2390 to lose 2lbs/week seems WAY too high...imo
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3lbs per week by my calculations. Which is a 10500 per week deficit. So he's eating more than he thinks but still too little.0
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Maybe stop being so irrational.danieltsmoke wrote: »The question is could really eat everything I ate last night +400cals,and still lose 2lbs a week?? Seems a bit much
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
Maybe stop being so irrational.danieltsmoke wrote: »The question is could really eat everything I ate last night +400cals,and still lose 2lbs a week?? Seems a bit much
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"Feels." "Seems." "Insane." You're just emoting.danieltsmoke wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
Maybe stop being so irrational.danieltsmoke wrote: »The question is could really eat everything I ate last night +400cals,and still lose 2lbs a week?? Seems a bit much
..what??
It's math. It's rational. Follow it or don't. How you feel about reality matters not one iota to reality. If you eat at a 1000 calorie per day deficit, you'll lose about two pounds per week over time. It's not a difficult concept. You're not a special snowflake.
If you want to rationalize eating less, feel free. That doesn't the accuracy of the math.
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So let's say he's eating 1450 (since he's fudging weights a bit on the logging). If he's been losing 3 lbs/week, that puts his TDEE around 2950 on average for the recent past.VintageFeline wrote: »3lbs per week by my calculations. Which is a 10500 per week deficit. So he's eating more than he thinks but still too little.
I stick with my 1800 per day. That way he can still go down some once he gets closer to goal.
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danieltsmoke wrote: »The question is could really eat everything I ate last night +400cals,and still lose 2lbs a week?? Seems a bit much
It's actually quite simple.
As someone with more to lose, your TDEE is going to be higher. So if it's 3390 calories (I'm assuming because 2390 + 1000 = 3390), if you eat under that amount of calories per day you're going to lose weight. One pound = 3500 calories. So two pounds = 7000 calories. In order to lose 2 pounds per week, you have to eat 1000 calories under your TDEE per day. 3390 - 1000 = 2390.
I don't think you should go under 2000. Going to 1200 is too low for you, especially without medical supervision.0 -
When I first started MFP gave me 2400 to loose 2 pounds a week. I had 99 to loose and have a high level of activity. On average I lost 2 pounds a week. So far down 32 pounds. I like my food so am currently set for a smaller deficit. I get 2300 a day before exercise adjustments which gives me another 5-900. I eat back half to all of my exercise adjustments. usually around 2400 a day Still loosing weight.
Trust the app or not. That's up to you. Personally would prefer to loose weight while still enjoying my food rather than push to extremes and get in a hurry to undo a problem that I spent years creating.0 -
The stories from the OP change from thread to thread. It seems like he basically just says what heddle like with stir the hornets nest. Totally not worth it to me.0
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Oh not this old chestnut again. I find it very hard to believe you're living on 1200 calories a day. You're not estimating accurately. I'm a 5ft2 138lb female who sometimes feels hungry eating 1500 calories a day so I call phooey.
You just like to get a forum rise. Probably through boredom. We are all here mainly for the same goal. To lose weight in the safest and best way. So if you think you're winning some sort of prize for eating less than a woman would... Congrats. You win.
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I maintain at 2400. I'm female, older, smaller and lighter. If that's my maintenance number it going to be a deficit for you. So no - not too high.0
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Guys, you should really just leave these threads alone. He posts a thread like this a lot and it doesn't get anywhere. He doesn't care that he should be eating more or what anyone else says so just leave these threads alone and he likely stop posting them if he doesn't get the responses/attention he's looking for.0
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^^^this0
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i just don't understand why you're eating pizza, ranch dressing and liquor while trying to lose weight. Doesn't seem very dedicated to me.0
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danieltsmoke wrote: »MysticRealm wrote: »Guys, you should really just leave these threads alone. He posts a thread like this a lot and it doesn't get anywhere. He doesn't care that he should be eating more or what anyone else says so just leave these threads alone and he likely stop posting them if he doesn't get the responses/attention he's looking for.
True I post controversial topics but sincerely out of my own curiosity and hopes to get some real debate going..you can paint me as an attention seeker but honestly that's not the case..just looking for opinions on the topic I've asked about.
But thanks to those who were productive to the conversation, I appreciate it
Right... ok.
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danieltsmoke wrote: »MysticRealm wrote: »Guys, you should really just leave these threads alone. He posts a thread like this a lot and it doesn't get anywhere. He doesn't care that he should be eating more or what anyone else says so just leave these threads alone and he likely stop posting them if he doesn't get the responses/attention he's looking for.
