I literally ate 4 nuggets off my toddler’s plate a couple of days ago because he wouldn’t eat them and I went to add them to my calorie tracker and about died when I saw that those 4 little nuggets were almost 270 calories!!! I didn’t even eat them because I was hungry I was just being a tightwad because the Tyson chicken nuggets are expensive and I didn’t want them to “go to waste” 😭
If learning what you're eating gives you pause then feeding the same thing to your children should also give you just as much pause. Healthy eating is universal after all.
@@dreytonstrickland6302 my son is autistic so getting him to eat anything is a challenge. And the nuggets themselves didn’t give me pause…it was the fact that I had already ate my allotted calories for the day and didn’t think a few nuggets would put me that much over my daily caloric intake. As for him barely eating at all that day that many calories for him would have been just fine!!!! But thanks for your opinion on a two second glimpse into my life 👍
@@Galgal999 Does your son do well with leftovers? I'm autistic and had a lot of food aversions as a child, so I basically lived off mac and cheese and chicken nuggets. If your son can eat the reheated nuggets, popping them in the fridge might be a good compromise. They don't go to waste and you don't feel obligated to finish them. I hope this suggestion helps 🖤
I cannot tell you how many of my patients (I’m a sports medicine doctor) swear they only eat 1000 calories or less a day and are gaining weight. I ask every one of them “Are you weighing your food to the gram and tracking?” The overwhelming response: No.
It depends on how much they're actually eating. There was a time where I was only eating one oven roasted turkey sub with spinach and pickles from Subway for the day and I hit a point where I felt awful and stopped losing weight for a couple weeks. That's when I stopped doing that.
That’s what I keep telling my mom, who says she’s not losing weight. I suggested we weigh her breakfast alone, and I guaranteed she was eating around 1500 calories just for breakfast. We counted the calories, and sure enough, it was 1600 calories. She got mad at me, lol 😂. Weighing your food makes it easier to control yourself because you have a good reference for your calorie budget without going blind on a diet. By counting your calories, you can enjoy any food you want or crave-in moderation-and know how many calories that craving will cost you. It can be eye-opening and empowering to see how small changes can make a big difference.
1600 Cals for breakfest?! I can see that as an occasional thing for fun, but... Do you mean she normally eats like that?? Thats literally insane. she needs serious mental help and major help with her diet. I'd say get a dietician but tbh its not hard to not overeat that much so you may just be wasting money on one, but also I'm not sure how much you can trust a dietican as I've heard they reccomend to much sugar amd even cals sometimes.
As someone who has watched Secret Eaters a lot of people grossly underestimate how many calories they actually eat and grossly overestimate how much exercise they get.
I loved your rant on "starvation mode". I have worked overseas and seen someone coming from drought/famine conditions and of course they were super skinny. It's such a scam idea here in the US.
Ooh no, it's global. German here and I hear that bs all the fucking time. "Omg no wonder you're not losing weight, you need to eat more!" It's maddening!
@@MissTrevelyannot necessarily eat more. Calories are not calories, 1200 calories of protein and fat are very different. Your body burns way more calories to digest protein than fat. Eat more protein, less fat, more activity and you're gonna lose weight. If you eat too little your body will start slowing down metabolism to compensate and you won't be able to be as active
@@tedarcher9120 yeah I know, but all you hear is just "eat more, it's not enough calories" nobody's talking about macros or anything else. They just hear a number and lose their minds
My strategy is making a weekly calorie budget. That is, taking your daily calorie goal and multiplying by 7. And you still have a daily goal but keep track of over and under calories. For instance, one day you go 200 under, you have just "banked" 200 calories. Next day you go 200 over and you draw it from that bank. Or... you go over 200 calories for a day any you have a -200 deficit. The next day you eat 200 calories less, or 100 less over 2 days. Each day I keep track of how my weekly calorie budget depletes as well as if the amount of banked or deficit calories. If I have banked calories at the end of the week, they are discarded and I start clean the next day. If I have a deficit, that is carried over to the next week so I can kill that deficit. But as it turns out, I bank quite a few calories during the week and end up using some, but not all at the end of the week. Down 70 pounds so far.
Yeaaaah. I’ve lost 40 lbs and I’m 20 lbs away from my goal still. I feel like I’ve plateaued and my weight is just not going down anymore. It sucks to exercise and eat well and nothing happens. Guess I just gotta lock in and really pay attention to my habits and what I eat. It feels like I’m so close but still so far
That's pretty typical. Keep in mind you might be gaining muscle as you lose weight and if you're taking weight lifting seriously your goal weight will end up higher than you thought. There is like skinny but not that muscly goal weight and there is like muscled goal weight.
I’ve been in a weight plateau many times and what I did to get out of that was eating either a little bit less or more than my caloric intake. Your metabolism gets used to the same amount of calories consumed so it thinks that you need to eat that much to stay the same. That’s what I learned from others at least
"Starvation mode" doesnt apply to me as a 5'4 Male. 1200 is my bare minimum, 100 pounds down. Retained muscle weightlifting and increasing protein intake. Whats true is that it takes A WHOLE lot more willpower to not overeat at 1200. Most people DO break and do so...
The best way to stick to it is to not worry about the occasional day you hit 2100 accidentally. Just go back to what you planned and treat it mentally as no big deal.
i never understood the “starvation mode thing” i use to eat 2 meals a day and i got all the way down to 180lbs from 270. people just talk rubbish honestly, good video 🫶
Just bc you were eating two meals doesn't mean you were under eating. Those two meals could've still had a lot of calories. It depends on your body's needs
You would obviously lose weight, but you would also move around a lot less and reduce NEAT so you are inflicting unnecessary suffering on yourself. I eat 2000 and move around more, go for a thirty minute jog, the calorie deficit is probably similar.
I hear you! I’m on 800 calories a day OMAD 60g protein, under 30g carbs… have gone from 210 to 170lbs in 14 weeks. Fasting is used to switch your body into using body fat as energy instead of carbs/sugar. When you’ve got fat on your body to burn, you literally can’t “starve yourself” 😂 I’ve done three days fasts and it’s fantastic
if someone is skinny fat then (in a nutshell) they need to work on body recomp. they should be at a calorie deficit while strength training. lifting weights, prioritizing protein and muscle growth. eric has lots of videos on weightlifting, so watch those and watch his video on calorie deficits. also one last thing, it’s best to not be on a bigger deficit while trying to gain muscle. a slight deficit or a bit more should do it. much more in his videos, i hope this is helpful.
Ok explain why I’m eating 1200 a day and put on 9 Lbs in a week. When my maintenance level was over 2000 calories a day. So what caused my weight gain? I was eating, chicken, eggs, rice, veg, fruit, protein bars, soup. Very little sugar. All water and coffee for liquids. 3-4 eggs I was full and couldn’t eat anymore. So what made me out on weight? Everyone said I wasn’t eating enough. And it was either day or water retention. So how would I correct that?
I'm actually very frustrated because yeah I'm slowly losing weight, but I'm STARVING. I can't stop thinking of food. If I happen to eat just one extra slice of bread the calories go to hell 😭 I'm so tired 😭
Up your protein and fiber (veggies) and you'll feel full. Not enough? Swap your carbs with fruit only. It's hard to over eat calories through fruit, veggies, and protein.
This is fantastic info. I was doing everything wrong until I started weighing and tracking everything. My BMR is pretty low due to age height and being in perimenopause. I eat 1300 calories a day and only go over that if I have done extra exercise to ofset it. I have lost 7lb in a month. Consistency is key. ❤
@@Outworlderas a short (5”4) girl 1200 would absolutely not be enough for me. If I want to lose weight I eat anywhere between 1600-1800. 1200 is absolutely close to the level of calories I used to eat as a restriction diet during my E.d
And you miss one big point also, people that have medical problems. My wife for example did not lose weight, we went to the doctor to get her blood checked. What was the results ? Her thyroid was not working good enough, so she took the medication and lost nearly 30kg / 66 lBS. In the span of less than a year now. I lost 20kg / 44 LBS so far.
How do you get checked for that? I’m eating 1200 a day and put on 9 Lbs in a week. When my maintenance level was over 2000 calories a day. So what caused my weight gain? I was eating, chicken, eggs, rice, veg, fruit, protein bars, soup. Very little sugar. All water and coffee for liquids. 3-4 eggs I was full and couldn’t eat anymore. So what made me out on weight? Everyone said I wasn’t eating enough. And it was either day or water retention. So how would I correct that?
