feeling crazy, does my deficit make sense for me?

i’ve (F26 165 lbs cw, 175lbs sw) been eating in a deficit since about march i think? i use an app called “lose it!” to track my calories. i’m 5’3” and quite sedentary so they only give me 1406 to eat on weekdays and about 1667 on weekends. every time i mention this to anyone they tell me that i’m eating insanely low and that there’s no possible way that’s my deficit. i’ve used a calorie counting app to figure out my deficit and it’s literally the same as the app says, why is everyone acting like i’m horrendously under eating? i’m short and don’t workout often.

it has been incredibly hard to make changes and eat within this deficit, i’m def more used to eating between 1700-2000 cals depending on the day. but ive been working to make changes to how i eat (egg whites only instead of egg yolks, only having matcha lattes once a week instead of daily and drinking more water) and i’ve finally managed to eat within my deficit for the last two weeks. i’ve lost 10 pounds & i feel good about my progress so far.

but i hate being talked down to by others that i’m not eating enough or i’m not eating the right things, it’s making me feel crazy. both my dad and my sister ridiculed me for deciding to only eat egg whites, but just that one change drastically changed the cals of my breakfast and made it easier to eat in a deficit. my breakfasts are 40g of protein now with that change and the whites are 68 cals instead of full eggs being 140.

it’s just been a little discouraging to have people tell me i’m doing things wrong but i’m noticing my measurements getting smaller and the number on the scale getting smaller so i must be doing something right. sorry this was a bit of a vent post but i also want advice from people actively working on weight loss, are these people right and this isn’t a sustainable way to be eating? i’ll never go under 1200 cals but i’m just doing what my weight loss app tells me :/

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Tips on getting past the stall?

Summary of where I was and where I am now:

Sex: Male
Age: 31
Height: 5’ 11”
Starting weight: 281 (Feb 28)
Current weight: 232
30 day avg cal intake: 2000-2300
Daily protein intake: 180-220g
Supplements: creatine, supergreens, collagen peptides
30 day step count: 12,000
30 day resting calorie burn average: 2445
30 day active calorie burn average: 1100
30 day average walking+running: 7.01 miles
30 day average workout time: 1hr 20 minutes

March weight loss: 281 to 256
Average calorie intake 1300
10k steps, no weight lifting

April weight loss: 256 to 241
Average calories 1300
10k steps, no weight lifting

May weight loss: 241 to 236
16k steps introduced weightlifting training 5-7 days per week
Average calories 1800 - 2000
Completed 2 5k runs.
Started creatine mid May.

I injured my knee from running last week of May. While recovering I reduced steps to 10k through the first week of June. Maintained 2000 calories. Continued daily gym sessions focusing on strength training and upper body over cardio for that time.

I recovered and went back to daily cardio and strength training by week 2 of June. Day usually starts at the gym with 2-3 muscle groups combining machines and free weights, sets to failure, minimum 60 minutes. Then 30-60 minutes walking on a 13 degree incline at 3-3.5mph. I end the workout with 12 minutes on a vibrating plate in a red light booth. 1-2 mile walk on my lunch break. And 2-3 times a week I will do a 3 mile circuit power walk after work.

The problem:

Ever since recovering from the knee injury and being back to full intensity workouts my current weight just keeps floating between 232 and 234. I feel like I’m still visibly shrinking and my clothes are feeling looser around my waist every few days but the weight isn’t dropping at all.

I know what I lost weight freakishly fast the first couple months so I expected it to slow down dramatically when I started doing it correctly, but I didn’t expect it to slow to a crawl.

I don’t feel like I need to cut my calories any further; even if we say my TDEE is off by ~500 and I’m underestimating my calorie intake by ~500, which I’m not, I would still be in a calorie deficit at my activity level. I’ve been on creatine for over a month now so I should be past the loading phase. And surely I’m gaining muscle with how much I’m lifting, but I cannot imagine I’m gaining it at the same rate I’m losing fat.

Is this normal? I felt like I was on a roll; and although it’s not taking away my motivation. It’s still frustrating nonetheless.

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Help with food cravings and satiety

Hi all,

Ive been struggling with weight loss for years. I'm 21F 5'11" 240lbs. My highest weight was 245 lbs. My goal weight is 180 lbs. I struggle so much with my relationship with food. I have the macro factor app for calorie counting and tracking, and i genuinely enjoy eating healthy food. I love fruits and veggies and different types of meat including shrimp and fish. The problem is that i always feel the need to be stuffed full. If my stomach is not bulging and bloated I feel the need to go back for a second plate. Throughout the day if I have even a little space in my stomach I feel the intense need to eat more. I eat even when I'm full. And now trying to be in a calorie deficit and going a few hours in between eating is killing me. I feel like I need to constantly be stuffed full and can't stand feeling empty, I'm not hungry and my stomach is not growling but I feel the need to eat anyway. Ive tried drinking water to simulate this stuffed feeling but does anyone have any tips? In the past I have lost 40 pounds and then got tired of restricting and then binged until I was heavier than before.

