Trying to stick to a weekly calorie deficit but keep messing up

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to lose weight and stay in a calorie deficit each week, but I keep running into the same problem. I usually go over my calories once or twice a week, and then I don’t want to eat less on the other days to make up for it. Because of that, a lot of my weeks end up being maintenance weeks instead of actual deficit weeks, which is really frustrating. I want to lose weight, not just maintain, but it feels like as soon as I mess up one or two days, the whole week is ruined.

Lately I’ve been thinking about it, and I’m realizing that being perfect every single day isn’t realistic. Most people don’t hit their deficit perfectly each week — life happens, and some days you go over and some days you stay under. What really matters is the bigger picture over time.

So now I’m trying to focus on aiming for my normal calorie target on most days, accepting that I’ll go over sometimes, and not punishing myself when it happens. I still try to limit the higher-calorie days, but I’m not stressing about perfection. Over the long run, that’s what creates a deficit and actually leads to weight loss.

I’m curious — does anyone else struggle with weeks like this? How do you handle it when you go over your calories a couple of times but still want to see progress?

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