Am I in a calorie deficit?

I’m trying to lose weight and have just started a gym. I’ve heard that a caloric deficit is the best way to lose weight. My question is - do you have to be in a complete deficit (as in, burning more calories than you eat) or can I be averaging at around 100-300 calories per day and be losing weight at a good rate still?

For example, today I’ve eaten 876 calories, and I’ve burned 709 at the gym. That means my calories for today are 167.

If it matters, I’m 22, female, 182 pounds.

Thanks in advance!

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simultaneously a W and an L

I just threw my plans out the window and had my favorite banana bread and some pizza after a month or two of eating fairly clean (lots of veggies and protein, no sugar and flour).

It was really good, but not heavenly like I remembered. I finished both, but I could tell that it was more out of habit than the joy I was getting before. Both were kind of oily, and both very sweet (even the pizza??), and I feel a little nauseous and very weighed down. Now I’m wondering if it always tasted like this and I was romanticizing the taste, or I’ve just increased the sensitivity of my taste buds. Whatever it is, I don’t think I’ll be craving as much anymore after this disappointment.

I’m kind of sad because these foods used to bring me lots of pleasure and comfort and I’ve lost that, but also happy because that means the positive changes I’m making are working.

Weird.

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What is Holding me Back?

Howdy. I’m 20/F/5’4” and I am terrified of everything and anything that has to do with my weight.

I’m a college student and I eat out like every single day because I am a pretty social person. I struggle to buy my own groceries because I don’t have a car and there is no place to walk to get some. Plus, I’m never really home because I live off-campus and find it easier to spend my entire day on campus with friends or visiting their on-campus housing.

I know I’ve gained a ton of weight. I feel maybe 20+ pounds heavier since starting college on campus. I have yet to weigh myself because I am TERRIFIED of that number on the scale. I remember coming to college that I was about 175 pounds and now I am so mortified about possibly being in the 200s.

I’ve lost weight in high school (pretty unhealthily) 170>130. But gained it back my junior year. I learned that counting calories can be a scary thing and I am also scared of having to go through that again, even though it “worked.”

This morning I tried putting on my jeans and they no longer fit me anymore. I freaked out. I need to do something about this.

My moms comments about my weight feel the worst though. I know she is trying to help me, but her encouragement for me to eat healthy and move more honestly just makes me more upset and makes me want to eat more and just feel bad about myself.

I live RIGHT next to the gym but I hate that I’d be working out and sweating buckets in front of people I go to class with. I’ve gone a few times, but not consistently because of fear of seeing people and comparing myself to them. (Most people there are student athletes)

I just feel so hopeless. I desperately want to feel and look healthy but I refuse to take the steps that I need to take to do so. I’m sick of being overweight. Wish I could be optimistic.

Where can I find the discipline and motivation to start living a healthier life?

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Net calorie intake?

Hi all- I’m hoping someone here can give me some clarity. I currently track my calories using Lifesum. Today I stumbled upon the statistics and it says my average net calorie intake for the month is 570 calories/day (they calculate calories eaten- calories burned) is this healthy? Should I be eating more/less? I’m very new to all of this so some info would be great. When I looked it up, some websites said a positive number means I’m eating too much, others said that a positive number is fine and overall I’m just kind of confused.

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Mid 30’s woman needing advice on how many calories/macros to eat

Hi everyone! I’m a 5’9 woman in my mid 30’s. I’m very active and I’m trying to lose some stubborn weight. I do 45 minutes of weights 4-5 days a week and add some intense cardio on the other days. I’ve been trying to get my 10,000 steps every day as well. According to fitbit I’m burning about 2400 calories a day. I’ve done 1500 calories and I’ve been able to lose 10lbs but then I seem to get stuck at the low 160lbs and nothing will budge. I know scale victories are not the only victories but my body composition also doesn’t seem to change.

I find that low carb, high protein is the only way of eating that helps me lose weight. I try to do at least 120 grams of protein a day but I’m not sure if that’s not high enough as I’ve read conflicting things.

I’m just wondering if I’m eating too little, I’ve done 1200 calories before but found that was way to low and felt exhausted and hungry.

Anyway if you’ve made it this far any advice would be appreciated, thanks!

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Those who have maintained weight loss for a long time, what is your advice?

Not sure what other reddit to post this on and not sure how many people will reply, but it's worth a shot.

The numbers on people regaining weight after dieting and weight loss are pretty grim. A huge percentage of people gain back everything they've lost, and some even gain MORE weight. While science has figured out how to get people to lose weight, it's still tricky to get that weight to stay off. This is an uncomfortable and disappointing fact, but it's still true. It's also why many competent nutritionists do not focus on weight at all when trying to improve health, and why gym memberships are predatory.

That being said, I would personally like to lose weight and keep it off long term. I'm sure that's the goal of just about everyone using this reddit. So to those who have lost weight and kept it off long term, what did you do to achieve this? For the sake of not having people who have kept weight off for a couple of months posting; I'm taking about people who have kept weight off for years. The longer the better. One year is the minimum.

I'm especially interested to hear from people who went through significant weight loss, since the more weight you lose the harder it is to keep it off.

Thank you in advance for your responses, and if you know someone who might be able to contribute please share this with them! I'm hoping that people can use this as a resource for keeping weight loss off long term.

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Dating When SMO

So, there are likely a few reasons that I haven’t dated anyone in a long, looooong time. But I’m internalizing bad reasons for being single right now, and I’m making myself sad.

The last relationship I was in was thirteen years ago. I was twenty, bad break up with someone I—in hindsight—realized I wasn’t really that into, and I was SMO back then too so I decided I wouldn’t date until I lost my weight. I must have used it as a crutch because I’ve stayed overweight since and never dated again. I wanted to focus on myself, too, though. I decided to go to college. I wanted to figure out who I was. It wasn’t until my last year of college that I had a serious unrequited love situation.

Then I got sick about a year after college and was pretty bed bound for about five years. There was no way I was dating anyone and I didn’t go anywhere. I was super, super sick. Wound up being autoimmune and I got diagnosed after five years of hell and am being treated so I’m doing better.

During the pandemic, and after almost dying from covid (as if I needed more), I started to realize that I REALLY want to be married. I want a partner. I’m craving that intimacy and companionship, but I don’t know how to get that now. I feel like you can’t get that sort of thing. That it happens when it happens. But I’m about to be thirty three. I’m still living with my parent. And my hair is thin from almost dying from covid and losing a lot of it. Though it should grow back. I pray.

I don’t know how to date and be this big. I hate my body. I am not attracted to me and know the pool of people being attracted to me is going to be low and maybe made up of people I’m not into. I’m really not in a great place in my life right now. I’m still trying to find my way into a new career after being ill. I’m trying to lose my weight. I’m not feeling good about myself at all. And I’m watching everyone even younger than me get married and start this fun looking life. And I’m craving sex so much. But I would never want anyone to see my body the way it looks. I know it’s going to be a challenge even when I lose my weight because I have over 160lbs to lose.

I’ve always let my weight dictate my life. I didn’t go away to college because I felt too fat to. Like why should I live on campus and have fun when I look like this? I didn’t let myself apply for super ambitious jobs and positions in film when I worked in that because I felt like I’d do it when I lost weight and looked more appealing. And now I haven’t dated at all in years. I don’t want to miss that train. I’m just feeling old and unacceptably fat and like a loser and really badly about myself.

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