Does anybody else do this? I've always been very focused on each day and making sure I had an adequate defecit for that particular day. But I'm trying an experiment where I total deficits over seven days (Sunday to Saturday) and make sure I reach a weekly goal.
I'm aiming for 5250 for each week. That's 750 x 7 and theoretically would give me 1.5lb loss, but I know the numbers don't always figure correctly in reality.
So far it's worked for me decently, of course, I've only done it for a week. I've lost a pound over the week (I'm a daily weigher, but I was in the range of 140.6-141.6 last week, now I'm 139.2-140.4) even though it's TOM. It gives me more flexibility and takes the pressure off each day. Instead of each day being a success or failure depending on if I got my deficit, I can have more wiggle room on a day to day basis. For example, Sun, Mon, and Tues of this week I was an energizer bunny at the gym and was satisfied on a lower cal total for those days. I had 900-ish cal deficits each day. Yesterday, I got some TOM munchies and let myself splurge a bit. Consequently, I only had a 100 cal deficit, lol. But it was no biggie since I'd jacked my deficit numbers up earlier in the week, lol.
Not that it's an excuse to restrict/binge/restrict/binge as long as the weekly total adds up. I wouldn't fast for a day so I could eat two pizzas the next day or something. Same rules apply, eat no less than 1200, exercise, and aim for a good deficit each day. I think it's just a mental thing for me, it takes the pressure off each day.