Wot do u guys do if u go over ur calorie intake for the day?

sarahlovesfood25
sarahlovesfood25 Posts: 408 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
wondering if u just start fresh the day after or workout that day to burn the extra calories off?

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  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Just move on, I've normally been down that much in the past week any way.

  • ronjsteele1
    ronjsteele1 Posts: 1,064 Member
    Log it all and move on. Maybe balance things for the rest of the week but for the most part just start fresh.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Unless I've already planned for it by eating less in the days leading up to it, I just move on
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  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Log it and move on.
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
    One thing I don't do is allow myself to feel guilty.
  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    It's life
    Ignore it then be 100%
    Or
    Cut back
  • Strudders67
    Strudders67 Posts: 989 Member
    I don't worry about it, at all - I enjoyed eating / drinking whatever I had. Every few days I use the app on my phone to check my weekly Net Average. If that's at (or close to) Goal, I'm happy. Some days I eat more, some days I eat less, some days I do a lot of exercise, some days I do none. As long as I'm generally eating less than I was and am below my maintenance figure then I'll lose weight, even if it's not as much or as quickly as I'd like.
  • Stella3838
    Stella3838 Posts: 439 Member
    I track a weekly deficit, so one high day can usually be balanced out for me. As someone else said, I also plan the high days in my week when I can and eat a little less per day leading up to it.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Stella3838 wrote: »
    I track a weekly deficit, so one high day can usually be balanced out for me. As someone else said, I also plan the high days in my week when I can and eat a little less per day leading up to it.

    ^^This. I look more at the week then the day, so I would either plan ahead for it or make up for it. Except yesterday and today I know I'm over, didn't plan for it and am not going to make it up. I need a couple of maintenance days.
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    sarahbums wrote: »
    if it's early in the day and I've spent all my calories for one day, sometimes I just "borrow" the extra calories from the next day. Maybe not the healthiest thing for me to do, but it helps me stick to my weekly goal.

    I do that too. Especially on Fridays, because I sleep in Saturday and Sunday and don't really have breakfast. Easy to borrow those calories. :D
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    If it's a one off then don't dwell on it. If it becomes frequent or excessive then it's time to work out why it's happening and how you are going to prevent it.

    Personally if I go a bit overboard, I slightly reduce calories the next day or exercise a bit more. BUT I make sure this doesn't affect my life!!
  • Duchy82
    Duchy82 Posts: 560 Member
    I went over my goal today by 259 calories I acknowledge that I will probably lose less this week as it's not the first time this week (I've been hungry!) probably 0.5lb instead of a lb. Tomorrow I will try and stay within my calories again. I don't get upset about it, I don't tend to compensate by exercising or by eating less as the latter usually gets me into a vicious cycle of eating over calories and then trying to compensate so i don't bother. I'm not in a rush.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,043 Member
    If I still have time, I may do extra physical activity to help offset some of it. If not, then I chaulk it up to a day not on track. Then continue the next day.

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  • heiliskrimsli
    heiliskrimsli Posts: 735 Member
    I plan ahead for some stuff but if it was an unforeseen thing I just move on and don't dwell. Over the course of a week it usually sorts itself out.
  • MaddMaestro
    MaddMaestro Posts: 405 Member
    I either exercise or leave it be.
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    Log it and move on.

    Most people here including me have been counting for a very long time. Years, everyday. Eating over is BOUND to happen and more than once. All you do is log and move on.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,739 Member
    Unless I plan to go over ... I don't go over.

    Prelogging helps a lot with that, as does having a plan to include life (and in my case, long distance cycling) events.
  • StargazingGirl
    StargazingGirl Posts: 31 Member
    High and low days happen occasionally. That is life, so be it.
    It's what we do consistently that pays off.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,689 Member
    +1 to the idea that the majority of our days contribute to the majority of our progress: Log it and go on.

    I plan ahead for known events sometimes by doing a modest cut for a few days beforehand, planning in a bit of extra exercise over a few days ahead, or eating more lightly on the day of an event. The only time I add an extra workout after is if it sounds fun to me to do so, and I pretty much never cut calories on days after - eating is not a sin that requires retribution, and it's easy to get into a restrict & binge cycle that way besides.
  • Susieq_1994
    Susieq_1994 Posts: 5,361 Member
    I try to do better the next day. One day isn't going to make or break my weight loss, and having an extreme view of "I ate over, I failed today!" always ends up in me shoveling MORE food in my face because "today is ruined anyway and I might as well start over tomorrow." instead of my current attitude of "Oh well, I'm over my calories, but I'm nice and full and I enjoyed that food. We'll call it a day and tomorrow will be better."
  • sarahlovesfood25
    sarahlovesfood25 Posts: 408 Member
    edited March 2017
    Thank u to everyone of u for ur advice i appreciate it
  • staticsplit
    staticsplit Posts: 538 Member
    Leave it alone, unless it's earlyish in the day and I have lots of energy, in which case I'll ride the exercise bike while watching TV or go for a run if I don't feel too bloated.
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