@@kylethedalek You get this checked in your blood by a doctor, it either can work slow or fast. Also remember that eating less calories screws up your metabolisme. The body gets used that you eat less, but i also do weight lifting 3 times a week and cardio. i keep a 6 week deficit and 1 week i eat 400 kcal above my maintence, then again 6 week deficit. 1 cheat day on sunday, but not extreme either. This helps me to lose fat. Some type of food like white rice, can hold up body water. To much protein can also cause weight gain. What you also need to remember, that a scale shows only the weight. It does not show how much fat you gained or muscle. Hense the reason i take pictures every week. Visual you see better the results than what a scale shows. This keeps you motivated to keep going. My wife and me are hovering for weeks around the same weight. But visual we improve allot, even people notice that we still get leaner.
@@kylethedalek9 lbs in a week has to be water retention related. You wouldn’t gain 9 lbs of fat in a week unless you ate an extra 31,500 calories in the week. Definitely doesn’t sound like that’s the case!! (I’m going off of 3,500 calories = 1 lb of fat). Try tracking your water intake. Sometimes not drinking enough water actually causes us to retain more water, so a lot of people will start dropping lbs when they increase their fluid intake. As for your thyroid question, it’s a blood test that can be done at your doctor’s office. Also, if you’re retaining that much water, it may be a good idea to get a full work up done to rule out other issues as well.
@@kylethedalek if you are a woman, get checked out for lypedemia. Around 10% of women have lympodemia and cannot get rid of lipedemia fat via traditional fat loss method.
Did you tell the calculator that you want to lose weight? If yes, then eat 2200 but if it didn't ask for your goal, then eat around 1800 to 1900, you don't need to go on 400+ deficit unless you're too fat(over 22% for example).
ive been eating 1000-2000 a day in a way I feel is sustainable, never going over 2000. Im not really hungry so this should be viable long term. only started a week or so ago, was a little over 400 when I started, currently around 392 or so. wish me luck. goal is 210-170 weeks will see when I get there
1000 to 2000 is a HUGE range. Button that down, don't eat 1000 calories some days, and 2000 calories some days, your energy levels are going to be all over the place.
Don't forget to lift weights while being in a deficit. Activate some muscle growth! You too women, don't be afraid to lift weights!!!! Also. Huge side note. Make sure your eating calories that contribute to healthy cell function /atp production. Get off the processed sugar. Eat whole foods. (things that come out of the ground), lean cuts of meat. If you can go organic, grass fed, pasture raised then great. If not, don't sweat it. Just stay away from the highly processed refined carbs and sugars. Those, are absolutely garbage to our health. Not every calorie is the same just because it's 4 calories per gram of sugar, not all sugar acts equally within the body. This knowledge should be more wide spread. I could go on and on why calories aren't the problem and why the KIND of calories we put into our body are, but I won't.
Just decrease only 500 calories. Any more and your metabolic rate will decrease causing your weight loss to stop. And try to eat better in weekends just to let your body know you are not starving you are just doing a healthy diet
When I went on a diet I went from 200lbs to 175lbs in about 2 months. Its easy to lose weight, you just have to pay attention. I ate around 1600-1700 calories on low-carb, moderate fat, high protein diet. It was super easy.
People 😂 are lazy bro if ur like me hyper lazy isn't in our body our body is hyper adhd and always active I couldn't be lazy even if I wanted to I love getting fat just to lose the weight I love it this the 4tth time I've became morbid obese and lost it all and got a six pack
Fabulous video. Exactly how I went from 234 to 165 at 57 years old. The only thing I would add is accurately calculate your maintenance calorie needs. As you loose weight this will go down.
Thanks for all your great videos, super helpful!!! Just a question about starvation mode, I thought it refers to slowed metabolic rate and therefore resistance to losing fat, which means you would still lose fat but at a slower rate than if body was not in that state. Correct me if i'm wrong. Great videos keep it up!!
If you’re talking about your body burning fewer calories because you’re eating less calories then that’s called metabolic adaptation not starvation mode.
As someone who has been on EVERY diet out there, including a full forty day water only fast where I lost fifty pounds, and out of all of my research throughout the years and decades, I feel as though I'm fully qualified to speak on this topic. Everything he mentioned in this video is COMPLETELY ACCURATE! We grossly underestimate the amount of food we eat because of POOR tracking and measuring of our food, even down to the tablespoon. And as the most caloric and fat dense foods are often small, such as: candy bars, snack cakes, chips, SODAS, the need or want rather for seed oils and butters as well, we set ourselves up for failure on Day 1. Even on Keto/Carnivore, there are SO MANY people led down the wrong road when they are told that they can eat as much as they want, which is kind of a lie, and I'll tell you why. Those on Low Carb diets foolishly think that the quick weight loss is fat, when it is in fact WATER. That's why, when those who are low carb resume normal eating habits, the rush of carbs and sodium blows them up like a balloon, and oftentimes, they gain more weight back, due to the excessive calories they have eaten all along. For every one part sodium you consume, three parts water follow. In the absence of carb intake on Keto/Carnivore, your blood glucose levels fall, which flushes your body of sodium, causing a diuretic effect, causing your body to release all of that excess water we tend to carry. And that is why people usually experience that first week or two of fast weight loss. Depending on how their bodies hold onto excess water and their salt intake, eliminating carbs will "dry you out" and you will look less puffy. Bodybuilders when cutting weight in a contest prep also reduce their carbs the closer they get to contest time, as they want to have a grainy look that compliments their efforts during this process. Personally, I have found that most sustainable way to lose weight and keep it off, especially if you are insulin resistant, is to follow a PSMF or Protein Sparing Modified Fast, which is High Protein, Low Carb AND Low Fat IF you have an abundance of fat to lose. The Low Fat part of this protocol is what largely separates it from Keto/Carnivore. That, and the fact that this protocol largely prioritizes Protein in High Amounts, unlike True Keto, where it prioritizes High Fat, Low to Moderate Protein, and Very Low Carbs. A good book I found that explains this diet best is The Dukan Diet by Dr. Dukan, a French doctor. I got a copy from the library. You cannot escape Cause and Effect. If you want True Fat Loss and not Water Weight Loss that will ultimately send you into a depression when you so quickly gain the weight back because of the weight loss being mainly water, then the NUMBER ONE principle you need to keep front of mind is CALORIES IN, CALORIES OUT. A High Protein, Low Carb and Low Fat Diet is your best route to a lean body that is from ACTUAL FAT LOSS through a caloric deficit, and your will maintain your muscle mass while cutting fat by prioritizing High Protein over any other macronutrients. A typical day would include: .7-1lb of protein for every pound of body weight you have, though some use their ideal body weight to multiply their protein needs by. Next, you are allowed around 30 grams of fat and 10 grams of carbs, I believe. and aside from two tablespoons of oat bran in the morning for fiber, perhaps in some low fat, low sugar, high protein yogurt, such as Triple Zero Chobani yogurt.......one cup btw, the only carbs you will have are fibrous carbs like broccoli and leafy green veggies only. NO STARCHY CARBS!!! You don't have to be dogmatic about it though. Just try to be as close to these numbers as you can. In fact, if you are Keto/Carnivore, you can alternate between PSMF and keto/carnivore every three days, as PSMF will be lower calorie days and keto/carnivore are higher calorie days. And like he said in this video, it's about calories in, calories out. Good Luck.
Nice post, but people still can gain weight on keto. While water weight is usually the first thing to go, to think all the weight loss on keto is water is false.
Ok explain why I’m eating 1200 a day and put on 9 Lbs in a week. When my maintenance level was over 2000 calories a day. So what caused my weight gain? I was eating, chicken, eggs, rice, veg, fruit, protein bars, soup. Very little sugar. All water and coffee for liquids. 3-4 eggs I was full and couldn’t eat anymore. So what made me out on weight? Everyone said I wasn’t eating enough. And it was either day or water retention. So how would I correct that? I was working out 4 times a week with body exercises, jogging/ running, and 15 Lbs dumbbells. There is no way it was muscle I put on.
@@kylethedalekThen you’re not actually eating 1200 calories. You’re definitely incorrectly tracking or straight up lying. You are not an anomaly, because there is no human who has ever lived, is living, or who has yet to live that will ever deny the laws of thermodynamics. There is no possible way you can put on weight if you are ACTUALLY eating that far below your maintenance and exercising on top of that. it’s literally physically impossible.
