Updated
25.01.01
Duration
January
Objective
Lose an average of 1-2 lbs a week in January.
Hypothesis
Calorie counting and eating at a deficit is how you lose weight. I would like to cut 4-8lbs in January, while still having the energy to workout consistently and complete all of my other daily tasks and responsibilities. The dynamic features of Macrofactor will help meet both of these goals.
Experiment Design
Track all food in Macrofactor and be careful not to exceed their daily and weekly calorie goals. Leverage the app’s dynamic energy expenditure adjustments to help assure I’m getting enough calories at the same time.
If this proves successful, I’ll likely recur the experiment for 1-3 additional months.
Risk
Calorie restriction can be hard. I’m going to try to limit muscle loss and general crankiness during the process.
Results
6 of 10 days under the prescribed calorie count, with average daily calories for the month sitting at 2050 calories. This is a bit below my average daily expenditure of 2582 calories. Ideally, I’d have these numbers be a bit lower, but in all, happy with the early efforts. Before I looked at the numbers, I was a bit discouraged by my consistency, but I’m happy with the averages and will lock in for the next 20 days.