Possibly a dumb question?

angkev2560
angkev2560 Posts: 36
edited October 1 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok this may seem like a dumb question...but here it goes anyway. I was over on my calories yesterday.....300 calories over (eeeek I know), today I am doing really well....with food and exercise. I still have a little over 400 calories left....so should I call it a day and not consume those calories because I went over my calorie goal yesterday? Seems logical no?

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  • Lauren38570
    Lauren38570 Posts: 239
    well if your hungry i'd eat them just on good healthy stuff if possible , hope that helps
  • angel79202
    angel79202 Posts: 1,012 Member
    if ur hungry i would eat,,,you don't want your body to go into starvation mode like mine has..trust me it sucks!
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Some people purposely change the amount of calories they eat every day. If you average out to the right amount of calories, that is fine.
  • sweetiebelle
    sweetiebelle Posts: 332 Member
    Whatever happened yesterday is in the past. If your not hungry don’t eat. If you want a snack eat it! Mybe some almonds?
  • basschick
    basschick Posts: 3,502 Member
    I try to never eat under 1200 calories net. If you're under that, you should probably eat back some calories. If not, I wouldn't think being under 400 for 1 day would hurt, unless you get really hungry later.
  • Hanna82
    Hanna82 Posts: 138 Member
    When I hit a plateau I would do that. Go over one day and then stay under the next which would spike my metabolism. It was very effective. So if you feel comfortable doing that then I would say go right ahead. It's safe.
  • FoamyRiver
    FoamyRiver Posts: 276 Member
    I agree with everyone else...if you're hungry go ahead and eat. Otherwise, leave them be. Yesterday I struggled to stay below my calories. But today I've only eaten 1100 calories and I burned over 200 calories working out so I'm only netting over 800 calories for the day. I don't do this very often so I doubt I'll go into starvation mode but instead I figure it will all work itself out.
  • angkev2560
    angkev2560 Posts: 36
    very helpful! Thanks folks! Not hungry yet...just finished supper. I guess I was really just wondering if I could have a snack later hahaha No but really, I wanted to be mindful of my weekly calories and exercise.
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