Bluesky, I want to hear your experiences. So, I'm doing the good ole caloric deficit grind. Calorie counting, etc. If I happen to mess up a day or two, how big of a setback is it? Is it kind of like losing ketosis? Or totally different? 🍽️ 🍜 #healthy #weightloss #cooking #food #eatsmart - ThreadSky

lunchwithluis.bsky.social • 14 days ago

Bluesky, I want to hear your experiences. So, I'm doing the good ole caloric deficit grind. Calorie counting, etc.

If I happen to mess up a day or two, how big of a setback is it? Is it kind of like losing ketosis? Or totally different?

🍽️ 🍜 #healthy #weightloss #cooking #food #eatsmart

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vital-elevation.bsky.social•12 days ago

Zoom out a bit. Look at it from a week-to-week basis instead. If you mess up one day see how that affects your weekly calorie deficit.

lunchwithluis.bsky.social•12 days ago

Makes sense. So as long as on average you're in deficit, one spike isn't gonna bring you weight gain?

I just dont wanna have a situation where it's a really long slow ramp down, and one spike upward kills all progress cause it's easier to gain than lose.

vital-elevation.bsky.social•12 days ago

You might have some temporary weight gain, but as long as you’re in a deficit in the longer term you’ll continue losing weight. If you eat an extra 1000 calories one day for example, you’ll have to make it up one way or another in order to still be at that same level of a deficit.

nickittynic.bsky.social•14 days ago

You might look into calorie cycling, which includes a rotation of some higher and lower calorie days but keeping the average number of calories in a day at a deficit.

lunchwithluis.bsky.social•14 days ago

Interesting. Thanks for the input! Didn't know that was a thing, but that sounds great. I definitely have a few days where I'm really frickin hungry. Been trying to learn to volume eat lower calorie things instead of going hard on heavy foods. Kinda sorta getting it, but I definitely feel the hunger

katthescribe.bsky.social•14 days ago

I think it’s good to vary your calories. Calorie cycling works well for some people. Have you tried intermittent fasting? That has been helping me. I’m a breakfast person, so I skip dinner most nights of the week. I’m finding I’m not hungry if I get a good lunch & protein snack in the afternoon.

soundsnotstr8.itch.io•13 days ago

For ketosis? Depends on how long you've been in it before getting knocked out. If you were in it for say more then 3 months, you bounce back really fast easily enough.
I use a keto-mojo meter to track that kind of stuff, and just eat on track/water up the next day.

lunchwithluis.bsky.social•13 days ago

Nah, just using it as an example. Does a caloric deficit have any carry over downsides if I break it a day or two (similar to ketosis, where it's a pretty sucky setback)

soundsnotstr8.itch.io•13 days ago

Oh then no! One day will not kill your intake. It's several days that will.

lunchwithluis.bsky.social•13 days ago

Awesome thanks!

snowsue.bsky.social•14 days ago

Your body evens out. I did weight watchers for many years. It’s a calorie deficit but easier. You can actually bank points (kinda like calories) and use them later or you can go over your points and you get a certain amount of overage allowed. You can also bank points with exercise.

lunchwithluis.bsky.social•14 days ago

I've been using MyNetDiary app. It's pretty good, but I'm just not sure of how your body reacts. I know when I tried keto if you break it it can take a few days to get back on track. I wasn't sure if the deficit has to be engaged the same way, or if one day will put you off track for several.

aaslater.bsky.social•14 days ago

The best thing about learning to count calories is that you learn how to spot serving sizes that are tricky (reading the labels) and that fresh foods are more filling

303.bsky.social•12 days ago

And that hash browns are pure evil

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