Level Obstacles: Lose Weight, Target Fat! (EASY!!)
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Thank you. Just what I really needed to read!0
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Holy succinct batman! Why did it take me so long to find this?0
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Wow. I've just recently learned the concept of TDEE-20% from "in place of a road map" on here. And I loved receiving that information! The difference for me here was how beautifully and simply you wrote it! Nice and concise! Perfect for the type of learning brain I have. And it helped to quell some of the insecurities I've been having over really jumping in with giving this method a go. Thank you for writing this. So gorgeous and well-done. I appreciate you.0
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Dude! This is awesome! Exactly what I've been looking for. Everyone makes this so confusing and my head has been spinning with all the other ways of doing this. This makes total sense and it's so dang simple (pardon my language).
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I have eaten 500 calories below my TDE and that maintains my weight.
800 calories a day keeps me full because I eat high volume, low calorie foods. It seems silly to eat more food and stuff myself when I'm not hungry.
I'm still sold on the 1200 calorie diet because I have tried this and it doesn't work for me.0 -
I have eaten 500 calories below my TDE and that maintains my weight.
800 calories a day keeps me full because I eat high volume, low calorie foods. It seems silly to eat more food and stuff myself when I'm not hungry.
I'm still sold on the 1200 calorie diet because I have tried this and it doesn't work for me.
This is confusing. If you are eating under your TDEE, you will lose weight - it's a simple reality of physics that you can't get more energy out of a system than you put in. In this case, you are either not calculating your intake or your output correctly.
You mention a 1200 calorie-per-day diet, and then you mention that 800 calories per day keeps you full... unless your calorie counts are wildly inaccurate, you are probably doing severe damage to your body and should stop immediately.
ETA: Out of curiousity I ran some numbers. A TDEE of 800 (what you say you're consuming daily to maintain your weight) is less than an 80 year old, three-foot, six-inch tall, 70 pound woman would need to sustain a sedentary lifestyle.0 -
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I have eaten 500 calories below my TDE and that maintains my weight.
800 calories a day keeps me full because I eat high volume, low calorie foods. It seems silly to eat more food and stuff myself when I'm not hungry.
I'm still sold on the 1200 calorie diet because I have tried this and it doesn't work for me.
This is confusing. If you are eating under your TDEE, you will lose weight - it's a simple reality of physics that you can't get more energy out of a system than you put in. In this case, you are either not calculating your intake or your output correctly.
You mention a 1200 calorie-per-day diet, and then you mention that 800 calories per day keeps you full... unless your calorie counts are wildly inaccurate, you are probably doing severe damage to your body and should stop immediately.
ETA: Out of curiousity I ran some numbers. A TDEE of 800 (what you say you're consuming daily to maintain your weight) is less than an 80 year old, three-foot, six-inch tall, 70 pound woman would need to sustain a sedentary lifestyle.
I should have been more clear. My TDEE is 1800. Consuming 1300 calories has made me maintain weight. Technically I am supposed to have 1200 calories a day right now but lately I have been eating 800 because I haven't been hungry for more. If my stomach doesn't growl, I'm not eating.
I meant I have eaten 1300 in the past, 500 below my TDEE, and it has not worked.0 -
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Thank you. Its nice to have this information in one spot. :happy:0
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You're awesome! Thank you:)0
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I should have been more clear. My TDEE is 1800. Consuming 1300 calories has made me maintain weight. Technically I am supposed to have 1200 calories a day right now but lately I have been eating 800 because I haven't been hungry for more. If my stomach doesn't growl, I'm not eating.
I meant I have eaten 1300 in the past, 500 below my TDEE, and it has not worked.
I'm afraid that one of us doesn't understand what the terms "TDEE" and "maintain" mean.
ETA: But I'll readily admit that it may very well be me who is misunderstanding.0 -
Don't forget about BMR though- in many cases - including mine, TDEE - 20% is lower than my BMR, and you should always try to stay at least at BMR, no lower. As a result, I have to reduce my deficit to TDEE - 15 %.
How do you know what your BMR is? From an online calculator that is subject to inaccuracies and is not specific to the individual. Unless you are totally sedentary, taking 20% from your actual TDEE is highly unlikely to result in you actually eating below *your* BMR. TDEE less 20% is effectively self governing for anyone that is even vaguely active.0 -
I have eaten 500 calories below my TDE and that maintains my weight.
800 calories a day keeps me full because I eat high volume, low calorie foods. It seems silly to eat more food and stuff myself when I'm not hungry.
I'm still sold on the 1200 calorie diet because I have tried this and it doesn't work for me.
This is confusing. If you are eating under your TDEE, you will lose weight - it's a simple reality of physics that you can't get more energy out of a system than you put in. In this case, you are either not calculating your intake or your output correctly.
You mention a 1200 calorie-per-day diet, and then you mention that 800 calories per day keeps you full... unless your calorie counts are wildly inaccurate, you are probably doing severe damage to your body and should stop immediately.
ETA: Out of curiousity I ran some numbers. A TDEE of 800 (what you say you're consuming daily to maintain your weight) is less than an 80 year old, three-foot, six-inch tall, 70 pound woman would need to sustain a sedentary lifestyle.
I should have been more clear. My TDEE is 1800. Consuming 1300 calories has made me maintain weight. Technically I am supposed to have 1200 calories a day right now but lately I have been eating 800 because I haven't been hungry for more. If my stomach doesn't growl, I'm not eating.
I meant I have eaten 1300 in the past, 500 below my TDEE, and it has not worked.
You joined this month. How have you tracked your intake before?
If you actually maintain at 1,300 calories, I would see a doctor as you have some metabolic issue going on. Or you could just not be accurately tracking your food.0
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