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Balancing calories...

dgribb11
dgribb11 Posts: 11
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
The other day I was over my calories by about 100cals but by the time I got home I was shattered and it was too late to really start any exercise to burn it off. The next day I was about 100cals under.

Just wanting to know everyone's opinions on balancing calories. Do you think it balances out if you aren't over for the week?

I'm not talking about not eating for two days so you can pig out one or anything like that, just if you are over or under by a wee bit throughout the week.

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  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I keep an excel spreadsheet and pay more attention to my weekly average than daily totals.

    And 100 calories doesn't mean a thing . Don't beat yourself up.
  • cm2two
    cm2two Posts: 194
    i dont think 100 calories means squat...dont obsess like that...its not good for you and will only make you go mental (i know from experience)
  • Edestiny7
    Edestiny7 Posts: 730 Member
    When I can not eat all of my exercise calories on one day, I eat them the next day, or over the next couple of days. It all balances out. Because I am on maintenance, if I do not eat them back, I lose more weight, which I can not afford to do.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Yes, I do think it balances out. At least is has for me.
  • pinktoesjb
    pinktoesjb Posts: 302 Member
    you can balance it out over time but I heard that you should never carry over for more than a week if that makes sense.

    But worry about it when it's a 500 calorie difference, not just a hundred!
  • quitmakingexcuses
    quitmakingexcuses Posts: 906 Member
    I've heard of people zig-zagging calories to end up with a weekly anverage, i.e. eating 1700 one day, 1200 the next, etc. so it balances to say 1500 for the week. 100 cals is definitely no big deal!
  • crozierb
    crozierb Posts: 61 Member
    I think it does balance out, and remember that if even if you are "over" 100 calories, it does not mean you actually ate more than you burned that day- you're still about 400 cals under because of the way MFP is set up for you to lose.
  • lp0007
    lp0007 Posts: 125 Member
    When I can not eat all of my exercise calories on one day, I eat them the next day, or over the next couple of days. It all balances out. Because I am on maintenance, if I do not eat them back, I lose more weight, which I can not afford to do.

    I do this too. I concentrate on my weekly goal and don't worry too much on a daily basis.
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