For my height they said i need 1050cal just to survive, so to lose weight i have to cut atleast 300-500, how can i live on 550? Isnt that survation. Anyways 23d of my waterfast heading to 40d hopefully, 17 days to go. Im 124lbs, i have 24lbs to lose im 17days, im only 145cm so still obese on the nhs bmi😵💫
You fine, I’m 5’10 and currently fasting 24 hours and after I eat 500-1000 calories mostly for nutrients and vitamins everyday or would it be every other day? Lost 3 pounds in 3-4 days. Still doing it.
What's funny is that the experiment still gave the volunteers 1570 calories per day. Granted, they were still required to do a lot of exercise during that time.
Great video! I’ve noticed I’ll have days where it feels like I need fast food especially towards the weekends so I thought by eat less on certain days it’ll help balance the amount of calories. Boy was I wrong! Thank you!
I used to eat 800cals per day at max, and weight loss had plateaued. I was too strict to binge, too. Because I let back up on that, I was ravenously hungry and began losing weight again. was that my metabolism just slowing down and kicking into high gear after? Given, I had near severe ana, but still?
@@ericrobertsfitness Really good question. But why is that? In the end it's calories in calories out and it's down to the end of the day, how much calories I'm in a deficit isn't it? So if I usually need 2000 calories, I eat 1500 and burn 500 during exercise that day, I'd be in a 1000 calorie deficit wouldn't I?
@@wamslaahthe calorie trackers on sport watches or the estimates on calorie tracker apps are not accurately tracking calories. There's been several studies done on the main calorie trackers (apple Smart watch, Fitbit..etc) showed they tended to overestimate the calories burned for over 50% .the science behind tracking calories is way too complex to only be measured with heart rates. Also it depends from person to person. Calories in calories out is valid but you can only control the calories in with accuracy.
8:32 - save you some time hunting for another video; meats like chicken beef pork ect usually have separate entries for raw vs cooked. if you want to be safe always measure uncooked/raw
Im 5'3 and 41 female. I dont loose weight even with 1300. Even with working out. I fill on vegetables and lean meats. I dont cheat on the weekends. I use good portions and dont snack. I don't get cravings. I dont eat after 7pm. I use my bike and i lift small amount of weight. Repetitive of all this has made me loose 10lbs. Im still not done. It is worth it because im worth it. I weigh my food and use grams. Even my vegetables i weigh my food. Sure they are mostly water but tht are calories none the less. I even follow my macros. Consistency is key.
Helppp I can’t eat 25 chicken wings from wig stop plus large cheesy fries plus large ranch plus med drink anymoreeeee. Man this F.U eating habit got me 60 pounds heavier lol
So my TDEE estimates around 3100-3400 calories. My heart rate monitor says I'm averaging 208.5 calories an hour while working. I'm 6'3 and 43. I'm eating 4x a day with an average 430 calories, but that doesn't include 1-2 cheat meals a week. I workout 5 hours a week but all on one session because I work 12 hours a day 4 days a week and have a girlfriend who needs attention. After 3 years of steady weight lifting, I'm still getting small strength gains, but I've literally stayed the same weight for a year.
Starvation mode is when you have literally no food to sustain your life aka starving ppl of africa. If you have fat on your body enough that your bmi is in overweight or obesity you are not starving. Your extra fat is literally energy storage, specifically for when you don't eat long term. Get you an electrolyte supplement and a mineral supplement and you can fast as long as you need to see your weight go down. Ppl need to stop the "starvation mode= 1200 calories or less will make you hold on or even gain weight" that's such a load of crap. If you're weight isn't moving while not eating or eating very low calorie its because you are still insulin resistant. Your insulin levels are still too high to switch over to fat burning. Just because the weight didn't budge doesn't mean your calories are too low. It just means you are going to have to wait a little longer for that insulin to drop. Shhh sometimes that longer is literally one more day. Weight loss takes time.. that's why you don't need to weigh daily cus you'll be disappointed especially if you are eating daily. You weigh weekly or monthly. And then don't forget if you are exercising the muscle you gain will also be a part of the overall number. Seeing how you feel daily and measuring your waist is a better indicator of how far you are. And insulin is usually high from too many refined sugar/carbs/fat. Lower your refined sugar and carb intake and the scale will move.
I feel like im eating all the right things and not overeating, trying to increase my protein intake everyday and when I calculate it, I eat around 1000-1200 calories per day. But isn’t it weird that I dont feel hungry as often eventho Im on deficit?
You body adjust to the environment you put it in. If you in a deficit for a while the hunger pain will go away after a few hours. Depending on long the deficit is your stomach will shrink some too so you will not intake as much.
I started to prioritize Protein and tracked everything, i'm feeling super good and i'm down 6kg in ~6weeks. I overate twice within that time but locker back in the next day.
How do you track marinade calories? One of the foods i make most often is chipotle chicken (marinated in chipotle peppers adobo sauce and some olive oil + seasonings) but i usually only track the chicken itself
For me, the effort of tracking calories is enough that I won't do it for more than a day or two. I always have to spend 15-20 minutes trying to figure out how many calories the thing I just ate was, only for it to be just a rough estimate anyways.
Actually starvation mode is real however it works the opposite of what most people think. The body starts eating body fat for fuel when you are not consuming enough calories to maintain daily body function. Idk why ppl think the human body that needs avg 2000 calories to maintain cellular function magically can drop down to 500 calories or 0 calories needed per day efficiency. If our bodies were capable of that level of efficiency, don’t u think they would be doing it all the time as it is an evolutionary advantage to only need to eat 25% of the calories other humans need to sustain their bodily function.
"You can't be in a 3500 calorie deficiet in one day..." Sure you can, but you will be working out a lot or you are fasting and doing some workouts. Easy? No. Possible? Yes.
I’m 10lbs less than 2-3 years ago by starving but I’m bigger not slimmer. Like the 32” pants I wore before I lost it are now too tight I did 10k steps and my legs have gained thickness like fuck
I bet the PCOS symptoms got better when they lost weight. Like just about every chronic illness that has exploded in the last 60 years, it is a metabolic condition from poor diet and sedentary living.
Intermittent fasting is the best way to reduce calories for someone who has a lot trouble with craving. Also if you can burn around 600 to 1000 calories, it is a lot more forgiving when you know you are still at a huge deficit after eating your fill
So i need to be eating in a 500 calorie deficit per day to lose 1 pound per week. So many people say do NOT take into account your calorie burn per day. But Im hungry if I only go by calories in. So is it ok to take into account daily burn?? Hope that makes sense!! And thanks for all your videos. Love your helpful and simplified instruction.
Ok explain why I’m eating 1200 a day and put on 9 Lbs in a week. When my maintenance level was over 2000 calories a day. So what caused my weight gain? I was eating, chicken, eggs, rice, veg, fruit, protein bars, soup. Very little sugar. All water and coffee for liquids. 3-4 eggs I was full and couldn’t eat anymore. So what made me out on weight? Everyone said I wasn’t eating enough. And it was either day or water retention. So how would I correct that? I was working out 4 times a week with body exercises, jogging/ running, and 15 Lbs dumbbells. There is no way it was muscle I put on.
@@kylethedalek Are you tracking your calories? Even though you think you’re eating 1200 there’s a high likelihood you’re eating more than that. I’d recommend trying to slightly over count your calories so that you most definitely don’t go over. Also, make sure you count extra calories that go into your meals, for instance, when you make eggs, make sure to track the butter/oil used to cook them, as well as any seasoning or sauces. And If you’re unsure of the amount of something, always overestimate. If you track that and you’re legitimately under 1200 cal a day I would talk to a doctor because you may have other factors intervening. Best of luck! Edit: Forgot a big one, if you consume alcohol, make sure you track it, those calories add up shockingly quick.
We need to stop listen influencers and start to listen drs and nutricionists that they will take in consideration our current weight and height and also lifestyle.
