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Eat more to lose weight?

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    P.S. if you're not losing, you're not in a deficit, so eating more isn't going to make you lose.
  • lilypond45
    lilypond45 Posts: 31 Member
    I halve what the machine says I have burned. They aren't accurate, even with the info you typed in. I learnt that the hard way
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,354 Member
    You are 19, even being completely sedentary you likely burn somewhere around 2400 calories a day. 2100 seems like a reasonable goal. The only way to know if it works is to try it for about 3-4 weeks.
  • Buckeye_Dave
    Buckeye_Dave Posts: 59 Member
    OP, I don't have anything to add to what others have already suggested, just wanted to say GOOD FOR YOU for taking the time to get yourself educated and on track at such a young age!!

    I wish I had been as smart when I was 19...
  • jamespenrod187
    jamespenrod187 Posts: 14 Member
    Thanks guys. I'm just going to stick with this new plan, and if it doesn't work I will eat a little less and exercise more until I find the balance.
  • pliler
    pliler Posts: 45 Member
    Not much else to add except try not to burn yourself out on just eating the bro foods and doing loads and loads of exercises...it's a marathon not a race.
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    jamespenrod187 wrote: »
    This week I've started eating about 2,100 calories over breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack. That's what the personal trainer said to do, so I will try that out. I also used to do the exact same workout every day and I just started mixing it up...thanks for the replies!

    @jamespenrod187 that sounds great. 90 days down the road you will know if her advice is working for you are not. Best of continued success.
  • jamespenrod187
    jamespenrod187 Posts: 14 Member
    GaleHawkins wrote: »
    jamespenrod187 wrote: »
    This week I've started eating about 2,100 calories over breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack. That's what the personal trainer said to do, so I will try that out. I also used to do the exact same workout every day and I just started mixing it up...thanks for the replies!

    @jamespenrod187 that sounds great. 90 days down the road you will know if her advice is working for you are not. Best of continued success.

    Ha yeah hope it works out. I want people to not even recognize me anymore. Thats my ultimate goal.
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