When you have a calorie overload...

iona_ellen
Posts: 138 Member
Hi,
What does everyone do if they have one of those days where they go well over the calorie amount?
Example - more excercise next day?
Eat less next day? That type of thing....thanks
What does everyone do if they have one of those days where they go well over the calorie amount?
Example - more excercise next day?
Eat less next day? That type of thing....thanks

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Honestly? I just forget about it. If I try to make up for it, it's either too much exercise or I'm starving. I just resume business as usual starting with the next meal.0
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Tomorrow is another day. Learn from it and move on. I was over by around 400 last night. Down a pound this afternoon. One day is not so important as the overall trend.0
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115Everest wrote: »Honestly? I just forget about it. If I try to make up for it, it's either too much exercise or I'm starving. I just resume business as usual starting with the next meal.
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Log it, do better tomorrow.0
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115Everest wrote: »Honestly? I just forget about it. If I try to make up for it, it's either too much exercise or I'm starving. I just resume business as usual starting with the next meal.
This.0 -
I enjoy the boost in my strength the next day, then forget about it.0
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I whip myself with a cat-o'-9-tails for penance. Serves me right.0
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Log it and move on.0
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I don't even care. Some days are over and some are under. Usually, if I'm over or under one day, I'll be less or more hungry the next. Not always, but usually.
It's just not something I worry about, but I tend to have more under than over days.0 -
As much as I just try to move on I kinda wonder if a nice amount of lifting would be beneficial at that point since I have a surplus of calories would that perhaps help my body in some way? Cant hurt ai suppose and that way I feel like I at least burned some of it if nothing else. Not gonna go crazy though.0
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most people dont care. I on the other hand cannot do nothing about a 6-8k calorie binge. Two pounds of fat will show. The next two days i eat about 500 calories, mainly protein. Take advantage of the energy and hit the weights hard and do many many hours of cardio(mountain bike rides) and any other kind of activity i can think of to have big burn days to fix the screw up quickly. Oh i make sure i dont forget to take my multi vitamin0
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I usually account for a pretty high day and use a weekly deficit. If I go over what I've accounted for, I log it, realize I may lose less than I hoped, and move on.0
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Depends on what number we're talking about and whether I'm trying to maintain or lose weight at the time.
If I'm trying to lose and I go over by ~2000 calories on one day, I'll probably just log it and move on. If I'm trying to maintain, I'll shoot for being under goal by 200 calories or so for at least a few days, drink lots of water, and wait it out.
It's working so far and I'm happy about that
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If it's one day out of the week or on occasion, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I have one bad day every now and then but I don't do it on a daily basis.0
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I try to balance it out over the week. This past week for example:
Mon - 382 (consumed 2132)
Tues - 10 (consumed 2556)
Wed - 787 (consumed 1702)
Thurs - 571 (consumed 2156)
Fri - 372 (consumed 2517)
Sat - 548 (consumed 2491)
Sun - ?? (consumed 2107)
I won't know 100% for sure, until midnight or tomorrow morning (most likely morning) what my total deficit was for today. I figure it out with my activity tracker. However, my tracker says I still have 300 calories remaining (MFP says 400) so my guess is it should be around 800. So for the week, my total deficit is 3470 approximately. That means I overate by 30 calories this week (at least that's my guess right now).
Balancing my deficit on a weekly basis (instead of a daily) also makes it easier with holidays, birthdays and other events.
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Oh, I added what I actually ate calorie wise to hopefully prevent people from assuming I'm starving myself.0 -
arditarose wrote: »I usually account for a pretty high day and use a weekly deficit. If I go over what I've accounted for, I log it, realize I may lose less than I hoped, and move on.
How do you calculate a weekly deficit?0 -
arditarose wrote: »I usually account for a pretty high day and use a weekly deficit. If I go over what I've accounted for, I log it, realize I may lose less than I hoped, and move on.
How do you calculate a weekly deficit?
I believe she uses TDEE method.
So if say her TDEE - % comes out to 1500. That means she has 10500 calories to balance across the week however she pleases.0 -
most people dont care. I on the other hand cannot do nothing about a 6-8k calorie binge. Two pounds of fat will show. The next two days i eat about 500 calories, mainly protein. Take advantage of the energy and hit the weights hard and do many many hours of cardio(mountain bike rides) and any other kind of activity i can think of to have big burn days to fix the screw up quickly. Oh i make sure i dont forget to take my multi vitamin
Please take care of yourself. What you're doing is not good for your body or your mind.0 -
iona_ellen wrote: »Hi,
What does everyone do if they have one of those days where they go well over the calorie amount?
Example - more excercise next day?
Eat less next day? That type of thing....thanks
Log it and move on. That's it.0 -
iona_ellen wrote: »Hi,
What does everyone do if they have one of those days where they go well over the calorie amount?
Example - more excercise next day?
Eat less next day? That type of thing....thanks
Log it and move on. That's it.
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