Macro and calorie intake after weight loss?
alehanBRO
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Hey guys, I have a huge question. I've been using the app for 16 days already. I am practically new to the macro approach. My starting weight was 203lbs. I am happy to say that I've already lost 7 pounds out of the 10 I wanted to lose. Should my macronutrients and calorie intake change now that I weight 193? Should I keep consuming the same amount of protein, carbs and fats as when I weighted 203?
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Reassess at about 10 lb lost. MFP will reset your goals if needed.
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Thanks for the feedback....
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7pounds in 16 days is either water or your calorie goal is far too low.0
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I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love The way I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago 0
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I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
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So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?0 -
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200g
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You're not eating enough to fuel your workouts.0
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Yeah sounds like your going about it a bit wrong.
Enter your exercises, then eat like 50-75% of them to account for over or underestimation
7 pounds in 16 days? I would normally say a lot of water weight but since your not loggin or eating exercise my guess is your exercising fairly hard and your netting a lot less calories than you think because of it.
What's your weekly goal set at 1-2 pounds? Doesn't it seem odd to lose 3-4 pounds a week?0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »You're not eating enough to fuel your workouts.
Thanks foro the feedback. I've always workout but my nutrition kind of sucks. Can you take a look at my meals? I feel like I'm eating decently. 4 meals 2 protein shakes, a total of 6 meals.0 -
Yeah sounds like your going about it a bit wrong.
Enter your exercises, then eat like 50-75% of them to account for over or underestimation
7 pounds in 16 days? I would normally say a lot of water weight but since your not loggin or eating exercise my guess is your exercising fairly hard and your netting a lot less calories than you think because of it.
What's your weekly goal set at 1-2 pounds? Doesn't it seem odd to lose 3-4 pounds a week?
Hey man, thanks for the feedback. I am eating decently, six meals a day ( 4 solid meals and 2 protein shakes). My workouts are intense. I know how to workout it's just my nutrition that kind of sucks. May I add you so you can take a look at my log?
No way, 1.5 pounds a week. I've been eating healthy for the past 3 weeks could it be that my body is not used to the sudden change?0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »You're not eating enough to fuel your workouts.
Hmm see, I'm eating a total of 1900 calories a day, 190g+ grams of protein, 120g carbs and 53f of fat a day. I think that's good for me, I mean since I'm trying to lean out?0 -
That's what I don't really get..... So if I was to log my workouts, my macronutrient intake would change? Is that what your saying ? I'm lost.... I thought you were only supposed to eat like one gram of protein per pound....christinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200g
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Yeah sounds like your going about it a bit wrong.
Enter your exercises, then eat like 50-75% of them to account for over or underestimation
7 pounds in 16 days? I would normally say a lot of water weight but since your not loggin or eating exercise my guess is your exercising fairly hard and your netting a lot less calories than you think because of it.
What's your weekly goal set at 1-2 pounds? Doesn't it seem odd to lose 3-4 pounds a week?
Hey man, thanks for the feedback. I am eating decently, six meals a day ( 4 solid meals and 2 protein shakes). My workouts are intense. I know how to workout it's just my nutrition that kind of sucks. May I add you so you can take a look at my log?
No way, 1.5 pounds a week. I've been eating healthy for the past 3 weeks could it be that my body is not used to the sudden change?
I guess what I could see in your diary that might help
Weighing things with a scale. A lot of things seem to be serving, container, slices. All of those can be inaccurate. For accuracy sake weighing things on a food scale is recommended.
Also you have a deficit built in of 750 calories a day I believe since your set to 1.5 pounds per week. Then your not logging your exercise, so let's just assume your burning 200-500 calories 6 times a week exercising. Then I also noticed some days you had calories left over, 50-200 I think.
So with ignoring exercise calories, under eating etc your weightloss goal is more like 2-3 pounds per week not 1.5.
If your going to ignore all your exercise calories, I would suggest eating all your calories at least.
Please anyone correct me if I'm wrong here. Don't want to be giving out bad advice
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That's what I don't really get..... So if I was to log my workouts, my macronutrient intake would change? Is that what your saying ? I'm lost.... I thought you were only supposed to eat like one gram of protein per pound....christinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200g
Maybe treat your protein and fat goals as minimums not maximums or goals.
So as you exercise you need more fuel, as in more protein fats and carbs. So yes depending on your activity level your macronutrients will go up and down.
Maybe if your meeting your protein and fat needs have more carbs.
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TavistockToad wrote: »7pounds in 16 days is either water or your calorie goal is far too low.
