FIRST WEEK... HELP PLEASE

KARJNKK18
KARJNKK18 Posts: 44 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
Losing weight which is great! Now analysing progress so far and need help in following .... huge deficit in carb daily. A little deficit in fat. Not eating enough Protein every day. 1 day Calorie deficit but next 2 days made it up. Is this okay to do or do I need to adhere closely to daily recommended intake? Also when checking progress it states that in five weeks will lose around 8-10kg with what I have eaten each day? Would appreciate any clarification to my questions. Thanking you in advance for your time. Much Appreciated

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    in five weeks will lose around 8-10kg

    ^^This feature is silly. ^^ Go ahead and eat exactly the same for 5 weeks and let us know. No one has succeeded at it yet.

    As far as hitting protein - pretty important - consider that a minimum goal to hit.

    If you balance out your days across a week, you'll be fine. If you come in a little low on protein, try to make that up. Protein is pretty important, so try to start paying attention to that.

    Fat is pretty important, too. Consider fat a minimum goal to hit as well.

    Carbs can fall where they fall, no worries there.

    It takes time to fit together the puzzle pieces. Keep logging and studying your Food page, it will serve you well.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Eat as close to your calorie goal as possible...if not daily, then weekly. You shouldn’t be aiming for more than 1 kg per week, and even that is reserved for those who have a lot to lose. Focus on your logging and calories right now, then when you have that down play with your macros to see what works best for you.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,336 Member
    Sounds like you are exceeding your selected deficit.

    If you are measuring your caloric intake accurately (and it is pretty common that people have quite a bit of trouble doing so both in the beginning and later on too), exceeding your selected deficit is not the greatest of ideas because over time it will catch up with you.

    I would consider the default MFP protein goal to be a minimum. I would be more flexible with the fat goal and wouldn't be concerned about being over or under as long as I was eating at least 0.35 to 0.4g of fat per lb of bodyweight (at BMI 25 if currently significantly overweight). I would make sure to eat at least 14g of fiber per 1000 Calories of food consumed.

    In the beginning the most important thing is dialing in the total deficit. You can worry about optimising your macros and nutrition as head-space permits.

    The multi-week projection is a fairy tale; but, it does highlight that MFP thinks that your current deficit is too big. You may want to input your weigh-ins into a weight trend tracking app. Long term this would be much more meaningful for you. My favourites are Libra Android; Happy Scale iphone; trendweight.com (using a free, without a device, fitbit.com account or supported scale for data entry)

    Best of luck!
  • KARJNKK18
    KARJNKK18 Posts: 44 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    in five weeks will lose around 8-10kg

    ^^This feature is silly. ^^ Go ahead and eat exactly the same for 5 weeks and let us know. No one has succeeded at it yet.

    As far as hitting protein - pretty important - consider that a minimum goal to hit.

    If you balance out your days across a week, you'll be fine. If you come in a little low on protein, try to make that up. Protein is pretty important, so try to start paying attention to that.

    Fat is pretty important, too. Consider fat a minimum goal to hit as well.

    Carbs can fall where they fall, no worries there.

    It takes time to fit together the puzzle pieces. Keep logging and studying your Food page, it will serve you well.

    Thank You so much! Appreciate the support
  • KARJNKK18
    KARJNKK18 Posts: 44 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Eat as close to your calorie goal as possible...if not daily, then weekly. You shouldn’t be aiming for more than 1 kg per week, and even that is reserved for those who have a lot to lose. Focus on your logging and calories right now, then when you have that down play with your macros to see what works best for you.

    Thank you so much! Appreciate your Support
  • KARJNKK18
    KARJNKK18 Posts: 44 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    Sounds like you are exceeding your selected deficit.

    If you are measuring your caloric intake accurately (and it is pretty common that people have quite a bit of trouble doing so both in the beginning and later on too), exceeding your selected deficit is not the greatest of ideas because over time it will catch up with you.

    I would consider the default MFP protein goal to be a minimum. I would be more flexible with the fat goal and wouldn't be concerned about being over or under as long as I was eating at least 0.35 to 0.4g of fat per lb of bodyweight (at BMI 25 if currently significantly overweight). I would make sure to eat at least 14g of fiber per 1000 Calories of food consumed.

    In the beginning the most important thing is dialing in the total deficit. You can worry about optimising your macros and nutrition as head-space permits.

    The multi-week projection is a fairy tale; but, it does highlight that MFP thinks that your current deficit is too big. You may want to input your weigh-ins into a weight trend tracking app. Long term this would be much more meaningful for you. My favourites are Libra Android; Happy Scale iphone; trendweight.com (using a free, without a device, fitbit.com account or supported scale for data entry)

    Best of luck!

    Thank you so much. Appreciate your support
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