Calories determine weight loss??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP—so I got a new scale and I have 30.7% body fat!! I need to get rid of the body fat
49 F 5’1
134lbs
BMR 1280
87.4lb muscle mass
92.8 fat free body weight
I strength train 2-3 times a week, walk on all
Sit all day for my job
I need to drop 20lbs. How?!
I’ve realized my body fat just increases and my weight just goes up. Is that a thing that some bodies just don’t lose fat?
Or am I just eating too many calories and/or the wrong things. I’ve been tracking my macros and I eat around 1100-1200 a day so I guess my deficit needs to be under 1000 calories?

OP, do not drop below 1000 calories, it will damage your metabolism and send your body into starvation mode.
You don't need to lose 20 pounds to be a healthy BMI, and I would not trust a cheap/home scale to accurately calculate body fat percentage.
How far are you walking and for how long? Have you talked to your doctor? If you are tracking macros, what is your breakdown?

No, no it won't. Starvation mode is not really a thing.

[Anonymous]

I think sleep and stress play a big role too.

[Anonymous]

Calorie reduction certainly leads to weight loss, but it's not some pure algorithm with calories in and out. Prof. Yeo explains it well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQJ0Z0DRumg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy_vcL1cpP8