600 calories once a week

ieva015
ieva015 Posts: 93 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
i was wondering could i stay waay beyond my calorie goal once or maybe twice in a week?
for example, i have binged today, so could i eat only 600 calories tomorrow in order to still lose that one pound i'm aiming to lose a week?
or just to speed up the weight loss? i don't think that one day can do a lot of damage. am i wrong?

thanks :)

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  • PunkRockDad
    PunkRockDad Posts: 76
    One day will not make a difference in the least bit. As long as you are meeting your goals on a weekly basis, I wouldn't worry too much about it.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Look up Zig-Zagging


    Way back in the day this was called the "Rotation" diet.
  • TinkrBelz
    TinkrBelz Posts: 866 Member
    I actually cheat once a week. It is on Friday. I eat whatever I have been craving that week. I say start fresh tomorrow and not worry about today. And then maybe always pick a cheat day, and maybe that will help you to not binge during the week.
  • deniseearheart
    deniseearheart Posts: 919 Member
    I was amazed last night had a friend over and we drank about 6 beers each and I also ate oreo cookies yesterday and went over on calories by about 300 ... I woke up weighing 2 pounds less.. I don't understand!!!!!
  • ieva015
    ieva015 Posts: 93 Member
    I was amazed last night had a friend over and we drank about 6 beers each and I also ate oreo cookies yesterday and went over on calories by about 300 ... I woke up weighing 2 pounds less.. I don't understand!!!!!

    omg :OO
  • SheIsElusive
    SheIsElusive Posts: 26
    I feel like every time i drink the night before, that I always lose a pound or two the next day also... its so weird...
  • llahairdna
    llahairdna Posts: 502 Member
    I was amazed last night had a friend over and we drank about 6 beers each and I also ate oreo cookies yesterday and went over on calories by about 300 ... I woke up weighing 2 pounds less.. I don't understand!!!!!

    I want THIS diet.
  • TisMee76
    TisMee76 Posts: 67 Member
    I have read on here that going all out once a week gives your metabolism a shake up.

    Too scared to try it though!
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    I do something similar to this, but not as drastic. I basically just try to concentrate on my weekly calorie goals rather than my daily. So most days I end up a bit under, and then some days I go over a little. It's called zig-zagging, as someone mentioned. As long as I'm staying under my weekly net goal, I'm happy and I keep losing consistently!

    Only 600 calories in a day is a bit harsh, though. Just once will be fine, but try not to make a habit of eating so many calories one day and so few the next!
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    Have you ever heard of zig zagging your calories? I used to do it when I was trying to lose weight.

    Here's an explanation of what that is:
    http://www.rippednaturally.com/zig-zag-diet.html

    And here's a calculator to tell you how much you should eat:
    http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm
  • sjackson1717
    sjackson1717 Posts: 94 Member
    I was amazed last night had a friend over and we drank about 6 beers each and I also ate oreo cookies yesterday and went over on calories by about 300 ... I woke up weighing 2 pounds less.. I don't understand!!!!!

    Maybe you're Dehydrated from all of the beer?
  • beccala18
    beccala18 Posts: 293 Member
    A lot of times the weight lost after drinking is just dehydration.

    To the OP, going that low one day isn't going to hurt you in the long run, unless it sets you up for a cycle of binge then undereat which would be a serious issue. Otherwise, you could also just lower your calories by a couple of hundred over the next few days (eating the rest of the calories healthily) to make up for it. Or exercise an extra couple of hundred calories to balance it all out.
  • PunkRockDad
    PunkRockDad Posts: 76
    I was amazed last night had a friend over and we drank about 6 beers each and I also ate oreo cookies yesterday and went over on calories by about 300 ... I woke up weighing 2 pounds less.. I don't understand!!!!!

