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Originally Posted by madeyna

I bank my calories for special occasions . I tried it with carbs but it doesn,t work as well a huge up day on carbs tends to throw me no matter how few carbs I at the days prior. What works for me with carbs is to use them up after the fact. A long fast walk as soon as the meal is over really helps and a meat and fat only fast the day after puts me right back on track.

I think a lot of people do that , without thinking of it as banking. For example, I have seen a lot of people skip breakfast the day after eating more than normal, e.g. Thanksgiving or some other celebration. Before starting the IF protocol, if I over ate, or had extra carbs, I would eat less the next day. I guess the only difference is that banking implies anticipating overeating, what some may call a cheat day, rather than a natural reaction to over eating. Interesting subject.