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NSV - I completed a mile in under 12 minutes today!

It might be a pretty shitty time for some of you, but considering the fact that I started my whole weight loss journey mostly because I needed to get a knee replacement after shattering my tibial plateau a decade ago and balooning up to almost 400lbs, and going from that to running a <12 minute mile and no longer needing to get my knee replaced is a huge victory to me. My best time for a mile this morning was 11:47, but the mile before that one was 12:10 and the one after was 13:07, which I feel is a pretty damn good average for someone with a knee cobbled together out of titanium, bone putty and positive vibes, lol.

Don't get me wrong, running sucks and I hate it, but I hate it way less than being fat! :D

And to get around the word count limit that I got dinged for last time. Here are a plethora of words! I don't really have anything of note to add to this, so I am just typing words that come to mind stream-of-consciousness style. And holy heck, it is difficult! I normally have a million thoughts in my head, but now that I need to actually put some words onto the paper, I aint got nothing but crickets chirping up there. I guess I could just type "chirp chirp chirp" a bunch of times, but that's even more boring than listening to crickets chirping.

Actually, now that I think about it, I went to this Cajun restaurant for breakfast a few weeks ago and they had crickets chirping over their speaker system to give "bayou vibes" to the dining experience. Which, I suppose is fine, if you like thinking that the restaurant you're eating at is full of bugs!

the food was solidly mid, so I was pretty disapponted about that. Like, how do you mess up chicken fried steak, hash browns and eggs? :(

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Question about weight loss and working out

So I've come to realize that maintain a good calorie deficit is paramount to weight loss, everything else is secondary even working about and I've seen the effects myself. I've lost about nearly 10 KG of mass from my body over the span of a few weeks just by maintaining a deficit. But I'm not sure if I see any visible change.

Like sure, I'm extremely overweight, I went from around 127 to now 117. I'm also quite short (5'4) So I might be jumping the gun on "visible change" but still, it's a bit disheartening kinda, not to mention demotivating.

Will working out help in that regard? Like yeah sure it might not make a dent on the calorie deficit itself but will it "trim the fat" so to speak from my body parts?

Also I have severe ADHD and for me it's a mountain to climb physically going to the gym itself, so yeah I've been wasting my gym membership...again.

Although, I'd say my weight loss isn't all for nought - I did notice the fat around my neck and my double chin thinning but yeah. That was my question.

Also could anyone suggest a good workout regiment? Like what to do? I'm in my early 20's(male).

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Day 8 update: 1.7 kg down from Day 1 to Day 7

I’m 21M, 172 cm, vegetarian, and started at 120.45 kg. I posted here for accountability and planned to update every 7–10 days.

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Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/s/34dXOs1Mn1

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Progress so far:

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- Weight loss from Day 1 to Day 7: 1.70 kg

- Average weight across the first seven weigh-ins: 119.48 kg

- Day 8 weight: 118 kg

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I know the early drop is likely influenced by water weight, glycogen changes, and reduced food volume, so I’m not expecting this pace to continue.

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I completed around 30 minutes of walking every day, roughly 210 minutes in total, and plan to keep that steady for now.

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Diet-wise, I improved the overall structure, cut out extra and unhealthy food, and increased protein and fibre. Hunger and food cravings were still quite high, but I managed to control them and avoid returning to my usual overeating pattern.

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Sleep remains the weakest part. I averaged around 6.5 hours, but it was often fragmented.

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Focus for the next few days:

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- Continue walking for 30 minutes daily

- Maintain the improved diet structure

- Keep protein and fibre intake higher

- Improve sleep timing and continuity

- Avoid cutting food further because of the early scale drop

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The goal now is to make the routine stable and sustainable.

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Extremely light period for 7 months after 15lb weight loss?

It's not that I miss having my normal heavy periods or anything but I do find it crazy how much it's reduced. I lost the weight pretty fast and I could tell that I was feeling bad from it, so I've slowly gained about 7 pounds back and hover there. The thing is, I used to be the exact weight that I went down to for most of my life. I just gained a bunch of weight from a new medication I started taking. I've heard it's because of a loss of fat in the diet, but I don't feel like I'm restricting that anymore and I'm eating a normal amount of calories, but healthier food.

My doctor said it "shouldn't" be a problem (I have no intention of getting pregnant) but I'm wanting to hear from other women who also got a noticeably lighter flow and have been for awhile. Do you feel okay and healthy?

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