How many days?

le6676
le6676 Posts: 30 Member
edited September 30 in Health and Weight Loss
How many days of going over your calorie limit would it take you to gain physical weight ?

I've gone over today and yesterday and the day before by far, I don't want this slip up to make me gain weight! :O

Thanks

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  • Amo_Angelus
    Amo_Angelus Posts: 604 Member
    How much over and how much of a defecit do you have your calorie goal set up as?
  • meli_medina
    meli_medina Posts: 594 Member
    You would have to eat 3500 extra calories in addition to your deficit in order to gain one pound. If you have your account set up to a 500-calorie deficit, you would have to eat 1,000 extra calories for 7 days straight to gain a pound.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    There's something to be said for hittin' the treadmill if you think you've gone over and trying to help off-set it in the coming days.

    However, you're gorgeous and don't look like you need to sweat it :)
  • le6676
    le6676 Posts: 30 Member
    okk thankyou.

    i am supposed to be eating around 2000 calories a day in order to stay the same weight as i am now

    to loose i should be eating about 1200 but today and yesterday i have been eating about 2500 or so
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    How many days of going over your calorie limit would it take you to gain physical weight ?

    I've gone over today and yesterday and the day before by far, I don't want this slip up to make me gain weight! :O

    Thanks

    It depends, you may not gain anything by going over everyday, your loss will just be slower. If you are on a 1 lb/week goal you are in a caloric deficit, so you will still lose weight even eating 450 cals more than your goal, but it will be quite slow.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    okk thankyou.

    i am supposed to be eating around 2000 calories a day in order to stay the same weight as i am now

    to loose i should be eating about 1200 but today and yesterday i have been eating about 2500 or so

    If this is the case you should expect to see an average gain of 0.143 lb/day is you are over maintenance calories after taking into account exercise. So if your maintenance is 2000 and you eat 2500, but burn 400 from exercise you will only be 100 cals over maintenance as your new maintenance after taking into account exercise would be 2400 (2000+400)
  • le6676
    le6676 Posts: 30 Member
    rightt, so would i be gaining weight at all from the last 3 days of going over?
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    rightt, so would i be gaining weight at all from the last 3 days of going over?

    You should have gained 0.43 lbs in 3 days as 500 cals * 3 days /3500 cals = a gain of 0.43 lbs, that being said there could be a timing delay or eating more may have increased your metabolism, but the math says you should have gained.
  • le6676
    le6676 Posts: 30 Member
    ok.. crap lol
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