Banking calories?

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st476
st476 Posts: 357 Member
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So I'm banking calories this week (600 yesterday, 1500 today, 900 tomorrow, 1500 Wednesday, 900 Thursday, 1800 Friday, 1200 Saturday) anyways, it averages out to be 1200 calories a day if I'm looking at Sunday-Saturday

But if I look at Tuesday-Monday my calories average out to be like 1300 a day (since I don't eat 1200 everyday and have some high calorie and some low calorie days)

My body obviously doesn't just reset itself at the end of every week so I can start new, so I'm confused how that works.

I know I might be thinking too deep into it lol

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  • AnthonyX150X
    AnthonyX150X Posts: 293 Member
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    Why don't you just stick to 1200-1300 calories if that is your calorie goal? Why mix things up?
  • st476
    st476 Posts: 357 Member
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    AnthonyX150X wrote: »
    Why don't you just stick to 1200-1300 calories if that is your calorie goal? Why mix things up?
    Because you can't get much out of 1200 calories a day but you can get a lot out of 1500-1800 so I just prefer it. It's kind of like intermittent fasting I guess
  • AnthonyX150X
    AnthonyX150X Posts: 293 Member
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    Oh ok, I understand the intermittent fasting aspect of it considering how that works for many people. So if this is what you prefer I would just stick to it.
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
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    Some people stick to the same calories daily and some bank calories for another day. The body does not reset itself daily so maybe just do whatever works for you. I often bank during the week and it hasn't affected my weight loss.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
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    I'm not sure I follow, but I think there is something wrong with your math somewhere.

    If those 7 days average out to 1200 cals, it doesn't matter what order you do them in... the average will always be the same.

    Sunday: 600
    Monday: 1500
    Tuesday: 900
    Wednesday: 1500
    Thursday: 900
    Friday: 1800
    Saturday: 1200
    total -- 8400
    average -- 1200

    Tuesday: 900
    Wednesday: 1500
    Thursday: 900
    Friday: 1800
    Saturday: 1200
    Sunday: 600
    Monday: 1500
    total -- 8400
    average -- 1200

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