would doing this still maintain your weight?
What you're describing is essentially yo-yo dieting.
If you eat double your maintenance calories half the time, it won't be long until you start doing that the other half of the time.
It's better and more sustainable to be somewhat consistent.
It's better not to do this, but I mean it would most likely work. Yo-yoing your diet could potentially lead to heart disease I heard on a radio show once. It also screws around with your blood pressure and makes you more susceptible to gaining the weight back by falling off track. Don't quote me on the heart disease tidbit.
Here is an article from Mayo Clinic outlining how to safely maintain your weight throughout the week. Maybe this will give you a better idea on the health approach to maintaining your current weight.
http://mayoclinic.com/health/weight-maintenan ce/WT00026
And just like with losing weight, the amount of calories you are intaking does not have to be healthy calories. HOWEVER, you will find yourself with mal-nutrition eating foods that lack nutrition. It's best to get your calories from whole grains, lean meats, good fats, fruits, and veggies.
I agree that it is better to eat the same amount of calories regularly; but what if I do this thing of compensating calories once in a while. I will still doing the yo-yo thing?. Let's say I went to a party or for Thanksgiving dinner (that everybody eats more) and I went much more over the calories I should have taken.
Is it ok to eat less calories for the next couple of days to compensate all the food I ate that day? how much less than may daily calories intake? or I should eat anyway all the calories I need everyday, no matter if I ate a lot yesterday.
Also, if I know I will be going to a party and I will be eating more than my regular amount of calories I should (and this is going to happen for sure). Is it ok to eat a lot less during the day, let's say the 20% of the calories I should, so I save the 80% of the calories for the dinner. Hope you can help me!!!!
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