Waist growing while on calorie deficit via macros

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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Hey all,

I’ve been doing LP for 8 weeks now. Have been tracking macros via MFP since the end of September.
current stats are:
Age: 39
Height: 6’2
weight: 276 started at 284 on 9/22
Waist: 48.25 last measurement was 47.38 on 11/19
Hips: 43.5

Squat: 330x1
Becnh: 225x2
Deadlift: 335x1
Press: 125x5

current Macros are 226c 228p 67f. Do these seam correct? I have usually been ±5g of each daily.

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What was your waist on 9/22?

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Did not measure then. First time measuring was 11/19

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What did you weigh on 11/19?

5

Same weight. 275.6

When I weighed yesterday, I was 275.3

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there is something wrong here. Macros total around 2400 calories. These are similar to my macros. Admittedly i am not that accurate but always keep protein above 200 and overall at 2300-2400 (sometime fat is on higher side etc). And I am 6’1 , 187 lb and losing weight. Started at 200 lb and 40 inch waist. Now at 187 and 36 inches. My lifts are less ( a lot less) and my weight is clearly a lot less. Even adding 2 conditioning days that i do, there is no way you are gaining weight/waist at 276lb with 2400 calories only. If anything this is a large deficit. Based on the To Be a Beast article, your fat loss calories should be 3154 at 276 lb so you are at 750+450=1200 calorie deficit. Are you sure about the numbers ?

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So you didn’t really lose weight and your waist may have changed (or measurement error given the number).

I would recommend losing weight and reassessing. Aim for 5% in the next month.

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How can you be so sure about all the reported data? I wouldn’t bet money on the numbers being terribly precise, but it’s possible, sure.

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Not sure at all. Seems off based on your article To be A Beast and my own experience following recommendations of that article which has worked exactly like you said. I followed the advice there and lost weight based on your calorie prescription (now i am at 2200 calories) . Matty is 276 lbs. based on your article his fat loss calories are 3154 and he is in a large deficit at 2400. Obviously, i can be wrong but data seemed off.

Happy to be corrected