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Can I make up for vacation?

graysmom2005
graysmom2005 Posts: 1,882 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
We spent Memorial Day weekend at the beach with some friends, so some drinks were had, and the occasional not so great meal. I taught a LOT this morning. 90 minute spin class followed by Body Pump. I burned around 1400 calories. Now, I know I was supposed to be eating more with the amount of exercise I do...and I'm in the middle of the gain before you lose scenario supposedly....yuck....but if I stay with that mentality today, I have to eat a LOT. Like ALOT of food. Since I ate/drank more calories than I should have over the vacation, can I keep my calories lower and have them kind of counteract one another? does that make sense? Thanks guys!!

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  • LaurieEReid
    LaurieEReid Posts: 273
    A lot of people here think that you can balance calories out over a week. And many believe in yo-yo calories (a lot one day, fewer another). I wouldn't eat very little for the whole week to balance out a vacation week. But undereating for one day shouldn't hurt you.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,493 Member
    Sure, right up till you pass out from lack of food. If you teach spinning, you know that you need food to keep going :huh:


    I wouldn't try that, too much time has passed, you need the calories to maintain energy for those workouts. Eat most of them, anyway.
  • TashaP2011
    TashaP2011 Posts: 142 Member
    I am not an expert, but I think in this situation, if you listen to your body, and keep the calories healthy and good quality, you will be fine. Eat if your hungry, stop when you are not.
  • bzmom
    bzmom Posts: 1,332 Member
    If you are going far to low (very high deficit) I think that is not good.

    In my case I was on vacay during memorial weekend and my daughters bday party was this past sunday so double all the calories with cake, flan and jello. YUP I gained 4lbs!!! Im not sweating it I know they will come back off. How am I attacking this situation now??? well my calorie before the damage were set to 1600 calories a day I have lowered them down to 1450 I know I loose at a higher rate at that amount and will continue my usual excersises.
  • ladybug1620
    ladybug1620 Posts: 1,136 Member
    I am not an expert, but I think in this situation, if you listen to your body, and keep the calories healthy and good quality, you will be fine. Eat if your hungry, stop when you are not.
    I'm going with this answer too. As long as you average your goal calories for the week I don't think it will be a problem. Just don't make it a daily habit.
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