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Awesome Cheat Day! Much Needed!

MelissaSchlaikier05
MelissaSchlaikier05 Posts: 20 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Yesterday I had the biggest hungery pains I pretty much ate everything I wanted to in sight! Dark almond chocolate block, 2x skinny cow icecreams lots of yummy mixed nuts, about 4x protien bars and some raw chia seed choc balls with a small jar of Coconut cocoa almond spread straight out the jar with a spoon! Was a protien loaded binge! Totalled to around 3000 cals for the day, After being on just over 1100 cals everyday for a week and a half with over 15,000 steps and excerise I think my body screamed for food and that's what I gave it : ) now back on track today feeling much better! BTW not sure how much harm this will do to my weight loss? m1miame1n8kv.png

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Maybe you should just pick a less aggressive goal so you don't feel the need to "binge" like this. 1200 is to the absolute minimum for women and is not really everyone, depending on your stats.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    With 6 pounds to lose, it is recommended to be set to lose .5 lb pounds per week.
  • Faithful_Chosen
    Faithful_Chosen Posts: 401 Member
    Personally, I would up my daily calorie limit and avoid binging all together. As far as this one goes... I am not entirely sure about your numbers but you are now probably at maintenance for the week, or a little below. Not too bad, but a slight hindrance in weight loss for sure. I am happy you enjoyed it though :smile:
  • MelissaSchlaikier05
    MelissaSchlaikier05 Posts: 20 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    With 6 pounds to lose, it is recommended to be set to lose .5 lb pounds per week.
    arditarose wrote: »
    With 6 pounds to lose, it is recommended to be set to lose .5 lb pounds per week.
    Hello, I know 1200 is a little under for me but I want to lose the last 3 kgs fast I've got a deficit of around 700 atm I would like to eat more calories and believe MFP but I don't when they say to lose .5lbs a week, eat 1490 cals a day I would prob put on at that amount of cals a day? Does everyone else go by what MFP recommends to lose on? And is it right?
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    MelissaSchlaikier05 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    With 6 pounds to lose, it is recommended to be set to lose .5 lb pounds per week.
    arditarose wrote: »
    With 6 pounds to lose, it is recommended to be set to lose .5 lb pounds per week.
    Hello, I know 1200 is a little under for me but I want to lose the last 3 kgs fast I've got a deficit of around 700 atm I would like to eat more calories and believe MFP but I don't when they say to lose .5lbs a week, eat 1490 cals a day I would prob put on at that amount of cals a day? Does everyone else go by what MFP recommends to lose on? And is it right?

    Um. I'm sure 1490 is below your TDEE unless you're really really short and sedentary. I am set to lose .5 lbs per week at about 1600 calories, and I believe it because I've tracked for quite awhile and have found my maintenance calories to be between 1850-1900. So, 250 calorie deficit. It adds up.
  • MelissaSchlaikier05
    MelissaSchlaikier05 Posts: 20 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    MelissaSchlaikier05 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    With 6 pounds to lose, it is recommended to be set to lose .5 lb pounds per week.
    arditarose wrote: »
    With 6 pounds to lose, it is recommended to be set to lose .5 lb pounds per week.
    Hello, I know 1200 is a little under for me but I want to lose the last 3 kgs fast I've got a deficit of around 700 atm I would like to eat more calories and believe MFP but I don't when they say to lose .5lbs a week, eat 1490 cals a day I would prob put on at that amount of cals a day? Does everyone else go by what MFP recommends to lose on? And is it right?

    Um. I'm sure 1490 is below your TDEE unless you're really really short and sedentary. I am set to lose .5 lbs per week at about 1600 calories, and I believe it because I've tracked for quite awhile and have found my maintenance calories to be between 1850-1900. So, 250 calorie deficit. It adds up.

    Haha you made me crack up and laugh (really really short and lazy) lol
  • MelissaSchlaikier05
    MelissaSchlaikier05 Posts: 20 Member
    CW Stats
    Arms: 11 inches
    Thighs: 22 inches
    Calfs: 15 inches
    Waist: 28 inches
    Bust: 38 inches
    Height: 173 cm
    Weight: 67.5kgs

    Pretty close CW Stats to yours : )
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