Going over calories

jwseip
jwseip Posts: 19 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
How hurtful is going over calories by 100. Only did it once in 300 days

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  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I don't think it will sink you.
  • Jmgkamp
    Jmgkamp Posts: 278 Member
    I hope you're kidding :). No damage at all of course. And I mean NONE.
  • jwseip
    jwseip Posts: 19 Member
    OK no I'm not. I hit my goal and just font wanna go back up. I know I'm probably worrying for Nada
    Thanks
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    jwseip wrote: »
    How hurtful is going over calories by 100. Only did it once in 300 days

    For most people, 100 calories is going to be within the margin of error that comes with calorie counting. It shouldn't hurt you at all.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    How many days were you more than 100 calories below your goal? How much are you trying to lose per week?
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Well, considering it takes 3500 calories OVER maintenance to gain 1 lb, I really doubt it'll do anything at all.
  • jwseip
    jwseip Posts: 19 Member
    So if maintain is 2140 I need to eat 5190 a day to gain weight?
  • Mini_Medic
    Mini_Medic Posts: 343 Member
    If you ate 5190 a day that would be the calorie equivalent of gaining a pound a day. Which is next to impossible to do.
  • Mini_Medic
    Mini_Medic Posts: 343 Member
    Also your math would be for a surplus of 3,050 when a pound is =3,500 calories.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    How can you have been deiting for 300 days and let cico evade you?
    Everything is estimates so as said above 100 is easily within the margin of error.
    100 calories is the equivalent of 1/35th of 1lb.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    jwseip wrote: »
    So if maintain is 2140 I need to eat 5190 a day to gain weight?

    No, that would be equivalent to gaining a pound a day. If you consistently ate 500 calories over maintenance, you would gain a pound a week.

    100 calories once in a while is nothing to worry about.
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