eating less than calorie goals

Deborah100660
Deborah100660 Posts: 45 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have consistently completed 60 minutes of cardio 5 times per week. I have been unable to eat my calorie goal as I get full. I gained 5 1bs since starting, although I do not appear to have gained any weight and my clothes fit the same. Is the calorie deficit hurting my weight loss?

Deborah

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  • rueyaroo
    rueyaroo Posts: 35
    1. you may be miscalculating your estimated calories burned, if you're eating those calories back.
    2. sometimes your bmr may be compromised by long periods of calorie restriction/you just have a slower metabolism. so the calories you intake may be over the amount you're supposed to be eating to maintain OR lose weight.
    3. you may be underestimating the amount of food you may be eating. i recommend using a food scale

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