oops...over calories

la_vie_est_belle_
la_vie_est_belle_ Posts: 139 Member
edited February 13 in Health and Weight Loss
If you are trying to lose(not maintain) and you go over calories, (like 450 cals over.) do you guys add 450 cals to the day after to try to make up for it, or do you just forget about it and move on? Thing is, I know i'll be over calories on Sunday (I always set Sunday cals to maintenance because it's a rest day and there's no way I can eat 1270 cals without working out) and I've been doing so well lately. I don't want to mess it up!

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  • martyqueen52
    martyqueen52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    Just stick to normal tomorrow. One day of 450 calories won't hurt you, at all.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I try to stay within a weekly goal...that means trying to stay within my daily goals..not going to low not going to high.

    But that being said weight loss isn't dependent on one day or even two...it's a culmination of all the days put together...

    As long as you are in a deficet consistently you will lose weight.

    and to your last statement...1270 calories as maintenance? or did I not understand what you mean....
  • rockmama72
    rockmama72 Posts: 815 Member
    I usually take the calorie hit and move on, but I'll try to have a lighter day the next day.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    I just log it for the day it's supposed to and move on. Christmas and New Year's I was well over 1k of my usual goal. Consistency long term is better than punishing yourself over a day of overindulgence.
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