May be water weight, but a big loss in the beginning doesn't necessarily mean he's doing something "wrong." In my experience, it's common to have a big loss in the beginning of a big change in diet, and then the weight loss usually slows down to a normal rate. I also don't eat back exercise calories, and am getting plenty to eat. I agree with you, OP, it defeats the purpose, unless someone is working out for hours and burning a lot of calories...0 -
@alehanBRO I'd say if you continue to lose so quickly in the next couple of weeks, you may want to start eating some of those exercise calories back so you don't start losing lean muscle mass and start feeling run down...0
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I appreciate the help. I track pretty much everything. I only use cups to measure my veggies. I measure my red meats and fish on the scale. I even measure my avocado haha I think I'm doing alright. I could be wrong. Once again, thanks for the help.Yeah sounds like your going about it a bit wrong.
Enter your exercises, then eat like 50-75% of them to account for over or underestimation
7 pounds in 16 days? I would normally say a lot of water weight but since your not loggin or eating exercise my guess is your exercising fairly hard and your netting a lot less calories than you think because of it.
What's your weekly goal set at 1-2 pounds? Doesn't it seem odd to lose 3-4 pounds a week?
Hey man, thanks for the feedback. I am eating decently, six meals a day ( 4 solid meals and 2 protein shakes). My workouts are intense. I know how to workout it's just my nutrition that kind of sucks. May I add you so you can take a look at my log?
No way, 1.5 pounds a week. I've been eating healthy for the past 3 weeks could it be that my body is not used to the sudden change?
I guess what I could see in your diary that might help
Weighing things with a scale. A lot of things seem to be serving, container, slices. All of those can be inaccurate. For accuracy sake weighing things on a food scale is recommended.
Also you have a deficit built in of 750 calories a day I believe since your set to 1.5 pounds per week. Then your not logging your exercise, so let's just assume your burning 200-500 calories 6 times a week exercising. Then I also noticed some days you had calories left over, 50-200 I think.
So with ignoring exercise calories, under eating etc your weightloss goal is more like 2-3 pounds per week not 1.5.
If your going to ignore all your exercise calories, I would suggest eating all your calories at least.
Please anyone correct me if I'm wrong here. Don't want to be giving out bad advice
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I can never eat all my carbs. So you mean that if I was to log in my workouts by the end of the day I would have to consume more than 190g of protein a day? I thought once you met your goals for your macros, it would stay the same....That's what I don't really get..... So if I was to log my workouts, my macronutrient intake would change? Is that what your saying ? I'm lost.... I thought you were only supposed to eat like one gram of protein per pound....christinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200g
Maybe treat your protein and fat goals as minimums not maximums or goals.
So as you exercise you need more fuel, as in more protein fats and carbs. So yes depending on your activity level your macronutrients will go up and down.
Maybe if your meeting your protein and fat needs have more carbs.
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Yeah, that's what I thought it was. I've been eating " clean" for the past 24 days, so I figured my body was in some type of shock. Like I said, I am never hungry, I eat around 15 oz of ground beef/ turkey or fish a day, plus my breakfast and shakes. That's more than enough. Why eat back the calories I burned during my workouts? Either way, I'm never hungry...heatherlewisis wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »7pounds in 16 days is either water or your calorie goal is far too low.
May be water weight, but a big loss in the beginning doesn't necessarily mean he's doing something "wrong." In my experience, it's common to have a big loss in the beginning of a big change in diet, and then the weight loss usually slows down to a normal rate. I also don't eat back exercise calories, and am getting plenty to eat. I agree with you, OP, it defeats the purpose, unless someone is working out for hours and burning a lot of calories...
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Thanks for the help! May I send a friend request?heatherlewisis wrote: »@alehanBRO I'd say if you continue to lose so quickly in the next couple of weeks, you may want to start eating some of those exercise calories back so you don't start losing lean muscle mass and start feeling run down...
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I can never eat all my carbs. So you mean that if I was to log in my workouts by the end of the day I would have to consume more than 190g of protein a day? I thought once you met your goals for your macros, it would stay the same....That's what I don't really get..... So if I was to log my workouts, my macronutrient intake would change? Is that what your saying ? I'm lost.... I thought you were only supposed to eat like one gram of protein per pound....christinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200g
Maybe treat your protein and fat goals as minimums not maximums or goals.
So as you exercise you need more fuel, as in more protein fats and carbs. So yes depending on your activity level your macronutrients will go up and down.
