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Eating more food

rcaissie2012
rcaissie2012 Posts: 37 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
I am just wondering if I am now eating more food following MFP then I was before on a daily basis, is it possible that at first I might actually gain some weight before I start to drop the weight?

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  • cosmichvoyager
    cosmichvoyager Posts: 237 Member
    do you mean more calories or just larger volumes/amounts of food?
  • BicepsAndBows
    BicepsAndBows Posts: 197 Member
    As long as you are within your calorie goal, you should not be gaining. Might need to readjust your goals or add some exercise in :)
  • saramchaffa
    saramchaffa Posts: 6
    Also you have to make sure that you are eating enough so your body isn't going into starvation mode and keeping everything that you eat!! :)
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    saramchaffa wrote: »
    Also you have to make sure that you are eating enough so your body isn't going into starvation mode and keeping everything that you eat!! :)

    Starvation mode = myth

    What moon_child said. Calorie deficit is weight loss. Calorie surplus is weight gain. It's about expending more calories (thru movement + bodily functions... TDEE) than you take in. Adjust your food intake and/or adjust your movement.
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