Calorie deficit and weight loss

Just keep at it. Trust me, within a month you will see results. Don't weigh yourself daily. I know some people recommend it but I think either weekly or every other week is appropriate because then the trend is usually always downwards, never really up.

Drink lots of water and try to keep your carbs/protein/fats in the right balance. Do your best to avoid unhealthy foods but I've learned that you can still get away with losing weight with fast food that lies within the right calorie range.

Prelogging your food helps you with not binge eating or accidentally eating over your daily goal. That way, you have a plan and it keeps you from thinking all day about food and what you'll need to make/eat.

As a full-time student with med school apps and senior projects, I never have the time to really work out. It's not recommended to not work out but it is possible. Or just being active as little as 3 days a week for 30 minutes is even enough. And the days you do work out, you can add those calories into your daily diet.

Just because you aren't seeing results does not mean it doesn't work. Honestly, roll with it for a month. If you don't see any weight drop, then start asking questions. If you do see weight drop, then that should show that it will work. It may seem like it will take forever but in all honesty, time flies by really fast and next thing you know, its already the end of winter or the beginning of spring and if you don't get started today, you'll look back and think "wow I could have been XXX amount of weight at this point if I had just kept it up".

dasiajones165 wrote: »

Does anyone know how this calorie deficit thing works...I'm a 5'7 240 lb female and I try and work out 5-6 times a week...I've had the hardest time trying to figure out my macros and calories...mfp says I should eat about 1400 calories but I'm not losing any weight..this is really starting to stress me out! Can someone help please

Are you using a food scale to weight any solid foods and measuring cup for liquids? Are you entering workouts here and eating back the calories burned? How long since you started where you are not seeing any losses?

These may sound like strange questions, but the answers will help point out some of the most common things that can stall someone's progress.

Are you weighing your food for accurate measurements? I ask because I too am 5'7 and currently weigh around 200lbs and eat 1300. Even 1300 is a bit on the low side for me so if you are truly eating 1400 you should start seeing results. Sounds like inaccurate logging.

dasiajones165 wrote: »

@nutmegoreo I do have a food scale and measuring cups but I haven't been using them consistently. And no I've never logged my workouts here or eat back the calories I burn..usually after my workouts I try to eat light or have a protein shake ... I guess that's why I'm always hungry 30 minutes later lol Last week I tried to switch things up and do the keto diet bc the scale wasn't moving and that shot my sugar cravings through the roof I am so inept to this whole calories in and out thing!

I wouldn't recommend the keto. Just do calories. That way you can eat what you want and its a lot less maintenance. It also means you're less likely to binge eat. I did keto for about 3 months and I didn't lose weight any faster than I normally do on calorie-deficient diet. And I second the food scale thing.

dasiajones165 wrote: »

@nutmegoreo should I set my activity level at sedentary even if I workout?

The activity level is related to your daily life. If you generally are sedentary, then yes, set it to sedentary, and you can play around with consuming some of your exercise calories back.