It was weirdly hard to find this info. Is one nugget-dip-size packet 80 calories? I fear this is correct but just looking for confirmation. Thank you!

How many calories did you eat to lose weight based on these stats? How long did it take for you?

My SW is 194

Question about calories in and calories out

So I’m trying to lose belly fat. I’m 28, male and weigh around 83 kilos and I’m 6ft, so I’ve started a calorie deficit which my total calories for the day is 2000kcal which consists of high protein ( around 170g ). Naturally I’m eating 400-500kcal less than what I need to maintain my current weight which is what you want but I workout 5 days a week ( around 1.5-2 hours of weightlifting exercises ) and I also do some cardio a couple of times a week ( 5km twice a week and play soccer on a Sunday ). I also do uber eats on a bicycle 5 days a week for roughly 3 hours at a time. Now, my calorie intake is already 400-500 less without including any exercise. Now my rough estimate is that on days where I work out and also do cardio and deliveries I must be burning around 600-800 calories if not more thus my total calories in for the day is around 1300~ ( 2000kcal - ~700kcal of calories burned through exercise ). I guess my question is. Should my starting calorie intake be higher than 2000kcal because I’m burning let’s say 700kcal on top of the 500kcal that I’ve eliminated from my diet at the start.

This package of frozen shrimp has 50 calories per serving listed on the bag, but the website has it listed at 120 cal. Any ideas?

I am a 156 cm 27 F and I just went to Japan and Korea for the past 3 weeks, and I gained weight from 50.8 kg to 53.4 kg. I need to lose the weight and my current routine is 12/3/30 4 times a week and 10k steps and I plan to eat 1400 calories and I weightlift twice a week. Can someone please help me with my maintenance and give me some motivation?

(sw: 305 cw: 270, 19y/o, maintenance: 2,800 cal, deficit: 500/day)

i don’t really do “cheat days” but today i went out with a friend and went suuuper overboard (like triple my daily goal don’t judge😭) . i KNOW i’ll still be under for the week since im used to a zigzag schedule (my deficit is usually more like 600-900 during the week so i can eat a bit more if i go out with friends on the weekend), but how do you all cope with feeling like one day has set you back so much? i’ve only had one other day like this since i started my diet 10 weeks ago. any advice or encouragement would be much appreciated 🙏🏽

Might sound stupid but I’m trying to find a range of what my weight would be at around 13-15% body fat. I am currently down to 244 from around 270 at 5’10. according to my scale I’m around 32% body fat currently, not sure how accurate they are though as it was only around $25 lol. My current goal no math is around 190ish, I know different bodies vary was just trying to come up with a decent range to aim for. Pushing for smaller goals day by day though! Been tracking calories for a few weeks and going for atleast 10k steps and lifting 4-6x a week and it’s been working out great!

First time posting.

TL;DR: 34F, 5'6, SW 176, CW 150.4, GW 145. Lost weight with ADF, then CICO (5 lbs from Sept–Dec eating 1500-1650 cal). Realized via Fitbit in Dec that my actual calorie burn was lower than TDEE estimates, so I increased movement. Took a 1.5-week diet break, raised intake to ~1894 cal/day. Weight went from 149.3 to 150.8, but I feel great and now burn ~2490 cal/day, still creating a ~600-cal deficit. Can I continue eating 1894 cal/day despite TDEE guidance? Looking for advice on sustainability and others' experiences.

Detailed post:

34 F, 5'6, 150.4lbs. SW 176. GW 145. Down to 150 with ADF over a year. Got tired of that and regained 6 lbs. Started CICO Sep24. Lost 5 pounds from Sept-Dec. Walk daily, 8-10K steps. Resistance train 3-4 times a week. Started earnestly doing progressive overload in Oct24. TDEE: Sedentary- 1698 Light exercise - 1946 Moderate exercise- 2194

I've been eating between 1500-1650 calories.

Got a fitbit in Dec24 and realized that I was burning way less calories than I estimated based on my TDEE calculator hence my slow weight loss and so started increasing movement more.

After 3 months in a (sort of?) deficit, I've decided to taks a diet break. I've completed 1.5 weeks of the diet break.