😂😂😂 people dont understand 2thousand callories is like a small apple and half a cup of none fat yogurt 😂😂😂😂 people lotteraly have no idea for me if i ate anything more then a half apple and a can of tuna id get fat thats just hoe stricked my body is
I think I lost like over 104lbs in between two or three years. I was inconsistent most of the time but when I really locked in, I began tracking my meals and how much calories I was consuming everyday. I would eat around 1500-1700 Cals (I’m a male) so it may sound like it’s too little for a guy like me but I’m like 5’5 (5’6 on a good day I swear) and so my weight would be like smushing down on my body and making me look like a blob of fat which is hilarious but unhealthy. My highest weight was 340 and my lowest was 237. I’m now 256 AGAIN because I hung out with my buddies for the weekend and we ate a lot. :/
Its tough. I lost over 150 about 15 years ago via cardio and diet. But i lost a close friend of mine and stopped the cardio and over years the diet relapsed too. A decaded later i gained over 200 pounds back. Dont give up keep at it cause if you let it come back it hits yoh twice as hard. Im now on my second weight loss journey and this one has been twice as hard to get going age being part of it. Dont let little set backs deture you though pusb through.
If you are obese, you could probably eat 1500 with a couple walks here and there. 1200 is if you want to lose at an extreme, rapid pace. It's about sustainability, not how fast you win the race. I did that the first time and gained 40lbs back. I'm on the right track now
@@intense_vibration yeah I feel like starting “high” and decreasing works because then your body starts to get use to lower calories. However, everyone bodies are different but I can’t do that 1200.
It's not too low. Fasting isn't too low. If you have fat reserves your body will consume them to live. An obese person would greatly benefit from a 1,000 or lower calorie diet. On 600 pound life I think they put the on 800 calorie diets. They are obese as hell and they have plenty of fat for their bodies to consume.
@Ben-zr4ho I'm 32% bodyfat and have been on a 1500 calorie diet for the last 7 weeks. I've lost 10lbs so far and have given myself some leeway regarding calories. If I feel hungrier I allow myself to eat healthy foods, mostly protein because eating more carbs makes me feel even more famished.
I’m sorry. Grams is a unit of measurement for mass. Weight is force = mass * g(accelaration due to gravity). Only reason why it’s interchangeable is because gravity is relatively the same here on earth. But please you can measure in ounces, just convert to * 28.5 grams. Dunning krueger effect at its finest. Also, how the fuck can you say a person is not eating 1200 calories when people are tracking 1200 calories - we learn in primary school how to conduct basic experiments and when you don’t have any control and make everything variable, how the fuck you can disprove what you’re claiming is right and/or disprove what eating 1200 calories does not do. I am not mad, either this is clickbait or just a huge gap in establishing fundamental factors. Either way, this video did not say anything except for “people that tracks calories are wrongly tracking their calories”
There is not such thing as eating below your maintenance calories and keep the weight. Plateauing is just a temporary process but we dont know how to break the laws of energy conservation yet.
Sounds WONDERFUL….but my metabolic burn is only 1321 daily, at at 38 bmi, and I teach HIIT3x weekly 🤷🏻♀️. I’m a personal trainer and group fitness instructor 😓. I’m 61 and lost 140 in 13 months at 55. Slowly pilling back on. Also certified nutritionist.🤷🏻♀️. 12weeks on trizepitide and 1000 calories lost 14 pounds, 120 grams protein. Just miserable .
I'm 5'10 and 250lbs . I've been eating 1400 calories mon-thursday, 2000 calories Fri-Sunday. Total of 11,600 calories. Calorie deficit of a about 7300 calories per week. So I should be losing 2lbs a week, but only losing 0.5-1lb per week. It's been about 2 months. Should have lost 15lbs. Instead I've only lost 6lbs. Really discouraging. I make sure to count ALL my calories. Even sauces or when I eat unexpected snacks on the weekend. I think it might be the alcohol. Have anywhere from 6-12 alcoholic beverages every weekend, but I count those calories too. Thinking of getting blood tested for Hypo thyroidism or diabetes
OH well, my fellow sufferers. 2nd Summer is coming to its very end and with it, so is my blast of working towards something. I'm still not a kilogram lighter than April last year when I started. No change in weight Despite my tummy lines are definitely a little visible and Ive gained unattractively thick biceps and triceps and forearms (and also lost boob size and facial cuteness which got me some rude disses btw), dedicating my entire free time to weight lifting for that..? Walked hundreds of kilometers in addition as so many channels promote and do a sugar-free, clean eating style in a strict caloric deficit. The trainers in the studio praise, I'm so dedicated and on the right way. Well, right way for what. If 2 years dont get one kg down, how long am I supposed to do it to get 7 down as I once weighed? Results are like ninja, masterfully at hiding and I dare to say, when facing such impossible extremes, liposuction might not be as much "the lazy way" as they always make it seem like. It might be the only way to some of us. It preserves breast, beauty and seems the key to actual results :/
"Minnesota Starvation Experiment" absolutely sounds like a screamo band. Great video. Your body will not let itself die just to spitefully maintain its beer belly, haha. I am finally figuring all this out at 32. Being conscious of everything you put in your mouth is a revelation. I geeked out when you insisted on tracking mass and not volume, haha. Very true!
What if you eat 850 mon - Thursday and 1500 Friday to Sunday and workout hard 4 days a week and moderate 3 days a week. I weigh 110-114 trying to maintain 110 consistently?
I literally ate 4 nuggets off my toddler’s plate a couple of days ago because he wouldn’t eat them and I went to add them to my calorie tracker and about died when I saw that those 4 little nuggets were almost 270 calories!!! I didn’t even eat them because I was hungry I was just being a tightwad because the Tyson chicken nuggets are expensive and I didn’t want them to “go to waste” 😭
It’s best wasting them than ruining your health.
If learning what you're eating gives you pause then feeding the same thing to your children should also give you just as much pause. Healthy eating is universal after all.
@@dreytonstrickland6302 my son is autistic so getting him to eat anything is a challenge. And the nuggets themselves didn’t give me pause…it was the fact that I had already ate my allotted calories for the day and didn’t think a few nuggets would put me that much over my daily caloric intake. As for him barely eating at all that day that many calories for him would have been just fine!!!! But thanks for your opinion on a two second glimpse into my life 👍
@@Galgal999 Does your son do well with leftovers? I'm autistic and had a lot of food aversions as a child, so I basically lived off mac and cheese and chicken nuggets. If your son can eat the reheated nuggets, popping them in the fridge might be a good compromise. They don't go to waste and you don't feel obligated to finish them. I hope this suggestion helps 🖤
4 nuggets do not have 270 calories....
I cannot tell you how many of my patients (I’m a sports medicine doctor) swear they only eat 1000 calories or less a day and are gaining weight. I ask every one of them “Are you weighing your food to the gram and tracking?” The overwhelming response: No.
People are stupid, a lot of them
One thing that says you're eating
It depends on how much they're actually eating. There was a time where I was only eating one oven roasted turkey sub with spinach and pickles from Subway for the day and I hit a point where I felt awful and stopped losing weight for a couple weeks. That's when I stopped doing that.
This is the real reason, no one is going into "Starvation mode" they are just misjudging what they are actually eating.
If they say "Yes", they're absolutely lying.
That’s what I keep telling my mom, who says she’s not losing weight. I suggested we weigh her breakfast alone, and I guaranteed she was eating around 1500 calories just for breakfast. We counted the calories, and sure enough, it was 1600 calories. She got mad at me, lol 😂.
Weighing your food makes it easier to control yourself because you have a good reference for your calorie budget without going blind on a diet. By counting your calories, you can enjoy any food you want or crave-in moderation-and know how many calories that craving will cost you. It can be eye-opening and empowering to see how small changes can make a big difference.
I don't have a scale [cry]
1600 Cals for breakfest?! I can see that as an occasional thing for fun, but... Do you mean she normally eats like that?? Thats literally insane. she needs serious mental help and major help with her diet. I'd say get a dietician but tbh its not hard to not overeat that much so you may just be wasting money on one, but also I'm not sure how much you can trust a dietican as I've heard they reccomend to much sugar amd even cals sometimes.
can i ask what that breakfast is? i’m trynna bulk lol
@@yomna.is.normal they are like 10 bucks on amazon.
@@PainfullySoberAndUnhingedit's not mental, it can happen quickly depending on items.
The intro scared me lol. Thought you were gonna dish out some "bro science" but I'm glad you are giving out actual science-based information.
As someone who has watched Secret Eaters a lot of people grossly underestimate how many calories they actually eat and grossly overestimate how much exercise they get.
Secret Eaters is a great eye opener.xx
I loved your rant on "starvation mode". I have worked overseas and seen someone coming from drought/famine conditions and of course they were super skinny. It's such a scam idea here in the US.
Ooh no, it's global. German here and I hear that bs all the fucking time. "Omg no wonder you're not losing weight, you need to eat more!" It's maddening!
