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900 calorie daily deficit? That is crazy. How can anyone maintain that for long periods? Did your ever try just 300 calories? Easier and more sustainable.
by throwaway2037 3y ago
900 calorie daily deficit? That is crazy. How can anyone maintain that for long periods? Did your ever try just 300 calories? Easier and more sustainable.
- xboxnolifes 3y agoCan't really call it crazy without knowing what weight they started at. Plus, the goal isn't to have a sustainable calorie deficit. The deficit is a temporary thing.
- linsomniac 3y agoI'm also in the same boat, trying for a 1,000 Cal deficit. I, personally, find it easier to do that than 300 cal. I can eat low calorie density foods and be satisfied at ~1,400 Cal a day, but at 2,000 a day it's too easy to slip to 2,400... I've been able to sustain that for 6 months at a time. Remember, 1-2 lbs a week is generally what is recommended for weight loss, that works out to 3,500-7,000 Cal a week, or 500-1,000 a day.
- whatabb 3y agoIt works out to around 1500 calories per day. I only do it for a month at a time, so it's not needed for long periods of time. I lose 8 pounds in about 4 weeks and then coast for a year or so. The diet is just touching up my weight every once in a while.
- throwaway2037 3y agoOk. I would call this shredding in the body building arena. This makes much more sense! I thought you were running a long term 900 calorie per day deficit. That sounds like an expressway to (emotional food hunger) hell.