Can I go over TDEE at weekend?

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Needhelp

12:27 pm
17 Apr 18
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Hi

I did my first fast yesterday and it went great. I did 5/2 a couple of years back and found it tough but so far, so good.

I’m a 5ft7 female with TDEE 1800. If I eat around 1200-1300 calories on non fast days and 500 on fast days I will create a calorie deficit 5100. BUT if I had say cumulatively 1000-1500 calories over my TDEE over the course of a weekend with wine and a bit of chocolate my deficit would drop to between 4100-3600. Still a pound loss. What I’m wondering is if i actually unintentionally had slightly more over weekend and underestimated then my deficit might really be about 3000 would I potentially lose nothing because I’ve sabotaged all my good work? Is a deficit of 3500 the magic number?

I exercise for between 50 and 90 mins daily. Either moderate to v high intensity.

Thanks

fasting_me

1:43 pm
17 Apr 18
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If you want to shed the pounds more quickly, stick to totals below your TDEE.
If you want to add wine and chocolate over the weekend, cut out the equivalent calories somewhere else that day. EX: have with wine at dinner [1 glass = 5 oz] but give all the fries to someone else.
Exercise is good for our muscles and mental health, but lower calorie intake is what loses weight.

Glad your first Fast went well and that you feel good about it! Keep up the good work and keep posting.

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