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Can I eat back my calories from yesterday?

AshFace22
AshFace22 Posts: 25 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hello all! I'm going to keep this short and sweet. Would it be a wise decision to eat back the calories you burned yesterday if you're feeling a bit more peckish the next? For example- according to my fitbit tracker, I burned 2700 calories yesterday, but only at 1900. If I wanted to go a few calories over my maintenance the next day, would that hinder anything? (My maintenance is around 2050 calories a day. it might be a little lower since today I am taking a break from any and all exercise)

Any answers would be greatly appreciated!

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    edited March 2018
    It's absolutely fine. If you're a daily weigher, you might see a temporary small weight gain from just having more food in your body or eating more carbohydrates, but it won't stall your actual weight loss progress.

    I "cycle" my calories this way all the time (saving calories for the weekend, eating them the next day, etc).
  • triciale555
    triciale555 Posts: 57 Member
    It’s a deficit of 3,500 calories to loose a lb - I generally look at what I’ve done for a week vs a day
    So to answer directly, no, it won’t effect going a little over the next day
    Hope this helps
  • Ebony_Kitty
    Ebony_Kitty Posts: 41 Member
    I always eat by week vs by day.
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,235 Member
    I average my calories weekly and I'm down 130 lbs.
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