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Average Daily Calories over a Time Period

Adventure9
Adventure9 Posts: 58 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Question: If I've estimated that I can lose 1 pound a week by eating 2400 calories a day, will the plan work if my calories totals for each day vary quite a bit, but average out to 2400 a day over a given period?

For example: Day 1 2000 Calories, Day 2 2600 calories, Day 3 2600 calories, Day 4 2200 calories, Day 5 2600 calories, Day 7 2400. So, if I'm doing my math correctly this would average out to 2400 calories a day for a week. I find some days my hunger is satisfied with 2000 calories for example, but the next day it may take 2600+ to be satisfied.

Are these fluctuations OK, just so they average out to the correct number?

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  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Yes. I think of my whole diet and exercise plan on a weekly basis rather than a daily one. There is no magical reset button on calories burned at midnight. :)
  • choosing_fitness
    choosing_fitness Posts: 102
    Yes, as long as at the end of the week it meets the deficit required you are good to go. :)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Of course...
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