{"id":4552,"date":"2021-11-17T10:29:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T15:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motivationminceur.webloft.cloud\/calorie-banking\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T16:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:14:34","slug":"calorie-banking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motivationminceur.ca\/en\/calorie-banking\/","title":{"rendered":"Calorie banking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dinner out on Saturday, a birthday on Sunday, and you don’t want to “ruin” your progress? Calorie banking<\/strong> is a simple way to spread your calories across the week instead of counting them day by day. You set a little aside for a few days, then spend that small budget on a special occasion without losing track of your weight loss.<\/p>\n

What is calorie banking?<\/h2>\n

Calorie banking is a weekly way of eating: you keep the same weekly calorie total, but move a small part of it from ordinary days to a special occasion, such as a restaurant meal or a party. It is not a way to skip meals or to save up for a binge. The weekly total is what matters.<\/p>\n

How does calorie banking work?<\/h2>\n

Instead of aiming for the same calories every day, you aim for a weekly total<\/strong>. For example, if your target is 1,400 calories a day, your weekly budget is 9,800 calories. If you trim three or four days slightly (by 100 to 150 calories), you “deposit” roughly 400 to 600 calories to spend on a richer meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Day<\/th>\nCalories<\/th>\nBank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Monday to Thursday<\/td>\n1,275 per day<\/td>\n+125 per day (500 total)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday<\/td>\n1,400<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday (special dinner)<\/td>\n1,900<\/td>\n\u2212500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday<\/td>\n1,400<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Illustrative example only: your own target depends on your age, weight, activity and follow-up with the clinic.<\/em><\/p>\n

Golden rules<\/h2>\n