calorie variance

beutiful5678
beutiful5678 Posts: 58 Member
edited September 21 in Food and Nutrition
Hello!

I have a question that may seem quite obivous to some of you but has bothered me for awhile. Obviously, it is impossible to eat my exact calorie goal everyday. In fact, I've never been closer than 9 calories. So, what do you consider an acceptable calorie variance? What is the variance you aim for? +/- 50 calories? +/- 100 calories?

Thanks!

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  • Ninaad
    Ninaad Posts: 28
    I would say give or take 50, but that is just me. And I would still shoot for the goal that is set, and not constantly allow yourself 50 more.
  • nopeekiepeekie
    nopeekiepeekie Posts: 338 Member
    I usually go over since I'm set at 1200 but I try to keep it less than 100 calories.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    I try to stay within 50 but if I can closer by eating 5 pretzels, I will!! :happy:
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,176 Member
    I usually keep mine within 5 calories.
  • Barneystinson
    Barneystinson Posts: 1,357 Member
    In terms of the MFP metric, maybe +/- 50... but with most foods it's truly an average - there's no definitive calorie count for a piece of steak. One cut may have more or less fat than another and alter the count. So there's no real way to be truly exact with calorie counting.
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