Banking Calories...

mariethai
mariethai Posts: 85 Member
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok this may work for some people - but not for me!

I read on an earlier post about banking calories and/or making up calories - sounded good but really didnt work out for me. I started justifed overeating my calories by 'making it up' the next day, but the next day I would feel guilty and hungry while trying to eat less... :cry: I never have actually made it up yet and currently I have a whooping 3800 calories (accumulated over the last four weeks) to make up that are on the back of my mind.

For me, this didn't work, for others I know it will be fine.. But a word of caution for those thinking about cheating and making it up tomorrow :smile:

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  • mariethai
    mariethai Posts: 85 Member
    Ok this may work for some people - but not for me!

    I read on an earlier post about banking calories and/or making up calories - sounded good but really didnt work out for me. I started justifed overeating my calories by 'making it up' the next day, but the next day I would feel guilty and hungry while trying to eat less... :cry: I never have actually made it up yet and currently I have a whooping 3800 calories (accumulated over the last four weeks) to make up that are on the back of my mind.

    For me, this didn't work, for others I know it will be fine.. But a word of caution for those thinking about cheating and making it up tomorrow :smile:
  • PishPish97
    PishPish97 Posts: 34
    That was kind of my worry. I thought however if I had a running total that perhaps reality would sit in and I would not eat so much. For me though, I want to bank calories for when I ride my bike. Sometimes I burn up to 1800 calories for my once a week four hour ride. I'm usually not hungry that day, but a few days follwoing that I feel like I am starving.
  • 9726172000
    9726172000 Posts: 428
    That was kind of my worry. I thought however if I had a running total that perhaps reality would sit in and I would not eat so much. For me though, I want to bank calories for when I ride my bike. Sometimes I burn up to 1800 calories for my once a week four hour ride. I'm usually not hungry that day, but a few days follwoing that I feel like I am starving.

    since you know that you do burn that many cals. for that day. you will actual need to do is to start eatting your cals. ahead of time (meaning on that day of the ride) so when a few days later come you don't over eat. I know it will seem hard to do at first but it will get eisier as you get use to eatting that many cals. for just that one day.
    Ok this may work for some people - but not for me!

    I read on an earlier post about banking calories and/or making up calories - sounded good but really didnt work out for me. I started justifed overeating my calories by 'making it up' the next day, but the next day I would feel guilty and hungry while trying to eat less... :cry: I never have actually made it up yet and currently I have a whooping 3800 calories (accumulated over the last four weeks) to make up that are on the back of my mind.

    For me, this didn't work, for others I know it will be fine.. But a word of caution for those thinking about cheating and making it up tomorrow :smile:

    Well just a word of caution on trying to bank cals. for later. You can actual put your body into starvation mode. By trying to bank cals. and then trying to use them at a later date you will actualy start to over eat when trying to eat your banked cals. (if this makes any sense). Which in turn does more harm to your metabilism and body than good.
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    You have to eat each day's calories on each day because banking doesn't work.

    As for riding a long time, still continue to eat normally, maybe a few more carbs the day before it it's a long ride. But yes, you will be hungry and maybe eat more but it will even out. Your body is trying to rebuild it's glycogen stores, and other physiological reasons that will make you feel ravenous. After my first Century ride in Oct., I literally felt like I was starving for about 2 or 3 weeks. I couldn't get enough to eat. I didn't overeat too much but ate just under maintenance instead. Finally, the weight has started to drop again and the hunger is gone.

    Extreme exercise makes it harder to lose weight--i will tell you that from personal experience--and it takes trial and error and patience. Songbrydsweet is great for help on eating for extreme exercise like long-distance cycling and can answer all your questions. She's really helped me out a lot!
  • giggles724
    giggles724 Posts: 49 Member
    This is what works for me and it's like "banking calories" but have to be used the same week.

    When I workout really hard and burn more than 500 (running for example) I tend to not get really hungry. I eat my daily required calories BUT the workout calories I "save" them for the weekend when I have my "cravings". I have a cup of ice cream....dessert.....or whatever I'm in the mood for. I still keep my options low fat. It helps me because I don't feel deprived. I eat healthy through the week and eat what I want on the weekend with my "saved" calories. All in moderation of course!
    Hope this helps!
    :smile:
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