For those who "bank calories" whats your routine/schedule?

Kimblesnbits13
Kimblesnbits13 Posts: 369 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all! I know many people bank calories for the weekend. Do you have a set way you do this or just randomly eat less on days you're not hungry? I was wondering what your banking routine/schedule looks like. My work days are mon, tues, thurs & fri. Mine goes a little like this:

Mon: usually the lowest of the week around 1400 (depending on how much I overate on the weekend)
Tues: a tiny bit higher maybe around 1400-1600
Wed (usually have the day off work): 1500 to 1700 ish
Thurs: another lower day 1350-1400
Fri: anywhere between 1500-2300 depending if I eat out or not
Sat (off work): 2000-2500 depending if i eat or not
Sun (off work): 2000-2500 depending again lol

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  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Mon - thurs 1600
    Fri 1900-2000
    Sat 2300-2400
    Sun 2000
    Weekly TDEE is approx 13500 cals / 5 ft 2 / active / 47 yrs
    (4 yrs at maintenance.)
  • caroldavison332
    caroldavison332 Posts: 864 Member
    I am withdrawing calories from my age 90s. I don't think that I will live that long so I am spending the calories now.
  • DietPrada
    DietPrada Posts: 1,171 Member
    caroldavison332 wrote: »
    I am withdrawing calories from my age 90s. I don't think that I will live that long so I am spending the calories now.

    Lol. That's like how my mum used to give me a hard time about smoking. Like every cigarette is going to take 5 minutes off my life. I told her sure, but it was 5 minutes off the end, when I'm in a nursing home and I don't know who I am and someone has to change my diaper - so I'm okay with it.

    Don't stress, I gave up smoking 2 years ago :D

  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    I wing it a lot. Been maintaining for years but estimate my TDEE at 1600. I don't count calories.

    Mon is around 1500
    Tue is 1200 (low exercise & activity)
    Wed is 1500
    Thur is 1800
    Fri 1500
    Sat, Sun, 1500-1800 depending on life.

    My undulation is pretty static. Tue low, Thu high.

    Somewhere around 11000-11500 a week, estimated, keeps me in maintenance. I had to work to get my cals even that high as I am old and petite.

    5'1, 63yo, maintaining at 100-105lbs.

    Cheers, h.
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
    I don't have a strict schedule. It's more like I shave a few calories off each day during the week and eat the extras during the weekend. I track my calories weekly.
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