Nutritionist may be helpful if you are under fueling or incorrectly fueling for sport. In this instance, OP is out of energy balance in the wrong direction most likely. People don’t want to hear that though.

I'd never put in a plug for a nutritionist - they seem to be just as swayed by trends as I do!

Anonymous wrote:Most people overestimate their maintenance calories 1) because they don’t know their real body fat percentage which seriously throws off the calculators 2) they don’t read the fine print on calorie burn for calculators based on activity level and don’t realize you can work our every day and still only qualify as “light exercise” depending on your duration/exertion.

Then, almost everyone underestimates what they’re eating.

So you’re probably just wrong about all your assumptions and NOT your metabolism.

I posted this from the stair climber and just finished. I’m 200 lbs, climbed 70 flights over 25 minutes at average HR of 145 and I burned… 160 active calories according to my Apple Watch. I do this 4x/week plus lift. So yeah. You gotta work out pretty hard and long to really move the needle.

Most people overestimate their maintenance calories 1) because they don’t know their real body fat percentage which seriously throws off the calculators 2) they don’t read the fine print on calorie burn for calculators based on activity level and don’t realize you can work our every day and still only qualify as “light exercise” depending on your duration/exertion.

Then, almost everyone underestimates what they’re eating.

So you’re probably just wrong about all your assumptions and NOT your metabolism.

If you aren’t overweight, why are you trying to lose weight?

I've worked with a dietician a couple of times. It's never really helped. YMMV.

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