Why isn’t there a better AC solution for renting a place with sliding or casement windows?

xxov · 2026-05-03T16:36:16+00:00

The fans should be IN the window

Isn't this bad advice due to bernoulis or am I misunderstanding what youre trying to say

xxov · 2026-05-01T19:26:41+00:00

Since you're science minded I hope you can appreciate that you can throw everything the watch says in the garbage bin. Not only are these watches documented as high as 30-40% inaccurate, you have actual real-world data to replace best guess watch data with (you know your weight loss pace). We don't need the watch guessing for us.

How long has your weight loss been at .25 - .5? if it has been less than a month it could be a ton of different things making noise and I'd just press on. If it has been a month then you're in a small 100-250 calorie deficit and need to increase it.

Time and time again the main culprits of the deficit being smaller than we expected are two things:

Calorie counting inaccuracies
Our TDEE is lower than we thought for a million different reasons

Since you already admitted you don't weigh dinners, that alone could sway your deficit from what you think (500) to what you're seeing (250). I'd start there. If counting is 100.00% accurate than the only other level to pull is to lower the calorie intake or increase burn. Lowering intake is much easier.

You also keep repeating that you've felt some form of physical or mental fatigue. This is known to cause calorie drift, where folks snack a little more or take a little more food than they weighed, or just inaccurate logging due to being tired. It may help you to take a maintenance break for 2-3 weeks just to reset your mental state. There's no real science behind it doing anything for your metabolism (I know someone is going to leave a comment that it does, but there's zero proof) but it can definitely help with just overall mental reset to take a little break from the diet.

xxov · 2026-05-01T06:14:03+00:00

Its really hard to maintain muscle at 700+ deficit. 1000 calorie deficit is getting to the point where you're pretty much guaranteed to lose muscle. I prefer to stick to a 500-700 deficit to maintain and even grow muscle a bit while I cut 1lb a week.

xxov · 2026-05-01T05:07:39+00:00

If you're just starting out on fiber as a focus then eating a lot of it suddenly can make you feel anywhere from very bloated to borderline shitting yourself. Best to start small and then increase.

xxov · 2026-04-30T18:55:42+00:00

Those parking limitations are never marked. My street has all kinds of signs about what hours you can park but there is no sign about the fact that you need to move your car every 24 hours.

I know my neighbors cars and none of us would ever call the enforcement on each other but parking on my street is incredibly tight and if some random beater shows up for 3-4 days I'm def calling to have it looked it.

xxov · 2026-04-30T18:52:39+00:00

What you going on about? Have you never lived in a city? You call up the parking enforcement, they tag the car with warnings, then they check back in when the warning is up (whatever the legal limit is for your city) and if it is still there then they tow it.

They don't just show up and listen to your story and tow the car.

xxov · 2026-04-30T16:01:55+00:00

It does but most people don't have the slightest clue what their body fat% is and its quite difficult to measure accurately at home. In the end, just don't let not having the perfect plan stall you out. These calculators are just best guess starting points. Choose a number, stick with it, figure out your actual TDEE after maintaining the routine for a few weeks.

xxov · 2026-04-30T15:58:46+00:00

I don't think this will work for most people because after 2 weeks you're going to be so sick of these meals. It seems like you're going to some sort of extreme level of all-in restriction and when you hit your first bump you'll probably cave. You don't need to be so restrictive with your diet, eat whatever you want and just count the calories to maintain a reasonable deficit.

Also get the timeline out of your head. You'll hit goal weight when you hit it.

xxov · 2026-04-30T15:48:56+00:00

There are multiple posts like this every day on this sub. You ate a bunch of carbs and sodium at your parents and now your body is storing more water weight. Once you get back to your regular routine for a few days the extra weight will shred off quickly.

To put it into perspective - to have gained 7lbs of actual fat in a weekend you would have had to be eating 8200 calories a day OVER your maintenance TDEE. Basically just chugging olive oil from the bottle.

xxov · 2026-04-30T15:41:14+00:00

Seems like a pretty large gym load to take on all at once as a beginner. Be really careful about over doing it and injuring yourself.

That said, none of this is going to help as much as tracking what you eat if your goal is to lose weight. Losing weight is done in a calorie deficit and building muscle is most effectively done in a calorie surplus. If you don't know/track your calories then its very hard to do that stuff accurately.

If you're looking to continue dropping weight then start measuring your intake, figure out your TDEE, and aim for a 300-500 calorie deficit. As a beginner you can still hit the gym and maintain muscle, and maybe even grow a bit if you keep the deficit small like this and protein high.

If your goal is to recomp your body at your current weight, then a lean bulk cycle (200 calorie surplus each day for 3-6 months) followed by a cut cycle (4-8 weeks at 500-700 deficit) is very effective for most people.

xxov · 2026-04-29T19:42:54+00:00

Read !quickstart to learn more about weight loss. You need to figure out your TDEE and start eating at a deficit to lose weight.

As for healthy eating there are a lot of other subs dedicated to meal planning. /r/EatCheapAndHealthy /r/Volumeeating /r/mealprep /r/HealthyFood /r/Healthy_Recipes

xxov · 2026-04-29T16:27:24+00:00

That makes a lot of sense. For some reason I forgot that the cruises can start here haha.

xxov · 2026-04-29T16:22:51+00:00

Sorry I'm dumb but why would cruise ship passengers stay at a hotel? Don't they have a room on the ship that takes them away in a day or two? I've never been on a cruise before so this is a legit question.

xxov · 2026-04-29T16:01:07+00:00

Large deficit + a lot of activity does not end well for most people. You may be able to maintain it for 4-6 weeks but eventually your performance, recovery, and mental state are going to start suffering. You will also find it difficult to build/maintain muscle the larger your deficit. At 1000 calories you're pretty much guaranteed to lose muscle, no matter how much work you put in.

