Splurging
KendraMariexO
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So I eat roughly 1,200 calories everyday. But I splurge once a week or so to keep me sane so I don't over do it, today I ate 2,230 calories. Should I be ok? I always stay at my calories mfp has for me? But I wanted my chocolate today and it helps. I go right back to my diet the next day:)
I'm -1,026 ish.... From doing that so I'll say I'm 1,100 to much
I'm -1,026 ish.... From doing that so I'll say I'm 1,100 to much
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I focus on my weekly average more thank my daily goal. As a practical matter that means I "save" calories on some days so I can "spend" them on others (usually in the weekends.)0
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I always eat light during the week so I can splurge on the weekend! Nothing wrong with this approach.0
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Are you eating your exercise calories?
Just curious, because your deficit would be larger than what you selected if your not.
Granted either way it's fine as long as your not exceeding your weekly deficit in that one day. That means you would have to eat to maintenance + eat the deficit from the previous days in the week + a bit more(so huge amount of calories).0 -
Depends on your weight loss goals. If they are conservative you could easily blow most of your weekly progress and have eaten at maintenance for the week. Don't know your stats. At worst you prevented sub .5 lb of weight loss, up to you if that was worth it.0
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How do I average it? How do I know if I have saved calories? I don't know how to do that? Can u explain how that works ? I ate 1,026 I'm neg for today. I have been successful this far I've lost 40 lbs. no I walk at work I'm not sedentary but I did put that. So I make sure I stay where I need to. And it's worked. If I work out my calories sometimes not always in the beginning I did. But now I walk at my job and I eat 1,200 calories
I stand I'll move and stuff. I walk w kids but I don't even put it bc I'm not sedentary but I feel good eating 1,200 I rather be safe then sry sometimes I'll do 1,300 I do lift sometimes. I've cut excersise out a lot c I'm on my feet all day at work I have kids I stay active through just moving and enjoying life. But idk how to see if I have saved cals 0 -
KendraMariexO wrote: »How do I average it? How do I know if I have saved calories? I don't know how to do that? Can u explain how that works ? I ate 1,026 I'm neg for today. I have been successful this far I've lost 40 lbs. no I walk at work I'm not sedentary but I did put that. So I make sure I stay where I need to. And it's worked. If I work out my calories sometimes not always in the beginning I did. But now I walk at my job and I eat 1,200 calories I stand I'll move and stuff. I walk w kids but I don't even put it bc I'm not sedentary but I feel good eating 1,200 I rather be safe then sry sometimes I'll do 1,300 I do lift sometimes. I've cut excersise out a lot c I'm on my feet all day at work I have kids I stay active through just moving and enjoying life. But idk how to see if I have saved cals
How many lbs are you trying to lose per week? You can look at your cals by week if you click around. Chances are you're not going to find an extra 1200 calories banked for the week to splurge that much and reach your weekly goal. However, assuming the rest of your logging is accurate you'll still lose weight assuming that you have some extra cals throughout the week and your goal is greater than .5 lb weekly. A pound is like 3500 cals.0 -
Use the MFP app, the weekly average is in there.1
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KendraMariexO wrote: »Where
Don't you use this to log your calories?0 -
Where do I find that and I have 2 lbs a week, I'm sedentary I'm 5'1 I'm 145 lbs . I'm at 1,200 for cals I'm not sedentary bc I walk at work . But I rather do that.. How do I see what I have for week left0
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If on mobile, go to Nutrition and press on the day view and switch to weekly.0
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KendraMariexO wrote: »Where do I find that and I have 2 lbs a week, I'm sedentary I'm 5'1 I'm 145 lbs . I'm at 1,200 for cals I'm not sedentary bc I walk at work . But I rather do that.. How do I see what I have for week left
I'd not set your goals to 2lbs a week at your size. You needed the splurge.0 -
Lol I work at a dr office so I move a lot where do I look though to see what I have extra?? I don't get what it means I see one that's a large number then another number the. My 1,200 is my goal? Lol . Yes I have went from 185 to 145 lol ! That's why when I splurge Im worried but I feel it's ok?0
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I look at this this way. I burn calories all day bc I stay busy and active. But I don't do gym as much? I did in the beginning when I started my weight loss but not so much I have kids which burns calories but the working I don't sit very much lol. But do I look at net calories or where do I look?0
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On the phone app, click on nutrition then flip over to the weekly setting. Down the bottom it will tell you how many calories under/over for the week.0
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First I recommend going to settings -> weekly nutriotion settings and selecting a week start day instead of rolling 7 day.
Then -> nutrition -> calories -> weekly -> net
To the right side you will see your avg net for the week.
Underneath you will see calories under or over Net goal
If you haven't been logging exercise though the app won't be able to show you what your net avg is.
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Also how much time did it take you to lose the weight? Losing to fast results in lean body mass loss as well as fat.0
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@shadow2soul why do you recommend a start day rather than the rolling 7 days?0
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Christine_72 wrote: »@shadow2soul why do you recommend a start day rather than the rolling 7 days?
It's really 6 of one, half a dozen of the other, but for me it helps me 'budget' better, like if I splurge on a random Wednesday it's easier for me to figure out what I have left for the rest of the week rather than a rolling 7 days that's always changing, which was harder for me to plan around, so I go Monday-Sunday.1 -
It says I'm over 1000.0
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For my avg I'm around 1,300 which I lose weight still for my avg lol:) so all is good everyone0
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Christine_72 wrote: »@shadow2soul why do you recommend a start day rather than the rolling 7 days?
Because I've had it in the past that one day it said I was under 200, so I ate 200 calories more that day and then the next day when I ate to my calorie goal I was now over 200 because the day that was under was no longer in the calculation.1 -
Do I have to look at net calories under or over or total calories under or over? I don't get the map? Plz explain0
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If your not logging exercise the chart won't help much.
Total calorie graph doesn't factor in exercise burns, so it will say I'm over even when my NET is right where it should be.
Net graph takes into account your exercise. However if your not logging any and your activity level is set lower than it actually is, the graph won't do much to help you.
That's why I asked how fast you lost your weight. Knowing that I can figure out your approximate daily deficit.0 -
March I started:)) I was 165 then I'm 145 now0
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Idk how much I burn at work I did workout everyday an hr a day but I have focused on calories and not so much working out bc I have a lot going on j work as a nurse 9 hrs a day. I'm on my feet mostly I don't sit I stand to do work. I have two kids and do stuff but I will lift weights sometimes but I'm so tired when I get home working out lol is out ! But weekends I'm outside all day! I'm off so I do stuff for sure 0
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I'm not sedentary I may not be active active but I don't sit all day lol but I use that to be cations bc I want to make sure I lose I have 25 to go0
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So if you started March 1st, that's 8 wks and an average of 2.5 lbs per week loss. This means you are averaging a 1250 calorie deficit.
That large of a deficit at your weight likely means that you are losing lots of muscle mass as well as fat loss. You could actually eat a bit more on a daily basis, still lose weight, and possibly not feel the need to go 1k calories over your goal on a weekly basis.
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Kendra, you should look into getting a fitbit or similar activity tracker, then sync it with MFP. This will give you a much clearer picture and more data to work with.0
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I am getting an I watch lol I want one) to help
Can u mess me so I can ask u some questions pleaseshadow2soul wrote: »So if you started March 1st, that's 8 wks and an average of 2.5 lbs per week loss. This means you are averaging a 1250 calorie deficit.
That large of a deficit at your weight likely means that you are losing lots of muscle mass as well as fat loss. You could actually eat a bit more on a daily basis, still lose weight, and possibly not feel the need to go 1k calories over your goal on a weekly basis.
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