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Too many calories??

linlinjay

Hello!
So I lowered my goal to losing .8 kg a week because before it was 1 kg and it's just unrealistic. I'm 19 and weigh 226 lbs and i'm 5'11. So my new calorie goal is 1830 to lose .8 kg a weak. Now my question is, isn't 1830 a bit much? Will i lose weight if i it under or exactly 1830?

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linlinjay

Plus, a lil history about my weight loss journey, i'm probably on a journey since i'm 11 and i'd always starve and deprive myself, now i'm trying to ease into it and then lower my calories as i go, so that i won't be in a plateau situation.

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linlinjay

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

No its not too much because you are 226 pounds and your maintenance is higher then 1830 calories.

OHHHH OKAY, I finally get how this works, thanks so much!!!

TheArchyBunker

There is an exact formula out there a simple google search can help find it that will walk you through step by step on how to determine the exact calories you should take in and how many should be from fat, carbs and protein.

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CharlieBeansmomTracey

linlinjay wrote: »

Plus, a lil history about my weight loss journey, i'm probably on a journey since i'm 11 and i'd always starve and deprive myself, now i'm trying to ease into it and then lower my calories as i go, so that i won't be in a plateau situation.

plateaus happen its normal,and weight loss is not linear so you may not lose every week, some you may gain(lots of sodium,water retention from that time of the month,etc) some you may stay the same.

linlinjay

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

linlinjay wrote: »

Plus, a lil history about my weight loss journey, i'm probably on a journey since i'm 11 and i'd always starve and deprive myself, now i'm trying to ease into it and then lower my calories as i go, so that i won't be in a plateau situation.

plateaus happen its normal,and weight loss is not linear so you may not lose every week, some you may gain(lots of sodium,water retention from that time of the month,etc) some you may stay the same.

Water retention still happens even if I drink 2 1/2 liters a day? My sodium intake is not that bad.

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TheArchyBunker

linlinjay wrote: »

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

linlinjay wrote: »

Plus, a lil history about my weight loss journey, i'm probably on a journey since i'm 11 and i'd always starve and deprive myself, now i'm trying to ease into it and then lower my calories as i go, so that i won't be in a plateau situation.

plateaus happen its normal,and weight loss is not linear so you may not lose every week, some you may gain(lots of sodium,water retention from that time of the month,etc) some you may stay the same.

Water retention still happens even if I drink 2 1/2 liters a day? My sodium intake is not that bad.

Your weight can swing by 5lbs or more in a day. It's best to weigh yourself no more then once a week at most, and if you do once a week. Make it the same time of day, the same day the same outfit. The human body is a mystery machine and will do a ton of things we don't want it to daily. Don't worry about the day to day things.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

linlinjay wrote: »

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

linlinjay wrote: »

Plus, a lil history about my weight loss journey, i'm probably on a journey since i'm 11 and i'd always starve and deprive myself, now i'm trying to ease into it and then lower my calories as i go, so that i won't be in a plateau situation.

plateaus happen its normal,and weight loss is not linear so you may not lose every week, some you may gain(lots of sodium,water retention from that time of the month,etc) some you may stay the same.

Water retention still happens even if I drink 2 1/2 liters a day? My sodium intake is not that bad.

yes,water retention happens when you start working out too,from that time of the month, you can also have waste in your system and you will weigh more but once you use the bathroom the scale will most likely go down. weight fluctuates hr to hr,day to day. its part of life.

Xvapor

Most plateaus are user error. Example they weigh X amount and eat 1500 calories a day and lose 20 lbs. now u weigh less so you need to adjust calories lower again

linlinjay

Thank you so much, I always used to freak out of weight fluctuations and start to binge, thank you for educating me!

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TonyB0588

linlinjay wrote: »

Hello!
So I lowered my goal to losing .8 kg a week because before it was 1 kg and it's just unrealistic. I'm 19 and weigh 226 lbs and i'm 5'11. So my new calorie goal is 1830 to lose .8 kg a weak. Now my question is, isn't 1830 a bit much? Will i lose weight if i it under or exactly 1830?

My goal is 1810 calories and I lost weight. If you end each day a bit below it, your weight should definitely go down. If you eat more than that, you can do a bit of exercise to get the deficit back.

californiagirl2012

Try it for 6 weeks with accurate accounting of food. If you don't lose fat then you have your answer, if you lose fat then you have your answer. The answer is not always in the body weight scale because your body is mostly water.

Your body has the answer. If you don't lose fat then it's not a deficit, so notch it down slightly for another 6 weeks and see what happens.

linlinjay

californiagirl2012 wrote: »

Try it for 6 weeks with accurate accounting of food. If you don't lose fat then you have your answer, if you lose fat then you have your answer. The answer is not always in the body weight scale because your body is mostly water.

Your body has the answer. If you don't lose fat then it's not a deficit, so notch it down slightly for another 6 weeks and see what happens.

How do i know if i lost fat though? Besides checking my weight.

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linlinjay wrote: »

californiagirl2012 wrote: »

Try it for 6 weeks with accurate accounting of food. If you don't lose fat then you have your answer, if you lose fat then you have your answer. The answer is not always in the body weight scale because your body is mostly water.

Your body has the answer. If you don't lose fat then it's not a deficit, so notch it down slightly for another 6 weeks and see what happens.

How do i know if i lost fat though? Besides checking my weight.

The BEST way is take measurements. Key areas, neck, waste, hips, arms and thighs. As you exercise to burn fat you also build lean muscle. Muscle and fat weigh the same (here come the flamers). Ones lean and dense ones soft and gooey. (what weighs more a ton of feathers or a ton of lead?) So take measurements and that will tell you what the scale isn't. But hey what do I know. Only spent 3 years studying and practicing.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

TheArchyBunker wrote: »

linlinjay wrote: »

californiagirl2012 wrote: »

Try it for 6 weeks with accurate accounting of food. If you don't lose fat then you have your answer, if you lose fat then you have your answer. The answer is not always in the body weight scale because your body is mostly water.

