I ate 500 calories over maintenance today? Will I get fat?

[Anonymous]

I usually eat 1500 calories a day, but today I had close to 2000 calories. Will I get fat? Should I eat 1000 calories tomorrow to compensate for the extra 500 calories from today?

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+1 y

If I eat 500 below maintenance tomorrow, will that reverse the damage?

[Decentguy]

it depends on how many calories you should eat per day. it depends on your calories per day limit. if you ate less than that, then you won't get fat. if you ate more than your daily limit, then it will effect you negatively a little, but i think once can't be too much effecting, not sure tho

[Cody01]

Don't stress over this, and don't try to compensate by eating 1000 calories the next day because eating 500 calories more isn't going to do anything. It's such a small difference, just get back on track.

[Elarra]

Only if you do that every day and your body isn't designed to have 2000 calories and you don't exercise. It also depends on where your calories came from. 500 extra calories of protein and 500 extra calories of candy aren't the same thing.

[TiffyPuff]

One day every other week or so isn't going to be a problem. No need to freak out :)

In fact, the occasional day of extra calories can help your hormones

[Anonymous]

No. You won't get fat if you ate 500 calories over.

[Sabinath]

I ate 2 large pizzas for dinner and yet I'm still skinny

[chunle]

No. It's okay. Just as long as it's just one day and not a whole week. ❤️☺️

[TheSpartan]

No, you'll be fine. That's about 1/7th of a pound. If you want to make up for it, burn 500 calories through cardio, eat 1000 calories tomorrow, or do a mixture of both.

[Raulmirci]

3500 calories are 1kg, so u have to eat 500 less calorie a day forba week to lose 1kg, or eat 500more everyday to gain 1kg

[Cody01]

Pound not kg

[Raulmirci]

I m from Europe so sry

[Cody01]

I personally use the metric system, it just makes more sense and the conversion to lose 1kg is 7717.5 calories. No big deal.

[Cody01]

3500x2.205=calories in kg of fat

[Iron_Man]

No laughing out loud if you're so worried about It go for a 5 Mile Walk today

[DetourRte66]

Oh lawd another trending topic

[Anonymous]

One day should be fine

[Lumberman53]

You'll be fine