Re:Two nights of broken sleep can make people feel years old...
by jonhohle on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @11:49AM
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I know you’re being downvoted into oblivion, but I agree. I’m not overweight, but had put on nearly 40lbs more than my historic average. There’s all kinds of advice, but the best I found was: the only way to lose weight is to have a caloric deficit.
That meant measuring calories until I could generally estimate what I was taking in each day. 1000-1500 calories a day sucks at first, but seeing the scale drop is motivating. I dropped 30lbs in about 6 months.
You can’t gain weight if you are taking in less calories than you expend. That’s pretty simple. Not eating that cheesecake, on the other hand, not so easy.
That meant measuring calories until I could generally estimate what I was taking in each day. 1000-1500 calories a day sucks at first, but seeing the scale drop is motivating. I dropped 30lbs in about 6 months.
You can’t gain weight if you are taking in less calories than you expend. That’s pretty simple. Not eating that cheesecake, on the other hand, not so easy.