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  • You should not base you deficit on BMR! BMR is the amount of calories your body needs to survive let's say if you were comatosed. Going below that number ca actually be very unhealthy and cause your metabolism to slow down incredibly.
  • I have noticed my waist cinching in eventhough my measurement fluctuates between +inch -inch and my butt is bigger which makes my pants not fit as well. Thank you for the advice of getting blood work done. I am 41 so will have to take into consideration that progress will be slower.
  • When I ate paleo eventhough the actual amount of food was small the calories were super high. Now I'm eating foods that are lower in calories meaning I have to eat more of them.
  • When I ate paleo I would eat bacon every other day and was not shy about cheese and butter. Also ate a ton of lettuce wrapped burgers. My diet was very low carb and now I've introduced some carbs like, quinoa, farro, gluten free pasta and brown rice. Not sure if this answers your question.
  • Well, my calories should be 2065 with activity set at active. I was having a hard time reaching it and would only be able to eat 1600-1700 calories. So I thought I might need to just work my way up to those calories and set my daily to 1870. I'm finally able to some what make that goal. 4 days a week I work with clients…
  • Thank for advice.. I do weigh everything even when I use measuring cups, I will place the food item on scale to make sure it's the appropriate weight.
  • Thank you for posting this. I too am confused about net calories. My daily calorie intake should be 2000, a 500 calorie deficit from maintanance calories. Its usally hard for me to reach 2000 calorie and tend to just eat around 1800. Between my fitbit and crossfit training my net calories sometimes will be under 1200. I…
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