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Reckless option IIFYM

daniebanks
daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi there,

can anyone tell me what they mean by the 'reckless' option on IIFYM calculator ?? :neutral:
Im trying to recalculate mine as im finding im hungry throughout the day on my current. Cheers

http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

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  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    It gives you a higher cut off of your TDEE.

    Since you're already struggling with the cut, I would slash it further.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    edited April 2015
    daniebanks wrote: »
    Hi there,

    can anyone tell me what they mean by the 'reckless' option on IIFYM calculator ?? :neutral:
    Im trying to recalculate mine as im finding im hungry throughout the day on my current. Cheers

    http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

    It means very aggressive. It's 25%. For people who don't have a lot to lose, 20% is the max recommended.

    ETA - your ticker says you have a kg or two to lose, 15% is probably where you should be.
  • daniebanks
    daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
    lishie_rebooted wrote: »
    It gives you a higher cut off of your TDEE.

    Since you're already struggling with the cut, I would slash it further.


    I thought that was what it was, I wasn't sure if it meant you're being reckless lollll

    Yeah im going to up mine :smile: .. doing lots more weights so im finding i need more to eat during the day
  • daniebanks
    daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
    my current is F57/P147/C91 - 1474 cals. Just thinking of bumping it up to 1500, so nothing major

    im currently using creatine so my main concern would be weight gain.

    Trial and error i guess
  • daniebanks
    daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    daniebanks wrote: »
    Hi there,

    can anyone tell me what they mean by the 'reckless' option on IIFYM calculator ?? :neutral:
    Im trying to recalculate mine as im finding im hungry throughout the day on my current. Cheers

    http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

    It means very aggressive. It's 25%. For people who don't have a lot to lose, 20% is the max recommended.

    ETA - your ticker says you have a kg or two to lose, 15% is probably where you should be.

    thanks for your reply :smile:

  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    daniebanks wrote: »
    my current is F57/P147/C91 - 1474 cals. Just thinking of bumping it up to 1500, so nothing major

    im currently using creatine so my main concern would be weight gain.

    Trial and error i guess

    Youll initially gain water weight with creatine.
    And adding 26 cals really won't help much in lowering hunger. That's some celery, like 150g worth
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,671 Member
    daniebanks wrote: »
    I thought that was what it was, I wasn't sure if it meant you're being reckless lollll
    It called "reckless" because at 25% off TDEE there is a greater likelihood that you will lose more fat-free mass compared to a lesser % cut.
  • daniebanks
    daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
    lishie_rebooted wrote: »
    daniebanks wrote: »
    my current is F57/P147/C91 - 1474 cals. Just thinking of bumping it up to 1500, so nothing major

    im currently using creatine so my main concern would be weight gain.

    Trial and error i guess

    Youll initially gain water weight with creatine.
    And adding 26 cals really won't help much in lowering hunger. That's some celery, like 150g worth

    Hahah yeah woops i realised after I pressed enter it sounded silly, I actually upped it to 1550

    Im open to suggestions of calories/macros :smile:

    current weight 134lbs
    height 5'4
    age 26

    lifting 5 times a week - 50-60 minutes (depending how many times i hit snooze in the morning lolll)
    Light cardio 2 times a week - about 30 minutes

  • daniebanks
    daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    daniebanks wrote: »
    I thought that was what it was, I wasn't sure if it meant you're being reckless lollll
    It called "reckless" because at 25% off TDEE there is a greater likelihood that you will lose more fat-free mass compared to a lesser % cut.

    oh kool that makes sense, cheers !

  • Karenhesse
    Karenhesse Posts: 1 Member
    I have 40-50 to lose. Should I be at "reckless"?
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,671 Member
    Karenhesse wrote: »
    I have 40-50 to lose. Should I be at "reckless"?

    Deficit such that your weight loss averages up to 1% of your body weight per week....

    SETUP MFP and Weight Loss Targets and your Macros:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819055/setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets/p1
  • queenbea77
    queenbea77 Posts: 404 Member
    Karenhesse - with IIFYM in the beginning you want to eat as much as you can while losing weight so you should focus on a loss of 1-1 1/2 lb per week. Stay at those numbers until your weight loss stops then you lower your macros and start losing again. As you weight less your numbers will go down. Right now I'm on 1,800 calories per day and as I lose weight I will eating less.
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