    If you did not drink any water that day, it is likely that you lost 2 lbs. due to dehydration. Alcohol dehydrates us inside.
  • ChubbyStudent25
    ChubbyStudent25 Posts: 74
    You lose weight after a night of drinking because alcohol dehydrates you. It's just water weight.
  • JoeyTajzai
    JoeyTajzai Posts: 1,198 Member
    Having one cheat meal a week is very important. It's actually said that you should have about 3100 Calories once a week, this helps reset your metabolism, so when you cut, you lose weight much faster
  • cadaverousbones
    cadaverousbones Posts: 421 Member
    I would say it is probably better to exercise to lose the extra calories than to starve yourself. When you eat very few calories your body goes into starvation mode. You should just add an extra workout today like 30 minutes of cardio, and extra tomorrow.
  • ieva015
    ieva015 Posts: 93 Member
    Have you ever heard of zig zagging your calories? I used to do it when I was trying to lose weight.

    Here's an explanation of what that is:
    http://www.rippednaturally.com/zig-zag-diet.html

    And here's a calculator to tell you how much you should eat:
    http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

    thanks a lot for those links, definitely going to try it now! :)
  • lionwes59
    lionwes59 Posts: 11
    dehydration from the alcohol.
  • ctriston
    ctriston Posts: 71 Member
    I stayed the same weight for two weeks, eating 1200 then excersing fo the extra...
    but then I had a day where I had chinese and half a bottle of wine, way over cals...
    next day 1 lb up, prob water weight, next day 1 lb less, now back to mfp and losing steadily again...

    think your body needs a shake up, reasurance that more food is available, so the shake up works for me, I don;t do it weekly though, every few weeks which fits in with events...
  • Chrisgarcia1287
    Chrisgarcia1287 Posts: 38
    i was wondering could i stay waay beyond my calorie goal once or maybe twice in a week?
    for example, i have binged today, so could i eat only 600 calories tomorrow in order to still lose that one pound i'm aiming to lose a week?
    or just to speed up the weight loss? i don't think that one day can do a lot of damage. am i wrong?

    thanks :)

    Personally i wouldn't recommend it. Your body needs fuel. Even on your "off" days. Your supposed to eat about the same amount of calories you normally would. Maybe a little less since your not working out.

    Your body alone is burning calories throughout the day. But just doing your everyday schedule, sitting, standing, walking, and sleeping. You will have burned over 600 calories. (example: a person at 115 pounds can burn up to 300 or so calories while sleeping.)
  • gottolosethisfat
    gottolosethisfat Posts: 40
    I did the paleo diet for a month. I did really well dropping 10 pounds then I put weight on and then couldnt shift it. I was so annoyed so I had about 5 takeaways, didnt put any weight on! I then decided to do the zig zag diet I lost 4lbs in the first week this was a mixture of healthy food and also having a chinese within my calories allowed! I would really recommend this.
  • ieva015
    ieva015 Posts: 93 Member
    I did the paleo diet for a month. I did really well dropping 10 pounds then I put weight on and then couldnt shift it. I was so annoyed so I had about 5 takeaways, didnt put any weight on! I then decided to do the zig zag diet I lost 4lbs in the first week this was a mixture of healthy food and also having a chinese within my calories allowed! I would really recommend this.

    thank you!!! :) how many calories did you ate being on zig zag diet? :) well done!
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    If you are already pretty lean you could zig zag your diet having higher days when working out and lower days when at rest.
  • Balice57
    Balice57 Posts: 125
    You need to eat a minimum of 1,200 calories a day - never 600! Your body needs a certain amount of calories just to keep your organs working. I'm doing the spike diet, modified a bit - for me (with 60 pounds to lose) I'm eating 3 days a week at 1,200 calories, 3 days a week at 1,500 calories and one day a week at about 2,500 calories - basically whatever I want to eat. The diet would have me eating 3,000 calories on the spike day, but even I can't eat that much. I'm trying to get away from that stuffed feeling. I'll see how this goes, and adjust accordingly.
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    You need to eat a minimum of 1,200 calories a day - never 600! Your body needs a certain amount of calories just to keep your organs working. I'm doing the spike diet, modified a bit - for me (with 60 pounds to lose) I'm eating 3 days a week at 1,200 calories, 3 days a week at 1,500 calories and one day a week at about 2,500 calories - basically whatever I want to eat. The diet would have me eating 3,000 calories on the spike day, but even I can't eat that much. I'm trying to get away from that stuffed feeling. I'll see how this goes, and adjust accordingly.

    Did it work?
  • justjenny
    justjenny Posts: 529 Member
    bump
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