@@MissTrevelyannot necessarily eat more. Calories are not calories, 1200 calories of protein and fat are very different. Your body burns way more calories to digest protein than fat. Eat more protein, less fat, more activity and you're gonna lose weight. If you eat too little your body will start slowing down metabolism to compensate and you won't be able to be as active
@@tedarcher9120 yeah I know, but all you hear is just "eat more, it's not enough calories" nobody's talking about macros or anything else. They just hear a number and lose their minds
My strategy is making a weekly calorie budget. That is, taking your daily calorie goal and multiplying by 7. And you still have a daily goal but keep track of over and under calories. For instance, one day you go 200 under, you have just "banked" 200 calories. Next day you go 200 over and you draw it from that bank. Or... you go over 200 calories for a day any you have a -200 deficit. The next day you eat 200 calories less, or 100 less over 2 days. Each day I keep track of how my weekly calorie budget depletes as well as if the amount of banked or deficit calories. If I have banked calories at the end of the week, they are discarded and I start clean the next day. If I have a deficit, that is carried over to the next week so I can kill that deficit. But as it turns out, I bank quite a few calories during the week and end up using some, but not all at the end of the week. Down 70 pounds so far.
Thank you. That’s awesome. I’m going to do that.
I have daily goal but this is interesting.
This is such a dumb waste of time and energy lol.
Yeah. I also treat my calorie allocation like cash. So you decide what you spend it on.
I do this toooo lol
Yeaaaah. I’ve lost 40 lbs and I’m 20 lbs away from my goal still. I feel like I’ve plateaued and my weight is just not going down anymore. It sucks to exercise and eat well and nothing happens. Guess I just gotta lock in and really pay attention to my habits and what I eat. It feels like I’m so close but still so far
Push, you can do it. Math that shit out and tell yourself it's at most 3 months away. That's nothing.
That's pretty typical. Keep in mind you might be gaining muscle as you lose weight and if you're taking weight lifting seriously your goal weight will end up higher than you thought. There is like skinny but not that muscly goal weight and there is like muscled goal weight.
Weight loss is only food related. Your workouts shape your body. The food determines weight.
Exercise and eating well soul be the goal. If not, you will get the weight back. Optimal weight is just a side effect.
I’ve been in a weight plateau many times and what I did to get out of that was eating either a little bit less or more than my caloric intake. Your metabolism gets used to the same amount of calories consumed so it thinks that you need to eat that much to stay the same. That’s what I learned from others at least
focus also on at least 1000 kcal burning by walking or biking each day that will double you will lose 1 kg each week i lost 36 kg in 4 months
What did you ate?
"Starvation mode" doesnt apply to me as a 5'4 Male. 1200 is my bare minimum, 100 pounds down. Retained muscle weightlifting and increasing protein intake.
Whats true is that it takes A WHOLE lot more willpower to not overeat at 1200. Most people DO break and do so...
I’m 5’3 and 165lbs my maintenance is 2200.
The best way to stick to it is to not worry about the occasional day you hit 2100 accidentally. Just go back to what you planned and treat it mentally as no big deal.
luckily it doesn’t exist in the first place!
i never understood the “starvation mode thing” i use to eat 2 meals a day and i got all the way down to 180lbs from 270. people just talk rubbish honestly, good video 🫶
Huh?
Wtf do you not understand? Yeah if you want to feel like crap eat 1000 calories a day. It's not literally starving, the point is its bad for you
Just bc you were eating two meals doesn't mean you were under eating. Those two meals could've still had a lot of calories. It depends on your body's needs
You would obviously lose weight, but you would also move around a lot less and reduce NEAT so you are inflicting unnecessary suffering on yourself. I eat 2000 and move around more, go for a thirty minute jog, the calorie deficit is probably similar.
I hear you! I’m on 800 calories a day OMAD 60g protein, under 30g carbs… have gone from 210 to 170lbs in 14 weeks. Fasting is used to switch your body into using body fat as energy instead of carbs/sugar. When you’ve got fat on your body to burn, you literally can’t “starve yourself” 😂 I’ve done three days fasts and it’s fantastic
He is one of the best. Need more videos on skinny fat real solutions.
if someone is skinny fat then (in a nutshell) they need to work on body recomp. they should be at a calorie deficit while strength training. lifting weights, prioritizing protein and muscle growth. eric has lots of videos on weightlifting, so watch those and watch his video on calorie deficits. also one last thing, it’s best to not be on a bigger deficit while trying to gain muscle. a slight deficit or a bit more should do it. much more in his videos, i hope this is helpful.
@@esloined6388 Thank You
Also, just because someone is skinny doesn't mean they Are skinny fat. I think this is misunderstood by some.
Ok explain why I’m eating 1200 a day and put on 9 Lbs in a week.
When my maintenance level was over 2000 calories a day.
So what caused my weight gain?
I was eating, chicken, eggs, rice, veg, fruit, protein bars, soup.
Very little sugar.
All water and coffee for liquids.
3-4 eggs I was full and couldn’t eat anymore.
So what made me out on weight?
Everyone said I wasn’t eating enough.
And it was either day or water retention.
So how would I correct that?
The moment he wrote the word "weekends" on the board i was like, ah shit
You even think about having a beer on the weekend and suddenly you have hit 2800 calories
I'm actually very frustrated because yeah I'm slowly losing weight, but I'm STARVING. I can't stop thinking of food. If I happen to eat just one extra slice of bread the calories go to hell 😭 I'm so tired 😭
Best thing you can do is add veggies and low calorie fruits to your diet. Add a side salad for every meal and you will be gucci
You’re addicted to processed food
Up your protein and fiber (veggies) and you'll feel full. Not enough? Swap your carbs with fruit only. It's hard to over eat calories through fruit, veggies, and protein.
@@choji9279 thank you! It really helps.
@@EverydayTJ yeah I don't think I was eating enough protein, plus now I add salad to all meals, thank you!
This is fantastic info. I was doing everything wrong until I started weighing and tracking everything. My BMR is pretty low due to age height and being in perimenopause. I eat 1300 calories a day and only go over that if I have done extra exercise to ofset it. I have lost 7lb in a month. Consistency is key. ❤
I really like your content, i would like to see a video on PCOS :)
Great video! I did want to check out the study that you mentioned about the 1200 calories but I didn't see it in the description.
From personal experience, 1200 calories is eating disorder territory.
Depends on how many calories you actually need in the first place. A tall muscular guy needs much more than a short girl.
True🎉
How do you feel about fasting for 3-4 days and eating normally the other days?
@@smashterpiece I would be totally unable to function.
@@Outworlderas a short (5”4) girl 1200 would absolutely not be enough for me. If I want to lose weight I eat anywhere between 1600-1800. 1200 is absolutely close to the level of calories I used to eat as a restriction diet during my E.d
And you miss one big point also, people that have medical problems. My wife for example did not lose weight, we went to the doctor to get her blood checked. What was the results ? Her thyroid was not working good enough, so she took the medication and lost nearly 30kg / 66 lBS. In the span of less than a year now. I lost 20kg / 44 LBS so far.
How do you get checked for that?
I’m eating 1200 a day and put on 9 Lbs in a week.
When my maintenance level was over 2000 calories a day.
So what caused my weight gain?
I was eating, chicken, eggs, rice, veg, fruit, protein bars, soup.
Very little sugar.
All water and coffee for liquids.
3-4 eggs I was full and couldn’t eat anymore.
So what made me out on weight?
Everyone said I wasn’t eating enough.
And it was either day or water retention.
So how would I correct that?
@@kylethedalek You get this checked in your blood by a doctor, it either can work slow or fast. Also remember that eating less calories screws up your metabolisme. The body gets used that you eat less, but i also do weight lifting 3 times a week and cardio. i keep a 6 week deficit and 1 week i eat 400 kcal above my maintence, then again 6 week deficit. 1 cheat day on sunday, but not extreme either. This helps me to lose fat. Some type of food like white rice, can hold up body water. To much protein can also cause weight gain. What you also need to remember, that a scale shows only the weight. It does not show how much fat you gained or muscle. Hense the reason i take pictures every week. Visual you see better the results than what a scale shows. This keeps you motivated to keep going. My wife and me are hovering for weeks around the same weight. But visual we improve allot, even people notice that we still get leaner.
@@kylethedalek9 lbs in a week has to be water retention related. You wouldn’t gain 9 lbs of fat in a week unless you ate an extra 31,500 calories in the week. Definitely doesn’t sound like that’s the case!! (I’m going off of 3,500 calories = 1 lb of fat). Try tracking your water intake. Sometimes not drinking enough water actually causes us to retain more water, so a lot of people will start dropping lbs when they increase their fluid intake.
