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deficit and not losing?
i've been in a 500 kcal deficit for almost a month now... i'm sedentary, only doing 40 min of light bodyweight exercise a day (i can't do cardio). yet, i haven't lost anything. yes, i do use a scale and i try to weigh all the products possible. stats: 170 cm, 60 kg, female, 20. trying to lose the freshman 5 kg i gained…
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gaining a pound each day in a deficit. HELP
so i went on a 300-400 calorie deficit last week (using my food scale religiously) starting on monday and since wednesday i've been gaining an extra pound each day and my favourite jeans don't seem to fit anymore even though they fitted perfectly last week. now i can barely pull them up, let alone zipping them up. can…
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has 5:2 IF ruined my metabolism?
so in august/september i tried doing the 5:2 intermittent fasting - maintenance cals on weekdays, fasting on weekends unfortunately, i gained a pound that hasn't came off. i only gained one extra pound. i tried to lose that weight by netting my BMR, but instead of losing it, i manitained. i swear i gained weight every time…
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weekly deficit?
Let's say i went to a huge party with tons of food last night, which put me at 4000 calories over my maitenance level. If i go in a big deficit for a few following days to balance those calories out, will it actually harm my metabolism? Some people say that weekly calorie deficit counts more than the daily one
