CICO

geminigarcia199017

Creating a calorie deficit of -500 does not sound much when I do the math in KG(1 pound = 0.453592 kilogram) I not trying to lose weight fast but I would have thought the time you do all your food logging you would see more in return as fast as the outcome??

bpetrosky

One pound of fat is approximately 3500 calories. A 500 calorie per day deficit for a week is 3500 calories.

Pushing for a much larger deficit risks losing more lean body mass along with the fat, which is why the recommendation for no more than 2 lbs per week is there.

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mayoosh_primrose

It doesn't sound much but it is certainly better than losing weight super fast and regretting it. Have patience and you will see results sooner that you expect; when I calculated my calorie deficit I got 500/week too but ended losing 4 pounds in 2 weeks, so it's not that accurate. In any case do not consume less than 1000-1200 calories per day so as to not deprive your body of the nutrient it needs. Good luck

GaleHawkins

geminigarcia199017 wrote: »

bpetrosky wrote: »

One pound of fat is approximately 3500 calories. A 500 calorie per day deficit for a week is 3500 calories.

Pushing for a much larger deficit risks losing more lean body mass along with the fat, which is why the recommendation for no more than 2 lbs per week is there.

It does not sound that much to lose a week or my expectations are not realistic!

I once saw a chart that said lean mass loss will be 9-42% of total weight loss based on how fast one loses weight with the slower the less lean mass lost. Experiment and see how it goes for you.

Machka9

geminigarcia199017 wrote: »

bpetrosky wrote: »

One pound of fat is approximately 3500 calories. A 500 calorie per day deficit for a week is 3500 calories.

Pushing for a much larger deficit risks losing more lean body mass along with the fat, which is why the recommendation for no more than 2 lbs per week is there.

It does not sound that much to lose a week or my expectations are not realistic!

What are your expectations?


1-2 pounds per week ... or approx. 0.5 - 1 kg/week is the recommended amount. I suspect that's what most of us have done.

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Machka9

geminigarcia199017 wrote: »

Approx 0.5-1kg/week but I want a muscles LOOOL

Then workout.

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Etsar73

We use kj on lots of Australian packaging and in the US they use calories. 1000kj is about 239calories so if you want to work it out quickly then think of calories as a quarter of the kj. I have an app on my phone that helps me easily and quickly convert.

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Etsar73

Yes but an app is a bit quicker ☺

Christine_72

I live in Australia and hate kilojoules. I've got a converter app on my phone.

And if it makes you feel better, I'm set to lose 0.25kgs a week.

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Etsar73

Pocket Cal/Kj converter

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

I much prefer to lose or gain at a rate of 0.5lbs a week. That way I can eat more and I know I'm not going to gain fat or lose muscle (Depending if I'm wanting to gain or lose)

You didn't get over weight quickly and you shouldn't lose it quickly either.

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yarwell

Etsar73 wrote: »

Yes but an app is a bit quicker ☺

Division by 4 is fast and sufficiently accurate. No device required

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Machka9

geminigarcia199017 wrote: »

Why does some food labels read kJ instead of cal? How do you determine how many calories in a kJ if you are
not familiar.

Divide by 4.

Not perfect, but close.

If an item is 1200 kj, dividing by 4 gives you 300 calories. The real amount is 287 calories ... pretty close to 300.

If an item is 1000 kj, dividing by 4 gives you 250 calories. The real amount is 239 calories ... pretty close to 250.

If an item is 600 kj, dividing by 4 gives you 150 calories. The real amount is 143 calories ... pretty close to 150.

paperpudding

If you set your MFP app to calories and then scan the bar codes of a product which has label Info in kj's it converts it automatically.

Machka9

paperpudding wrote: »

If you set your MFP app to calories and then scan the bar codes of a product which has label Info in kj's it converts it automatically.

Yep! I've just recently been experimenting with that bar code scanner.

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paperpudding

If you have lost no weight in 5 months you have not been in a calorie deficit.

But if stomach flabbiness is the problem you need to work on exercises to tighten the area.

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Machka9

You go into the Motivation and Support forum: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/motivation-and-support ... and read the threads there.

Maxematics

You cannot spot reduce. If you want to lose stomach fat you have to eat at a deficit. It is only when you're in a healthy range, or closer to the bottom end of BMI, that recomp would be a better option for you. If you're still overweight it's best to keep eating at a deficit in the hopes that stomach fat will come off. Ab exercises will not make any more fat disappear from your midsection. 4kg(~8.8 pounds) in 5 months is not enough to see a difference in stomach fat unless you were super lean to begin with.