Need HELP getting started!!

durre791

I need some help from people in the know about what calories i should be aiming for as well as protein, fats and carbs. My stats - I am 170cm tall (5 ft 7"), 35 and weight 90kgs (198 pounds). I had my BF% done in a 'bod pod' and was advised my BF% is a whopping 43.1% with a fat free mass of 56.9%. Based on Low activity i was advised to eat between 1500-1600 calories (Est TDEE of 2268). I went for 30% off so 1588 calories per day. The lady advised to eat 40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% fat. When i used the getting started advice on MFP i worked it out to 30% protein, 40% fat and 30% carbs - but that seems like way too much fat. What did i do wrong??
Do you think my calorie intake is at least right??

kandell

30% off is...crazy. Every TDEE calculator I've seen has said that even 25% is really aggressive. I would cut it back to 20%. That will be more sustainable. You can change your MFP percentages manually, if you think 40% fat is too much. I'm at 40% protein, 30% fat and 30% carbs.

fablizy

I also use 40 protein 30 fat 30 carbs and am losing well. My calorie goal is 1380 per day.

SergeantSausage

You are gonna be .. hungry!

HUNGRY.

You sure you don't want to pull that 30% off TDEE back a bit? Just a little bit?

durre791

SergeantSausage wrote: »

You are gonna be .. hungry!

HUNGRY.

You sure you don't want to pull that 30% off TDEE back a bit? Just a little bit?

It's just that I read in the getting started guide that if your bf% was higher than 30% than to go higher than the 20% and thought I read to go to 30% cut.

4legsRbetterthan2

just a quick question since you are holding a really small baby in your picture, are you nursing?

af_wife2004

I have similar stats (5'9", 215, BF48%). I used http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ to help calculate my macros. Mine are currently set in MFP for 45%Carb/30%Fat/25%Protein and 1710 calories per day. I rarely eat back any exercise calories and I'm losing 1.2 lbs per week.