I logged everything I ate in my fitness pall, measuring how much rice/veggies/chicken I had per day and I think I was accurate. I've also done four 16km runs over that last 8 days. My total calorie deficit was 5,500 calories, but I only lost 0.8 pounds (I went from 163.2 to 162.4 lbs, and I am 5'9). I did a bit of weight training as well, but I don't think I would have gained enough muscle mass to make much of a difference. I'm trying to cut down to around 158 before starting a lean bulk. Does anyone know why I would only lose 0.8 pounds? Does it take more time for the calorie deficit to kick in and actually start losing fat?
Thanks for your advice,
Tom
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03-20-2022, 09:47 AM #1
5,500 calorie deficit over 8 days, only lost 0.8 pounds. Why?
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03-20-2022, 10:27 AM #4
Your body isn't that quick to respond. Water weight is always fluctuating also. It can take 2 weeks for dietary changes to show up on the scale. A consistent weekly calorie deficit is required for fatloss
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03-20-2022, 02:04 PM #9
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We see this a lot on here, the fact is you have no idea what your actual calorie deficit was because you don't know how many calories you actually burn in a day (which fluctuates from day to day). So to say matter-of-fact that your calorie deficit was 5500 is just not something that can be said with any accuracy. Maybe you're in the ballpark, maybe not, maybe water weight is coming into play as well.
All it takes is consistency, effort, proper nutrition, good programming, and TIME.
Don't be upset with the results you didn't get from the work you did not do.
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