I'm an actual idiot - calories per 100g vs calories in one pack

Just. So. Stupid.

I've been eating (I thought) 2000 cals a day. Of which 500 were a box of cookies I'd eat in the evening, which was my treat/Cheat meal of the day. I thought they were 500cals coz the nutritional label said so.

My maintenance is 2400, and I burn 400-500 cals in cardio+strength training daily. And my weightloss the last month (since I've been having the cookies) has been deathly slow, for a supposedly ~1000cal deficit.

Well, just saw there's this TINYYYYY font text that says 'Values given are for 100g'. And the bloody box is 200g. I've been eating an extra 500 calories daily and wondering why I'm not kidding any weight. I mean it makes sense. 8 giant delicious sweet chocolaty cookies, no way they're 500 cals.

What ridiculously dumb thing did you do during your weight loss?

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Could drinking loads of green tea help me drop water weight in two days?

I have an annual dinner on Saturday with friends from my sorority. Now that we’re all in our thirties, we have our own lives and many even have a family, so we don’t see each other much anymore. Every November, we have drinks an dinner together and everyone dresses nicely for the occasion.

I haven’t seen most of them since last year’s dinner, but my figure has changed quite a bit since then and I want to show off. These people have seen me at different sizes, but always very obese and though I’m only halfway on my weight loss journey, I’m really happy with how it’s going. My waist and legs are much smaller and earlier this week a friend mentioned my face is getting slimmer too. I bought a jumpsuit for the occasion because I want to feel pretty. I even had to get a smaller size than I initially ordered! I tried it on yesterday and it was a little tighter than before even though the numbers on the scale went down this week. I’m thinking might be retaining water, so I want to drop it before Saturday. That means I have a day and a half to go (my timezone is GMT+1) and I read very different things online, even on this sub. That’s why I’m asking you lovely people. 😇

For the next 48h I’m planning to drink lots of green tea, limit salt and sugar intake and get enough exercise and sleep. Would that work? I don’t have a specific number in mind to lose, I just want to look my best in that jumpsuit. 🤞

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college weight gain

hi i’m really new to this whole reddit thing but I figured i’d give it a shot. i’m a 19 year old female who just entered college. in the first month i’ve already gained 5 pounds and i don’t know how to stop this. Im 5’2 and i currently weight 110 pounds. I’m mostly sedentary but I get about 5000 steps a day and I do a 30 min at home pilates workout daily. Before entering college, I was 105 and had a job where i was consistently on my feet for 6-8 hours 5x a week. I hate how i look now since most of the weight went to my face ;( I first tried to lose this weight by entering a calorie deficit of 1200 calories. I lost some weight but noticed side effects like- depression, extreme constipation, and extremely dry skin on the face. I also lost a lot of muscle because despite the weight loss, the fat is still there. I recently upped my calories to 1350 but I’m still extremely hungry. I want to continue losing weight without counting calories but if I go back to my maintenance immediately I am scared I will gain the weight back. i’ve never dealt with hating my body so much until now and i don’t know what to do.

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Is there a limit of actual “fat” loss one can lose per week/weeks/month even on a high deficit?

Without getting to technical about all the details,

basically what I’m asking is with adequate protein intake and decent enough calorie intake of 2,000-2,200 cals based on my weight of 107kg.

With a good supply of all macronutrients in a diet, with a very active lifestyle 5x strength training a week, 15-20k steps daily, is there a limit of actual fat loss that the body can lose per week?

This would be disregarding potential muscle loss and water weight fluctuations in that weekly weight loss rate?

To sum it up is there a threshold/limit of fat that the body can lose in a large deficit (with emphasis on muscle retention via weightlifting and protein intake) before it starts to take weight off via muscle and other factors?

Hope this questions makes sense, if it’s not very clear feel free to ask me for clarification and I can answer that.

Thanks guys.

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Should I be losing more?

I'm having trouble staying realistic about this process. I'm 5'10.5" M currently at 195lbs. I started at 198.8lbs about 2-3 weeks ago. My BMR is 1852 and Sedentary TDEE is 2223. I walk 2 miles M-F, bike 5miles Sun, and weight lift M-Sat. I don't eat back my calories. I'm eating at the BMR level, my dietician said it was safe and good, but the weight loss feels slow. I feel like I should be losing a bit more than I have been. I weigh myself daily to get a good average. The first week my average was 197.05, second week 195.88, and I'm currently at 195 (average will come later this week). What am I missing? Goal weight is 175lb for now as I think that will get me to my actual goal of being around 15% body fat, but not sure until I get there. I use myfitnesspal, food scale, and meal prep. If I do go over my calories I track it too (Snickers and cookies yesterday for Halloween and the weekend cheat meal).

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Best way to tone a B-shaped belly?

Hello,

Over the last 2 years I’ve worked really hard to get to my goal weight, which I reached earlier this year! I (24F) went from 206lbs to 120-122 lbs.

I’ve always had a B-shaped belly (kind of like someone cinched in my abdomen only where my belly button is, resulting in what looks like almost 2 protruding bellies on top of each other when you look at me sideways).

I knew I’d have some loose skin post weight loss, but I did try to give myself some time to tone my body, and despite working out, my abdomen is definitely the worst. Now it’s like 2 deflated bellies, so the ‘B shape’ is still there!

I don’t mind the loose skin at all, it’s just the shape of the loose skin that’s the problem. I want to find a way to try to minimize the upper belly (minimizing the lower belly as well would be a bonus!)

If anyone has any tips, please share, I would really appreciate it!

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thyroid weight loss

i am unmedicated but i am due to have my levels checked. years ago my doctor said my levels were fluctuating too much to determine if i was hypo or hyper.

i am pescatarian, and non dairy. i dont like sweets, i eat very very healthy. i do hiit yoga everyday as well.

my body is not toned at all, my whole life i had chunky legs and i accepted that was my body type. i have a bit of a stomach as well. i just cannot lose any weight no matter what i do, and i just feel like for my lifestyle i should be at least a little toned.

if thyroid issues are my culprit is there anything else i can do unmedicated?

i also started taking a multi vitamin with iron, which has had a massive improvement with my energy levels. i used to be exhausted all the time. i was hoping it would improve my metabolism.

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