Looking to lose weight..

katebyrne94 · April 2016

Hey! I'm looking to drop a few kgs and was wondering whats the smartest way to go about this in terms of food intake?

queenliz99 · April 2016

Eat less food of whatever you like.

Lewisg51 · April 2016

Just do a 500 deficit under your maintenance maybe avoid saturated fats as much but basically just the same ... but less.

jennifer_417 · April 2016

Plug your numbers into MFP and eat at the amount of calories it tells you. I will say though, if you don't have much to lose, it's smart to set your loss at 1 or even 0.5 lbs per week, as it can be really difficult to create enough of a deficit to lose more, which makes sticking with it really tough.

katebyrne94 · April 2016

Thanks guys, I have reduced my calorie intake to 1600, should I reduce it further?

allstarelmo23 · April 2016

See how that works then adjust accordingly

perkymommy · April 2016

Measure and weigh your foods. Sounds tedious but it seriously helps a lot to see how much you are actually putting on your plate.

Mecklar75 · April 2016

Try and reduce the amount of refined carbohydrates you eat. Avoid low fat foods, when they make something low fat they add sugar which is worse.

sunnybeaches105 · April 2016

katebyrne94 wrote: »

Thanks guys, I have reduced my calorie intake to 1600, should I reduce it further?

Maybe, maybe not. Try that for at least 2-3 weeks and see how it goes. If you do need to drop it further, go very slowly, maybe 250 calorie increments with the same 2-3 week intervals. Also, focus your diet about 80% or so on lean proteins, vegetables, fruit and nuts/seeds/avocado (whatever you actually like for fats). Then, if you don't have self-control issues with cravings, leave 20% for the stuff you really enjoy.

trvshm · April 2016

Depends on your activity/work outs. It may not be enough!

dbmeyers23 · April 2016

Exactly trvshm...I think a lot of people aren't eating enough, especially if they ar le exercising.

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