Realistic

Fivefootcaloriecounter wrote: »

I have a new idea , one that I think will
Be more realistic .... Wknds are My downfall so I now have set calories goals to help me . Mon to Thursday 1125 calories a day , then fri to Sunday 2000 cals a day then is basically 1500 x 7 total . And not track exercise calories

I'm 4ft 11
Tdee cals 1700
Do I think I can loose weight doing it this way ?

If your TDEE is really 1700 and you are eating an average of 1500 calories a day, you will absolutely lose weight, but it will be very slow. Your average daily deficit is only going to be 200 calories. Generally speaking, it takes a 3500 calorie deficit to lose a lb of fat (it's much more complicated than this, I know, but for all intents and purposes of this discussion this estimate is fine). That means it's going to take you between 17-18 days to lose a single pound of fat. This also assumes that you log perfectly. This is another problem with such a small average deficit. There is absolutely no room for error. You simply cannot forget to log anything, you must weigh absolutely everything on a scale, you can virtually never eat out or have a cheat/free day. My advice to you would be to either try and increase your TDEE some, reduce your calorie intake, or a little bit of both. Being short sucks and really limits what you can do with your calorie intake. The good news is, losing just a few lbs of fat on a very small frame will make a much bigger difference than on a much larger person.

As far as eating less during the week in order to eat more on the weekend, this strategy is fine. Your daily average deficit is really all that matters. The only problem with your plan is the size of that daily deficit. I feel like it's just too small to realistically be successful for you.

If you're patient, I don't see that there's anything wrong with a slower rate of loss. Especially if this ends up being a sustainable plan that works for you. That's kind of more the ultimate goal anyway. A slow loss is still better than no loss at all.

Fivefootcaloriecounter wrote: »

@vismal I think I will try 1125 cals min to Thursday , then 1700 cals fri to Sunday instead . More of a deficit . What dya think ?

I think with that plan you are far less likely to accidentally erase your deficit via inaccurate logging or bad nutritional information. Best thing you can do is try it out, give it some time, and evaluate how it's working. I'd also really recommend tracking your weights with something like the "libra" app or trendweight.com. Both of those allows you to track a weight trend. IMO, when your deficit is small, and you're losing fractions of a lb a week, it's better to track the trend of your weight rather than relying on individual weigh ins.