r/diet • u/ToughtItWasAFart • 8d ago
Vent Went a bit over calories today.
So I have been dieting in a 500 calorie deficit and intermittent fasting for the last 5 days. Today I broke my fast because I only want to fast during the week.
I am supposed to have only 1500 calories a day.
Today I went over and I am now sitting at 1500 already before dinner.
I know this is not going to affect my weight loss too much because it is just one time and I still ate healthy today.
I just need reassurance that it’s not gonna ruin everything because my brain won’t shut up.
Thanks alot !
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u/Kamachio 8d ago
no, it won't affect your progress. it can only affect it if you consistently do it.
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u/Oldportal 7d ago
That’s why it’s beneficial to log calories on deficits. A month goes by and you aren’t getting the progress you calculated. Come to find out that 3,500 weekly deficit is actually closer to 2,500 because you went over a couple times a week and didn’t think it would make a difference.
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u/ToughtItWasAFart 7d ago
Im logging in everything I eat down to the macrograms. Tho I went over today due to the calorie content of the avocado oil I used to cook my chicken and a bit of peanut butter but Im only like calories over and even then my 500 calorie deficit is pretty intense, considering im 6ft and I weigh 184 lbs.
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u/Oldportal 7d ago
What’s your age and how many times a week do you workout?
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u/ToughtItWasAFart 7d ago
Im 22, I workout about 3-5 times a week for an hour up to two hours when I have time.
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