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Originally Posted by MeLoveYouLongTime
Im on track to loose 1.4lbs this week; I got to hit my target 1400-1500 for the rest of the week though. I want to be under 280 by Friday.
I know everyone is saying not to watch the lbs, but I cant help it.....I need something to visualize. Maybe ill focus less on the scale when I do measurements at the end of the month, then I can focus on inches lost.
IMO, if you want to tally up an exact number of pounds you should be losing, you should use a conservative estimate of your TDEE and keep a running sum of your calorie deficit divided by 3500. This can be your scoreboard, and if you constantly eat a 1000 calorie deficit it will go up by exactly two pounds per week.
Your body, on the other hand, is going to have weeks where you lose 4 pounds, one pound, or no pounds. You might even gain on some weeks despite what the math says. Especially in your case considering you're a woman with a menstrual cycle that is going to dramatically affect the water balance of your body depending what part of the cycle you're on. I'm a dude and my weight is remarkably stable give or take one pound, so I pretty damn well know if I'm losing weight or I'm not. For women it is different.