Starlord
Level 5 Valued Member
No doubt all of these are true simultaneously right now.Thoughts/possibilities:
1-I could be consistently miscalculating my calories...
2-My basal metabolic rate could be lower than others...
3-While I think I fit into the light exercise category, I could be more sedentary than I think...
4-It could just be an off week...
5-gaining muscle...
BMR calculators are commonly horrendous. Unless you are going to use something like a dexa to gauge your BMR my common recommendation is -20%.
People often over rate how active they are.
Your body will fluctuate depending on hormonal responses to a variety of environmental factors.
You will be gaining a little bit of muscle. If this is the case then then it'll lead to better long term success when losing fat. As calories burnt will increase when idle and when active.
Calories counters have an error rate. IIRC on average it is 20%. So I often advise people -20% from whatever your calories burned is.
As with all people who engage in a drastic weight cut, your approach will have to become more and more extreme as you get deeper and deeper into the cut.
Things like increasing protein intake, lowering calories, increasing cardio, increasing strength training sessions and increasing general activities.