I'm using an app on my phone. How accurate do you think these are?

Depends. I used the one that came with my Fitbit versa to count my macronutrients and it was pretty spot on...however, my carbs come from fruits and vegetables. I don't really eat processed foods with carbs. The MyFitnessPal app I tried at first was a bit more frustrating to use and wasn't quite as accurate. Granted, it's been over 2 years since I started watching my macros and so things may have been updated. I don't really use anything anymore to count my macros as I have everything pretty much memorized nowadays.

I wish you good luck on your journey!

Dont overthink it, just eat healthy, nuts, fruit (berries), protien veggies.

The accuracy might depend on the user. A user who doesn't put in the effort to measure all their food probably won't be very accurate with their counting. I think it's more up to the user than anything.

But from another angle, calories are a unit of measurement (for energy) that's been long established.

https://www.livescience.com/62808-how-calories-are-calculated.html

You don't need an app. Learn to count them yourself. Net carbs = total carbs - fiber - sugar alcohol.

went from 236 to 221 .....

down to 210 !

Excellent work! Keep it up!

Once you start approaching your target, start thinking about an exit strategy to transition your diet into a lifestyle change. Can't tell you how many times I've come off a successful diet only to let my old habits bring me right back to where I started.

Great job sir! Keep up the good work!

Alright folks...I've been keeping this quiet. I was well over 210 coming into 2024, I've slowly started making changes in diet and walking more each day. I'm happy to report I'm under 200 now. My goal is 180's by July.

I cut carbs, focusing on good proteins, and tons of veggies.

I try to limit carbs, I haven’t cut them out completely but I’m not far off. Congrats on the weight loss, in my opinion, diet and exercise are the best formula

Eat less and move around more. Works 100% of the time.

cant get under 208... 199 is my goal

I've been at 234.8 for 3.5 months; 214 is my goal. Sometimes you hit a plateau and it's a heck of a lot longer than others. My longest prior to this was 8 weeks. Just keep on keeping on. Your body is going to fight you losing the weight.

i just knew I Easter did me in....... 205 !!!


take that Bunny

scales showed 196 this morning.... I was buck naked and just got a haircut and shaved.

way to go Uglyshctick!

Started Adkins induction. Gotta get back at it.

Great job sir. Keep up the great work.

according to my doctor I've gone to far...... 180. from 238 to 180 ....58 pounds. starting to lose muscle tone.

I've lost thirty pounds but hit the plateau.
I've added more exercise and less food but still hung up.

Onward!

Why less food? Are you watching your macros? Counting calories was less effective for me than counting my macros. I've lost 128 pounds in the last 2.5 years...I eat a lot more now than I ever have volume wise, but keep my calories at 1200 to 2400 calories a day, but make sure to get 1/3 of my calories from protein, 1/3 from fats (nuts and avocados), and 1/3 from carbs (whole food carbs like sweet potatoes, squash, tomatoes, asparagus, etc.).

How do you feel at your current weight?
Each of us has a 'set point' based on genetics, age, & influenced by activity levels. Let your body be your guide and throw the scale in the nearest dumpster. It will lie to you everyday.
If your only interest is losing short term weight or getting past a plateau I can give you a short list you can pick up at Wal Mart, Target, or any drug store and lose 10#+ overnight. I will not promise you will feel like a million bucks but you can say you lost 10#.

Point being let your body be your guide and keep on keepin' on.

There are formulas to calculate your ideal caloric intake based on current weight, age, and activity levels that are very accurate. It is a range typically and makes it much easier to be compliant. Eat more and more often of protein, fruits, and vegetables and you will be fine.

I always had to be taped in the Army. 170 pounds.


My average weight, I feel is my average.


200#


I got short legs.

Short legs = More steps. I can identify with that as well. My waist size has been larger than my inseam since I was in 8th grade and I was an athlete.

Don't eat any carbs and you won't have to count anything. Beef, butter, eggs and bacon! Go carnovire it's what our bodies were designed to burn. There's no such thing as an essential carbohydrate!

It takes a certain breed to COMPLETELY eliminate carbs. Low carbs is much more realistic than literally zero carbs for almost everyone. I get your point and you're not wrong; it's just most people aren't capable. I wasn't when I tried.

But I did drastically lower my intake of them down to probably 10% of what I would normally consume.

While working in prison. Officers got a meal during shift. Anything the inmates were fed. But officers could have it made a different way. My shift was breakfast.


I ate nothing but eggs for so long. I can't remember how long. And that's all I ate. I was lean but not skinny.



Then years later. You'd hear about the Atkins diet.

That's not exactly true. Look at carnivores in the wild... wolves, lions, tigers, just about any of them... the first thing they all eat with any kill is the stomach and intestines which is filled with partially digested grass or plant matter from the herbivores. Plant matter is an essential part of a carnivore's diet, they just get it indirectly.

thanks, now I have no appitite.