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Mollie007
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one day, do you try to undershoot them the next day to 'make up' for the day before? Or do you just start fresh the next day? Yesterday I went over my calorie goal by 400. I don't know what the deal was, but I was just SO hungry and ate a crap ton of chicken for dinner. Plus, I didn't go to the gym. So, today I burned 650 calories at the gym, so that will give me extra calories to eat in order to still net 1200. Should I try to eat pretty low cal today since I went over yesterday - that way it will all kind of balance out? Or should I just start fresh today?
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Zig-zagging - method where people eat over/under ... on purpose. Some people may schedule a "cheat" day. Others who "average" 1200 net for the week. However you choose to do it ... it's fine. Just don't be consistantly under (1200 net) day in and day out ... that's unhealthy.0
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So i am going to try something new, the last couple of months ive been eating back my calories that i burn off from exercising. Seeing that others were intaking 1500-1700 cals i was excited. but i checked the scale, and showed i gained 10 lbs in last couple months. So now i will try to stick to 1200 cals, and not eat back the ones i burned, but save those for my cheat days which are saturday and sunday. I hope this will work.0
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I try to have it even out at the end of the week.
For me if i go over by 100 cals in a day i dont stress to much, just realize if it becomes a habit i wont lose as much that week.
For me this is more about gradual loss, so i'm happy if i to just see the numbers go in a downward trend.0 -
one day, do you try to undershoot them the next day to 'make up' for the day before? Or do you just start fresh the next day? Yesterday I went over my calorie goal by 400. I don't know what the deal was, but I was just SO hungry and ate a crap ton of chicken for dinner. Plus, I didn't go to the gym. So, today I burned 650 calories at the gym, so that will give me extra calories to eat in order to still net 1200. Should I try to eat pretty low cal today since I went over yesterday - that way it will all kind of balance out? Or should I just start fresh today?0
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If I go over my calories I usually try to workout until it balances out. If I can't, I'll start fresh the next day.0
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I don't sweat it and start over the next day. Most days I stick to my calorie goals, and I eat back about half of what I burn.0
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Well here is a take on it!
On Monday I decided to go into maintenance, cos I am more or less at my goal every day I have gone over by 50 to 100 cals including my added on exercise cals..and I have lost 3lbs!! go figure lol
I have been on 1200 cals a day + exercise cals for a year and this last week have been eating around 18000 -
I usually find that my appetite adjusts accordingly. When I go over I'm not nearly as hungry the next day but if I'm dramatically under I tend to have a bigger appetite the day after.0
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I don't go over my calories very often. Maybe once a month. Usually (for me anyway) it's associated with some kind of special day/event like out of town guest, birthday party or other special ocassion. I just chalk it up to life. Log everything and start the next day like the day before was just another regular day. The ocassional overage is NOT going to derail me. For me this is as much about being happy and being healthy.0
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start fresh daily0
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Semi OT: how close to your goal do you (as in the general you, all of you, not someone specific) think you need to be? I'm never going to hit 1200 dead on, and most days I'm coming up on the short side by a handful of calories. Like 2 - 39 calories shy of 1200. Today it would have been 89, but I decided to eat two pieces of chocolate so now I'll be 11 over. How close to your calorie goal do you get before you say, "Yeah, that's good enough"?0
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I don't typically worry about it and just start the next day fresh - if I have time I'll try to sneak a little more exercise in but if not, no big deal. It's a lifestyle change. You have to realize that once in a while you're going to go over your daily calorie limit - just try not to make it a daily habit.
You could've been me yesterday - I felt like I was constantly eating and never getting full/satisfied. Then my co-workers and I decided an impromptu happy/venting hour(s) was needed so by the time I left the bar (3 light beers in 3 hours later), I went thru a drive-thru on the way home. This morning, the alarm went off and as much as I wanted to hit the snooze button and be lazy, I still got up and did my C25K workout.0 -
I just give myself a break and start fresh the next day!0
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I try to balance it out the next day, yes....but I don't sweat it too much if I only go over by 200-300 calories.0
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I just consider it a slight detour and carry on.
Keep in mind that if your weight loss is set to one pound a week, going over by 400 means you're still under your maintenance by 100. You're still losing. Just not quite as much.0 -
No, don't try to "make up". It's a bad precedent to set.0
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i just did this the other day...i was over by 507 calories! DOH! so the next day i ate my normal amount but i worked out extra and burned off those calories and did not eat them back. i only burned off my normal workout for that day. definitely dont let it get to you though!0
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you will more than likely find out that an " oops " day or an overeat day will only help you in the long term. the change in calories helps keep your body off balance and metabolism raging on fire. The extra food will also help keep you sane while your dieting by satisfying your cravings. Dont sweat that one day-its not that big of a deal, just get back on the horse eating like you normally would the next day...no need to drop extra calories the next day.0
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you will more than likely find out that an " oops " day or an overeat day will only help you in the long term. the change in calories helps keep your body off balance and metabolism raging on fire. The extra food will also help keep you sane while your dieting by satisfying your cravings. Dont sweat that one day-its not that big of a deal, just get back on the horse eating like you normally would the next day...no need to drop extra calories the next day.
^^^^^This seems to be how my body works!0 -
I used to start fresh daily, I hhave decided to start balancing it out over the week and see what happens...0
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