Maybe if your meeting your protein and fat needs have more carbs.
In mfp ( I think premium is different) macros are set by %. So if say 190g is 40% at 1900 calories then 40% at 2200 will have to be more than 190g
Does that make sense. I just plucked those numbers out of the air.0 -
Just had a look at my diary. On days I exercised more my protein went up because it's a percentage of my in take goal, which is mfp goal plus exercised burned.0
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Makes sense! Those are my numbers. thanks!
I can never eat all my carbs. So you mean that if I was to log in my workouts by the end of the day I would have to consume more than 190g of protein a day? I thought once you met your goals for your macros, it would stay the same....That's what I don't really get..... So if I was to log my workouts, my macronutrient intake would change? Is that what your saying ? I'm lost.... I thought you were only supposed to eat like one gram of protein per pound....christinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200gchristinev297 wrote: »So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?IsaackGMOON wrote: »I'm eating 1900 calories a day and I exercise 6 times a week. I never Input the calories I lose during my workouts because then I would wanna eat them. I feel like it beats the purpose. Either way I am never hungry. I might be wrong who knows. you can add me and check my meal diry. I don't know if it's water weight or not but my 32 w jeans fit me just right. Oh and I love I come out in my pics. Much better than what I looked 17 days ago
You're supposed to eat them... you're probably netting much lower than you should be.
It doesn't beat the purpose... because you're already in a caloric deficit. You might not be hungry; but you might not be getting the micronutrients your body needs to function properly.
So if I was to input the calories lost during my workouts, will the amount of protein, fats, and carbs decrease too? Meaning that I would have to eat more to meat the goals given by the app?
Your macros will increase alongside your extra exercise calories. I could start the day with my protein at 107g, but at the end of the day and after exercise it could be as high as 200g
Maybe treat your protein and fat goals as minimums not maximums or goals.
So as you exercise you need more fuel, as in more protein fats and carbs. So yes depending on your activity level your macronutrients will go up and down.
Maybe if your meeting your protein and fat needs have more carbs.
In mfp ( I think premium is different) macros are set by %. So if say 190g is 40% at 1900 calories then 40% at 2200 will have to be more than 190g
Does that make sense. I just plucked those numbers out of the air.
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No it would still be 40% but 40% of a larger calorie goal.
Not sure if these number work out but let's use them any way.
So at 1500 calories with no exercise you have protein set at 40% which equals 79g.
Then the next day your goal is 1500 plus 500 calories burned, so 2000 calorie goal. Now mfp will give you a higher protein goal, say 105g, but this is still 40%.
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Okay, it kind of makes sense now.. But wouldn't it be 40 % out of the same 1500 calories? I mean you're able to eat more because you burned 500 during your workout but in the end it will equals to 1500 calories consumed.
No it would still be 40% but 40% of a larger calorie goal.
Not sure if these number work out but let's use them any way.
So at 1500 calories with no exercise you have protein set at 40% which equals 79g.
Then the next day your goal is 1500 plus 500 calories burned, so 2000 calorie goal. Now mfp will give you a higher protein goal, say 105g, but this is still 40%.
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It kind of makes sense. But wouldn't it still be 1500 calories consumed by the end of the day? Let's say you consume 1500 calories a day minus 500 calories burned during your workout, plus the 500 calories you consumed after your workout. Wouldn't it still be the same, 40% out of the 1500 calories consumed.
No it would still be 40% but 40% of a larger calorie goal.
Not sure if these number work out but let's use them any way.
So at 1500 calories with no exercise you have protein set at 40% which equals 79g.
Then the next day your goal is 1500 plus 500 calories burned, so 2000 calorie goal. Now mfp will give you a higher protein goal, say 105g, but this is still 40%.
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Even though your calories and macro percentages would go up when you log 50% of your workouts (remember a weight lifting programme should be logged as 1 calorie if you're going to log it) it looks to me like your protein and fats are already at a minimum level so I wouldn't worry so much about the macro breakdown
Protein at 0.64-0.82g per lb bodyweight as a minimum ...yours looks closer to 1 ...that's cool
Fat at 0.35g per lb bodyweight as a minimum
MFP give you your defecit without purposeful exercise, when you workout you use more energy (calories) so should eat them back (I double click on the calories when logging and only add half suggested...no point in mental gymnastics )
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Your objective would be to preserve LBM as you cut fat right
The higher your net defecit the more LBM you lose within each lb of weight loss
First couple of weeks a lot of water weight gone ...particularly if you've cut your carbs down
You're aiming for fat0
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