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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I keep hearing that at the end of the day, it’s just daily calories that determine if you lose weight or not. 
So if I’m not losing weight with the calories I’m eating, does that simply mean I’m not in a calorie deficit?
I need to lower my caloric goal?[/quote]

Yup but a few things to consider before lowering calories.

1. How long have you been at this? If you have tried being in a deficit for less than a [b]month[/b] then, no do not lower your calories.

2. Are you REALLY hitting your calorie target. That is are you weighting and measuring food or just eyeballing it? You would be shocked how calories can sneak in.

3. How consistent have you really been? If you are not honestly hitting your calories at least 80% and ideally 90% of the [b]MONTH[/b], that is not going over your calorie target more than 2-3 times a MONTH. They you have not really given it a fait chance. You should absolutely track your consistency on a calendar. This it also pretty eye opening because so many people do great M-F but go over every weekend. Also being 70% consistent can feel really hard and like you are working hard when in realty it is not where you need to be to actually lose weight.

4. Is your calorie target realistic? So many aim for really low targets, struggle to stay there consistently, and end up overeating more than they admit. You are better off with a higher target than a crazy low one that leads to overeating multiple times a week. [/quote]

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