Calorie Counting

deezhd67 · July 2019

I am wondering, if you go over your daily calories, should you try to do less calories over a couple of days to still come out with the goal per week or just let a bad day go and stick to the daily amount. Ex...1200 per day for 8400 per week. 1420 on one day, should you try to eliminate 220 calories over the next few days to still end up at 8400 for the week?

betsymoomoo · July 2019

If I eat that little, I know I will have a cheat day. It's really not a lot of food for myself. But personally I would never go below 1200 so I think I would just take that day as a needed extra, or try to do a little extra walking that day.

LyndaBSS · July 2019

Personally, I just stick with my plan the next day and going forward. Otherwise, I'd be stressed.

kimny72 · July 2019

It's really up to you. One bad day is just going to slow you down a little, so you don't "have" to make up for it. But lots of folks go by their weekly calories, not daily, so some days they eat more and some days less. The key is to see if the lower days are a problem for you. If eating lower on subsequent days causes fatigue or cravings, it can backfire! That's only a problem for some people though, so you just need to play around with it and see what works for you. The key is over the course of weeks and months averaging out to a reasonable deficit and doing so as painlessly as possible. :drinker:

kami3006 · July 2019

If it's the occasional thing, then log it and move on.

There are many of us that follow a weekly calorie goal, so I intentionally have higher and lower days. There needs to be balance though. Over-restricting can lead to binging, so it's good to not swing too low. I usually have days that are 200ish under and then some that are 200ish over.

NovusDies · July 2019

deezhd67 wrote: »

I am wondering, if you go over your daily calories, should you try to do less calories over a couple of days to still come out with the goal per week or just let a bad day go and stick to the daily amount. Ex...1200 per day for 8400 per week. 1420 on one day, should you try to eliminate 220 calories over the next few days to still end up at 8400 for the week?

I just write it off. Typically if I go over I do not go over enough to stop losing weight unless I am eating more intentionally. I can accept that some days I will lose a little less than others.

How much are you trying to lose each week?

deezhd67 · July 2019

I'm shooting for 1-2 lbs per week. I just started this plan last week and I did lose 2 lbs. Thank you for all of the info. I'm just going to write it off and move forward each day

NovusDies · July 2019

1 - 2 pounds per week is a 500 - 1000 calorie deficit. Going over 220 means you you still lost weight if you are logging accurately.

If you just started give yourself plenty of grace for a few weeks until you get things down better. I would imagine most of us made mistakes in the early days (I did) and it also take a little time to get your hunger under control. If you have a day where you made a mistake and went over just treat it like a learning experience.

Good luck.

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