Weekly Calorie Counters

I kind of do this.
My non training days are lower cal/carb. Training days are higher cal/carb. One day on a weekend is high high carb - I simply add the carbs I took from the low days and add them on to the high high day. It gives me the opportunity to indulge in a few more decadent things, and relax a bit.

When I started 5:2 intermittent fasting I shifted to a weekly calorie counting. For a shorter woman with a small daily calorie allotment, (me) it made all the difference. Instead of being unsatisfied and hangry 24/7, now I just have to diet two days a week and be more mindful the other five. I can fit occasional treats in my regular days now, and although the weekly calories are pretty much identical to what I was eating before, I’m losing more weight and I almost never feel hungry in my Five normal days a week.

I’ll never go back to a daily allowance/count. That just was too limiting and constantly miserable. I feel ever so much better and happier on a weekly calorie timetable.

I do this. I am currently maintaining at about 2050 per day, during the week days I eat between 1600-1800 a day with a focus on protein and on the weekends I eat between 2500 to 3000. This works well for me and I don’t really get too hungry or anything on my lower cal days, I have a pretty busy/active job and usually only get about 15-20 minutes for lunch no time for snacking or anything so I find I don’t have much of an appetite during the work day. I also workout 5x per week with 2x longer more intense sessions on my higher cal days.
I also used this method when I was losing and found it really helped keep me sane to get those extra treats on the weekends although sometimes I did struggle with the larger deficit/hunger during the week