How long to see if I’m losing?

Question

So I’m 5’0 and my app says my calorie intake should be 1400 and I started Saturday but had lost 13 lbs before tracking. I’m still around the same weight as I had lost so does it sound like I’m just maintaining or should I wait at least a week to see how the 1400 calories does.

Answer

One week or more I'd say, but if you can see a nutritionist because to know exactly what to eat, it's not just about calories, you need to know how many carbs, protein and fat you should eat everyday and that's personal, it can't be generic. I'm on a 1300 calories diet, prescribed by a nutritionist and I've lost 5 kg in a month, I used to starve myself before eating probably less than 1000 calories per day and I didn't lose one kilogram because I wasn't eating the right things.

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You should try to see a registered dietitian for a personalized plan if you can. Calorie restriction often backfires and is mentally and physically stressful

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You may not see the difference for at least 20 to 40 pounds of weight loss, you may feel it in your clothes, you may see it in your face, but you may not physically see it on your body for sometime so don’t lose hope, normally when I lose weight the first place I see it is in my face. Usually the neck and chin area. My cheek bones are more pronounced etc. it takes time for your belly to go down for some reason that goes down the last, you may feel it in your chest, either in circumference or a cup size, but usually my chest and face go down first, my hips legs and butt usually take longer. Also remember the more you weigh, the easier it is to lose, if you’re just trying to lose 20 pounds, that may take a while. The less you have to lose the harder it is, when you’re 400 pounds, you’ve seen those shows like the biggest loser, they lose like 200 pounds, because the more you weigh the easier it is to lose when you’re trying to get that last 10 pounds off it’s like death.

How long to see if I’m losing?

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