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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