Hi, everyone! I thought I’d share my biggest breakthrough that has been helping me recently. I used to say- I don’t care how much weight I lose a week as long as I’m actively losing. Of course, it’s still pretty difficult to lose weight without keeping track of calories, so I still need to do that. But lately what I’ve been able to do is change my weekly deficit based on how I’m feeling that week!
Is it a week with a birthday, three day weekend where you’re more likely to eat out, tough week and you just want fast food, etc? Okay, my deficit goal is 250-500 cal below my maintenance per day. I’ll still lose weight as long as my calorie counts are accurate, and at the end of the day a year from now when I’m 50 pounds lighter I won’t remember this one week where I lost a quarter pound or half pound instead of a full pound or even two pounds. But I’ll certainly appreciate it in the moment when I can eat take out with my family for someone’s birthday and still be within my goal!
On the other hand, feeling super bloated? Weight loss has been stalling? Just not feeling motivated with only a pound or so of weight loss a week? Okay! Step it up for a couple weeks, bump the deficit goal up to 750-1000 cal below maintenance per day for a week or two. It might take me a little longer than someone who is consistently eating at 1000 below maintenance and losing two pounds a week, each week, but I just can’t manage that type of lifestyle- it makes me miserable.
I hope this helps someone!
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