Hi, this is my first post...so sorry if this is a stupid question!
I tend to go out for meals at the weekend with my friends...if I ate less calories in the week...could I put them towards the weekend?
Or is that not how it works? Sorry again if this a stupid question 😳xx
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Hi Sel24. It is not a stupid question and I would say yes. Work out how many calories you can have for the week and go from there
Hi Sel 24 there is no such thing as a stupid question. Lots of people save calories or adjust days so that they can fit in special meals, everyone is different and what works for you might not work for others. The only thing that would worry me personally about still having higher calorie meals was that I may want to resort back to that way of eating. I have tried over the months to stop eating unhealthy foods, even when I am out, usually choosing a healthier choice but as I said we are all different what works for one may not work for another, so do what suits you and works for you. Good luck on your journey.
Thank you all so much! I am going to go for the healthy option just wanted to know if I could just try and claw back on the days I'm not out. Thank you all again and for not making me feel stupid!! 
In principle, yes you can "bank" some calories during the week in order to have extra at the weekends. It works for many, and in many ways this is better planning than having a binge first then trying to cut down afterwards.
As long as your weekday meals are healthy and not too low in calories ( you shouldn't eat less than your BMR) then yes you can save some to add to the weekend.
One thing I would also do as well is look up the company I am going to and see if they have any information about their nutritional information of calories on the website. There are more and more companies putting this information out there and then it gives you even more choices for you to go for, as sometimes it is how bigger plateful they give you of the stuff as well as how healthy it is. I try and do this a few days before so I can try other options if not like contacting the company to ask if they know this info. Some of them if it is just me and my husband going I will then say to them, oh if you can't give me this information I will cancel this and go elsewhere, this information is important to people's health. One of them put this information on their menu in store after about a month. The more we let know about these sort of things the better.
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