I can't figure out how to stay in my calorie target

juliieboo921
juliieboo921 Posts: 2
in Health and Weight Loss
My goal is 1500. Some days I have 1600, some days I have 1400. Some days i'm at 1550, some days I'm at 1420. I work out five days a week, strength and cardio. I have no issues with working out, i'm just trying to understand if I need to be at exactly 1500 every day, or if its alright to be over by a little bit everyday. I know I shouldn't be 100 calories over, but for example, yesterday I was at 1627, and today I'm at 1432. Day before I was at 1634, and the day before that I was at 1470. I don't know if it is possible to hit exactly 1500 every time, and I don't know if its alright for me to be a little bit under or a little bit over. HELP!

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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    don't sweat the small stuff...

    I go over and under all the time...I just ensure I am in a weekly deficet (most of the time) and it's working.
  • smand2000
    smand2000 Posts: 88
    That's fine. You can't expect to hit your number perfectly every day. If you're averaging out to where you need to be, good job!
  • lemur_lady
    lemur_lady Posts: 350 Member
    You really dont have to hit the same number every day. As long as you are reasonably close under or over then dont worry too much.
  • ottermotorcycle
    ottermotorcycle Posts: 654 Member
    Chill out, friend. As long as your average calorie number is less than maintenance, you will lose weight. The more you go over, the more slowly you will lose, but if you are within 100 calories either way of your goal I would consider it met.

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