How do you get a caloric deficit???

You clearly don't eat 1000 calories a day. Track your macronutrients rather than calories and then you decrease carbs to reach a calorie deficit.

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Original post by mrhedgehog

You clearly don't eat 1000 calories a day. Track your macronutrients rather than calories and then you decrease carbs to reach a calorie deficit.

I'm sorry but this is scientifically wrong. Macronutrients are irrelevant. It's energy which is relevant to weight loss or gain.

Decreasing carbohydrate intake is one way to lose weight, but so is decreasing fat intake or even, horror of horrors, decreasing excessive protein intake. The obsession with 'macros' is not helpful for the majority of people.

OP: you make a good point here, that it is essentially impossible to lose weight by exercise alone. As well as using far less energy than you think, there is plenty of evidence that strenuous exercise actually increases energy consumption as people get hungrier and feel they 'deserve' to eat more. Moderate exercise is great for overall energy expenditure (and even more important once you've reached your goal weight for keeping your weight within sensible limits) but reducing your energy intake through diet is key to successful weight loss. 1,000kCal is very low - we'd really need to assess a food diary to calculate whether indeed you are eating 1000kCal to help you properly.

Source: Biology NatSci and dietetics degree.

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/start-losing-weight.aspx
https://www.bda.uk.com/foodfacts/Want2LoseWeight.pdf

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Original post by Reality Check

I'm sorry but this is scientifically wrong. Macronutrients are irrelevant. It's energy which is relevant to weight loss or gain.

Decreasing carbohydrate intake is one way to lose weight, but so is decreasing fat intake or even, horror of horrors, excessive protein intake. The obsession with 'macros' is not helpful for the majority of people.

Source: Biology NatSci and dietetics degree.

Well I assumed fats were quite 'low' anyway. Yes decreasing fats and keeping carbs high may work.
Macros are way better and more accurate than counting total calorie intake.

Source: Medicine degree and years of bodybuilding and powerlifting experience.

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Original post by mrhedgehog

Well I assumed fats were quite 'low' anyway. Yes decreasing fats and keeping carbs high may work.
Macros are way better and more accurate than counting total calorie intake.

Source: Medicine degree and years of bodybuilding and powerlifting experience.

It'd be great if you could provide some sources for the claim that macros are "better and more accurate than counting total calorie intake", so that the OP can assess the best evidence base on which to make a decision. :smile:

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Original post by Reality Check

It'd be great if you could provide some sources for the claim that macros are "better and more accurate than counting total calorie intake", so that the OP can assess the best evidence base on which to make a decision. :smile:

Your idea would work if OP is a regular person who wants to lose fat. But counting macros is more superior if OP is strength training and wants to lose fat but maintain strength/muscle.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/content/from-here-to-macros-4-steps-to-better-nutrition.html

http://vitals.lifehacker.com/count-macronutrients-instead-of-calories-for-better-die-1706873465

Overall it depends on OP's goals.

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Original post by mrhedgehog

Your idea would work if OP is a regular person who wants to lose fat. But counting macros is more superior if OP is strength training and wants to lose fat but maintain strength/muscle.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/content/from-here-to-macros-4-steps-to-better-nutrition.html

http://vitals.lifehacker.com/count-macronutrients-instead-of-calories-for-better-die-1706873465

Overall it depends on OP's goals.

Thanks. The OP makes no mention of strength training; he is only asking how you create a calorie deficit, and your post tells them to 'track macronutrients and decrease carbs' which is not the current advice. Thank you for the sources but they are rather unreliable, as you know as a Cambridge medic... Please note that I'm not targeting you personally, but I think providing the most up-to-date, evidenced and referenced advice is important for the OP and others who might be reading the thread. :smile:

The OP can decide on the evidence and make a judgement from there.

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Original post by Reality Check

Thanks. The OP makes no mention of strength training, and your post tells them to 'track macronutrients and decrease carbs' which is not the current advice. Thank you for the sources but they are rather unreliable, as you know as a Cambridge medic... Please note that I'm not targeting you personally, but I think providing the most up-to-date, evidenced and referenced advice is important for the OP and others who might be reading the thread.

The OP can decide on the evidence and make a judgement from there.

But I read 'strength training' in OP's post so I assumed it's a possibility.
My sources might not be the best because I am going off experience rather than evidence.
Also once again I reiterate that your sources are for losing weight overall for a regular person and I totally agree with those methods.

Also thanks for stalking my profile but bringing up the fact that I am a Cambridge medic has nothing to do with this.

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Original post by mrhedgehog

Also thanks for stalking my profile but bringing up the fact that I am a Cambridge medic has nothing to do with this.

Yes, you're right. It could have been left at 'medic'. Apologies.

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OP

@mrhedgehog @realitycheck I do strength training :biggrin:

, and the 1000 calories was just a scenario

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