Has anyone tried a calorie deficit, and how does it actually work?

[rapfan107]

[Massageman]

"Calorie deficit" is when your body burns more calories than it ingests. The key to most efficient weight loss is to start with the exercise FIRST. The body goes into calorie deficit. Then, start making adjustments to the diet.

If you start by reducing calories and don't change the exercise part (burning of calories), the body will simply adapt to fewer calories. Creating the calorie demand first is the key.

[exitseven]

I am doing that right now. I have lost ten pounds in about 6 or 7 weeks. I am getting more serious about it and want to lose another ten pounds.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO

[lilBigPotato]

It's the foundation of every diet... If you burn more calories than you take into, you lose weight. Simple as that.

[FunkyMonkee]

I couple months ago, I had no way to get to a store to buy food so I ate bread and water for a few days and peanuts or potato chips and I lost a good bit of weight!

[Iron_Man]

How do you get to the store now and would happen before

[Iron_Man]

Why didn’t you use the EBT card and Instacart

[FunkyMonkee]

@Iron_Man Normally, my "ex"- neighbouur (we used to live 3 doors away until I was forced to move here 4 miles away) used to take me where I wanted to go but, in Dec., he fell on his foot and broke it in 3 places and then, 3 weeks later, he died. About a week or two later, I went to the store on the bus and was struggling to get up this god damned hill I'm on with several bags of groceries when a guy that lives near me saw me and decided to give me a ride home and we've been friends ever since. But, he's been having trouble walking, too, and won't be able to get around much the next couple months so, I'm back to buses or bumming rides from others. IF I can FIND others at home!!
I use the EBT all the time at the store IF I can go!! I tried Instacart and they're AWFUL!!! WAY more trouble than they're worth!! Either they won't bring the food to me when I need it and charge me shitloads of money to hang onto it over night or they MAKE ME BUY the bags from the store even after I tell them that I've got LOADS of bags here or to just use some of the empty shipping boxes they have lying around!! Last week, they kept trying to use my old debit card do take their tip and payment from and refused to let me change the card info to the new number so, they wouldn't even let me buy anything!!! It's WAY cheaper to just go on my own and get what I want when I want it!! NO tips to pay, NO bags have to be bought and I DON'T have to pay them for their damned service on top of the tip!! I ordered about 6 things and the total was over $122!! THEN, they wanted a 5% tip on top of what they were charging me for bags I didn't want AND the cost of them bringing it here about a mile from the store!! The end cost was something like $168!!! I'm only getting about $700 a month and all of that gets used to pay bills!!

[Iron_Man]

I’m sorry to hear that. I hope things work out for you. I’ll pray for you.

[FunkyMonkee]

@Iron_Man Thanks. I only wish it'd do SOME good!

[DreamCrescent]

That sucks. I hope your and your neighbor’s mobility gets better

[Iron_Man]

@DreamCrescent it will

[Iron_Man]

At funky monkey

[FunkyMonkee]

@DreamCrescent Thanks! Me, too! I've got arthritis in my hips. He's having operations on his.

[FunkyMonkee]

@Iron_Man Got it, thanks!!

[Iron_Man]

You’re very welcome

[LC75LC71]

I usually don't eat a lot, but that's based on my limited ability to walk and drive. And I wouldn't use doordash or the like to save my life!

[NathanDavis]

simple... eat a lot less

work... a lot more

[jahaims]

No way you are this stupid..

[In_Trance]

What do you mean how does it work?

[Anonymous]

Never tried it.