macro questions

duckster0928
duckster0928 Posts: 23 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
i'm currently 190 pounds used to be (330) goal:180 are these macros enough to lose 1-2 pounds a week? i'm also 6 feet talljsf4rhlofbrj.png

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  • duckster0928
    duckster0928 Posts: 23 Member
    edited August 2020
    these macro's don't include seasons yet like salt pepper olive oil etc mains use these 3
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I'd be surprised if 2020 + exercise cals wasn't a substantial calorie deficit for 6' tall male but you have given no clues about your activity level or age.
    BTW - assume you know that you don't have to undercut your calorie goal as your screenshot is showing as your deficit is already accounted for when you selected your rate of weight loss.

    With just 10lbs to go you may well want to lose that last bit slowly to make the transition to maintenance at goal weight less of a jump. Congrats on your amazing success so far, that's one hell of an achievement.
  • duckster0928
    duckster0928 Posts: 23 Member
    edited August 2020
    sijomial wrote: »
    I'd be surprised if 2020 + exercise cals wasn't a substantial calorie deficit for 6' tall male but you have given no clues about your activity level or age.
    BTW - assume you know that you don't have to undercut your calorie goal as your screenshot is showing as your deficit is already accounted for when you selected your rate of weight loss.

    With just 10lbs to go you may well want to lose that last bit slowly to make the transition to maintenance at goal weight less of a jump. Congrats on your amazing success so far, that's one hell of an achievement.
    i do weight lift 4-5 at home and walk 5k-6k steps everyday but the rest of the day i'm just laying in bed LOL like a lazy f, its also hard to tell though cause i might be losing fat and gaining muscle but just not showing on scale i have like 25%+ fat in my loose skin still or more even
  • duckster0928
    duckster0928 Posts: 23 Member
    edited August 2020
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    i am prob having 2k+ calories after all the seasoning is added, these were my calorie intake before i noticed i wasn't going down in scale after 2 weeks so i lowered it by another 200 cause after seasoning i would be having 2200-2300+
  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    You have too few pounds left to lose to be able to lose 1-2 lbs a week. Set the weight loss to .5 lbs. and remember, losing those last few lbs is going to like watching paint dry.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    "Seasoning?" Mayo and ranch dressing, ketchup and mustard have calories, but "seasoning" i.e. salt, pepper, spices, don't have 200 calories,


    I think you need to be eating more, not less.
  • duckster0928
    duckster0928 Posts: 23 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    "Seasoning?" Mayo and ranch dressing, ketchup and mustard have calories, but "seasoning" i.e. salt, pepper, spices, don't have 200 calories,


    I think you need to be eating more, not less.
    i cook with olive oil and add olive oil to my pot of water to cook my veggies and i add it to my quinoa aswell after cooked
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    duckster0928 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    "Seasoning?" Mayo and ranch dressing, ketchup and mustard have calories, but "seasoning" i.e. salt, pepper, spices, don't have 200 calories,


    I think you need to be eating more, not less.
    i cook with olive oil and add olive oil to my pot of water to cook my veggies and i add it to my quinoa aswell after cooked

    Okay, that's not "seasoning" that's oil. Measure it and log it. Why would you add it to a boiling pot? You can't measure it that way and it adds nothing to the vegetables.

    I still think you need to be eating the recommended 2000 calories at Sedentary, set your Goal to "Lose 1/2 pound per week" add your purposeful exercise on the day you do it, eat More for the exercise.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    duckster0928 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    "Seasoning?" Mayo and ranch dressing, ketchup and mustard have calories, but "seasoning" i.e. salt, pepper, spices, don't have 200 calories,


    I think you need to be eating more, not less.
    i cook with olive oil and add olive oil to my pot of water to cook my veggies and i add it to my quinoa aswell after cooked

    I would be really cautious about considering oil a "seasoning" that you're not measuring/logging. The calories add up very quickly and you're not only cooking with it but pouring it on already cooked foods.
  • duckster0928
    duckster0928 Posts: 23 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    duckster0928 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    "Seasoning?" Mayo and ranch dressing, ketchup and mustard have calories, but "seasoning" i.e. salt, pepper, spices, don't have 200 calories,


    I think you need to be eating more, not less.
    i cook with olive oil and add olive oil to my pot of water to cook my veggies and i add it to my quinoa aswell after cooked

    Okay, that's not "seasoning" that's oil. Measure it and log it. Why would you add it to a boiling pot? You can't measure it that way and it adds nothing to the vegetables.

    I still think you need to be eating the recommended 2000 calories at Sedentary, set your Goal to "Lose 1/2 pound per week" add your purposeful exercise on the day you do it, eat More for the exercise.

    its chinese way of cooking veggies ;p
  • duckster0928
    duckster0928 Posts: 23 Member
    i've checked i have 3tbsp of light olive oil everyday
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    duckster0928 wrote: »
    i've checked i have 3tbsp of light olive oil everyday

    Ok, just log that. Guessing is not a plan with oil.
  • duckster0928
    duckster0928 Posts: 23 Member
    Snapchat-1438676181.jpg20200816_143623.jpg something like that + another dinner and few fruit snacks rice cracker hummus or peanut butter

  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    duckster0928 wrote: »
    i've checked i have 3tbsp of light olive oil everyday

    That's about 357 calories in oil per day. That's very relevant if you're counting calories.

    That's about 42 grams of fat per day. That's very relevant if you're tracking macros.
  • duckster0928
    duckster0928 Posts: 23 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    duckster0928 wrote: »
    i've checked i have 3tbsp of light olive oil everyday

    That's about 357 calories in oil per day. That's very relevant if you're counting calories.

    That's about 42 grams of fat per day. That's very relevant if you're tracking macros.
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    thats what i end up with not too bad XD
  • duckster0928
    duckster0928 Posts: 23 Member
    edited August 2020
    i checked if i want to lose .5 pounds per week i can eat 2700 calories if 1pound 2500
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    I'd be surprised if 2020 + exercise cals wasn't a substantial calorie deficit for 6' tall male but you have given no clues about your activity level or age.

    100%. 2500 cals a day and he should lose fat just fine...


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