Miss calorie goal one day? What happens?

germanlass
germanlass Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2023 in Getting Started
Hi! I am new to this and was wondering . . . what happens if I go over my daily calorie allowance? Will I still lose weight if I deduct that amount from the next day or will that number be deducted or .....? Thanks for the help in advance!

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  • YAYJules
    YAYJules Posts: 282 Member
    It's all a continuum. Just get back on the horse and shave a few calories here and there to make up for it if you can't find the time to exercise off the cheat day. And if you don't? Don't beat yourself up. Just keep meeting your goals afterwards.
  • valann9
    valann9 Posts: 2
    Yep, I agree with YAYjules. Shake it off, and move ON!

    My secret, get in a couple mins of cardio at night if I go too overboard.

    And another thing I TRY is sometimes getting started in the a.m. is helpful because it give you a couple extra calories to mess with in the day. :)

    We're all there, that's why we're here! Just keep going!
  • chubber231
    chubber231 Posts: 41 Member
    No one is perfect. Some days I'm a little over, some a little under. Just try again tomorrow and don't give up just because you didn't hit the exact number.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    To not lose weight you'd have to have completely wrecked your built in deficit. If you're set to lose 2 lbs that would be 7000 calories over in one day. 1 lb would be 3500 calories over in one day. etc... Don't worry about going over a little bit.
  • brandiuntz
    brandiuntz Posts: 2,717 Member
    One day does not make any difference in the long run. Also, as already said, it takes an extra 3500 to gain a pound. What you went over is probably no more than if you'd eaten at maintenance for the day. Forget about it and go back to your goals tomorrow.:flowerforyou:
  • VeinsAndBones
    VeinsAndBones Posts: 550 Member
    You instantly gain all the weight back as soon as you wake up the next day :O
  • GODfidence
    GODfidence Posts: 249 Member
    Look at your weekly deficit instead of daily.
    If you're over 1000 today and under a total of 4500 the next 6 days;
    4500-1000=3500 under, then you'd still lose a pound.
    It's all about creating a deficit over time + patience.
    You got this!
  • paulperryman
    paulperryman Posts: 839 Member
    nothing will happen, weight loss or gain happens over the course of a week for what you have just eaten. you'll get some instant weight gain in the form of water and digesting food but if you went a whole week going over your goal at the end of the week you'd see a sudden gain in weight, or conversly if you went under by alot at the end of the week overnight suddenly you've lost a heap of weight regardless of what you did the day b4

    on each day weight gain or loss has little to do with the previous day, it's what you have been doing the previous 6 days that amounted to your weight for today.
  • linsey0689
    linsey0689 Posts: 753 Member
    You should be fine. But just want to put this out there weight loss in not a science sometimes things happen a little differently then they should but that's okay. Just don't focus on the numbers to much but more of a guide. Best of luck to you!
  • Adrianachiarato
    Adrianachiarato Posts: 362 Member
    Make up for it in the next day, or days... if you went a little bit over, you can take it off tomorrow. If it was a lot you may want to split throughout a few days.
  • SkinnyMsFitness
    SkinnyMsFitness Posts: 389 Member
    Hi! I am new to this and was wondering . . . what happens if I go over my daily calorie allowance? Will I still lose weight if I deduct that amount from the next day or will that number be deducted or .....? Thanks for the help in advance!

    HeeyyyY! Just a heads up, I'm enjoying myself && drinking right now! Yes, I did miss my cal goal today, and guess what?! I'm not ashamed!! They say overeating resets our metabolisms! LIVE it up!! =)) ....Just make sure it's not every day. ;)
  • MsLindaH
    MsLindaH Posts: 8 Member
    Wish we could 'bank' calories.. or roll over the ones we didn't eat the day before! lol. Then we could 'afford' a cheat day. But I'd never loose a pound if I did that!
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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Wish we could 'bank' calories.. or roll over the ones we didn't eat the day before! lol. Then we could 'afford' a cheat day. But I'd never loose a pound if I did that!

    You could look at the week totals and work on evening those out.
  • ketoambahh
    ketoambahh Posts: 67
    I'm usually BELOW my calorie count, by between 100-400 daily. However that's after exercise and the app only yells at me when In eat under 1200 calories.

    Looking at the calorie limit in black and white is just going to make you lose your mind. Don't worry about it, as long as you're not comsuming TOO much more than like 100 or so.
  • giveMEbeauty
    giveMEbeauty Posts: 192
    Bump
  • j6o4
    j6o4 Posts: 871 Member
    It's what you do over time, not what you do in one day.
  • Adrianachiarato
    Adrianachiarato Posts: 362 Member
    I'm usually BELOW my calorie count, by between 100-400 daily. However that's after exercise and the app only yells at me when In eat under 1200 calories.

    I'm usually below mine and it never yells at me. I wonder why.
  • Adrianachiarato
    Adrianachiarato Posts: 362 Member
    Wish we could 'bank' calories.. or roll over the ones we didn't eat the day before! lol. Then we could 'afford' a cheat day. But I'd never loose a pound if I did that!

    You could look at the week totals and work on evening those out.

    Agree. My doc says we can do that indeed.
  • CreepingBriar
    CreepingBriar Posts: 11 Member
    If you go over, stop while you're ahead. I mean, it not perfect advice, if it was that easy to follow we'd all hit our goal everyday! But I know so many people who will say 'Oh, I already messed up my diet for today, so I'll have a second helping of the thing that made me go over and get back on it tomorrow... or the next day...or week.'
    On the other hand, don't beat yourself if you do go over. You can't change the past by stressing over what you did or didn't do (I know, I've tried). Just get back on that horse!
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