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Under calories

newarkcatholicfan
newarkcatholicfan Posts: 13 Member
in Chit-Chat
But I am gaining weight.

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  • cowsfan12
    cowsfan12 Posts: 6,302 Member
    Make sure you are 100% dialed in on tracking - it’s likely you are not in the deficit you think. I my experience it goes back to tracking - also don’t eat back any calories burned as the cals burned most wearables provide is usually not accurate- just some suggestions - good luck
  • newarkcatholicfan
    newarkcatholicfan Posts: 13 Member
    I am passionate about logging in the calories, but I eat too many bad calories and am not in the gym as often as I once was.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,010 Member
    It doesn't matter if they are 'bad' calories or not: gaining weight is from eating too many calories. So what timescale are we talking about, being under calories and gaining?
    Short-term: weight can fluctuate because of many reasons not related to fat gain.
    Long-term: you may be underestimating your intake or overestimating your calorie burns.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,801 Member
    It would also help if you gave your stats (height, weight, age) and opened your diary for some more personalized help.

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