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Can I eat less for a few days to make up for a cheat day?

Miss_dannii
Miss_dannii Posts: 1,351 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Just wonderin, is it ok to do that? I went over by loads on Paddy's day due to beer, and I wanted to eat less calories for the next few days to make up for that. I've done it before and didn't hit a plateau

xx

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  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Yes.
  • neubauer7
    neubauer7 Posts: 71 Member
    Just wonderin, is it ok to do that? I went over by loads on Paddy's day due to beer, and I wanted to eat less calories for the next few days to make up for that. I've done it before and didn't hit a plateau

    xx

    I have done this. It helps me get back to my pre-overload weight. :wink:
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    Yep, as long as you average out at end of week that's what counts.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Yes, just dial it back a bit for a few days.
  • oouurr__aayylleeyycan
    oouurr__aayylleeyycan Posts: 149
    Yep, or at least that's what I do anyway!! Your calories are worked out weekly not daily, so as long as you're within your target weekly calorie intake I think you should be fine xx
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Yes, of course.
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