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edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
how many calories should a 6 ft 0, 288 lb male be eating to be at a deficit.....putting out the question, because my results suggest that I'm clueless

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  • Posts: 35,719 Member
    kalbo798 wrote: »
    how many calories should a 6 ft 0, 288 lb male be eating to be at a deficit.....putting out the question, because my results suggest that I'm clueless

    What does MFP give you when you put your details in?
  • Posts: 2,408 Member
    kalbo798 wrote: »
    how many calories should a 6 ft 0, 288 lb male be eating to be at a deficit.....putting out the question, because my results suggest that I'm clueless

    What did MFP say?
  • Posts: 57 Member
    1,812 cal/day
    Carbs / Day 145.0 g
    Fat / Day 68.0 g
    Protein / Day 154.0 g
  • Posts: 35,719 Member
    kalbo798 wrote: »
    1,812 cal/day
    Carbs / Day 145.0 g
    Fat / Day 68.0 g
    Protein / Day 154.0 g

    What have you done to your macros to make protein higher than carbs?
  • Posts: 57 Member
    edited March 2015
    that's what I got from the IIFYM calculator, using that method carbs is just what's left back after you account for fats and protein.
  • Posts: 1,771 Member
    kalbo798 wrote: »
    1,812 cal/day
    Carbs / Day 145.0 g
    Fat / Day 68.0 g
    Protein / Day 154.0 g

    How many pounds a week is this? 2?

    If the number seems to low for you, you could either work out for more calories or set it to 1 pound a week.
  • Posts: 2,408 Member
    kalbo798 wrote: »
    1,812 cal/day

    This is my answer
  • Posts: 57 Member
    supposedly. Although, I haven't lost anything of consequence so far this year. Lost 70 lbs in '14 and just been treading water so far this year.
    barbecuesauce wrote: »
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    How many pounds a week is this? 2?

    If the number seems to low for you, you could either work out for more calories or set it to 1 pound a week.

  • Posts: 57 Member
    elaborate pls.
    ncboiler89 wrote: »
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    This is my answer

  • Posts: 2,408 Member
    kalbo798 wrote: »
    elaborate pls.
    show previous quotes

    I go by what MFP says. Why make it more complicated.
  • Posts: 1,126 Member
    I think you need to give more details for better answers. If you have been following the IIFYM 20% deficit resulting in 1800 calories a day, and you know you are logging very accurately so you are actually EATING 1800 calories a day, yet are not losing after giving it 3 or 4 weeks, then you may need to eat less.

    However, I doubt it.

    Have you lost anything at all since you started eating 1800 calories a day?

    Losing weight is really as simple as controlling the amount of calories you eat. But, unless you are positive how many calories are in each serving size of every single thing you eat, you can't control the amount. If you aren't already weighing your foods on a digital food scale, I suggest you start there.

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  • Posts: 57 Member
    do you find yourself making muscle gains while using MFP's protein allotment?
    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    show previous quotes

    I go by what MFP says. Why make it more complicated.

  • Posts: 57 Member
    @sodakat‌ I use a digital food scale religiously. It's one of the things I'm meticulous about. Although I'm terribly inconsistent with my workouts. I weigh EVERYTHING
  • Posts: 35,719 Member
    kalbo798 wrote: »
    do you find yourself making muscle gains while using MFP's protein allotment?
    show previous quotes

    You won't make muscle gains in a calorie deficit
  • Posts: 11 Member
    I'm a 33 yo 5' 11" lightly active guy, weighing in at about 236 right now. I've dropped from 250 since February 1 on 2100-2200 calories a day. When I was 320 I dropped to 280 on about 2500 a day. I've tried 1800 and I was too hungry to pull that off.
  • Posts: 57 Member
    jwalters1805 wrote: »
    I'm a 33 yo 5' 11" lightly active guy, weighing in at about 236 right now. I've dropped from 250 since February 1 on 2100-2200 calories a day. When I was 320 I dropped to 280 on about 2500 a day. I've tried 1800 and I was too hungry to pull that off.

    Congratulations on your success. What is your exercise routine like?

  • Posts: 9,532 Member
    kalbo798 wrote: »
    how many calories should a 6 ft 0, 288 lb male be eating to be at a deficit.....putting out the question, because my results suggest that I'm clueless

    First thing to realize is that metabolically, you're not 288 lbs. You're (approx) 188 lbs with a 100 lb fat jacket. I'm not saying this to be a butthead, I'm saying it because it matters when calculating your basic burn.

    That puts you at roughly 50% body fat. Which in turn puts your BMR at 1800-ish and your lightly active TDEE at 2500-ish.

    At this weight your body can easily support a 20% deficit -> 2500 * 0.8 -> 2000 calories/day. You can in fact support a whole lot more than that, but it can become an exercise in mental fortitude and not too pleasant - depending on the person.

    So my suggestion is to set your intake at 2000 calories/day. Go for 3-4 45 minute walks a week. Make sure you eat ~150g of protein, and fill up the rest of the calories with whatever makes you happy or makes your diet manageable for *you* (nobody can answer that but *you*! :smile: ).

    Stick with that for a month, then it'll be time to review what happened, and if necessary adjust.

    Good luck!

    :drinker:

  • Posts: 15,149 Member
    kalbo798 wrote: »
    1,812 cal/day
    Carbs / Day 145.0 g
    Fat / Day 68.0 g
    Protein / Day 154.0 g

    1812 calories a day.
  • Posts: 9,532 Member
    Oh, and open your diary for more detailed help.
  • Posts: 57 Member
    @Mr_Knight‌ Not bothered by the fat jacket comment at all. It's the truth. much obliged for your in depth answer/ advice. Glad you could spare me more than a 1 liner.
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