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Upping calories to lose weight??

dsylam1982
dsylam1982 Posts: 50 Member
edited January 26 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey guys I have heard alot of people talking about upping their calories for a day or two to lose weight when they hit a plateau on the scale, has anyone done this with any effectiveness?

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  • krazyforyou
    krazyforyou Posts: 1,428 Member
    Did not work for me. Changing my diet around and changing up my workouts did.
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    UPPING THEM FOR A DAY OR TWO.?//////////////////IT TAKES LONGER THAN A Day or two

    i up my exercise
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    Upping for a day or 2 makes no sense to me.

    I was actually undereating and upped my calories...from 1500 to 1800...and have been eating this way for a couple of months now. I have been steadily losing weight and inches even faster than before.

    But it all depends on your personal numbers. If you are already eating at TDEE-15%, then upping your calories would be pointless. If you are eating 1200 when your TDEE is 2300, then by all means up those calories.

    "Upping calories" shouldn't be a blanket recommendation for everyone. It totally depends on your current intake, your current TDEE, and not anyone else's story of how it worked for them.
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