If you’re dieting you’re probably overweight so the limit might be a couple hundred calories up.
Also if you skip out on the soda you can lower it a bit too.
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FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
TBH a single Big Mac meal is 1350 Cal, so if you’re an adult 5’9" male and dieting then that’s already your daily limit.
It sucks but you’ve basically gotta choose between taste quality and quantity.
trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 6 months ago
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
Yes, switching to water can drastically reduce the calories in my example.
However, your statement about my number being wrong for dieting was mislead. Daily Calorie use starts at around 2100 for a male 35 y/o at 5’9" and only goes up with physical activity. The number I cited for a big mac meal, 1350, is basically a consumption limit for dieting. Extreme diets go as low as 850 or even fasting.
trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’ve personally found lower deficits to be more maintainable over time, with a big deficit you can see the effects really fast but I also find that my weight was more prone to rubberband very quickly after stopping the diet.
If you can maintain a super low deficit and then keep the weight that way after that’s great, I just don’t think it’s really universally applicable.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Lower deficits and exercising are much more effective to lose weight long term instead of doing the yo-yo like the majority of people who believe in diets.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I didn’t have much money, and my doctor told me I was eating twice as much as I should so I figured I’d cut my grocery bills in half. One trick I learned was that if I was hungry I’d drink a big glass of water and wait fifteen minutes. If I was still hungry I’d have more water and wait another fifteen minutes. If I was still hungry I’d have a small bowl of pasta or rice with vegetables.
Got down to my ideal weight in about six months, alongside a lot of manual labor getting and keeping a house ready for sale. It also helped that I didn’t have a significant other, so mealtimes weren’t social.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Goes up with physical activity AND weight no matter the source (muscle or fat).
You need to keep eating way more than 2200 calories a day in order to be stable at a weight of 300lbs even if you don’t do any exercise.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
I wouldn’t say way more. If you cut your weight in half then you can expect to cut your calorie requirements by at most a third.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 6 months ago
1 pound of body fat = 3500 calories, so if your normal caloric requirement is 2500 calories a day and you instead eat 2000 calories a day, you will lose one pound a week. Which doesn’t sound like a lot but if you keep that up for one year you can lose 52 pounds - which is a lot.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
Alright, but the daily expenditure will go down alongside your current weight. The average* 35 y/o 5’9’ man, who exercises at least 30min a day 5 days a week, who weighs 217 will maintain weight at 2,871 while at 165 lbs will maintain at 2,452.
*average is emphasized to help explain why the calorie number is larger than in previous comments, which were a minimum estimate.
uienia@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah, that is why vegetables especially are good for dieting. Low on calories, but full of fibre, which makes you feel full for a much longer time. A burger meal is full of carbohydrates and fat, and you will soon feel hungry again a short while after eating it, regardless of its high caloric content, simply because it lacks fibre.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
Some veggies are actually calorie negative.
yetiftw@lemmy.world 6 months ago
source? as far as I’ve heard, this isn’t actually true
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
It’s sort of a scientific grey area. Lots of studies say there is evidence both ways, and magazines take those and run with it to say whatever they want. Another factor is heat creation, particular with cold food and drink. Measurements have shown a varied diet could have a Daytime DIT anywhere between 5% and 50% of energy expenditure, not to mention energy expended on ATP production and various stages of digestion.
Another big factor is nutrient content, such as protein vs carbohydrates.
If you think about it, getting up and walking to the fridge is like 2 calories right there so if celery has 14 then it’s not hard to imagine a deficit.
Pulptastic@midwest.social 6 months ago
The Mac alone is 563 kcal, and that easily fits. Ditch the fries and soda.
JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Yeah fries and soda are an easy ditch. The burger is where it’s at.
PenisWenisGenius@lemmynsfw.com 6 months ago
In the past I’ve been able to lose weight by limiting myself to 1 meal a day + exercising but its really terrible that’s what it takes to stop gaining weight. The human body is too goddamn efficient.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
Have you considered changing DNA expression so you produce the correct beta-metabolites and develop fast-firing neurons? /s
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 6 months ago
They have smaller calorie options on the menu. A mcdouble is like 400 calories.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
If you think a McDouble is a considerable replacement for a big mac then you’re in the wrong neighborhood.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 6 months ago
It is if your goal is to eat fast food while cutting calories. It’s also a hell of a lot cheaper
expr@programming.dev 6 months ago
You can have nutritious, filling meals that taste really good without excessive calories, you just need to learn to cook. It’s also a hell of a lot cheaper than eating fast food all the time.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 months ago
Yeah, the best bread I’ve ever had was the one I made last week. I use a focaccia recipe season with rosemary, sage, dried onion, dried garlic, and parsley. I sometimes stuff it with mozzerella with a touch of asiago and parmesian cheeses and Jalapenos, but alternatively I can make it into 2 slender loaves rolled in the cheese and jalapeno for sandwich bread. For soft crust it’s a wash made of egg and water applied every 11 minutes until the cheese on the outside starts to darken, but for hard crust it’s water or oil applied at the start and halfway through. It’s important to make sure every ingredient is room temperature at the start, including the egg.
That aside, we’re discussing anon getting to eat McDonalds by only adjusting the amount, so please try your best to remain on topic.
klemptor@startrek.website 6 months ago
This is exactly the kind of mood I’m in today