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Can I average my calories over 2 days?

kspeach
kspeach Posts: 179 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Say I eat -200 under my calorie goal on Friday. Can I eat +200 on Saturday??

Thanks.

C

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  • writer190
    writer190 Posts: 51 Member
    My nutritionist says it's actually better for your body to be in a range instead of aiming for the same number every day. Having a bit of variety encourages intuitive eating and apparently helps your metabolism.
  • crystal_sapphire
    crystal_sapphire Posts: 1,205 Member
    i don't see why not

    it all comes down to net calories in the end you could even start doing that as a weekly thing

    like say you want to average 1500 cals a day, but want to be flexible so that you can have a treat or whatever, just do a weekly total. 1500 x 5 = 7500 calories to eat for one week. Harder to track here on MFP though.
  • hiddensecant
    hiddensecant Posts: 2,446 Member
    I think + or - 200 calories on any given day is negligible.
  • Pariah
    Pariah Posts: 97 Member
    yea, using it the next day is fine. you get into a danger zone though when you are -200 under mon, tues, wed, thurs, so that on friday you have an extra 800 to spend on alcohol.
  • kspeach
    kspeach Posts: 179 Member
    Don't worry, I budget my alcohol into the daily caloric intake when needed. ;)
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