@adegbenroagoro5180
“Comparing the amount of calories in a slice of pizza eaten in 2 minutes to the amount of energy burnt after 45 minutes of cardio is DEPRESSING. “ I really had to smile at that. It is what it is.
@RogerPittman
“Simple doesn’t mean easy.” So very true - if it was easy to get down to 10% body fat, everyone would be doing it. And it’s not just about getting down to that level - it’s about being able to maintain it.
@91darko
Calorie deficit works like a charm. I dropped 20 kg in 6 months. I've gone from fat to slim in just a few months, it was hell, but I got the results. The problem is that you won't build discipline and eating habits. Then you will return to your old ways. After two years, I was still slim maybe, I gained a few kilograms, but then I walked back to my old habits and gained the weight back. Don't focus on calories, but focus on your mind and discipline. There is a saying: "Nothing will take care of you better than discipline."
@charleslanphier8094
I don't need 10% body fat or a 6 pack, I just want my clothes to fit.
@zacharyhockett6248
Just finished a 3 month weightloss phase from 230 to 209 heavily motivated by your videos. I've got another 30-35 lbs to lose before I reach my estimated 10% body fat range. Gonna keep doing 3 month maintaining followed by 3 month cuts until I get there! Thanks Mario!
@jordanr.329
This video hit me hard. Despite lifting weights for nearly 6 years, my growth was only ever significant in the first 3 years (when my diet was not great but my calorie intake was much higher). I realize now that once I learned about healthy eating, calorie deficits for fat loss, tracking calories and all the rest, I began severely underestimating my calorie needs. As an obsessive person, I am very rigid with my calorie intake. However, this video taught me that for the last few years, I have only been using RMR to calculate my calorie needs. Lately, this has resulted in complete burnout. My muscle growth has nearly completely stopped, my strength increases have been minimal, my energy levels are always low, and I never recover from muscle soreness. Despite lifting 5-6 days a week and walking about 8000 steps a day, I am not look as lean as I would like because I do not think I have built enough muscle to look lean. Perhaps this is only counter-intuitive to me, but for me specifically, this video suggests that I will need to eat a much higher volume of calories to build the muscle I want. According to most TDEE calculators, I have been eating at a caloric deficit for three years. While I may have less body fat now than three years ago, I do not have the lean mass that I want. While this is a difficult and disheartening reality to except (what feels like a wasted three years of hard training), I am excited to realize that there may be a lot of new progress in the future! Although it may not have been the point of this video directly, indirectly this video seemed to suggest that I do not need to be afraid of calories (although the sources of calories are still very important). I can learn to have a better relationship with food generally, and with higher numbers of calories from good sources! Thank you, Mario! I want to stop hating my body and this video inadvertently gave me permission to try a different approach.
@JG-dg6ty
Best fitness channel on YouTube without a doubt. Followed your content since May last year when the gyms in Scotland opened up again and I’m down from 120kg to 95kg, strength has sky rocketed (some examples - incline dumbbell press has went from 16kg to 32kg, overhead dumbbell press has went from 12kg to 26/28kg & my squat has went from 50kg to 85kg all exercises for 8 reps). I also hate running with a passion, my average step count in 2020 was 3800, now in 2022 I’m averaging 10,540. All of your recommendations & insights work effectively!
@ishaansejpal249
Hands down the best video on a deficit on the internet. I wish more people would see this and change their lives
@Key-z7r
I have been calculating my calorie deficit wrong for years and not seeing any results 0_0 I'm annoyed but cant change the past... I just HAD to thank you for this video!
@MaddictTV
I am 2 meters tall and about 128kg - started tracking calories 4 weeks ago at 135kg. I realized being in a calorie deficit at my size is easier than not being in one (at least for now) I just never came to realize how much butter and mayonnaise I was eating on a daily basis, which added up to enormous amounts of calories probably. Just replacing those things with alternatives or eating different things in general already helped me a lot. So remember guys it can actually be very small things you don't really think about which can make all the difference in the end. Hoping to see my abs again one day for the first time since i was 13 or so^^ pozdrav iz njemacke :)
@VYC4
Great stuff, Mario! I'm about a month into a serious body recomp process, currently at 211lbs, having started at around 218lbs. Seriously tracking calories was the big game changer for me, that turned this process into a quantifiable, almost game-like effort. But being aware of everything and critical of every step is definitely what makes it work on the long haul.
@Dan-ch8kv
I try to overestimate my food intake and it works great. I also calculate my TDEE at the sedentary level, so that I’m never eating my workouts.
@markusz4447
been tracking calories for about 4 months now. Also started to workout on average 3 times a week and 50k steps a week. Eating on average about 100-150 above my bmr. So far lost about 3kg only however about 10cm of waist size. Your videos are helping a tremendous amount!
@Directorkey718
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!! My numbers were completely wrong...had it set to 1250 cals a day...I was dropping weight but had no energy and was getting massive headaches when I would work out with my trainer...it was unsustainable and I ended up gaining the pounds back in a month...Now I understand far better with my TDEE calculator numbers ...game changer!!! THANK YOU!
@gabrielcampos8899
Everyday I think about quitting I watch one of Mario’s videos for inspiration. I’ve noticed that this is the time I will break the cycle.
@amybrown9539
Ha, as a 5 ft , 51 yr old female, my rate is 1280, it was 1220 but bumped it up through muscle gain. Lost 120 lbs in the last 3 yrs but since starting weight training , 1 yr ago, I haven't lost anything extra. Still not anywhere near my weight loss goal. Definitely lower fat percentage , but tracking food, water, sleep, macros and 5 days of working out (3 lifting days, 2 cardio days a week) isn't leading the scale to move . I feel and look real lean but the scale won't budge. And as a short woman, small amount of deficit is only doable since my bmr is so low already. If I go lower, I don't have the energy to exercise.
@motivation4u197
Man I’m glad I found this video. When I lost all my weight, I was wondering how the heck I gained it all back when I was still in the same deficit I had when I started. That moving target realization was like an eye opener to me just now 😵
@johto
I find having a smart scale that tracks your body weight, fat storages, water weight, lean body mass etc + myfitness pall, both integrated to a Apple's health data is very nice to have. So nice to see the trends and adjust accordingly 👍
@thebigbox2725
My calorie intake goal is 1,961. I started my diet when I was 281 and I was scared on being 300 pounds at a young age and now I’m 264 pounds my goal is being 200 pounds and I’m feeling more confident in my self I felt worthless I felt shame and I was embarrassed to be a fat 18 year old I’m still fat but it’s so much better than almost being 300 pounds
@MarioTomicOfficial