As for your thyroid question, it’s a blood test that can be done at your doctor’s office. Also, if you’re retaining that much water, it may be a good idea to get a full work up done to rule out other issues as well.
@@kylethedalek if you are a woman, get checked out for lypedemia. Around 10% of women have lympodemia and cannot get rid of lipedemia fat via traditional fat loss method.
My calorie goal is 2200 on your calculator so should i eat that much to loss fat or should i eat like 1600 calories to be in a deficit
Did you tell the calculator that you want to lose weight? If yes, then eat 2200 but if it didn't ask for your goal, then eat around 1800 to 1900, you don't need to go on 400+ deficit unless you're too fat(over 22% for example).
ive been eating 1000-2000 a day in a way I feel is sustainable, never going over 2000. Im not really hungry so this should be viable long term. only started a week or so ago, was a little over 400 when I started, currently around 392 or so. wish me luck. goal is 210-170 weeks will see when I get there
Not a suprize the people with cat pics ate 400lb good luck own that shit
1000 to 2000 is a HUGE range. Button that down, don't eat 1000 calories some days, and 2000 calories some days, your energy levels are going to be all over the place.
Best video i seens in long long time going to watch again thanks
Don't forget to lift weights while being in a deficit. Activate some muscle growth! You too women, don't be afraid to lift weights!!!!
Also. Huge side note. Make sure your eating calories that contribute to healthy cell function /atp production. Get off the processed sugar. Eat whole foods. (things that come out of the ground), lean cuts of meat. If you can go organic, grass fed, pasture raised then great. If not, don't sweat it. Just stay away from the highly processed refined carbs and sugars. Those, are absolutely garbage to our health. Not every calorie is the same just because it's 4 calories per gram of sugar, not all sugar acts equally within the body. This knowledge should be more wide spread. I could go on and on why calories aren't the problem and why the KIND of calories we put into our body are, but I won't.
Just decrease only 500 calories. Any more and your metabolic rate will decrease causing your weight loss to stop. And try to eat better in weekends just to let your body know you are not starving you are just doing a healthy diet
lol no. Metabolic rate decreases are minimal when dropping calories. This is the same idea as “starvation mode”
Fasting isn't starving.
Crystal clear info...💯 Very helpful👌🏾
Thanks for the video. You really opened my eyes. Can you explain weight loss plateau please?
You always have the best info!!
try a water fast that might help i lost like 30lbs so far i did it twice and didnt eat for 7 days each time
When I went on a diet I went from 200lbs to 175lbs in about 2 months. Its easy to lose weight, you just have to pay attention. I ate around 1600-1700 calories on low-carb, moderate fat, high protein diet. It was super easy.
People 😂 are lazy bro if ur like me hyper lazy isn't in our body our body is hyper adhd and always active I couldn't be lazy even if I wanted to I love getting fat just to lose the weight I love it this the 4tth time I've became morbid obese and lost it all and got a six pack
Fabulous video. Exactly how I went from 234 to 165 at 57 years old. The only thing I would add is accurately calculate your maintenance calorie needs. As you loose weight this will go down.
Thanks for all your great videos, super helpful!!! Just a question about starvation mode, I thought it refers to slowed metabolic rate and therefore resistance to losing fat, which means you would still lose fat but at a slower rate than if body was not in that state. Correct me if i'm wrong. Great videos keep it up!!
If you’re talking about your body burning fewer calories because you’re eating less calories then that’s called metabolic adaptation not starvation mode.
As someone who has been on EVERY diet out there, including a full forty day water only fast where I lost fifty pounds, and out of all of my research throughout the years and decades, I feel as though I'm fully qualified to speak on this topic.
Everything he mentioned in this video is COMPLETELY ACCURATE! We grossly underestimate the amount of food we eat because of POOR tracking and measuring of our food, even down to the tablespoon.
And as the most caloric and fat dense foods are often small, such as: candy bars, snack cakes, chips, SODAS, the need or want rather for seed oils and butters as well, we set ourselves up for failure on Day 1.
Even on Keto/Carnivore, there are SO MANY people led down the wrong road when they are told that they can eat as much as they want, which is kind of a lie, and I'll tell you why. Those on Low Carb diets foolishly think that the quick weight loss is fat, when it is in fact WATER.
That's why, when those who are low carb resume normal eating habits, the rush of carbs and sodium blows them up like a balloon, and oftentimes, they gain more weight back, due to the excessive calories they have eaten all along.
For every one part sodium you consume, three parts water follow.
In the absence of carb intake on Keto/Carnivore, your blood glucose levels fall, which flushes your body of sodium, causing a diuretic effect, causing your body to release all of that excess water we tend to carry. And that is why people usually experience that first week or two of fast weight loss.
Depending on how their bodies hold onto excess water and their salt intake, eliminating carbs will "dry you out" and you will look less puffy.
Bodybuilders when cutting weight in a contest prep also reduce their carbs the closer they get to contest time, as they want to have a grainy look that compliments their efforts during this process.
Personally, I have found that most sustainable way to lose weight and keep it off, especially if you are insulin resistant, is to follow a PSMF or Protein Sparing Modified Fast, which is High Protein, Low Carb AND Low Fat IF you have an abundance of fat to lose.
The Low Fat part of this protocol is what largely separates it from Keto/Carnivore. That, and the fact that this protocol largely prioritizes Protein in High Amounts, unlike True Keto, where it prioritizes High Fat, Low to Moderate Protein, and Very Low Carbs.
A good book I found that explains this diet best is The Dukan Diet by Dr. Dukan, a French doctor. I got a copy from the library.
You cannot escape Cause and Effect.
If you want True Fat Loss and not Water Weight Loss that will ultimately send you into a depression when you so quickly gain the weight back because of the weight loss being mainly water, then the NUMBER ONE principle you need to keep front of mind is CALORIES IN, CALORIES OUT.
A High Protein, Low Carb and Low Fat Diet is your best route to a lean body that is from ACTUAL FAT LOSS through a caloric deficit, and your will maintain your muscle mass while cutting fat by prioritizing High Protein over any other macronutrients.
A typical day would include: .7-1lb of protein for every pound of body weight you have, though some use their ideal body weight to multiply their protein needs by.
Next, you are allowed around 30 grams of fat and 10 grams of carbs, I believe. and aside from two tablespoons of oat bran in the morning for fiber, perhaps in some low fat, low sugar, high protein yogurt, such as Triple Zero Chobani yogurt.......one cup btw, the only carbs you will have are fibrous carbs like broccoli and leafy green veggies only.
NO STARCHY CARBS!!!
You don't have to be dogmatic about it though. Just try to be as close to these numbers as you can.
In fact, if you are Keto/Carnivore, you can alternate between PSMF and keto/carnivore every three days, as PSMF will be lower calorie days and keto/carnivore are higher calorie days. And like he said in this video, it's about calories in, calories out.
Good Luck.
I think you meant .7-1gram of protein per lb of body weight
40 days is crazy brother, I look up to u
Nice post, but people still can gain weight on keto. While water weight is usually the first thing to go, to think all the weight loss on keto is water is false.
@@schoolofdank5736 you have reading comprehension issues.
@@RobTheSuave Not my fault you can’t make a proper point with ten paragraphs.
i’m eating half of that and still struggling to lose weight 😫😭
*i track literally everything
thank you for helping the fight against the "starvation mode pseudo-science negationist" bullshit
Ok explain why I’m eating 1200 a day and put on 9 Lbs in a week.
When my maintenance level was over 2000 calories a day.
So what caused my weight gain?
I was eating, chicken, eggs, rice, veg, fruit, protein bars, soup.
Very little sugar.
All water and coffee for liquids.
3-4 eggs I was full and couldn’t eat anymore.
So what made me out on weight?
Everyone said I wasn’t eating enough.
And it was either day or water retention.
So how would I correct that?
I was working out 4 times a week with body exercises, jogging/ running, and 15 Lbs dumbbells.
There is no way it was muscle I put on.
@@kylethedalek so your body absorved the air around you and turned it to fat
@@kylethedalekThen you’re not actually eating 1200 calories. You’re definitely incorrectly tracking or straight up lying. You are not an anomaly, because there is no human who has ever lived, is living, or who has yet to live that will ever deny the laws of thermodynamics.
