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maoribadger
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SW: 270lb
CW: 222lb
GW: 135-154lb (undecided)
Height: 5-3
So Ive lost 50lb since last spring, though gained a little over my birthday and currently sat at 48lb. 1st six months was simply about getting my head right and meeting my numbers, undoing bad habits etc.
Weds though I went to see a nutritionist who did my body fat (42%) and advised me to switch to a method that sounds similar to TDEE. Ive been having 1300-1800 cals a day depending how much I have exercised and rarely eating back more than 200 cals of my exercise. Ive been losing but have plateaued a little and started to find it a little restrictive.
This lady did my measurements and logged my usual activity and gave me a BMR of 1635 which means most days I have been eating under that. My maintenance came out at 2535 so she deducted 450 and told me to eat 2085 a day and just exercise as usual. She also gave me an upper limit of 220g protein and said to try and eat up to this as I train at the gym 4-5x a week ( a lot of strength training) and not to worry about the makeup of my carbs and fats. That makes my protein goal 40%. End of second day and I have been at about 35% with protein of 170-180g for both days. She also suggested red meat 2x weekly, brown carbs and a pint of milk after each workout.
So I am trying to wrap my head around eating that many calories. I did lose 1lb my first day though I know first week may be hit and miss. Any good ideas from anyone for me?
CW: 222lb
GW: 135-154lb (undecided)
Height: 5-3
So Ive lost 50lb since last spring, though gained a little over my birthday and currently sat at 48lb. 1st six months was simply about getting my head right and meeting my numbers, undoing bad habits etc.
Weds though I went to see a nutritionist who did my body fat (42%) and advised me to switch to a method that sounds similar to TDEE. Ive been having 1300-1800 cals a day depending how much I have exercised and rarely eating back more than 200 cals of my exercise. Ive been losing but have plateaued a little and started to find it a little restrictive.
This lady did my measurements and logged my usual activity and gave me a BMR of 1635 which means most days I have been eating under that. My maintenance came out at 2535 so she deducted 450 and told me to eat 2085 a day and just exercise as usual. She also gave me an upper limit of 220g protein and said to try and eat up to this as I train at the gym 4-5x a week ( a lot of strength training) and not to worry about the makeup of my carbs and fats. That makes my protein goal 40%. End of second day and I have been at about 35% with protein of 170-180g for both days. She also suggested red meat 2x weekly, brown carbs and a pint of milk after each workout.
So I am trying to wrap my head around eating that many calories. I did lose 1lb my first day though I know first week may be hit and miss. Any good ideas from anyone for me?
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Holy cow that's overkill on protein.
Not a problem if pocketbook and liver have no problem with it, but still.
More than a certain level of protein has no additional benefits as far as weight loss or strength gains go (need carbs for that actually).
Purely personal reasons, perhaps to feel more full (which eating more usually takes care of anyway).
But good job getting the level on up there calorie wise.
It may seem high - but is it? You are still eating less than you burn, perhaps even more than estimated.
Ever added up a day of what you used to eat that caused the weight gain?
Perhaps 2000 won't seem that high then.0 -
I suppose I hadn't thought of it that way but its very relevant. I added some of my days up when I was first starting out and must have easily been hitting 3500. So 2000 doesnt really seem all that much then0
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