Exercise and food

clare4709
clare4709 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
On a couple of occasions this week I have not eaten all my permitted calories. I have exercised and had a left over amount between 500-700 calories on Monday and Tuesday but today Ive eaten 150 over. In the grand scheme of things, should I still lose weight if I eat my permitted amount over the week?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,864 Member
    Yeah...you don't have a midnight reset button or anything. 1 Lb per week is a 3500 calorie deficit over the week. Weight management happens on a continuum.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Yes
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    Sure, lots of successful people here look at their calories on a weekly basis rather than daily.
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    Yes. I track my macro's. My rule of thumb is to hit my protein target daily and save up some carbs and fats for the weekends :smile:
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    clare4709 wrote: »
    On a couple of occasions this week I have not eaten all my permitted calories. I have exercised and had a left over amount between 500-700 calories on Monday and Tuesday but today Ive eaten 150 over. In the grand scheme of things, should I still lose weight if I eat my permitted amount over the week?

    look at your weekly goal, not daily.
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