Make up for going over daily calories???

Great question! I have a WW background, too, and I'd love to know the answer or suggestions for your question!

Sure -- you can manage your calories weekly if you like. However, I find it works best to reconcile within 24 hours. It's not the best idea to starve all week so you can load up on Saturday night -- your body tends to yo yo and actually gain a bit after every binge bc it's been used to fewer calories for the most part.

It is however, actually a good idea to eat a bit extra before your workout -- athletes always eat extra in the days before their event to store glycogen. That way they have plenty of energy to perform during the event.

blessings.

Happens to me once every week or two. I just shrug my shoulders and try to be better tomorrow. Keep in mind that your calorie goal has whatever weight loss goal you have built into it. 3500 calories for 1 pound. If you have a weight loss goal of 1 pound per week, your calorie goal has you at a 500 calorie per day deficit. Going over by 100 or 300 calories in any given day only means you are temporarily slowing down your weight loss. You can try to self correct by going under goal, but you really don't want to be confusing your body by making it yo-yo even more than natural. Remember that everything in your body is based off hormones and chemical reactions, keeping those as balanced as possible will keep results moving along.

I fast the day after. But I don't recommend doing that because you might end up binging the day after the fast.

I wouldn't try to make up for all of them at once. Instead, try to spread it out over a few days. For example, if you're over by 200 one day, try to be under by 50 for the next 4 days. That way you're not going up and down at extremes. Weight watchers is formulated the way it is for a reason: because your body doesn't respond immediately to anything. Consistency is best, and large deficits to make up for overages will not help you in the long run. Even the MFP mobile app shows your average for the week, and as long as you're at your weekly goal then you'll still be losing the weight you want to lose, regardless of whether one day is over.

I fast the day after. But I don't recommend doing that because you might end up binging the day after the fast.

DONT do this - sorry but it's the beginnings of an ED. And before anyone jumps in to say I don't know what Im talking about, I am a recovering EDNOS sufferer and that's pretty much how my ED started, compensatory behaviour for a binge. It's not a healthy way to eat. Yes, some people fast intermittedly and if that works for them, that's fine. I just don't think it's a healthy habit to get into.

To the OP, I also have a WW background and I must admit, that's what I do. For example, I went over my weekly cals last week by 991cals (eeeeeeek!) So this week, I didn't eat back my exercise cals back for a couple of days to cancel the overeat out. Like an earlier poster said, your body doesn't reset itself every 24 hours but to me, it makes sense if you've gone over to make up for it. I wouldn't recommend you make a habit of it but I will say, those couple of days worth of workout cals do make a difference. Or at least, it works for me, even if it's only a sort of placebo effect! x

I really wouldn't stress going over by 200 calories, especially considering that MFP already gives you a caloric deficit. Also, just look at your calories for the week, that's more important than your daily calorie goal in my opinion.