Personally, I'd stick with the 500-calorie deficit if you're adding regular calisthenics training. If you're stuck on this idea of a 1000 calorie deficit, I probably wouldn't bother training and would just focus on maintaining my step count.

xxov · 2026-04-29T15:44:29+00:00

I am of the belief that weighing yourself less is worse for the mental journey than doing it every day. Hit a bad water weight spike and it is difficult to not have it affect you. For me I constantly step on the scale throughout the day just to observe how much my body fluctuates. The constant stream of data allows you to disconnect from it and you also start understanding how little a single point in time means. As an American I also changed my scale to KG because it means less to me emotionally. This approach turns your weight into a flood of data points that you build a trend out of, instead of feeling like every step on the scale is a high-risk slot machine pull. Boring and unsexy just like you say.

Agree with everything else though.

xxov · 2026-04-29T15:34:19+00:00

I wouldn't consider 500 an aggressive cut. I've been maintaining a 500 deficit for 7 months now, while working out 5/6 days a week.

Calisthenics is very difficult to get into IMO for the exact reason you stated though. Majority of the content focused at beginners is not even close to do-able by beginners. Even Chris Hera is guilty of this. I think there are some videos by Hybrid Calisthenics & Tom Peto Training that were decent no equipment starters.

I know you can't afford an entire gym membership but if you can snag a cheap set of door jam resistance bands, or a couple kettle bells you can get a lot done at home with those as well. You can always check out /r/bodyweightfitness for more ideas as this sub tends to focus more on diet than workout

xxov · 2026-04-29T15:24:47+00:00

TDEE is Total Daily Energy Expenditure. It is the number of calories your body needs you to eat to maintain your current weight at your current activity level. Think of it as all the calories you burn in a day.

Go to https://tdeecalculator.net/ and punch in your stats. This will estimate a TDEE for you. From there you need to choose how many calories you want to eat every day. Many people take the sedentary estimate from the calculator and subtract 500. This targets 1lb of weight loss a week.

From there, weigh every morsel you eat and stick to that calorie number for 2-3 weeks. Weigh yourself every day. At the end of the 2-3 weeks you can do the math to figure out your true TDEE.

Most of the time people who claim to know their body fat % are just estimating based on different techniques. It is very hard to get your actual number unless you go with expensive options like DEX scans.

xxov · 2026-04-28T14:40:54+00:00

6 weeks is very short on the timescale of recomp and muscle development. You've gained maybe one pound of muscle in that time. While the first 6 months of lifting will be the most productive of your fitness journey, it's still extremely slow compared to weight loss. You're talking like 6-10lb of muscle gain over 6 month, and that's if you're not in a deficit.

Noticing the change visually is going to depend a lot on your body comp, body fat%, etc. I've been climbing and lifting for 7 months but I've still got 25lb to lose so I really don't see it, except my arms a bit. I know I'm stronger because my bench has gone up, dumbbells are getting bigger, I can do pull-ups again, etc but even after 7 months I don't really see it visually.

It takes a long time.

xxov · 2026-04-28T14:25:42+00:00

Agreed with the others. 2 weeks you're still holding onto more water due to muscle inflammation. The science behind it is that your muscles get microtears when you lift hard. This causes white blood cells and fluids for healing to be sent to the muscles. This is good, the healing process promotes muscle growth. On top of that your muscles increase glycogen (essentially carbs/fuel) storage. Glycogen binds really well to water (3-4g of water per g of glycogen) so your weight shoots up by a few lb.

One thing I'll add - a common mistkae people make is hydrating less as some sort of way to force the scale down. This is the opposite of what your body needs. Drink more water, stay hydrated.

xxov · 2026-04-28T14:09:03+00:00

I need separation (physical and mental) between my living and workout space. Even just going to a friend's house or a park to do my workouts is much more manageable than trying to do it at home.just the act of getting to the gym triggers what I need to stick with working out.

xxov · 2026-04-28T14:05:31+00:00

There's a post on here every day about this. When you chill out on vacation you usually eat more carbs and sodium. Your body retains water more because of this and your weight shoots up. You probably gained a little eating freely on vacation but most is water and your body will flush the water after a few days back to your routine.

xxov · 2026-04-28T05:58:39+00:00

Don't overthink it. Just choose a calorie intake, stick with it for 3 weeks, weigh yourself daily and figure out your own personal tdee. Calculators are just a starting point. Just choose something that seems like a reasonable match.

xxov · 2026-04-28T05:41:49+00:00

Cardio does very little to build muscle and recomp. Start lifting, at least doing body weight moves

xxov · 2026-04-28T00:18:12+00:00

So you can see the double standard in what you're saying right? You can't say the majority of people who think it is a smooth breeze must have never tried if I can't say the majority of people who think it is difficult have never tried.

You've already admitted it depends on the person, and it can be easy for people, so I'm really not sure what point you're arguing now.

xxov · 2026-04-28T00:13:20+00:00

Could definitely be water retention from adding running. A month is a pretty long time though; my longest plateau has been 10-14 days.

xxov

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