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Can I eat back the calories I didn't eat throughout the week?

weight3049
weight3049 Posts: 72 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Seems everyday I have calories left over. If I total those up and eat them back on my "cheat day" would that be ok/safe?

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  • harper16
    harper16 Posts: 2,564 Member
    Yes.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,986 Member
    It's called calorie banking and yes, it's fine to do that. I think quite a few people here do that :smile:
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    I like doing that! It's why I use a spreadsheet to keep track so I don't have to go and total them all up.
  • Strudders67
    Strudders67 Posts: 989 Member
    If you use the app on your phone, click the Nutrition button at the bottom of the Diary page. In there, you can see your net average for the week. A lot of us use that and aim to be on target per week rather than daily.
  • weight3049
    weight3049 Posts: 72 Member
    VeryKatie wrote: »
    I like doing that! It's why I use a spreadsheet to keep track so I don't have to go and total them all up.

    Exactly what I'm doing now! :)
    Strudders67 wrote: »
    If you use the app on your phone, click the Nutrition button at the bottom of the Diary page. In there, you can see your net average for the week. A lot of us use that and aim to be on target per week rather than daily.

    Wow, no idea this was a feature. Thanks.
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