Girl who needs to get bigger (toned)

psuLemon

cookielover_96 wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

cookielover_96 wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

cookielover_96 wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

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MichelleLei1 wrote: »

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psulemon wrote: »

cookielover_96 wrote: »

TDEE and that crap doesn't work for me. I have a slow metabolism so if I were to eat and the recommended amount I would be overweight. It's best to just track on average your daily calorie intake then add a hundred more calories every couple of weeks. For macros I use and suggest 40C, 30P, 30F. Staying at least 120lbs should be fine for your height.

The majority of people fall within a standard range in terms of metabolism. IIRC, 96% of people fall within one std deviation (+/-) a few hundred calories.. if a tdee calculator didnt work for you, i would ask a few things: 1. What where your inputs, 2. How solid was your tracking (food scale and consistency) and 3. How long did you track to validate your assumptions.

I consume 1700-1800 calories a day. Calculator recommend I eat over 2000. I scale and log my food nearly everyday. I tracked since January of this year.

I'm gonna be real with you here. Just looking at your diary I notice you 1) Are highly inconsistent with logging 2) Use generic entries 3) Don't weigh out individual items like slices of bread or apple. I suggest tightening up your logging (measure out each and every thing) and you'll probably see a major difference.

I have been, and finally gained the weight I want but it's summer now, so I ease it up until autumn comes. Don't prowl on me, I'm here giving my input. Just like everyone else.

problem is that your input is flawed because you are not logging accurately. you can't have huge gaps in your logging and then say "that TDEE crap did not work for me" the reality of te situation is that your logging is not accurate and that is why you think it is not working..

Read what I said earlier, I was consistent in my earlier months of logging. Now I'm chilling. Dude you guys need to back off and stop picking on me for something I said that isn't "correct". You guys aren't health professionals either, okay?

your diary over the past week has gaps in logging...so not sure why you think it is better now...

no one is picking on you, we are telling you that your whole premise about TDEE is flawed due to your lack of accurate and consistent logging. Stating facts does not equal picking on someone...

If you aren't picking at me, then you think you know everything by stating your facts.

I know that if you log accurately, TDEE works...

Teach me on how TDEE works then, give me a lesson.

It actually doesn't matter what a tdee calculator says. Pick a goal, track for a month and then adjust. If you track accurately and find that you are maintaining at 1800 then that is your total daily energy expenditure or maintenance calories. That is what tdee means. The tool used to calculate that isnt always going to be precise.

TR0berts

psulemon wrote: »

cookielover_96 wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

cookielover_96 wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

cookielover_96 wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

cookielover_96 wrote: »

MichelleLei1 wrote: »

cookielover_96 wrote: »

psulemon wrote: »

cookielover_96 wrote: »

TDEE and that crap doesn't work for me. I have a slow metabolism so if I were to eat and the recommended amount I would be overweight. It's best to just track on average your daily calorie intake then add a hundred more calories every couple of weeks. For macros I use and suggest 40C, 30P, 30F. Staying at least 120lbs should be fine for your height.

The majority of people fall within a standard range in terms of metabolism. IIRC, 96% of people fall within one std deviation (+/-) a few hundred calories.. if a tdee calculator didnt work for you, i would ask a few things: 1. What where your inputs, 2. How solid was your tracking (food scale and consistency) and 3. How long did you track to validate your assumptions.

I consume 1700-1800 calories a day. Calculator recommend I eat over 2000. I scale and log my food nearly everyday. I tracked since January of this year.

I'm gonna be real with you here. Just looking at your diary I notice you 1) Are highly inconsistent with logging 2) Use generic entries 3) Don't weigh out individual items like slices of bread or apple. I suggest tightening up your logging (measure out each and every thing) and you'll probably see a major difference.

I have been, and finally gained the weight I want but it's summer now, so I ease it up until autumn comes. Don't prowl on me, I'm here giving my input. Just like everyone else.

problem is that your input is flawed because you are not logging accurately. you can't have huge gaps in your logging and then say "that TDEE crap did not work for me" the reality of te situation is that your logging is not accurate and that is why you think it is not working..

Read what I said earlier, I was consistent in my earlier months of logging. Now I'm chilling. Dude you guys need to back off and stop picking on me for something I said that isn't "correct". You guys aren't health professionals either, okay?

your diary over the past week has gaps in logging...so not sure why you think it is better now...

no one is picking on you, we are telling you that your whole premise about TDEE is flawed due to your lack of accurate and consistent logging. Stating facts does not equal picking on someone...

If you aren't picking at me, then you think you know everything by stating your facts.

I know that if you log accurately, TDEE works...

Teach me on how TDEE works then, give me a lesson.

It actually doesn't matter what a tdee calculator says. Pick a goal, track for a month and then adjust. If you track accurately and find that you are maintaining at 1800 then that is your total daily energy expenditure or maintenance calories. That is what tdee means. The tool used to calculate that isnt always going to be precise.

That's essentially what I was getting at earlier, but more eloquent. /brownnose