Why can't I seem to lose even one pound?

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  • daniip_la
    daniip_la Posts: 678 Member
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    Am I stuck at this weight now because I am getting older? Or do I need to be super vigilant about food tracking ... Down to the fat gram?
    No, you obviously aren't stuck at your current weight because you are getting older. If you aren't losing, and aren't gaining, that means you are at maintenance, or more specifically, consuming as many calories as you are burning.

    The best you can tell, you think you should be losing, so you need to figure out what you are doing wrong. It's as simple as, you are not burning as many calories as you think you are, consuming more than you think you are, or both.

    Fat grams don't matter as far as losing weight. White carbs - whatever that is - are not a consideration either. It's just the amount of calories in versus the calories out, and if you are an exception to that rule then submit your body to science as that is currently considered beyond known physics.

    To make a long story long; MAKE SURE you are logging correctly. Worry about calories, eat a well balanced diet and your micros should be fine. The concept of what it takes to lose weight it not hard to comprehend, but it's the attention to detail most people over look.

    I agree this person is probly not calculating correctly but your statement about physics is incorrect. Calories can be excreted without being used for energy or for fat storage. No violation of physics there. I believe fat can be liberated and excreted also independent of energy needs. No violation of physics there either.
    Explain how.

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    Magic.

    Far from magic. A calorie surplus is a necessary condition for fat gain (energy has to come from somewhere) but isn't sufficient. It needs to be stored also which requires elevated levels of insulin doesn't it? If it isn't stored, it is excreted.

    An overall calorie deficit is a sufficient condition to lose weight (energy has to come from somewhere) but there are other ways fat can be liberated also 9drugs, etc)

    There aren't drugs that make you excrete things without your body breaking them down for energy first. That's not how it works.

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