Why numbers don't always work

auticus

For september, my caloric deficit numbers are as such:

Week 1: 4800
Week 2: 5200
Week 3: 4900
Week 4: 2200.

By the math that means I should have lost (17,100 calorie deficit = 4.8 lbs assuming 1 lb of lard = 3500 calories. Actual weight loss for me in Sept as of tonight = 0.5 lbs.

I've always known that numbers are general things and that everyone is different. You can see examples all around you. I know guys who can chug a gallon of milk and eat an entire pizza for a snack, chow down on three fully loaded meals putting down over 5000 calories a day and not gain a pound, and I know people who can seemingly gain weight from the air they take in.

At the end of the month I do a taping of my body, recording chest, neck, biceps, waist, and leg circumferences, so I can confirm that I have not gained some massive pile of muscle. My body dimensions this month are roughly the same as they were at end of August.

I had an off day on Saturday, the first one I've had since June, and I ate 4500 calories. My weight on Friday and my weight on Monday was four lbs different in a bad way.

The numbers don't always work.