Ok so if you have a Calorie deficit everyday does that guarantee weight loss??
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newphilly123
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Wanna make sure I ain't wasting my time
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Over the long term, yes.18
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^^^Yes.
I will add that accurately logging your calories especially if your deficit is small is important.
Most recommend getting a food scale and weighing your food, because generally people (experts as well) are pretty poor at guessing at portion sizes.
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newphilly123 wrote: »Wanna make sure I ain't wasting my time
I suggest you view it more as a weekly thing then every day. dont expect the scale to drop every single day just because you had a deficit the day prior but with all that said.. this 100% works but log, measure and be honest with yourself13 -
It does, if you're accurate with your calories in (food intake) and calories out (activity and exercise).
For calories in, weigh your food on a food scale, and be diligent with your logging by logging everything that you eat and choosing the right database entries (there are many incomplete and incorrect entries). Check entries when barcode scanning as it doesn't always point to a correct entry.
For calories out, if using mfp, eat only 1/3- 1/2 of those calories back.12 -
Yes.
The trick is actually knowing you're in a deficit. Since the calculators give you estimates on how much you burn, and you're responsible for being honest about what you eat, and some of the numbers on food values are also estimates, it's not always easy to actually figure out how to *be* in a deficit.11 -
Wasting your time how exactly? What would the alternative be? Not being in a calorie deficit? Continuing to gain weight?30
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Your futile search for guarantees is a waste time.21
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@newphilly123 , First, give a damn about yourself. It's nobody else's job.10
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What else are you gonna do if you want to lose weight? Guarantee, what is guarantee. It's probabilities. You could get hit by a bus tomorrow, no guarantees. Keep your calories down every day and your chances for losing weight are great.9
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It's worked for millions of other people over the years, I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't work for you too.
There's only one way to lose weight - over time, take in less calories than you expend. That's about as close to a guarantee as one can get.14 -
Yes, but if your only reason for doing this is weight loss, then I wouldn't weigh myself every day. Your body retains water or you don't have a BM for a couple days and your weight loss may not show right away. Sometimes I can wear something I couldn't the week before even though my scales aren't showing much loss. Other times my scales show loss but I don't look that much thinner. It's a long term commitment. Make sure you log everything you eat, weigh or measure your food at first. The only way you can lose weight is to eat less that you burn. One other thing, if you want to be successful you might want to upgrade your attitude. It would make this more fun, and a good challenge.13
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I only have experiential Input, but every week since I started on MFP and have been tracking my calories, as long as I had a calorie deficit, I have lost weight. Every single week. Some weeks it was half a pound, some weeks a lot more, but it works and is the real deal.14
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It's not a waste of time, keep going and you will see results
There are weeks I didn't lose weight but used test shorts to check the fit every few weeks. This helped me see what I was doing was working.5 -
This isn't a diet plan, it's the science all diet plans are trying to disguise with gimmicks and workarounds to sell you things.11
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Yes4
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No guarantee because macros matters3
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How else do you think weight comes off? Do tell...
Off-topic slightly but the hostility of some people towards changing their eating suggests they're not ready to make the change.4 -
Diet is 80%, Exercise is 20% but both are equal in terms of importance
The benefits of exercise on your brain, appetite and metabolism are huge, so generally while a defecit in calories will definitely help you, ultimately the surefire approach at all times is diet + exercise
Ultimately, eat clean, don't consume too many processed foods/sugars and exercise for at least two hours a week and you'll drop weight.6 -
SymbolismNZ wrote: »Diet is 80%, Exercise is 20% but both are equal in terms of importance
The benefits of exercise on your brain, appetite and metabolism are huge, so generally while a defecit in calories will definitely help you, ultimately the surefire approach at all times is diet + exercise
Ultimately, eat clean, don't consume too many processed foods/sugars and exercise for at least two hours a week and you'll drop weight.
Or don't eat clean and don't exercise and you'll still lose weight in a calorie deficit.
If you want to avoid processed foods, that's your choice. However, you can still lose weight while eating them. Moderation is best but that's true about everything, really.
Exercise is great for many reasons but not required to lose weight.25 -
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