I overate for two days...will i gain any weight?

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jxxcutt
jxxcutt Posts: 89 Member
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I consumed around 3000 calories yesterday and 3000 calories today. Aside from these two recent outbreaks of eating more than I am supposed to, overall, I was eating around 1400-1500 calories this past week. Am i going to put on weight from eating over 2000 calories these past two days or no? How do i get back on track? Im having a hard time staying full throughout the day, and I am eating very healthy so that is not the problem. If you know any good suggestions or certain foods that will help me stay fuller longer that would be appreciated.

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited July 2016
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    It may make the tiniest of dents in your progress but don't let it derail you. What are your Macro splits. Protein/Fats/Carbs. Tweaking the ratios can be helpful.

    typo
  • Motions28
    Motions28 Posts: 18 Member
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    Cardio to get back calories always helps
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
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    It depends. Don't know what you have your rate of loss os set to, but even if it was for .5 lb/wk, your weekly deficit would be 1750 calories, so assuming your logging is flawless and you were in a deficit the rest of the week, it probably wouldn't cause much of a weight gain, if any at all. If you have set to 1 lb/wk, your weekly deficit is 3500, so you'd still be in a deficit of at least 1500 overall.

    The point is, it helps to think of your calorie deficit over the course of a week, rather than day to day.
  • leahisnotmyname
    leahisnotmyname Posts: 20 Member
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    It depends. Sometimes when I eat more calories I actually end up losing weight. This is because if I have a streak of eating too little calories, my body goes into "starvation mode" and holds on to every little thing I eat. So when I come out of it, and eat more calories, I will actually lose weight because my body isn't holding on to everything anymore. It isn't good to not have enough calories, but it happens sometimes.
  • st476
    st476 Posts: 357 Member
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    MaddiesMommy06 wrote: »
    It depends. Sometimes when I eat more calories I actually end up losing weight. This is because if I have a streak of eating too little calories, my body goes into "starvation mode" and holds on to every little thing I eat. So when I come out of it, and eat more calories, I will actually lose weight because my body isn't holding on to everything anymore. It isn't good to not have enough calories, but it happens sometimes.
    That's a myth and starvation mode doesn't exist
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
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    MaddiesMommy06 wrote: »
    It depends. Sometimes when I eat more calories I actually end up losing weight. This is because if I have a streak of eating too little calories, my body goes into "starvation mode" and holds on to every little thing I eat. So when I come out of it, and eat more calories, I will actually lose weight because my body isn't holding on to everything anymore. It isn't good to not have enough calories, but it happens sometimes.

    This is not correct
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
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    MaddiesMommy06 wrote: »
    It depends. Sometimes when I eat more calories I actually end up losing weight. This is because if I have a streak of eating too little calories, my body goes into "starvation mode" and holds on to every little thing I eat. So when I come out of it, and eat more calories, I will actually lose weight because my body isn't holding on to everything anymore. It isn't good to not have enough calories, but it happens sometimes.

    :anguished:
  • selfepidemic1
    selfepidemic1 Posts: 159 Member
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    Ooooh noooo!!! 2 whole days?!

    Haha no, you'll gain water weight. I broke my diet last weekend and I still have a bit of extra water weight, but if you're just a little stricter its fine. I'm doing an egg fast now to bump my fats up.

  • selfepidemic1
    selfepidemic1 Posts: 159 Member
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    MaddiesMommy06 wrote: »
    It depends. Sometimes when I eat more calories I actually end up losing weight. This is because if I have a streak of eating too little calories, my body goes into "starvation mode" and holds on to every little thing I eat. So when I come out of it, and eat more calories, I will actually lose weight because my body isn't holding on to everything anymore. It isn't good to not have enough calories, but it happens sometimes.

    No offense, but you are entirely wrong. No, your body does not go into starvation mode. This does not exist, unless you're actually starving.

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