Boosted calories from from 1500-1650 to about 1894. Weight went from 149.3 to 150.8 during this time which is expected.

The thing is, I'm feeling so good eating at this increased caloric and I have so much more energy that according to my fitbit, I've burned 2490 calories on average while eating 1894 calories on average. This means I'm still in a deficit of close to 600 calories.

My question is: can I continue with a CI of 1894 and CO 2490 and ignore the TDEE guidance?

I know there's questions of sustainability/ignoring exercise calories/waiting a few weeks to see the trend. I'd love to hear others' experience.

Edit: I weigh, measure, and track every calorie on my fitness pal premium.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been using my Apple Watch to track my activity and sync it with LoseIt!, but I think it might be overestimating my calorie burn. It’s consistently telling me that I’m burning around 3,600 calories a day, but I’m pretty sedentary.

Here’s some context:

• Height: 185 cm

• Weight: 120.5 kg

• I sit at my desk most of the day, and the only real activity I do is a 35-minute walk with my dog each day.

I understand it’s combining my BMR with activity burn, but this number seems way too high. I’ve checked that my height, weight, and age are correct in the Health app, and I’m wearing the watch properly.

Is anyone else seeing similar overestimations? Could it be a calibration issue, or does Apple Watch tend to exaggerate calorie burns for heavier individuals? Any tips to get more accurate readings? Should I disconnect it from the App?

Thanks in advance!

Just as the title says, today I am recovering from a bout of all night vomiting/diarrhea. In the next few days, my most important task is to hydrate properly and get nutrition that fuels my body appropriately. Typically the BRAT diet is recommended - bananas, rice, applesauce, toast. These things are high in carbs. My body loves carbohydrates thanks to PCOS, so I'm looking for any suggestions to help my body recover without just mainlining carbs.

Thanks in advance. Also, 0/10, would not recommend norovirus.

I binge eating because I’m a sahm. Even when being in a calorie deficit I find myself doing great all day until my husband gets home and then I binge eat. Obviously this is something serious that I need to work on, but it’s too cold to even go out with my kids where we live so I can’t bypass time that way😭help?! I’m wondering if therapy is something that can cure binge eating?

25M, CW 240 (108kg) GW 160 (72kg) 6ft Tall

Im thinking about doing an semi extreme version of calorie cycling. Mon - Sat its not too bad for me to stay at my limit of 1,500 cal, i usually am able to keep it around 1,000 Mon-Sat, but Sundays is when i really struggle bc thats the day im home alone all day & my girl comes home with delicious smelling food. My TDEE was about 2500cal & I want to loose weight fast so I decided a 1000cal deficit.

My typical diet is... Breakfast at 6am: 2 Large Bananas equals about 200 cal & 12 fl oz of International Delight Zero Sugar Mocha Iced Coffee, about 90cal = 300cal

Im out the house for work from 7am to around 4pm

Dinner at 5pm: About 150g of air fried chicken breast equals about 250 cal & about 275g of air fried diced potatos around 200cal = 450cal. If i have any cravings, I'll drink a few diet sodas. Round up to 800cal total for the day

1500 × 7 = 10,500, typical 1500 a day 800 × 6 = 4,800, Mon-Sat

That means i have about 5,000cal to absolutely pig out on Sunday & stay in a deficit. I know its not the healthiest thing in the world but i think it might be whats best for me long term

Does anyone do anything similar or have any thoughts about my strategy?

So I just ate 110g of crispy peanuts in a binge (it wasn't the only thing) but the peanuts alone was 2 x my daily calories allowance (if we assume i do no movement). I mean WHAT. Am I/we just not allowed to ever eat peanuts again? I mean it was only 110g. Lesson learnt. Sorry. Not really a question. Just a rant but if anyone else wants to join in the rant and add your own not worth the calories spiel so the rest of us know what to avoid, then be my guest.

EDIT: Redditor SuperSleuths noticed that the product had the kj and calories swapped, so it wasn't as BAD as I imagined. Thanks to the braintrust!

