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Not eating because I don't get the calorie deficit HELP!!!

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Ok i calculated and it says my goal is 1200 and i would lose 1.3 lb! i want 2!! :( what i need someone to explain to me, is what if i worked out do i eat all my exercise cals or just eat 1200. ?!


    lol you wont consistently lose 2lbs each week. Weight loss is not linear.

    You can't FORCE a specific amount of weight loss (except maybe surgically).

    Smaller people (close to goal) have smaller daily calorie requirements. Smaller people can ONLY have smaller calorie deficits......

    Example ..... let's say your daily calorie requirement for maintaining your current weight was 1,700 (sedentary) per day.

    1,700 x 7 (week) = 11,900 ..... to loss 2 pounds requires .... 7,000 calorie defict or 4,900 calories left for the week.

    4,900 divide by 7 = 700 calories each day. The PROBLEM with that is basic bodily function requires at least 1200 ..... heart, lungs, kidneys, etc. ......

    Yes - you will lose weight - but your body will get nutrition where ever it can - by catabolizing muscle tissue.
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