Your body has the answer. If you don't lose fat then it's not a deficit, so notch it down slightly for another 6 weeks and see what happens.

How do i know if i lost fat though? Besides checking my weight.

The BEST way is take measurements. Key areas, neck, waste, hips, arms and thighs. As you exercise to burn fat you also build lean muscle. Muscle and fat weigh the same (here come the flamers). Ones lean and dense ones soft and gooey. (what weighs more a ton of feathers or a ton of lead?) So take measurements and that will tell you what the scale isn't. But hey what do I know. Only spent 3 years studying and practicing.

we arent flamers,you arent building much muscle while in a deficit. newbie gains is possible,but its hard to lose fat and gain muscle in a deficit which is why most people either recomp,or do bulk and cut cycles.. Being female also makes it harder to gain muscle even in a surplus. OP you will know if you are losing fat because your clothes will start getting loose,you may even see a difference in how your body looks.weight loss takes time

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TheArchyBunker

You're right I do get into a method of trying to bring across my point. That's my bad. Personally though I did find what worked best for me was using the tape vs the scale. But that's me, I felt better about seeing my waste get smaller vs seeing the scale go down. I'm better at talking then typing.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

TheArchyBunker wrote: »

You're right I do get into a method of trying to bring across my point. That's my bad. Personally though I did find what worked best for me was using the tape vs the scale. But that's me, I felt better about seeing my waste get smaller vs seeing the scale go down. I'm better at talking then typing.

your waist can get smaller but it doesnt mean you are putting on muscle and losing fat. no,the scale is not the whole story. Using a tape measure can help when you dont see the numbers on the scale go down.

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linlinjay

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

Its not about the scale vrs tape, its the other things... telling people that they are going to be building muscle while in a deficit.. Telling people that they need to trick their body every 12 weeks with a new workout routine, Telling people to use google to tell them what macros they need.

This to me is all broscience.
Besides slight newbie gains people do not build muscle in a deficit. Women especially, we are not built for it. It takes much more for us to add lean mass then it does a man even in a calorie SURPLUS.
Changing the routine thing i already explained however my guess is you ignored it because you felt like your broscience views of tricking the body with new workout routines every 12 weeks is more accurate then the body burning calories regardless of routine, since most people often lose weight by just going for walks.. and don't change from that.
Google also doesn't know who a person is specifically, telling someone to let google pick and choose their macros for them, you might as well tell them a specific meal plan also. Macros do different things for different people and until she finds her hunger to be an issue MFP offers those goals for her to change as she pleases based on her needs, Its not like shes got a specific goal in mind right now, she just wants to lose and considering that shes already expressed concerns about things and having past histories of eating issues, its just over complicated a delicate process, the girl just wants to get started, shes not trying out for a Muscle woman event next month

Yeah i just want to lose the weight first, then I'll see if I want to tone and build muscle.

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sunfastrose

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

And to lighten the mood here

OP, this video always makes me giggle.

https://youtu.be/OXO2azb3_PE

I love him.

PAV8888

Because measurements have been brought up.

Weight fluctuates. You can lose 1lb a week and have a higher weight today than you did 30 days ago under the right (wrong) conditions.

Unless you're losing a 2+ lbs a week in the super obese range it is HARD to judge progress on a day to day basis because of the fluctuations.

The answer is NOT weigh once a week or once a month because of the first point I brought up.

The answer is a trending weight app or web site where you consistently record your weight under "standard" conditions once a day and watch the general trend in addition to the daily numbers.

I use trendweight.com in conjunction with a freely available Fitbit.com account (no device required). Weighgrapher.com allows for manual direct entry of weight data. So do Libra for Android and happy scale for iPhone.

Don't restrict too much. Never give up and go on a binge because you flubbed it. Frankly getting back on the wagon as fast as possible is the only thing that will unflub it.

Stop thinking along the lines of "I put this effort in, I should be rewarded".

If you are putting a big effort in and doing things differently than you're willing to do things long term... what happens long term? What have you learned? Seek to develop a way of eating and moving that will be permanent. Not a diet.

End of my $0.22! (inflation)

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linlinjay

PAV8888 wrote: »

Because measurements have been brought up.

Weight fluctuates. You can lose 1lb a week and have a higher weight today than you did 30 days ago under the right (wrong) conditions.

Unless you're losing a 2+ lbs a week in the super obese range it is HARD to judge progress on a day to day basis because of the fluctuations.

The answer is NOT weigh once a week or once a month because of the first point I brought up.

The answer is a trending weight app or web site where you consistently record your weight under "standard" conditions once a day and watch the general trend in addition to the daily numbers.

I use trendweight.com in conjunction with a freely available Fitbit.com account (no device required). Weighgrapher.com allows for manual direct entry of weight data. So do Libra for Android and happy scale for iPhone.

Don't restrict too much. Never give up and go on a binge because you flubbed it. Frankly getting back on the wagon as fast as possible is the only thing that will unflub it.

Stop thinking along the lines of "I put this effort in, I should be rewarded".

If you are putting a big effort in and doing things differently than you're willing to do things long term... what happens long term? What have you learned? Seek to develop a way of eating and moving that will be permanent. Not a diet.

End of my $0.22! (inflation)

Um, i'm not obese i'm also very tall.

linlinjay

That's why i'm doing myfitnesspal for longterm purposes and not eating 700-900 calories a day and then binging.