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As someone who lost nearly 100lbs (about 45kg) calorie counting and working out, this was a big part of it. It also just made me cognizant of my bad eating hab

by devmor 1y ago

As someone who lost nearly 100lbs (about 45kg) calorie counting and working out, this was a big part of it. It also just made me cognizant of my bad eating habits. I’d absent-mindedly snack on something, go to log it, then think “wait, why am I eating this right now?” and stop. It’s essential educating yourself on nutrition through habit.

jonplackett 1y ago
Great achievement well done! Out of curiosity, did you track macros too and what calorie deficit did you aim for, and how long did it take?
- devmor 1y ago
  Yes, macros were key as I was doing a pretty intensive 4-day HIIT program at the time. I actually aimed strictly for my maintenance calories as I was burning 700-900cal in exercise per workout day. Was very hard work, but rewarding. It took about a year to drop that much weight, normally I think it would take longer but I had a very dedicated group trainer helping me stay on track.
  - jonplackett 1y ago
    That's cool that it worked with your maintenance calories. was that calculated a maintenance for sedentary lifestyle and the exercise was on top, or did you also eat the exercise calories and still lost weight?
    - devmor 1y ago
      The former - the ultimate goal was to get myself comfortable with eating in a way that would keep me at a stable weight and stick with it. I knew this was going to be the hardest part of the lifestyle change, so I opted for a more difficult up front program to ensure I could focus on that while I lost weight. I think that's something that a lot of people fail to account for when trying to lose weight that ultimately ruins their goals - you have to build habits to sustain the lifestyle you want. Weight loss surgery, eating at a large deficit or working out hard alone are going to get rid of some weight, but most people will gain all of that back within a year's time.
      - jonplackett 1y ago
        Totally agree - and if you track it and do the macros right it doesn't have to be this horrendous experience. Often you feel better!
        devmor 1y ago
        Yep, that’s one thing I noticed pretty quickly. I had more energy and slept better when I ate a good macro balance and worked out.

by devmor 1y ago

jonplackett 1y ago

Great achievement well done! Out of curiosity, did you track macros too and what calorie deficit did you aim for, and how long did it take?

devmor 1y ago
Yes, macros were key as I was doing a pretty intensive 4-day HIIT program at the time. I actually aimed strictly for my maintenance calories as I was burning 700-900cal in exercise per workout day. Was very hard work, but rewarding. It took about a year to drop that much weight, normally I think it would take longer but I had a very dedicated group trainer helping me stay on track.
- jonplackett 1y ago
  That's cool that it worked with your maintenance calories. was that calculated a maintenance for sedentary lifestyle and the exercise was on top, or did you also eat the exercise calories and still lost weight?
  - devmor 1y ago
    The former - the ultimate goal was to get myself comfortable with eating in a way that would keep me at a stable weight and stick with it. I knew this was going to be the hardest part of the lifestyle change, so I opted for a more difficult up front program to ensure I could focus on that while I lost weight. I think that's something that a lot of people fail to account for when trying to lose weight that ultimately ruins their goals - you have to build habits to sustain the lifestyle you want. Weight loss surgery, eating at a large deficit or working out hard alone are going to get rid of some weight, but most people will gain all of that back within a year's time.
    - jonplackett 1y ago
      Totally agree - and if you track it and do the macros right it doesn't have to be this horrendous experience. Often you feel better!
      - devmor 1y ago
        Yep, that’s one thing I noticed pretty quickly. I had more energy and slept better when I ate a good macro balance and worked out.