![]() ![]() I am constantly surprised by how resistant people are to logging their food and tracking their calories. Now, I use a free app which I am sure you have heard of, called Myfitnesspal. Back in college I had a calorie count book and used a piece of paper. Often times people will come up to me and say, "I'm eating perfectly on my diet and can't lose any weight." To which I will ask, are you logging your food and tracking your calories? Almost 100% say no.Įvery time I have been successful in losing weight, I have been very diligent about tracking my calories. In order to know if you are in a calorie deficit you must know how many calories that you are eating. And, if I ate the recommended suggested calorie intake for a woman (around 2000 calories) I would actually be eating more calories than I burned and gain weight.įor us smaller framed people, the calories can be very important. So, if I were to eat 1600 calories, I actually wouldn't be in a deficit at all. There are days when I am extremely sedentary and I will only burn 1600 calories. ![]() Even if we never moved all day, my husband would burn way more calories than me. For me, I have a relatively small frame (I am 5'4"). But wait, you are thinking? I have been so good on my diet, I must be in a calorie deficit.īecause each of us is different, there is no magic calorie number to eat every day to ensure that you are in a calorie deficit. If you burn more calories than you eat, you will lose weight. The hard truth is if you've been on a diet for more than a couple weeks and you aren't losing weight (or worse gaining), you are not in a calorie deficit. The first reason you are not losing weight when you are in a calorie deficit may seem fairly obvious but it's usually the culprit (and I've had this happen too).
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