s1mc7
06-22-2006, 02:27 AM
OKay here's are my questions...
If you go over your calorie level for the day, can you make up for that by eating less the next day??
for example: if you're on a 1500 calorie diet and eat 1700 one day..can you cut those extra 200 calories out by eating 1300 the next day?
and..
Does it matter if you have a calorie deficit for the day, or the week, or what??
so say i only burn 1800 calories a day and i eat 2000 instead..that's a calorie surplus..but if i end up a deficit for the entire week, does that work??
does that all make sense?? lol
thanks guys!
If you go over your calorie level for the day, can you make up for that by eating less the next day??
for example: if you're on a 1500 calorie diet and eat 1700 one day..can you cut those extra 200 calories out by eating 1300 the next day?
and..
Does it matter if you have a calorie deficit for the day, or the week, or what??
so say i only burn 1800 calories a day and i eat 2000 instead..that's a calorie surplus..but if i end up a deficit for the entire week, does that work??
does that all make sense?? lol
thanks guys!
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bluejbirdie
06-22-2006, 04:49 AM
Yup Its a Deficit over time that Matters... Be it a Day, a week, a month, or a year.
if you have a calorie deficit of 35000 calories for the month then Theoritically you will have lost 10 lbs of fat.
I say theoretically because you never really know what your deficit is, you can only estimate.
if you have a calorie deficit of 35000 calories for the month then Theoritically you will have lost 10 lbs of fat.
I say theoretically because you never really know what your deficit is, you can only estimate.
betterkas
06-22-2006, 10:17 AM
I do this. (I believe it was Birdie who gave me the advice in the first place!)
I try to count by a week. This way, I don't feel bad on the weekends when i tend to splurge quite a bit. I'm very strict during the week, and on the weekends I still count calories, but let myself eat a lot more. I never thought this would work, but it does. I'm kind-of on maintenace, but I've still been LOSING a little weight eating this way. (And I upped my calories quite a bit to decrease the deficit I had during weight loss).
So yes, you CAN do it, as long as you try to stay as accurate as you can.
I try to count by a week. This way, I don't feel bad on the weekends when i tend to splurge quite a bit. I'm very strict during the week, and on the weekends I still count calories, but let myself eat a lot more. I never thought this would work, but it does. I'm kind-of on maintenace, but I've still been LOSING a little weight eating this way. (And I upped my calories quite a bit to decrease the deficit I had during weight loss).
So yes, you CAN do it, as long as you try to stay as accurate as you can.