Does "banking" calories work?

WeaTheRgrlx0x
WeaTheRgrlx0x Posts: 48 Member
edited November 13 in Health and Weight Loss
Can I save about 100 calories a day and exercise calories leading up to an event where I know I'll eat a little extra? Does it work? Thanks!
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  • WeaTheRgrlx0x
    WeaTheRgrlx0x Posts: 48 Member
    Cool, thanks avskk! It makes sense, you save a few calories here and there for later!:)
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Yes
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Yes of course. How do you think people who have never had much trouble with weight maintenance have done it naturally?
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    Yes, your body doesn't reset at midnight or on Monday :smile:
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Yepp I do it all the time
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Was under for the last 3 of 4 days knowing I was going out for a big meal last night. It will all balance out.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Why wouldn't it...we count daily, but our body's count continuously...you don't reset at midnight every day.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,165 Member
    It does work. The biggest problem I have with banking calories is that sometimes I don't "use" the banked calories. It wasn't a problem really when I was at a deficit, but now that I am in maintenance I am still losing so I try not to bank more than 50 per day.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Adding my agreement to all of the above.
  • crzycatlady1
    crzycatlady1 Posts: 1,930 Member
    Yes, and it's a great strategy to make this whole thing sustainable for the long term.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    I do it all the time!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,230 Member
    80lbs down from eating lower during the week and higher on weekends.
  • LizzyJW55
    LizzyJW55 Posts: 2 Member
    Yes it does, try setting a weekly calorie goal and plan your days according to what you are doing during the week, it's the total at the end of the week that matters. In fact, it's been proven that it's better to have some higher calorie days while dieting to stop the body from going into starvation mode and slowing down metabolism. Best of luck :-))
  • sstini55
    sstini55 Posts: 36 Member
    Someone said your body doesn't reset at midnight or Monday, but by doing this you are assuming it resets weekly??? That doesn't make sense.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Works for me. I do this every week.
  • lalee115
    lalee115 Posts: 185 Member
    This excites me, as I went over yesterday but had "leftovers" from the week.
  • JSaus13
    JSaus13 Posts: 124 Member
    It's not working for me now. I used to think that it did.
  • pasunejeunefille
    pasunejeunefille Posts: 4 Member
    Is there a way to bank calories using the mfp app.? Or does everyone just compute them manually?
  • Intentional_Me
    Intentional_Me Posts: 336 Member
    I'm also wondering if there is a way to view your week as a whole. I use android app but would hop on the computer if viewing weekly is possible .
  • Intentional_Me
    Intentional_Me Posts: 336 Member
    edited November 2016
    I really should start banking too but I'm set to 1200 a day for 10 more pounds so I hate the idea of getting to eat even less some days. Maybe I should just cut 100 6 days a week so I have an extra 600 to play with on Sat or something. Plus I could add more with working out
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    edited November 2016
    Intentional_Me wrote: »
    I'm also wondering if there is a way to view your week as a whole. I use android app but would hop on the computer if viewing weekly is possible .
    I use an iPhone and can view my last 7 day info by scrolling all the way down to the bottom of my diary and click 'nutrition'.

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