Ok- raised my calories for 3 days, and

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you been able to poop recently?

Meh.Not terrible not great. Definitely a difference than before.

In my experience, whenever I go through a period of irregular poops, my weight balloons. And I look terrible in the midsection. Unfortunately this happens most often when I'm dieting and it gives me a ton of stress.

It's a weird journey, for sure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You added fewer than a 1000 calories in 3 days. You did not gain 3 pounds.

Well, now it is 4 lbs.

I don't understand the logic that increasing calories is going to spur weight loss.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You added fewer than a 1000 calories in 3 days. You did not gain 3 pounds.

Well, now it is 4 lbs.

I don't understand the logic that increasing calories is going to spur weight loss.

It's called zig zagging so your metabolism doesn't get stuck accommodating lower calorie level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You added fewer than a 1000 calories in 3 days. You did not gain 3 pounds.

Well, now it is 4 lbs.

I don't understand the logic that increasing calories is going to spur weight loss.

It's called zig zagging so your metabolism doesn't get stuck accommodating lower calorie level.

+1. I've read that at least one study shows your metabolism starts to compensate for a diet after 8 weeks. I have no idea whether that's been confirmed, though.

[Anonymous]

If it helps, I recently lost 3 or 4 lbs by eating around 1250 calories a day (with my normal strength routine of 5 days a week) for 3 weeks. I originally was going to raise calories by 100 every week until 1550 ish to maintain. I was able to easily raise calories to 1350 (was very hungry). Surprisingly, at around 1450 to 1550 calories, I've been feeling ... Full? So for the past 2.5 weeks I've eaten around 1450 to 1550, and not really fully going to 1550 as previously planned.

At this current stage of 1450 to 1550, I've been able to maintain my weight loss as planned and I haven't been too hungry. I also have been feeling more energized during my workouts and hopefully this means I can up my caloric intake even more.

Maybe instead of raising calories day by day, try going up 50 or 100 for a week before going up again, so your body can adjust to the new amount.

[Anonymous]

Stop weighing yourself obsessively.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it helps, I recently lost 3 or 4 lbs by eating around 1250 calories a day (with my normal strength routine of 5 days a week) for 3 weeks. I originally was going to raise calories by 100 every week until 1550 ish to maintain. I was able to easily raise calories to 1350 (was very hungry). Surprisingly, at around 1450 to 1550 calories, I've been feeling ... Full? So for the past 2.5 weeks I've eaten around 1450 to 1550, and not really fully going to 1550 as previously planned.

At this current stage of 1450 to 1550, I've been able to maintain my weight loss as planned and I haven't been too hungry. I also have been feeling more energized during my workouts and hopefully this means I can up my caloric intake even more.

Maybe instead of raising calories day by day, try going up 50 or 100 for a week before going up again, so your body can adjust to the new amount.

But what was your starting height and weight to begin with? The more you weigh the easier it is to lose a couple pounds. For people with a leaner body composition it’s much harder to lose weight. It’s always that last few pounds that are the hardest—the vanity weight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it helps, I recently lost 3 or 4 lbs by eating around 1250 calories a day (with my normal strength routine of 5 days a week) for 3 weeks. I originally was going to raise calories by 100 every week until 1550 ish to maintain. I was able to easily raise calories to 1350 (was very hungry). Surprisingly, at around 1450 to 1550 calories, I've been feeling ... Full? So for the past 2.5 weeks I've eaten around 1450 to 1550, and not really fully going to 1550 as previously planned.

At this current stage of 1450 to 1550, I've been able to maintain my weight loss as planned and I haven't been too hungry. I also have been feeling more energized during my workouts and hopefully this means I can up my caloric intake even more.

Maybe instead of raising calories day by day, try going up 50 or 100 for a week before going up again, so your body can adjust to the new amount.

But what was your starting height and weight to begin with? The more you weigh the easier it is to lose a couple pounds. For people with a leaner body composition it’s much harder to lose weight. It’s always that last few pounds that are the hardest—the vanity weight.

I'm 110 lbs and 5'3. I have visible abs and I've acheive vanity weight status (for myself anyways).