My girlfriend is currently going to school for her pHD, working in a lab environment from 9-5. She spends most of her time in the lab sitting. In addition to school, she works out 6 days a week. She usually works out for 60-80 minutes. She does not do any cardio, but she bikes to school and home every day which is about 20 minutes round trip.
We mealprep our foods every weekend, with each meal being around 500-600 calories depending on the type of proteins we cook. Our meals usually consist of: handful of broccoli, half cup of cooked white rice and some sort of proteins(1/4 oz). In addition to the food, she also takes 2 scoops of protein powder which contains 150 calories per scoop. Her goal is to lose about 20 pounds. According to the TDEE calculator, she should be consuming around 1650 calories to start losing weight. In the first 2 months, she was eating 2 meals and 2 shakes consuming around 1300-1500 calories. In the last 4 weeks, she cut it down to 1 meal and 2 shakes equaling 800-900 calories.
One day out of the weekend, we might go and eat out. But when we do, it's usually: sushi, ramen, poke, pho. We rarely eat fast foods like McDonalds. During the weekdays we do not drink, but we might have 1-2 cocktails during the weekend.
So what is she doing wrong here? I thought as long you eat at a caloric deficit, you should be able to lose weight. It's been 3 months now and she's only lost 3 pounds. Please help!
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