Päiväkirja - Divine1403, 10 heinä 21

I still find I lose no matter what I eat, if I stick to 1200 calories, but refined carbs and sugars can bloat me and cause me to carry water weight. It all depends on the person.  

I find that being too strict does more harm than good in my case, causing me to literally obsess over food, and plant-based, vegan or vegetarian people practically live on carbs so its impossible for me to restrict. With a consistent calorie deficit and daily carbs including brown bread, pasta, rice, etc, movement still occurs but slightly slower I guess.  

Aimee, look in an Indian spice shop for hing. you add a pinch to your food and it helps with bloating. I'm bloating free and eating cabbage and beans with no gas! 

If my calories say i have 1700 allowed. Should I stick to 1200 or the full 1700?? 

Me Mandy you need a calorie deficit to lose weight. stick to 1200 and you will have that deficit  

Thanks, its a bit confusing. 

Hi Mandy my understanding is calorie deficit is the difference between what you ate in total calories vs total calories burned in a day. So Eg if you eat the 1700 calories allocation, the burned part should be around 2200 for the day to be in a deficit of 500. Or maybe I am missing something 🙈 Do you need to eat in 500 deficit of the total allocation??? 

Nirendree thanks, I kept it at 1200 yesterday and came down 400g so thanks will try keep it at that til I see its not working anymore. 

go online and work out how many calories you need in a sedentary (non active) state. mine worked out to 1700. I then decided to drop my calorie intake to 1200. I'm averaging around 1100 now. I'm not inactive so that is going to help more. 5 minutes on an exercise bike burns 44 calories. to try burning 2200 you need to be really exercising for hours a day