Did upping your calorie allowance help you lose weight faster?
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For me, it does in the sense that if I'm full I don't binge on junk and blow my calorie limit for the day.0
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jessmillross wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Um. No. But it helped me clear my mind, lift more weight, and be less hangry. Naturally, adding calories made me lose weight more slowly. Science.
Perhaps "faster" was the wrong word to use. "More effectively" would have been better.
Hey, I like the phrase more effectively. My whole weight loss journey I subscribed to eating more and losing at a slower rate, and I'm so glad I did. It made maintenance so much easier for me because my leap from losing to maintaining was not that big.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »jessmillross wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Um. No. But it helped me clear my mind, lift more weight, and be less hangry. Naturally, adding calories made me lose weight more slowly. Science.
Perhaps "faster" was the wrong word to use. "More effectively" would have been better.
Not every hare takes a nap and lets the tortoise win.
LOL. I like that too.0 -
Thanks for all the replies guys. I think I will up my limit a little because I don't think I'm being as good as I think I am. If I can be more consistent with a 150 extra calories then it is worth it.0
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One thing came to mind as soon as I read your post. 0.5lbs might not sound a lot. Look at this from another perspective. Just 0.5lbs from someone who is maybe already in the 100's somewhere is a lot more % than someone like me in the low 300's.
If you are fitting in some exercise I don't see why you couldn't at least try for 2-3 weeks upping your calorie intake just a little with nutritious food and seeing what happens :-) BUT make sure that you log every single little thing so you know that you really are within that calorie range.0
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