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  • The main concern is too few initial calories will hinder SUSTAINED weight loss. Almost everyone will plateau at some point which leaves eating less or moving more or both. If your initial deficit is too aggressive, you will have nothing left to cut from your diet or much energy to move more, and it is potentially damaging…
    in Too few calories hinders weight loss? Comment by digyan July 2013
  • Fat is first on, last off. Maybe your stomach fat is just spiteful, yours wouldn't be the first. Either Way, you're on the right track if something is moving. Watch the scale, watch your tape measure, watch your calipers for body fat etc, etc, as long as one of them is changing in your favor. That's all assuming you have…
    in cant seem to get below 20% Comment by digyan July 2013
  • 15-20% is pretty strange territory. Depending on where fat strips off your body you may not notice much difference or even look worse (i.e. more hourglass). Also you could be losing visceral fat around organs that doesn't manifest in mirrors. Scale and tape measure goes down but still look... voluptuous. Just have to plow…
    in cant seem to get below 20% Comment by digyan July 2013
  • Body weight lb / g of protein. Carb and fat mix and match for best feeling or performance. 40p ratio is good ballpark for people trying to lose weight, since it generally approximates body weight lb / g of protein. For people trying to maintain or gain weight, it's overgenerous on protein by 10-15%, not that more protein…
    in What macro-nutrient breakdown do you use? Comment by digyan July 2013
  • The calculators are good for reference but typically not super accurate. Pick an reasonable deficit, looks like 1400-1500 calories for you, stick with that as accurately as you can for a few weeks to see if it's working and adjust in 100-200 calorie increments from there. The only activities you should consider and track…
    in Do I log every activity in my fitness diary? Comment by digyan July 2013
  • MFP formula is overly aggressive in my opinion. If you're petite, i.e. 5ft and on your last 5-10 lbs from goal weight you can get away with eating 1200 calories for a few months, but it's not sustainable in the long run. Sooner or later you'll plateau and have no more calories to cut to break the plateau. Generally you…
    in 1200 calories day?? Comment by digyan July 2013
  • If you reached your goal weight, then find out your maintenance calories and most likely you can fit rice into it. You were eating at a 300-600 calories deficit and that's 1/2 - 1 cup of rice. The only real concern with reintroducing extra carbs is you'll pick up a few lbs of water weight and a little extra bloat, but that…
    in One Day Break from Dieting Comment by digyan July 2013
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