Counting calories and pulled an all nighter, to which day do you add the calories?

[lilstrwberygal]

So yesterday (Thursday) I woke up around 11AM, went through my day as per usual, only to remember I had to have an assignment emailed to my professor by noon today. I just finished an hour ago (6:30AM-Friday). I ate during the time I would normally be in bed (obviously). I'm going to bed now, I'll most likely sleep for 6 or so hours, then I'll wake up have dinner and most likely a snack at some point before going to bed around 2amish. To which day should I add my calories to?

[Jonny_]

If you're doing it, do it based on the days of the week... Don't count after midnight on Tuesday as Monday. It's supposed to be to do with the amount your body burns on average per day, it's not affected by sleep since you still respire. Although I agree with djvtech, counting calories is a waste of time. It's better to just diet and not think about it, you can count calories all you like but if you aren't burning them off there isn't much point. Weight loss is all about combining good diet with good exercise.

[lilstrwberygal]

Thanks, but I'm on a calorie counting diet plan as per prescribed by my doctor, so I think I'm going to go with his advice. I will agree with you though, it is about exercising also...the plan I am on requires me to work with a personal trainer three times a week and do my own cardio twice a week.

[kheserthorpe]

As long as your food over the 48 hours is what it should be, that's what matters. It may be that you have 5 meals one day one the next or 4 and 2, that's okay, you'll eat more the day you are awake more.

Pulling all nighters is not good for weight loss. If you can eat clean food when hungry and not gain weight, you've done well.

[lilstrwberygal]

Yea, I'm usually pretty good with sleeping, being a college student though leaves you in the position of sometimes choosing between sleeping or getting a paper done :/ I'm a good student, but I'm taking way more credits than I should be (I really have no choice, several of the classes I need are only offered in the winter and I'm do to graduate in Spring)

[1xadzy3dgSG]

Just count calories from the time you wake up to when you go to bed. Or, you can do it as from 12am-12am. That way, whether you sleep during the day, or night, or whenever, it won't be messed up.

[Koldhearted]

I have no idea the answer to your question but I have my own question for you

Did you stay up all night then sleep during the day/morning or did you stay up all night and then sleep when you'd normally go to bed the next day

[lilstrwberygal]

I'm about to go to bed now, (8am) and I'll most likely sleep until 3ish in the afternoon since I don't have class today or for the rest of the weekend.

[Koldhearted]

blah! I don't consider that an all nighter just going to bed late >.>

As for your question uh I'd count the calories for the new day

[Anonymous]

You count them for the next day. Sleep is equally as important.

[monkeylovesblue]

Message me to know lifestyle changes

[RUSHFAN]

I always jack up the calories the day I work out.

[Anonymous]

Counting callories to lose weight is a wast of time.

[lilstrwberygal]

Well I've lost twenty pounds so far so I beg to differ. Plus like I told the user before, my doctor worked with me to find out how many calories I need a day to create a deficit (which is how you lose weight). A pound is 3,500 calories, if I take in less calories than my body needs I lose weight; that along with excising is anything but a waste of time.

[Opinion Owner]

Well good for you then. But I don't think if I ate 5000 calories a day that I would gain 1/lb a day... And I also believe that eating 3500 cal in bread is different than eating 3500 cal of salad because the body reacts differently.

I recommend just eating really healthy. My mom has been trying to lose weight by reducing calories to less than 1000/d, and she's still the same, so obviously the callories in callories out theory isn't all right for everyone.

[lilstrwberygal]

I think they key difference is I'm working out five days a week, and the calories are broken down. It's not like they are telling me to just eat 2,000 calories. I have to look at the whole nutrition label. Like a banana is 100 calories and so it a small pack of cheese-its, because I only have but so many calories to spent on "junk" But I also can't have like twenty bananas in a day, even though they are good for me.

[Anonymous]

don't count calories, it will make you go crazy..