actual calories or net calories?

[sheepy19]

I generally eat 800-1000 calories (sometimes more) and burn around 400. On the whole my net calories are up to about 700. To maintain my weight I would need 2500, so going by net calories, I should have a deficit of around 1500? So I should drop 3lb per week right?

 

[elm]

From my calculations, you should lose around 4lbs, not counting the calories you lose from working out.

 

[Starlight]

Unfortunately it doesn't always work like that. If you look at people doing a VLCD some have weeks of low losses or no losses despite being on 400 - 600 cals a day

 

[elm]

That's because their body isn't getting enough food or the fact that their body is use to 400-600 and needs a bit of change.

 

[Starlight]

On a VLCD you're not having any food lol

But despite the huge calorie deficit we all gave disappointing weeks now and again