re: Losing weight is so EFFING SIMPLE

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So how about fricking off, thanks.

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You’re always so upset, you should try the low T thread

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Tell me more of this macro factor. I frickin hate counting calories and calculating macros. This sounds exactly like what I need. I’m 183 lbs with a lot of muscle but have had a spare tire around my waist for a long time now. I need to maintain my weight but lose fat (everyone’s pipe dream, I know)

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If you hate counting you might not like it. It makes counting easier but you still have to do it.

There's a free trial so give it a try. It was a godsend for me but obviously not for everyone.

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This boggles the imagination.

Now, I'll be the first to admit that "It's complicated" - body chemistry is weird, some folks react differently, so you do have to try different things to find out what works for you, your body adjusts to steady state intake/output, so you have to find a groove and a curve on both of those that works as well, and all that jazz, but all the gimmicks, gadgets, protocols, etc, ALL OF THEM are just tools to get you to a point where you burn more calories than you take in so that you burn the excess fat stores in your body.

ALL...OF...THEM. That's the only way to reduce fat stores. You have to generate a deficit so that your body is forced to deplete the fat stores for energy. How it took you 38 years is probably more of an indictment of our abundance, our marketing system, our food supply and our lifestyle, more than you being *ahem* "not the sharpest tool in the shed", although that last thing cannot be fully discounted.

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I got sucked down a rabbit hole of "gurus" who had compelling evidence against CICO. I'm a sucker for conspiracy theories and non-mainstream advice, what can I say.

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Why bother? MF won't do anything with the data. It calculates TDEE purely off your weight and calories consumed.

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Ahhh gotcha. It just seems like a benefit to also see your daily calories burned to have a true daily deficit number to see.

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- calorie deficit
- prioritize protein
- lift weights


I'd also add to make sure to get an adequate amount of fiber, but otherwise yea, just this. Fiber and protein make it much easier to stick to your calorie deficit, which is a main reason to prioritize them (among other obvious ones).

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Sleep and water too

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Ahhh gotcha. It just seems like a benefit to also see your daily calories burned to have a true daily deficit number to see.

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But it's not. That's the point. Activity trackers are wildly inaccurate. All you need to calculate your TDEE is weighing yourself daily and tracking your calories.

MF has my TDEE at 2,350, which is the real number according to thermodynamics. My fitbit says I burn like 3,500 cals a day which is BS and a worthless number.

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Thanks for the clarification. But then what's the point of it linking to Strava or Garmin? It's pulling data from there.

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In my opinion, no point. I wasn't aware they had those integrations. They recently added integrations so your steps show up in MacroFactor. And the point of that is just to see more data in one place. But they absolutely do not factor any exercise into their algorithm. If you burn more calories it will show up in the algorithm.

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Ahhh gotcha. It just seems like a benefit to also see your daily calories burned to have a true daily deficit number to see.

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I found this article on the MacroFactor website that explains why they don't use data from wearables.

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So, the basic reason we don’t incorporate data from wearable devices into MacroFactor’s algorithms and recommendations should be obvious at this point: that data is known to be inaccurate, and its reliability is unknown. Furthermore, the magnitude and direction of the errors differ from device to device, and from user to user. We aim to generate nutrition recommendations and adjustments that will help users meet their weight gain, loss, or maintenance goals; based on the current evidence, incorporating low-quality data from wearable devices into our algorithms would run counter to that goal.

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The idea has always been simple. Executing it consistently overtime is the problem.

Same here. They always want work out plans or diet plans. First thing I tell them before they even start is track your current calorie intake for a week. If they do that then I help. 95% don't.