erinrjones2

Thanks for both replies. I especially like the not over thinking it point. I am 6ft , 90k (roughly 190lbs). Mfp suggests my maintenance intake would be 2250 kcal so it set me around 1760 for a deficit of 500. It is expecting about a lb a week. First week was fine, we will see how it goes. My plan at this point is to…

Thanks Allison, I like that approach

i dunno, I wasn't so much meaning a specific meal, but maybe a big lunch party, drinks and a fancy dinner. I could try to hit that and report back? no, probably a bad idea...

I get that, I am not talking about beating my self up. I am just wondering if I would expect teh body to capture all the extra kcals and effectively amortize them over the week? That would seem logical but when I wasn't watching at all, i can't say I would directly gain much when I would have days like that. I wasn't…