Too many calories??

linlinjay
linlinjay Posts: 66 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello!
So I lowered my goal to losing .8 kg a week because before it was 1 kg and it's just unrealistic. I'm 19 and weigh 226 lbs and i'm 5'11. So my new calorie goal is 1830 to lose .8 kg a weak. Now my question is, isn't 1830 a bit much? Will i lose weight if i it under or exactly 1830?
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  • linlinjay
    linlinjay Posts: 66 Member
    Plus, a lil history about my weight loss journey, i'm probably on a journey since i'm 11 and i'd always starve and deprive myself, now i'm trying to ease into it and then lower my calories as i go, so that i won't be in a plateau situation.
  • linlinjay
    linlinjay Posts: 66 Member
    Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »
    No its not too much because you are 226 pounds and your maintenance is higher then 1830 calories.
    OHHHH OKAY, I finally get how this works, thanks so much!!!

  • TheArchyBunker
    TheArchyBunker Posts: 1,967 Member
    There is an exact formula out there a simple google search can help find it that will walk you through step by step on how to determine the exact calories you should take in and how many should be from fat, carbs and protein.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    linlinjay wrote: »
    Plus, a lil history about my weight loss journey, i'm probably on a journey since i'm 11 and i'd always starve and deprive myself, now i'm trying to ease into it and then lower my calories as i go, so that i won't be in a plateau situation.

    plateaus happen its normal,and weight loss is not linear so you may not lose every week, some you may gain(lots of sodium,water retention from that time of the month,etc) some you may stay the same.
  • linlinjay
    linlinjay Posts: 66 Member
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    linlinjay wrote: »
    Plus, a lil history about my weight loss journey, i'm probably on a journey since i'm 11 and i'd always starve and deprive myself, now i'm trying to ease into it and then lower my calories as i go, so that i won't be in a plateau situation.

    plateaus happen its normal,and weight loss is not linear so you may not lose every week, some you may gain(lots of sodium,water retention from that time of the month,etc) some you may stay the same.

    Water retention still happens even if I drink 2 1/2 liters a day? My sodium intake is not that bad.
  • TheArchyBunker
    TheArchyBunker Posts: 1,967 Member
    linlinjay wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    linlinjay wrote: »
    Plus, a lil history about my weight loss journey, i'm probably on a journey since i'm 11 and i'd always starve and deprive myself, now i'm trying to ease into it and then lower my calories as i go, so that i won't be in a plateau situation.

    plateaus happen its normal,and weight loss is not linear so you may not lose every week, some you may gain(lots of sodium,water retention from that time of the month,etc) some you may stay the same.

    Water retention still happens even if I drink 2 1/2 liters a day? My sodium intake is not that bad.

    Your weight can swing by 5lbs or more in a day. It's best to weigh yourself no more then once a week at most, and if you do once a week. Make it the same time of day, the same day the same outfit. The human body is a mystery machine and will do a ton of things we don't want it to daily. Don't worry about the day to day things.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    edited February 2017
    linlinjay wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    linlinjay wrote: »
    Plus, a lil history about my weight loss journey, i'm probably on a journey since i'm 11 and i'd always starve and deprive myself, now i'm trying to ease into it and then lower my calories as i go, so that i won't be in a plateau situation.

    plateaus happen its normal,and weight loss is not linear so you may not lose every week, some you may gain(lots of sodium,water retention from that time of the month,etc) some you may stay the same.

    Water retention still happens even if I drink 2 1/2 liters a day? My sodium intake is not that bad.

    yes,water retention happens when you start working out too,from that time of the month, you can also have waste in your system and you will weigh more but once you use the bathroom the scale will most likely go down. weight fluctuates hr to hr,day to day. its part of life.
  • Xvapor
    Xvapor Posts: 1,643 Member
    Most plateaus are user error. Example they weigh X amount and eat 1500 calories a day and lose 20 lbs. now u weigh less so you need to adjust calories lower again
  • linlinjay
    linlinjay Posts: 66 Member
    Thank you so much, I always used to freak out of weight fluctuations and start to binge, thank you for educating me!
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    linlinjay wrote: »
    Hello!
    So I lowered my goal to losing .8 kg a week because before it was 1 kg and it's just unrealistic. I'm 19 and weigh 226 lbs and i'm 5'11. So my new calorie goal is 1830 to lose .8 kg a weak. Now my question is, isn't 1830 a bit much? Will i lose weight if i it under or exactly 1830?

    My goal is 1810 calories and I lost weight. If you end each day a bit below it, your weight should definitely go down. If you eat more than that, you can do a bit of exercise to get the deficit back.
  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
    Try it for 6 weeks with accurate accounting of food. If you don't lose fat then you have your answer, if you lose fat then you have your answer. The answer is not always in the body weight scale because your body is mostly water.

    Your body has the answer. If you don't lose fat then it's not a deficit, so notch it down slightly for another 6 weeks and see what happens.
  • linlinjay
    linlinjay Posts: 66 Member
    californiagirl2012 wrote: »
    Try it for 6 weeks with accurate accounting of food. If you don't lose fat then you have your answer, if you lose fat then you have your answer. The answer is not always in the body weight scale because your body is mostly water.

    Your body has the answer. If you don't lose fat then it's not a deficit, so notch it down slightly for another 6 weeks and see what happens.

    How do i know if i lost fat though? Besides checking my weight.

  • TheArchyBunker
    TheArchyBunker Posts: 1,967 Member
    linlinjay wrote: »
    californiagirl2012 wrote: »
    Try it for 6 weeks with accurate accounting of food. If you don't lose fat then you have your answer, if you lose fat then you have your answer. The answer is not always in the body weight scale because your body is mostly water.

    Your body has the answer. If you don't lose fat then it's not a deficit, so notch it down slightly for another 6 weeks and see what happens.

    How do i know if i lost fat though? Besides checking my weight.

    The BEST way is take measurements. Key areas, neck, waste, hips, arms and thighs. As you exercise to burn fat you also build lean muscle. Muscle and fat weigh the same (here come the flamers). Ones lean and dense ones soft and gooey. (what weighs more a ton of feathers or a ton of lead?) So take measurements and that will tell you what the scale isn't. But hey what do I know. Only spent 3 years studying and practicing.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    edited February 2017
    TheArchyBunker wrote: »
    linlinjay wrote: »
    californiagirl2012 wrote: »
    Try it for 6 weeks with accurate accounting of food. If you don't lose fat then you have your answer, if you lose fat then you have your answer. The answer is not always in the body weight scale because your body is mostly water.

    Your body has the answer. If you don't lose fat then it's not a deficit, so notch it down slightly for another 6 weeks and see what happens.

    How do i know if i lost fat though? Besides checking my weight.

    The BEST way is take measurements. Key areas, neck, waste, hips, arms and thighs. As you exercise to burn fat you also build lean muscle. Muscle and fat weigh the same (here come the flamers). Ones lean and dense ones soft and gooey. (what weighs more a ton of feathers or a ton of lead?) So take measurements and that will tell you what the scale isn't. But hey what do I know. Only spent 3 years studying and practicing.

    we arent flamers,you arent building much muscle while in a deficit. newbie gains is possible,but its hard to lose fat and gain muscle in a deficit which is why most people either recomp,or do bulk and cut cycles.. Being female also makes it harder to gain muscle even in a surplus. OP you will know if you are losing fat because your clothes will start getting loose,you may even see a difference in how your body looks.weight loss takes time

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