There is no possible way you can put on weight if you are ACTUALLY eating that far below your maintenance and exercising on top of that. it’s literally physically impossible.
@@butterballin3686I think they just want attention. They have posted this exact same comment like 5 times I've seen so far.
For my height they said i need 1050cal just to survive, so to lose weight i have to cut atleast 300-500, how can i live on 550? Isnt that survation. Anyways 23d of my waterfast heading to 40d hopefully, 17 days to go. Im 124lbs, i have 24lbs to lose im 17days, im only 145cm so still obese on the nhs bmi😵💫
You fine, I’m 5’10 and currently fasting 24 hours and after I eat 500-1000 calories mostly for nutrients and vitamins everyday or would it be every other day? Lost 3 pounds in 3-4 days. Still doing it.
Oh my gosh I love how you keep doing this lol the bait and switch is phenomenal
For real, I saw the title and was like "total BS! if you legit eat that little you will lose weight..."
That was good, he called out the snackers
What's funny is that the experiment still gave the volunteers 1570 calories per day. Granted, they were still required to do a lot of exercise during that time.
Great video! I’ve noticed I’ll have days where it feels like I need fast food especially towards the weekends so I thought by eat less on certain days it’ll help balance the amount of calories. Boy was I wrong! Thank you!
I used to eat 800cals per day at max, and weight loss had plateaued. I was too strict to binge, too. Because I let back up on that, I was ravenously hungry and began losing weight again. was that my metabolism just slowing down and kicking into high gear after? Given, I had near severe ana, but still?
What is your opinion on diet apps that have an option to subtract your calorie burned after an excercise. Is that helpful or not?
Nope :)
@@ericrobertsfitness Really good question. But why is that? In the end it's calories in calories out and it's down to the end of the day, how much calories I'm in a deficit isn't it? So if I usually need 2000 calories, I eat 1500 and burn 500 during exercise that day, I'd be in a 1000 calorie deficit wouldn't I?
@@wamslaahthe calorie trackers on sport watches or the estimates on calorie tracker apps are not accurately tracking calories.
There's been several studies done on the main calorie trackers (apple Smart watch, Fitbit..etc) showed they tended to overestimate the calories burned for over 50% .the science behind tracking calories is way too complex to only be measured with heart rates. Also it depends from person to person.
Calories in calories out is valid but you can only control the calories in with accuracy.
8:32 - save you some time hunting for another video; meats like chicken beef pork ect usually have separate entries for raw vs cooked. if you want to be safe always measure uncooked/raw
Im 5'3 and 41 female. I dont loose weight even with 1300. Even with working out. I fill on vegetables and lean meats. I dont cheat on the weekends. I use good portions and dont snack. I don't get cravings. I dont eat after 7pm. I use my bike and i lift small amount of weight. Repetitive of all this has made me loose 10lbs. Im still not done. It is worth it because im worth it. I weigh my food and use grams. Even my vegetables i weigh my food. Sure they are mostly water but tht are calories none the less. I even follow my macros. Consistency is key.
If you're eating 1200 cal a day, even if you just lolling about all day, unless you're a pygmy you will lose weight. And you know that.
For anyone wondering starvation and skipping breakfast are two very different things 😂
Helppp I can’t eat 25 chicken wings from wig stop plus large cheesy fries plus large ranch plus med drink anymoreeeee. Man this F.U eating habit got me 60 pounds heavier lol
So my TDEE estimates around 3100-3400 calories. My heart rate monitor says I'm averaging 208.5 calories an hour while working. I'm 6'3 and 43. I'm eating 4x a day with an average 430 calories, but that doesn't include 1-2 cheat meals a week. I workout 5 hours a week but all on one session because I work 12 hours a day 4 days a week and have a girlfriend who needs attention. After 3 years of steady weight lifting, I'm still getting small strength gains, but I've literally stayed the same weight for a year.
Starvation mode is when you have literally no food to sustain your life aka starving ppl of africa. If you have fat on your body enough that your bmi is in overweight or obesity you are not starving. Your extra fat is literally energy storage, specifically for when you don't eat long term. Get you an electrolyte supplement and a mineral supplement and you can fast as long as you need to see your weight go down. Ppl need to stop the "starvation mode= 1200 calories or less will make you hold on or even gain weight" that's such a load of crap. If you're weight isn't moving while not eating or eating very low calorie its because you are still insulin resistant. Your insulin levels are still too high to switch over to fat burning. Just because the weight didn't budge doesn't mean your calories are too low. It just means you are going to have to wait a little longer for that insulin to drop. Shhh sometimes that longer is literally one more day. Weight loss takes time.. that's why you don't need to weigh daily cus you'll be disappointed especially if you are eating daily. You weigh weekly or monthly. And then don't forget if you are exercising the muscle you gain will also be a part of the overall number. Seeing how you feel daily and measuring your waist is a better indicator of how far you are. And insulin is usually high from too many refined sugar/carbs/fat. Lower your refined sugar and carb intake and the scale will move.
I feel like im eating all the right things and not overeating, trying to increase my protein intake everyday and when I calculate it, I eat around 1000-1200 calories per day. But isn’t it weird that I dont feel hungry as often eventho Im on deficit?
You may not be counting your calories correctly :)
You body adjust to the environment you put it in. If you in a deficit for a while the hunger pain will go away after a few hours. Depending on long the deficit is your stomach will shrink some too so you will not intake as much.
I started to prioritize Protein and tracked everything, i'm feeling super good and i'm down 6kg in ~6weeks. I overate twice within that time but locker back in the next day.
How do you track marinade calories? One of the foods i make most often is chipotle chicken (marinated in chipotle peppers adobo sauce and some olive oil + seasonings) but i usually only track the chicken itself
For me, the effort of tracking calories is enough that I won't do it for more than a day or two. I always have to spend 15-20 minutes trying to figure out how many calories the thing I just ate was, only for it to be just a rough estimate anyways.
Eat less food...
Actually starvation mode is real however it works the opposite of what most people think. The body starts eating body fat for fuel when you are not consuming enough calories to maintain daily body function.
Idk why ppl think the human body that needs avg 2000 calories to maintain cellular function magically can drop down to 500 calories or 0 calories needed per day efficiency. If our bodies were capable of that level of efficiency, don’t u think they would be doing it all the time as it is an evolutionary advantage to only need to eat 25% of the calories other humans need to sustain their bodily function.
In reality 2k is not that much, normal people should be totally OK on 2k calories per day and not gaining weight.
That was an eye-opener!
Thanks for the video man 💪
"You can't be in a 3500 calorie deficiet in one day..."
Sure you can, but you will be working out a lot
or you are fasting and doing some workouts.
Easy? No. Possible? Yes.
I’m
10lbs less than 2-3 years ago by starving but I’m bigger not slimmer. Like the 32” pants I wore before I lost it are now too tight I did 10k steps and my legs have gained thickness like fuck
I bet the PCOS symptoms got better when they lost weight. Like just about every chronic illness that has exploded in the last 60 years, it is a metabolic condition from poor diet and sedentary living.
Intermittent fasting is the best way to reduce calories for someone who has a lot trouble with craving. Also if you can burn around 600 to 1000 calories, it is a lot more forgiving when you know you are still at a huge deficit after eating your fill
So i need to be eating in a 500 calorie deficit per day to lose 1 pound per week. So many people say do NOT take into account your calorie burn per day. But Im hungry if I only go by calories in. So is it ok to take into account daily burn?? Hope that makes sense!! And thanks for all your videos. Love your helpful and simplified instruction.
Doing your calorie deficit calculation already works that in :)
Sounds like you don’t want to lose weight lol
@@alaefarmestatesllc Your negativity doesn’t help anything or anyone, go be miserable elsewhere
Ok explain why I’m eating 1200 a day and put on 9 Lbs in a week.
When my maintenance level was over 2000 calories a day.
So what caused my weight gain?
I was eating, chicken, eggs, rice, veg, fruit, protein bars, soup.
Very little sugar.
All water and coffee for liquids.
3-4 eggs I was full and couldn’t eat anymore.
So what made me out on weight?
Everyone said I wasn’t eating enough.
And it was either day or water retention.
So how would I correct that?
I was working out 4 times a week with body exercises, jogging/ running, and 15 Lbs dumbbells.
There is no way it was muscle I put on.
