On Jan 2, 12:03*am, PB wrote:

How to cut calories to 1000 a day ? Not there. More like 1500-2000

Eat less, duh.

plus gym membership use.

Don't even bother counting exercise when you consider calories. It's
a complete waste of time. You'll spend an hour on the treadmill to
burn off a measly 200 calories.

It's worth it to exercise, of course, but the nutritional advantage
alone isn't really worth considering.

1000 calories a day is absolutely doable. For example, my selection
may look something like this:

Breakfast (~300 cal)
Plain bagel + lite cream cheese (just enough, don't slather it on)
Black coffee w/ artificial sweetener (this is practically zero-cal,
but the hot liquid makes me feel stuffed)

Lunch (~200 cal)
Greek salad (lettuce, tomato, onions, olives, feta cheese (just
enough!)) [NO DRESSING]

Dinner (~500 cal)
Grilled chicken breast and mixed veggies


I'd have to disagree that 2lbs/week is a "just right" rate for healthy
sustained loss. This is a deficit of 1000 calories every day, which
is half of an "average" daily intake. In my opinion, this is "severe"
diet territory. To the point that you may want to consult a medical
professional regarding the effects. It's healthy (to the extent that
controlled starvation ever is), but it's a steep loss rate.

You took years to put on the weight. Stop rushing, pick a responsible
rate of loss (I find 500-800 calories/day to be a very comfortable
range that I can easily maintain without much thought; hitting 1000
requires a lot more presence of mind throughout the day) and stick to
it. You can afford to extend your diet by a few months. No, really,
you can. No, I mean it. Slow down.