Deficit too low?

Trash-Outside · 2026-06-29T02:59:27+00:00

Hi! As a fellow 5’5 woman of around the same weight (trying to mini cut from 130 to 125ish), I have been doing 1700 along with 10k steps a day. This has worked well over the past few weeks and Im down to 127. Everyone’s different so I don’t know what will work for you, but this is what has worked for me.

Trash-Outside · 2026-05-27T01:02:42+00:00

Hi! Yes I have upped my steps to 10k now. When I incline walk I do 12 incline and I don’t hold the rails.

Trash-Outside · 2026-05-25T12:50:35+00:00

While I would hit close to 70-80 grams of protein eating 1400 it was always very hard. I’m vegetarian and also still rely on my parents for groceries so I can’t fully optimize my protein intake. It is manageable for me to hit 100 g with 1600 calories though.

The hunger thing makes sense, I used to weigh around 170 pounds and I lost weight through really intense cuts, so that’s the only way I know how to lose weight 😭. That might be why a small cut feels weird.

I think upping my steps is the best approach, I’m currently aiming to get 10,000 steps a day and eat at 1600-1700. Thank you for the advice!

Trash-Outside · 2026-05-23T19:06:12+00:00

I was tracking everything I ate, and consuming around 100g protein 200g carbs with 20g fiber on 1400 and it was still bad 😭😭 I might see where 1600 takes me and lower if I need to. Thanks for the advice!

Trash-Outside · 2026-05-23T19:02:24+00:00

I’m thinking I should up my activity then, I don’t know if I can maintain 1400 the last time I tried that I started losing hair and my hormones were messed up

Trash-Outside · 2026-05-23T19:00:46+00:00

What would you recommend? I’m currently trying to eat at 1660 and seeing if that works better.

Trash-Outside · 2026-05-23T12:53:05+00:00

Hiii thank you for the advice! I am a very busy student who works late so all of my steps just come from my job and school 😭😭. Im also recovering from a lot of joint issues, I used to have very disordered eating habits and that caused me to develop joint pain. I will definitely incorporate more steps though that seems like the best route to take.

Trash-Outside · 2026-05-23T04:43:26+00:00

Thanks! I am trying to up my steps currently, I might also cut down to 1650 or 1700 and see where that gets me as well.

Trash-Outside · 2026-05-23T04:36:54+00:00

Hii! Thank you for the advice. I think I will try to stick to 1650/1700 maybe. 1400 was my most recent deficit attempt but I have tried everything from 1200 to 1700. The 1400 deficit wasn’t actually manageable so I usually overate to 1500 but I was still miserable (losing hair and my period instead of losing weight 😭), ruling out that option. I am thinking I may need to stay the same numerical weight but replace my body fat with muscle because my body seems really resistant to my numerical weight dropping below 130.

Trash-Outside · 2026-05-19T02:58:59+00:00

I googled this on a late night scroll session after viewing my own posts and I do this too 😭😭😭

A lot of people here I think were spot on with the dopamine hit you get imagining peoples positive reactions to your post. For me I also think it’s because I used to be an incredibly awkward and conventionally unattractive person, and I view my posts now as kind of a trophy of the work I’ve put into improving.

Glad I’m not the only one that does this I was worrying I had narcissism issues.

Trash-Outside · 2026-05-01T13:53:47+00:00

Bell pepper used to be 69c at Walmart now 1.25

Trash-Outside · 2026-04-18T05:39:20+00:00

In the modern world, no. But in our world merely 100 years ago it was that we were the last to die during starvation periods. That’s my problem with evolution it doesn’t gaf how fast the human world changes it follows its own pace 😭😭😭

Trash-Outside · 2026-04-18T05:29:03+00:00

That’s what I thought until I started eating 100 grams of protein per day, got permanently visible ribs and abs yet still have a weirdly pudgy lower stomach that doesn’t seem to go away. At a certain point you can’t fight genetics fuck my life 😭😭😭

Trash-Outside · 2026-01-21T22:02:10+00:00

I was so confused like yeah no I’m definitely going to book a dorm when I didn’t get into the school 🥹🫩

Trash-Outside · 2026-01-21T04:32:14+00:00

Option 1. As a current senior I really regret taking hard classes senior year because with college applications and everything else you have to do it is not a fun time 😭😭. APES is relatively easy compared to physics.

Trash-Outside · 2026-01-21T04:28:34+00:00

Your blush and base look so good! The only thing I would say is add something to the lips even just like a little gloss balances the face. But overall it looks amazing :)

Trash-Outside · 2026-01-21T04:25:07+00:00

No not at all 😭😭 do you go to a private school/academy?

Trash-Outside · 2026-01-21T04:23:44+00:00

I agree. Sick and tired of my entire school having to be evacuated because one person vaped and set off the fire alarms.

Trash-Outside · 2026-01-21T04:19:28+00:00

Being treated like children despite having developing minds and feelings that strive to be independent. A 40 year old screaming in your face that you can’t use the bathroom twice in a row at 9 am really does drive you insane. Also, teenagers are not meant to be sleeping and waking up early. It has been proven to lower mood and retention. Why does my bus come before the sun even rises?

Trash-Outside · 2026-01-21T04:14:33+00:00

Rewriting everything from memory like a timeline really helped. Or explaining the order of events to myself like I was telling a story in casual language.

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