals or have been under my daily calorie goals 6/7 days but go over my goal on the 7th day, have I sabotaged my whole week?or do the other days make up for it? Thanks in advance.

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  • dinoskycm
    dinoskycm Posts: 267 Member
    I think the weekly goal matters more to be honest. There is a really good book out called "Food Rules" by Michael Pollan, and the last rule is, "Everything in moderation. Including moderation." The first part of that statement refers to portion control when eating. Eat things that you like and are good for you, but eat them in moderation. The second part refers to dieting as a whole. In other words, diet in moderation. It's okay to have one day where you splurge a little. It doesn't mean you failed, but look at it as a "treat yourself" type of day. We have to break the rules sometimes. Otherwise we would go crazy. The important thing is to have that one day every so often, but then get right back to your diet the next day. Hope this helps!! :)
  • justjenn1977
    justjenn1977 Posts: 437 Member
    I have been steadily loosing...

    I have a weekly goal... which I roughly average out to be 5 days 1800 and 2 days 2200,....

    I try not to think of "missing the goal" as "sabotaging my week"

    that is where I get all mentally screwed up and think awww hell I have ruined things now might as well eat a whole cake...
  • just4nessa
    just4nessa Posts: 459 Member
    They both count but as long as your "over" day isn't more than your combined "unders" for any given week you should be fine. The results you see will be a direct result of the cumulative total. This is an ongoing process.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Agreed, I think weekly is more important.

    Our bodies don't work on a 24 hour clock, they just know if there is enough fuel to keep them going, or so much excess that they will save it for another day. I think looking at the weekly numbers makes for a more practical system which lets you deal with occasions where you eat more than you normally do.

    Some people do this deliberately - search for "calorie cycling" if you're interested. And lots of people have "cheat days" too which means eating a whole lot more one day than you would on others.
  • Arid2012
    Arid2012 Posts: 2 Member
    Much thanks all!!!!!
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