Will cutting 100 calories a day lower my weight?

CookiesandCrunches16
CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
edited November 24 in Health and Weight Loss
Will cutting 100 calories a day lower my weight? I would drop more calories per day but I don't want to slow down my metabolism as it is pretty good. I maintain on 2,700.

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    Will cutting 100 calories a day lower my weight? I would drop more calories per day but I don't want to slow down my metabolism as it is pretty good. I maintain on 2,700.

    Cutting 100 calories from your TDEE and eating that amount consistently would allow you to lose .2 pounds per week or a little less than a pound per month. Probably a little less in the long term allowing for the margin of error that's always involved with calorie counting.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    You aren't going to "slow" your metabolism down. It doesn't work that way. What are your stats?
  • CookiesandCrunches16
    CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    You aren't going to "slow" your metabolism down. It doesn't work that way. What are your stats?

    I'm female, 5ft tall, 116lbs. Maintaining my weight on 2,750 calories
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    What are you doing to get that high maintenance?
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    How much are you trying to lose?
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    You aren't going to "slow" your metabolism down. It doesn't work that way. What are your stats?

    I'm female, 5ft tall, 116lbs. Maintaining my weight on 2,750 calories
    Wow, you must be very active throughout the day.

    Cutting 100 calories from your diet will allow you to lose weight slowly provided that it puts you into a calorie deficit. It will not slow your metabolism in and of itself but as you lose weight your metabolism will slow simply because you won't burn as many calories moving your mass around on a daily basis.
  • CookiesandCrunches16
    CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    How much are you trying to lose?

    About 3-5 pounds
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    How much are you trying to lose?

    About 3-5 pounds

    This can be considered, normal fluctuation. YES cutting 100 calories would allow you to lose slowly.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    How much are you trying to lose?

    About 3-5 pounds

    why don't you do a recomp and eat at maintenance and lift heavy…..
  • CookiesandCrunches16
    CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    How much are you trying to lose?

    About 3-5 pounds

    why don't you do a recomp and eat at maintenance and lift heavy…..

    Thanks for the suggestion. I'll definitely consider it! How would you suggest I go about this?
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    edited September 2015
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    How much are you trying to lose?

    About 3-5 pounds

    why don't you do a recomp and eat at maintenance and lift heavy…..

    Good advice. The bonus is your metabolism will be more likely to go up than down.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    How much are you trying to lose?

    About 3-5 pounds

    why don't you do a recomp and eat at maintenance and lift heavy…..

    Thanks for the suggestion. I'll definitely consider it! How would you suggest I go about this?

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat
  • SKME2013
    SKME2013 Posts: 704 Member
    Yes to recomp. Also at least for me it is very difficult to be that precise re 100 calories. I do log everything, but I am sure that I am regularly off my 100 calories. I have been in maintenance for a year now, but I go by weekly goals.
    Stef.
  • CookiesandCrunches16
    CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    How much are you trying to lose?

    About 3-5 pounds

    why don't you do a recomp and eat at maintenance and lift heavy…..

    Thanks for the suggestion. I'll definitely consider it! How would you suggest I go about this?

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat

    Thank you! Seems very good as my weight is ok
  • CookiesandCrunches16
    CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
    SKME2013 wrote: »
    Yes to recomp. Also at least for me it is very difficult to be that precise re 100 calories. I do log everything, but I am sure that I am regularly off my 100 calories. I have been in maintenance for a year now, but I go by weekly goals.
    Stef.

    Thank you! Sounds good! How long does noticeable recomp generally take?
  • Sarah4fitness
    Sarah4fitness Posts: 437 Member
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    SKME2013 wrote: »
    Yes to recomp. Also at least for me it is very difficult to be that precise re 100 calories. I do log everything, but I am sure that I am regularly off my 100 calories. I have been in maintenance for a year now, but I go by weekly goals.
    Stef.

    Thank you! Sounds good! How long does noticeable recomp generally take?


    8-12 weeks minimum.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    100 calories is four cough drops, way too few to measure accurately. Go for 300 calories and maybe 100 will stick. Although recomp makes sense as well; with so little to lose, it definitely shouldn't affect you.
  • marissafit06
    marissafit06 Posts: 1,996 Member
    Also curious what you do for activity now. That's a super high number of calories for someone your height.
  • CookiesandCrunches16
    CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
    marissafit06 wrote: »
    Also curious what you do for activity now. That's a super high number of calories for someone your height.

    Honestly I do cardio 3x week about 30-45 min, abs every other day, and a leg workout every other day as well.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    You aren't going to "slow" your metabolism down. It doesn't work that way. What are your stats?

    I'm female, 5ft tall, 116lbs. Maintaining my weight on 2,750 calories

    welp I give up
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    You aren't going to "slow" your metabolism down. It doesn't work that way. What are your stats?

    I'm female, 5ft tall, 116lbs. Maintaining my weight on 2,750 calories

    You sure about that op??? I am 180 pound male and I gain half pound a week at about 3000 calories a day...
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    CookiesandCrunches16 wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    You aren't going to "slow" your metabolism down. It doesn't work that way. What are your stats?

    I'm female, 5ft tall, 116lbs. Maintaining my weight on 2,750 calories

    You sure about that op??? I am 180 pound male and I gain half pound a week at about 3000 calories a day...

    And I'm a 5'8 female, 145ishlbs and walk roughly 10 + miles 7 days a week and my tdee is around 2,200

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  • jeepinshawn
    jeepinshawn Posts: 642 Member
    Im a 5'9" male and weigh about 185 now and my TDEE avg about 2922, and I do no formal exercise just get about 5-6 miles a day in steps.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    The bottom line is - if you cut 100 calories from your TDEE, you'll lose weight (very slowly - but you will technically be in a deficit if your TDEE is correct). Hope this helps :)
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