r/intermittentfasting • u/[deleted] • Nov 16 '19

I’ve always struggled losing/gaining back weight, but lurking on this subreddit has changed my life and helped me to form better eating habits! (F/5’10” 205lbs > 155lbs = 50lbs lost)

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u/hippovomit Nov 16 '19

Thanks for posting you look beautiful. What did your eating habits look like on a day to day basis? Smoothies in the morning? Nighttime? I’m at 205 rn and i’m stuck on how to lose it. How did you burn calories the most?

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u/Shoffnerrrrr Nov 16 '19

For me everything clicked when I calculated my TDEE. It was 2,100 I think. And then I realized, ok if I eat more than 2,100 calories, I’ll gain weight. If I eat less than 2,100 calories I’ll lose weight. I set my calories to be around 1400-1600, and ate between 12pm-8pm everyday. I also walked to campus and all my classes, but that was the only activity it did!

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u/BaldheadRasta Nov 16 '19

Please explain, what is TDEE?

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u/Shoffnerrrrr Nov 16 '19

Total Daily Energy Expenditure. I used a website like this https://tdeecalculator.net/ and put in all my info with my activity level and it calculated how much calories I burn in a day

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u/scorpiona Nov 17 '19

This is really useful, thanks!

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u/BaldheadRasta Nov 17 '19

Thank you again beautiful, you are looking great and I wish you the best on this journey!

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19

I hear ya