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That said, I have lost 2 pounds the last two weeks and would have thought even though I haven't worked out and have had some days of greater than my normal calorie intake, I would have lost more than 2 pounds because I think I burn more than 2000 calories a day normally. I know each day is only a snapshot but is the reason I haven't lost more in this two week period more due to the increase in calorie or carb intake?
Not claiming to be wiser, but I might have some insight.
1) Working out can increase your metabolic rate. Conversely,
not
working out can decrease your metabolic rate.
2) Burning 2000 calories a day is a very general estimate, and may not be as close to your actual number as you think.
3) Your weight can fluctuate more than 2 pounds without any fat loss, just due to water weight or bowel contents.
4) If you burn 2000 and averaged 1846 in consumption, that puts you at a deficit of 154 calories/day. Over 2 weeks (14 days) that's 2156 calories. It is generally thought that losing 1 pound of fat requires a deficit of roughly 3,500 calories (I'll ignore that one for now, but it helps illustrate the point). So really your caloric deficit over this time frame would suggest that you lost
less than 1 pound of fat.
So it is feasible that increased caloric intake slowed down your weight loss to some extent.