Fatty Started Crossfit... How Do I Eat?!

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katemckenna5
katemckenna5 Posts: 36 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I just started a crossfit program after being off of exercise for two years. I've lost 50 pounds through cutting calories alone. I finally feel ready to commit to physical activity. The problem is... I have no idea how to eat. I do not use the BS estimates that MFP gives for physical activity and would prefer to not eat back exercise calories. I've heard terms like "cut" and "bulk" but I have no idea what they mean in a real world application.

STATS
Starting Weight: 278
MFP Starting Weight: 260
Current Weight: 227
Goal Weight: 175
31 years old
5'10 and carry all my weight in my stomach... Imagine a watermelon with a great rack on toothpicks and you'll have a pretty good mental image.

1700 calories/day seems to yield around a 2 pound loss per week. Sometimes I eat like absolute *kitten* and still lose. I can't really explain that, but it happens occasionally. My diary is open. I do not use a food scale. I don't plan on doing that until the weight loss slows down. Why make things harder if it's working for now?

I have diabetes so I follow a low carb diet. I try to shoot for 60 per day. Willing to go as high as 100, as I know carbs are essential for a lot of bodily... things. I don't pay attention to fat or sodium. Try to control the sugar, obvs. My main markers are calories and carbs.

Any and all suggestions, questions, or smart remarks are welcome.

PS I am also posting this on the Fitness Board.

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  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    You only need to, and only should post on one board. MFP TOS.

    If you don't like the calorie burns MFP gives you for exercise, try working from your TDEE instead.
    http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

    Eating back exercise calories does ensure you are getting adequate nutrition to service your exercise and everyday life.

    I get your point about not weighing food at this point, but practice makes for better accuracy, helps you with portion sizing in the future. And can assist you analyse any stall or plateau you may encounter.

    How you eat is up to you.

    Cheers, h.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    Go by how you feel after working out for a week or two. Are you tired and foggy? Really hungry? Losing weight too quickly? You might need to eat more. If your still losing 2# a week.....no need to change anything about your diet. If you feel worn down, hungier than usual or start losing 3#+ a week...eat back 25% -50% of the exercise calories.

    I usually eat back 50% of exercise calories and find that to be accurate, for me, to continue losing at a specific rate.
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