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Net calories under x deficit x weight loss

l2rell
l2rell Posts: 88
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I was looking through this app and noticed 4642 Net calories under weekly goal!! please can someone xplain im a little conufused to say the least. As it says 3500 calorie deficit to loose 1lb does that mean as my net calories weekly goal number is 4642 should I lose at least a lb or am I reading this book backwards x sorry if this does not come across understandable to some.

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  • Vermilla
    Vermilla Posts: 348
    Your deficit is beyond what your body naturally burns. Yes 3500 calories is a pound so if you have a deficit equal to or greater than that, you should lose that pound. Factor in what kind of food you've been eating though as to how your body processes it.

    As a note, try to make your posts a bit more clear and correct if you can. It's difficult to answer and give you what you want if we can't understand what your saying :)
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    It means you underate by that much--so you SHOULD lose however much you're set to lose plus additional 1+ pounds BUT undereating can cause a stall. Not good. You need to get to your daily target--you shouldnt be "under" your goal at all.
  • l2rell
    l2rell Posts: 88
    It means you underate by that much--so you SHOULD lose however much you're set to lose plus additional 1+ pounds BUT undereating can cause a stall. Not good. You need to get to your daily target--you should be "under" your goal at all.

    Right thank you now it's clear I be been stalled all week partly due to TOTM but also due to under eating on Monday and Wednesday's Zumba class days xx
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    I was looking through this app and noticed 4642 Net calories under weekly goal!! please can someone xplain im a little conufused to say the least. As it says 3500 calorie deficit to loose 1lb does that mean as my net calories weekly goal number is 4642 should I lose at least a lb or am I reading this book backwards x sorry if this does not come across understandable to some.

    It depends on when you looked at it - it means that at that point, you are 4642 under the weekly goal which shoudl be met by the end of Sunday.

    If you looked on Monday it would be a HUGE number :)
  • l2rell
    l2rell Posts: 88
    I was looking through this app and noticed 4642 Net calories under weekly goal!! please can someone xplain im a little conufused to say the least. As it says 3500 calorie deficit to loose 1lb does that mean as my net calories weekly goal number is 4642 should I lose at least a lb or am I reading this book backwards x sorry if this does not come across understandable to some.

    It depends on when you looked at it - it means that at that point, you are 4642 under the weekly goal which shoudl be met by the end of Sunday.

    If you looked on Monday it would be a HUGE number :)

    It was today Hun so I still ave the weekend to go but wanted to confirm for my own knowledge thnx x
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