tinkerbellang83 wrote: »

clairehardy77 wrote: »

So glad I've lost this week, getting very grumpy with the whole thing. Upped my exercise but a few treats snuck in (mainly due to being fed up!)
SW (11/04/18) 68.4kg (151lb)
LW 67.7kg (149lbs)
TW 66.1kg (146lbs)
OL 2.3kg (5lbs)(over 3 weeks)
GW 60kg (132lbs)
How do people feel about having a "day off" from logging foods? I've logged since day one on here but Sundays I do very little (only day I don't do formal exercise) and as a result I tend to go over kcals wise...is not logging asking for trouble??? Xxx

Are you perhaps set to too aggressive a deficit? You should be able to fit a few treats in here and there, that's the whole point of a sustainable plan. You're not far off a healthy BMI (or possibly already in one depending on your height) so you should only be expecting to lose around 0.5-1lb per week.

If you already know you're going over that day, being less aware of what you're eating that day probably isn't going to help you in the long run. Why not plan your week accordingly and save a few extra cals here and there during the week (eat a little less across the rest of the week) for a Sunday or make a point of getting out for an extra walk. That said being over a few calories once a week isn't going to make too much difference either unless you're wiping out your whole week's deficit and more.

If you were set to 1lb loss per week that's a deficit of 3500 calories per week, if you stuck with it Monday - Saturday, to (theoretically because it's all estimates) you'd have to eat 4000 calories over your calorie goal to gain a pound. What you might find is that your weight fluctuates upwards for a couple of days after Sunday because you're eating more carbs/sodium than normal and that can cause water retention.