Should i EAT my calories from the day before?

skyhowl
skyhowl Posts: 206 Member
edited July 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
hey, so i was really busy the last couple of days, and yesterday, i was really tired because i didn't sleep at all so when i got home, i didn't really had anything to eat -except a can of beans (almost 400 calories consumed yesterday total)- because i was so tired and my body needed the rest more than food. i woke up feeling very hungry of course. so should i eat my calories from the day before? i assume i should but i am not sure.

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I'd just eat if I'm hungry, and enjoy the extra deficit if I'm not hungry enough to eat them all.
  • bioklutz
    bioklutz Posts: 1,365 Member
    Yes, you are hungry. Eat back some of those leftover calories today. If it was me I would use the opportunity to have something like cheesecake which is very hard to fit into my daily calorie budget.
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    I wouldn't MAKE myself eat them... but if you find yourself extra hungry today, I don't think it'll hurt anything- your body doesn't have a 24 hour clock that says "Hey, those are YESTERDAY'S calories, so if you eat them today I will make you gain weight!" lol
  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    If you're still hungry after eating your daily allowance of calories, then yes I would eat extra. If you're not hungry then don't and enjoy the knowledge of having a great deficit for that day.
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    If you're hungry, then yes. Even if you're not hungry, maybe just 25% or so. This has happened to me in the past and the next day I felt extremely lethargic and thought I still wasn't hungry. It took me starting the process of eating to realize I actually was hungry but was so tired I couldn't even muster the energy for a proper appetite. Other times I just didn't eat which caused me to be ravenous by the third day.
  • terricherry2
    terricherry2 Posts: 222 Member
    Quite a few people on here do a weekly average rather than daily calories. It still works out to the same weekly deficit overall. So yes, if you're hungry I would eat them. But if you're not then one day being under isn't going to hurt.
  • refuseresist
    refuseresist Posts: 934 Member
    edited July 2016
    Erfw7471 wrote: »
    JamesSmith37 wrote: »
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  • skyhowl
    skyhowl Posts: 206 Member
    Thank you everyone, i guess i will eat my calories for today and if i am still hungry i will probably eat a few of the leftover calories from yesterday :)
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    If you feel like you need them, eat them. Otherwise, if it's just a one-off, let them go.
  • skyhowl
    skyhowl Posts: 206 Member
    PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »
    If you feel like you need them, eat them. Otherwise, if it's just a one-off, let them go.

    yeah, i will probably let it go :D, i am still pretty sleep deprived and i can barely eat my calories for today.

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