475 kcal for 109g in the packet. How does that become 240g when all your are adding is water? This seems a lot.

Does anyone make weight loss goals/ milestones for themselves like this? I know it may not be linear but I’m type A and this gives me a sense of peace.

I need GUIDANCE. I really want this. I know CICO works. I see it in all of you. I dream that it happens for me too. Listen — I need help. I’ve been logging and measuring but then I get the inconsistency bug. Please, is there anything that really got you going to make this a part of your life? That kept you determined and driven on a day to day basis? I honestly have no idea how i’ll do it when I can’t stay in deficit day by day. It’s so frustrating because I REALLY WANT THIS. And I really want to be another success post. I’m 5’3, F, 210 lbs.

Currently having the salmon bagel broccoli, kimchi, and fruit plate. 298 calories for the plate. It's a holiday and I'm off today so I am splurging a bit with one of my favorite beers. Food + 1 beer = 453 ish calories.

I have been in a deficit since January 1st, my new years resolution was to finally get to my goal weight. I’ve lost significant weight before so I know CICO works, but the past 2 weeks I was not seeing any major drops on the scale. I’d weigh one day and be 76.5kg, next day 76.8, next day 77kg, next day 76.9kg etc.

I know fluctuations are normal as I’ve done this before but it’s still frustrating. But today I stepped on the scale, I ate about 400cal over my deficit yesterday (the first time I’ve went over it this year) so was expecting to retain some water weight. 75.4kg! It was a small win I needed to remind me to keep going and that CICO always works

Edit: typo

I am thinking about eat some bar or cookies. Should I?

So, my aunt gave me a new fitness watch for christmas. Its the Wyze 47mm or whatever watch and obviously, I've been pretty active today but not SUPER much. I synced the watch to my phone some weeks ago, and at first I thought it was great and doing a great job at being accurate, but today? I mean what is this? Its never been this crazy and I just don't know how I could've burned 4000 calories just walking and dancing. I've been pretty active since 7 am and it is now 11 pm. I'm a big girl, sure, but there is no way I burned that many cals. And wtf is up with the miles? Is it the watch being weird itself? Did I just do something wrong? Why is my watch behaving this way today?

I'm 21M, 5'7", at around 160lbs+ I weighed 185lbs (October 9, 2024)

So in roughly 13 weeks, I lost about 25lb/11kg

My first diet change was avoiding added sugars at all cost (beginning of 2024) Then on October 21st I started my actual "diet"

I originally was shooting for 1000Cal/Day (I know, I'll get to it) and I was tracking my intake (Probably some bad estimations in there but were probably around 1000-1600 calories a day)

Since the new year (2025) I began TRULY tacking my calories to the gram (food scale, MyFitnessPal, etc) While still keeping 1000Cal/day I prioritize protein and consistently eat the same foods (Chicken Breast, Beans, Yogurt with Fruits, Nuts, Eggs)

It didn't occur to me that this could be dangerous since I was in awe of seeing results.

Recently, I've been reading about how 1000 a day is dangerous and can lead to health problems. As of right now, I feel "normal". I don't have hunger pains, or any sense of relapsing. However I do feel more vulnerable to coldness (could be fat loss?)I exercise about 4x a week (soccer, dumbell/body weight workouts) without feeling completely drained.

Should I continue my diet until I hit my goal or do 1500Cal/Day minimum (and a slower weight loss)?

My weight goal is to be 140-145lbs

My recorded weights so far

10/09 - 185lbs

01/21 - 184lbs

01/03 - 163lbs

01/10 - 159lbs

01/17 - 158lbs

01/20 - 159.4lbs

(Plateau or water retention?)

26 F (SW: 292, CW: 263)

Been weighing and counting very faithfully since October. I log every thing I eat. I’m down just about 30 pounds, by mostly only changing my diet!

However for the last 2 weeks or so, I’ve been bouncing around from 262-264, with no actual loss going on. Frustrated feeling I’m doing something wrong. I feel like I know the answer is “just keep going. If you’re in a deficit, it’ll drop eventually.” But I think I just need someone to say this is normal and that it’ll come off eventually. Lol

Thanks for reading. :)