The FastDay Forum

This is my second week... Liking it so far.. Last week I did 4:3.. I have a question though.. On normal eating days I log all my food on MFP & I also have a fitbit which links up so when I've worked out or just been active it syncs to my fitness pal & gives me extra calories.. So today for example I was at the gym at 0830 burned about 400 calories there & I havnt stopped all day so needless to say my fitbit is already at 2150 calories burned.. My sedentary TDEE is about 1850 which is what I have MFP & FB set to but I'm not sedentary!.. So on normal eating days can I eat some of my exercise calories if needs be?? I'm usually eating about 1500 as that's all I'm used to eating but sometime I like a few treats & today is an eating day & I've still about 1000 calories left over according to MFP & Fitbit which is quite accurate with seeing what your sedentary TDEE is & your active one

Firstly, FAB on your exercise and choosing to track it so accurately.... however, I would suggest that, for this to be a longterm 'way of eating' that you should try ditching tracking your Food days. this way of eating (WOE) is supposed to be a more 'relaxed' approach to eating and the relationships with food. Strictly measure your fast days, but be confident and happy in your food choices on food days. Dont put so much pressure on yourself to track every single morsel you have as this (I envisage) will quickly become tiresome and your social life will get swallowed up with having to track your calories............. this is obviously only my observations... but it is certainly my approach to this new WOE as I have been obsessed with tracking calories in the past on MFP and it only made me more depressed that I'd have 'perfect' weeks calorie-wise, only to stay the same weight or gain....

So, this time, I'm approaching this WOE with tracking my 500 calories, and eating 'freely' on food days. By this i simply mean, eating the foods I enjoy that I also know are healthy and relatively low calorie, possibly with the odd 'treat' but without the addes pressure of 'tracking'.....

Don't know if that's been helpful or not!! lol

Have fun what ever! Good luck!

JB x

Thanks that's been most helpful... The only time I go overboard is when I have a drink.. I try to only do this on a fri or sat but sometimes occasions rear their head & I go over my calories.. I do know what you mean by MFP though sometimes im obsessed with staying within calories.. For instance today I have gone over including exercise calories however tomorrow is a fast day & I'm very accurate with those days then the rest of the week I might net 1500 calories if that so suppose I should stop the logging cos it's not realistic in every day life & I do love the fasting days & if I keep alcohol out of the equation I'm very good even on feasting days... Thanks again

you're welcome!!
give yourself a break and relax on food days...
I also really enjoy my fast days (ok, only done 2 so far! lol) and wonder if i might even do the occasional 'proper' fast where i only have black coffee/green tea... as I feel 'naughty' even having the one 500 calorie meal!!
I'm also fasting tomorrow so I might see hoe long I can leave it!!

keep me updated

jb x