True I post controversial topics but sincerely out of my own curiosity and hopes to get some real debate going..you can paint me as an attention seeker but honestly that's not the case..just looking for opinions on the topic I've asked about.
But thanks to those who were productive to the conversation, I appreciate it
No you don't, you post the same topic over and over for no reason other than the attention.0 -
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kristen6350 wrote: »danieltsmoke wrote: »Just doing what two professionals told me is fine for me..if you doubt that's ok too..but 2400 cals to lose two pounds just seems insane to me.
Um, you asked our opinion. Some of us gave you one. It just happened to be not yours.
If 2400 to lose 2lbs a week seems insane, imagine what you were eating to get the point of having to lose the weight. That's what's always boggled my mind. I lost 50lbs using the CICO philosophy years ago, eating 1500 calories to lose. It's hard for me to fathom I was eating that much more while I was heavy. MFP works if you listen to it.
My advice is to try what it says for a month...what do you have to lose? A month? Big deal.
We got big appetites.0 -
MysticRealm wrote: »danieltsmoke wrote: »MysticRealm wrote: »Guys, you should really just leave these threads alone. He posts a thread like this a lot and it doesn't get anywhere. He doesn't care that he should be eating more or what anyone else says so just leave these threads alone and he likely stop posting them if he doesn't get the responses/attention he's looking for.
True I post controversial topics but sincerely out of my own curiosity and hopes to get some real debate going..you can paint me as an attention seeker but honestly that's not the case..just looking for opinions on the topic I've asked about.
But thanks to those who were productive to the conversation, I appreciate it
No you don't, you post the same topic over and over for no reason other than the attention.
To be honest... I completely agree with this.
OP, either stick to what MFP is telling you to do or do whatever. It's as simple as that, it's true, you do want some debate going on. Debate about you.
Stop being so fussy and do what MFP tells you do to. If not, don't bother.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
you having lost 122lbs doesn't give any indication of your current fitness, it just means you had more to lose.0 -
Here's what you wrote: "i just don't understand why you're eating pizza, ranch dressing and liquor while trying to lose weight. "DeguelloTex wrote: »
you having lost 122lbs doesn't give any indication of your current fitness, it just means you had more to lose.
Why are you moving the goalposts already?
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
you having lost 122lbs doesn't give any indication of your current fitness, it just means you had more to lose.
What's wrong with having pizza if it fits your calories/macros? Or do we all have to live on Kale and Protein shakes to be dedicated?
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
you having lost 122lbs doesn't give any indication of your current fitness, it just means you had more to lose.
hahaha... I think it IS an indication of dedication to weight loss though, which is what you were critiquing in the first place.0 -
bc he clearly got fat from over drinking, eating pizza and eating ranch dressing. Those are very calorie dense items. I'd much rather eat chicken, vegetables, etc..and consume 1\3 of the calories and get my protein/nutritional needs. That's how i lost 90lbs (which really is much more lost considering the muscle mass i gained).0 -
This? Again??
OP needs a new schtick, this act is more stale than the rolls at a dinner theater production of Death of a Salesman..0 -
I just feel like two people of the same stats can burn hugely different amounts of calories per day. Like true, there's an average but an average does nothing to define an individual person. Imo, I could not possibly eat everything I ate yesterday +400 cals and still lose 2lbs a week.0
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bc he clearly got fat from over drinking, eating pizza and eating ranch dressing. Those are very calorie dense items. I'd much rather eat chicken, vegetables, etc..and consume 1\3 of the calories and get my protein/nutritional needs. That's how i lost 90lbs (which really is much more lost considering the muscle mass i gained).
It's funny... I also got fat from eating pizza etc... and I also lost weight will eating it.
As long as you hit your macros and micros... why the hell not?0 -
The only way to know if it's accurate is to try it and see. You can always drop down, later.
Try the MFP advice for a few weeks. If you don't lose anything, drop by 100 every two weeks until you begin losing. You may find you can eat more calories and still lose.
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danieltsmoke wrote: »I just feel like two people of the same stats can burn hugely different amounts of calories per day. Like true, there's an average but an average does nothing to define an individual person. Imo, I could not possibly eat everything I ate yesterday +400 cals and still lose 2lbs a week.
Well you ate enough to get to this size... how can you not eat less???0
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