@@kylethedalek Are you tracking your calories? Even though you think you’re eating 1200 there’s a high likelihood you’re eating more than that. I’d recommend trying to slightly over count your calories so that you most definitely don’t go over. Also, make sure you count extra calories that go into your meals, for instance, when you make eggs, make sure to track the butter/oil used to cook them, as well as any seasoning or sauces. And If you’re unsure of the amount of something, always overestimate.
If you track that and you’re legitimately under 1200 cal a day I would talk to a doctor because you may have other factors intervening. Best of luck!
Edit: Forgot a big one, if you consume alcohol, make sure you track it, those calories add up shockingly quick.
Weigh in grams BEFORE cooking if possible. If cooked multiply by a factor higher than 1.
We need to stop listen influencers and start to listen drs and nutricionists that they will take in consideration our current weight and height and also lifestyle.
Saw this on 2x playback not regretting that
Great video btw
How are so many people in the comments 500-400lb o.o i never see fat people irl anymore do you guys just not show urself in public ?
1200 cals seem a bit low unless you're eating a lot of lean meat.
It’s also that people are lazy and sedentary as absolutely sheeeeeeeeeiiittttt
😂😂😂 people dont understand 2thousand callories is like a small apple and half a cup of none fat yogurt 😂😂😂😂 people lotteraly have no idea for me if i ate anything more then a half apple and a can of tuna id get fat thats just hoe stricked my body is
Im sorry, you could have cleaned your scale and got a better marker! Dang! 😂
Otherwise great video! Thank you!
Step 1: stop lying, you are not eating 1200 calories because if you did you would loose weight.
I eat about 180-220 g of protein a day and I’ll still be hungry at night
I think I lost like over 104lbs in between two or three years. I was inconsistent most of the time but when I really locked in, I began tracking my meals and how much calories I was consuming everyday. I would eat around 1500-1700 Cals (I’m a male) so it may sound like it’s too little for a guy like me but I’m like 5’5 (5’6 on a good day I swear) and so my weight would be like smushing down on my body and making me look like a blob of fat which is hilarious but unhealthy.
My highest weight was 340 and my lowest was 237. I’m now 256 AGAIN because I hung out with my buddies for the weekend and we ate a lot. :/
Its tough. I lost over 150 about 15 years ago via cardio and diet. But i lost a close friend of mine and stopped the cardio and over years the diet relapsed too. A decaded later i gained over 200 pounds back. Dont give up keep at it cause if you let it come back it hits yoh twice as hard.
Im now on my second weight loss journey and this one has been twice as hard to get going age being part of it. Dont let little set backs deture you though pusb through.
So, you're just defending calories in calories out?
It's a bunch of BS.
I live in a hostel and i cannot weigh my meal in the mess i just use the ai meal snap to track my calories. How do i fix this ?
i always only get 2meals for most of the time in years usually because i don’t eat breakfast but i’m still gaining weight
1200 seems a little low
If you are obese, you could probably eat 1500 with a couple walks here and there. 1200 is if you want to lose at an extreme, rapid pace. It's about sustainability, not how fast you win the race. I did that the first time and gained 40lbs back. I'm on the right track now
@@intense_vibration yeah I feel like starting “high” and decreasing works because then your body starts to get use to lower calories. However, everyone bodies are different but I can’t do that 1200.
It's not too low. Fasting isn't too low. If you have fat reserves your body will consume them to live. An obese person would greatly benefit from a 1,000 or lower calorie diet. On 600 pound life I think they put the on 800 calorie diets. They are obese as hell and they have plenty of fat for their bodies to consume.
@@Ben-zr4ho he puts them on a 1200 calorie. So idk how a 600+ will be put on they but also someone 170 pounds but 🤷🏽♀️
@Ben-zr4ho I'm 32% bodyfat and have been on a 1500 calorie diet for the last 7 weeks. I've lost 10lbs so far and have given myself some leeway regarding calories. If I feel hungrier I allow myself to eat healthy foods, mostly protein because eating more carbs makes me feel even more famished.
"Im eating 1200 calories and not losing weight" Bro im eating 600 🥹
I thought you were about to try and gaslight me into thinking a calorie deficit doesnt matter. Scared tf out of me
Please don't shake your fat replica. It haunts me...🤣
I actually consume 1200 but it’s just the ketchup and drinks that add up.
Love this! I checked the description box but don’t see the guide for tracking macros correctly.
should be there now I'm sorry!
Do we count the grams before or after it’s cooked?
Lol you literally addressed this question a few seconds after I commented this 🤣
I'm also assuming that eating that low amount of calories slows down your neat.
"Eating 1200 calories and not losing weight"
_proceeds to tell you that you haven't even eat 1200 calories_
If u didn't eat at all. U wouldn't have to worry about this
I don’t know why you didn’t explain weight loss plateou
1:27 makes sense street kids are skinny
The most frustrating thing, that doesn't exist...
I’m sorry. Grams is a unit of measurement for mass. Weight is force = mass * g(accelaration due to gravity). Only reason why it’s interchangeable is because gravity is relatively the same here on earth.
But please you can measure in ounces, just convert to * 28.5 grams.
Dunning krueger effect at its finest. Also, how the fuck can you say a person is not eating 1200 calories when people are tracking 1200 calories - we learn in primary school how to conduct basic experiments and when you don’t have any control and make everything variable, how the fuck you can disprove what you’re claiming is right and/or disprove what eating 1200 calories does not do.
I am not mad, either this is clickbait or just a huge gap in establishing fundamental factors. Either way, this video did not say anything except for “people that tracks calories are wrongly tracking their calories”
I have been tracking for 2 months and lost nothing i made a dr appt
Probably dint count the calories from all those soda
1. Weekends
2. Snacking
3. Incorrect Tracking
4. Not Long Enough
So true I need to weigh food and track. All good ideas
There is not such thing as eating below your maintenance calories and keep the weight. Plateauing is just a temporary process but we dont know how to break the laws of energy conservation yet.
There is. For example women with lipedemia can eat in a caloric deficit without losing.
What day does the week end? Friday, sunday, monday?
Sounds WONDERFUL….but my metabolic burn is only 1321 daily, at at 38 bmi, and I teach HIIT3x weekly 🤷🏻♀️. I’m a personal trainer and group fitness instructor 😓. I’m 61 and lost 140 in 13 months at 55. Slowly pilling back on. Also certified nutritionist.🤷🏻♀️. 12weeks on trizepitide and 1000 calories lost 14 pounds, 120 grams protein. Just miserable .
I'm 5'10 and 250lbs . I've been eating 1400 calories mon-thursday, 2000 calories Fri-Sunday. Total of 11,600 calories. Calorie deficit of a about 7300 calories per week. So I should be losing 2lbs a week, but only losing 0.5-1lb per week. It's been about 2 months. Should have lost 15lbs. Instead I've only lost 6lbs. Really discouraging. I make sure to count ALL my calories. Even sauces or when I eat unexpected snacks on the weekend. I think it might be the alcohol. Have anywhere from 6-12 alcoholic beverages every weekend, but I count those calories too. Thinking of getting blood tested for Hypo thyroidism or diabetes
2:29 so true i now rely on checking my weight daily as feedback
OH well, my fellow sufferers. 2nd Summer is coming to its very end and with it, so is my blast of working towards something. I'm still not a kilogram lighter than April last year when I started. No change in weight Despite my tummy lines are definitely a little visible and Ive gained unattractively thick biceps and triceps and forearms (and also lost boob size and facial cuteness which got me some rude disses btw), dedicating my entire free time to weight lifting for that..? Walked hundreds of kilometers in addition as so many channels promote and do a sugar-free, clean eating style in a strict caloric deficit. The trainers in the studio praise, I'm so dedicated and on the right way. Well, right way for what. If 2 years dont get one kg down, how long am I supposed to do it to get 7 down as I once weighed? Results are like ninja, masterfully at hiding and I dare to say, when facing such impossible extremes, liposuction might not be as much "the lazy way" as they always make it seem like. It might be the only way to some of us. It preserves breast, beauty and seems the key to actual results :/
"Minnesota Starvation Experiment" absolutely sounds like a screamo band.
Great video. Your body will not let itself die just to spitefully maintain its beer belly, haha. I am finally figuring all this out at 32. Being conscious of everything you put in your mouth is a revelation.
I geeked out when you insisted on tracking mass and not volume, haha. Very true!
What if you eat 850 mon - Thursday and 1500 Friday to Sunday and workout hard 4 days a week and moderate 3 days a week. I weigh 110-114 trying to maintain 110 consistently?