If you consistently have a deficit can you splurge?

jennagoogles13
jennagoogles13 Posts: 266
in Food and Nutrition
Let's say that every day for the past week you've burned 300 calories, but didn't eat them. So in all, you've burned 2100 calories that you haven't eaten back. If you were to have a "splurge meal'" of about 800-1000 calories would it affect your weight loss for that week? Or does it make sense that because you saved room for the calories you shouldn't have to worry about going over on one day?

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  • Textmessage
    Textmessage Posts: 387 Member
    At the end of the week, if you ate those 300 cals each day or ate the 2100 cals on one day, would your weekly total be the same?

    ;)
  • jennagoogles13
    jennagoogles13 Posts: 266
    At the end of the week, if you ate those 300 cals each day or ate the 2100 cals on one day, would your weekly total be the same?

    For some reason on the weeks that I eat back my exercise calories but net at 1200, I don't lose weight. So I thought maybe eating back the calories affected my weight loss?
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    I eat 1500 net cals monday to thursday so I can eat 1800-2200 (and sometimes a bit more haha) on the weekends.
  • Textmessage
    Textmessage Posts: 387 Member
    If your goal of 1200 cals is set up based on MFP's suggestion, you should probably eat back your exercise cals. If you're having issues losing, then giving some info might help others suggest what might be the cause.

    Do you feel you're eating enough to satisfy your hunger in general?
  • jennagoogles13
    jennagoogles13 Posts: 266
    Do you feel you're eating enough to satisfy your hunger in general?
    Oh definitely. I eat at regular intervals and I never really find myself feeling hungry.
  • xjckemx
    xjckemx Posts: 95 Member
    I eat 1500 net cals monday to thursday so I can eat 1800-2200 (and sometimes a bit more haha) on the weekends.

    I do this to, love to have the extra calories at the weekend. Still under or hit weekly goal and hasn't stopped me losing weight!
  • lexlyn14
    lexlyn14 Posts: 290 Member
    I always save as many calories as I can for splurges...

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