What calorie cutbacks are you doing?

Hong Kong Yanpep International
You've definitely been dropping weight, but is the food intake actually enough overall? I'm 46, female, 5'2, and average around 1500 calories a day myself.
 
What's daily calorie intake looking like, roughly, and how's that split across protein, carbs, and fat? If the scale hasn't budged in two weeks straight, the explanation's usually simple. There wasn't a calorie deficit happening those two weeks. Because a deficit is the only mechanism that actually drives weight loss. That's exactly why tracking daily intake matters, having a concrete number to work from makes small adjustments possible.

Taking a peptide alone isn't going to just make the scale move on its own. Whether on one of these compounds or not, staying in a deficit daily is still what drives gradual fat loss. This drug class is just a tool, it makes maintaining that deficit easier by cutting appetite and cravings, nothing more. It doesn't cause weight loss directly. It just supports the actual goal. Weight comes off by burning more than what goes in.
 
Protein alone isn't the challenge; the challenge is reaching it inside a calorie deficit. Breakfast: fat-free Greek yogurt plus a serving of powder that's low in sugar powder (throw in berries if you like): 50g protein, 250 calories. Lunch: half a pound of turkey (93/7 lean) with 1 cup of rice: 50g protein, 609 calories. Dinner: identical but ground beef instead of turkey, and I tend to skip carbs at dinner and do veggies if I want: 46g protein, 350 calories. Total: 146g protein, 1210 calories. That leaves room for some snacks. It's a cutting plan, not bulking, and it's cheap.
 
Might be time to bump your deficit and your activity slightly. Ive lost 23kg since early Feb, and I started at 124kg. Daily intake is about 1400 cals via My Fitness Pal, plus 3 or 4 workouts weekly. My loss has been steady while sticking to this routine. I also get about 100g of protein daily, which keeps me really satisfied.
 
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