Trouble with protein goal

deannalfisher

TDEEcalculator gives you 1819 for maintenance calories (maintain current calories) - so if you have a goal of about .5lb a week, then 1650 makes some sense...

https://tdeecalculator.net/result.php?s=imperial&g=female&age=27&lbs=172&in=65&act=1.2&f=1

VintageFeline

Your goal seems fine, you're just a little heavier than me and same height. I aim for about 100g of protein a day but I strength train and probably have higher lean mass than the average female (I have a sports/dance past).

deannalfisher wrote: »

TDEEcalculator gives you 1819 for maintenance calories (maintain current calories) - so if you have a goal of about .5lb a week, then 1650 makes some sense...

https://tdeecalculator.net/result.php?s=imperial&g=female&age=27&lbs=172&in=65&act=1.2&f=1

That's at least a 400 calorie deficit which is more than 0.5lbs per week. And of course all calculators are estimates. You adjust with real world results. I lose 1lb per week at about 1380 (excluding purposeful exercise) and i couldn't be more sedentary ignoring my exercise if I tried.

deannalfisher

VintageFeline wrote: »

Your goal seems fine, you're just a little heavier than me and same height. I aim for about 100g of protein a day but I strength train and probably have higher lean mass than the average female (I have a sports/dance past).

deannalfisher wrote: »

TDEEcalculator gives you 1819 for maintenance calories (maintain current calories) - so if you have a goal of about .5lb a week, then 1650 makes some sense...

https://tdeecalculator.net/result.php?s=imperial&g=female&age=27&lbs=172&in=65&act=1.2&f=1

That's at least a 400 calorie deficit which is more than 0.5lbs per week. And of course all calculators are estimates. You adjust with real world results. I lose 1lb per week at about 1380 (excluding purposeful exercise) and i couldn't be more sedentary ignoring my exercise if I tried.

1819 for maintenance - 1650 = 169 difference between maintenance calories and currently eating...not 400, so i'm confused as to your comment about at least a 400 cal deficit

but as others have pointed out MFP and TDEE use different theories of weight loss - MFP with the theory of eating back calories exercises, vs. TDEE which is total daily energy expenditure

VintageFeline

deannalfisher wrote: »

VintageFeline wrote: »

Your goal seems fine, you're just a little heavier than me and same height. I aim for about 100g of protein a day but I strength train and probably have higher lean mass than the average female (I have a sports/dance past).

deannalfisher wrote: »

TDEEcalculator gives you 1819 for maintenance calories (maintain current calories) - so if you have a goal of about .5lb a week, then 1650 makes some sense...

https://tdeecalculator.net/result.php?s=imperial&g=female&age=27&lbs=172&in=65&act=1.2&f=1

That's at least a 400 calorie deficit which is more than 0.5lbs per week. And of course all calculators are estimates. You adjust with real world results. I lose 1lb per week at about 1380 (excluding purposeful exercise) and i couldn't be more sedentary ignoring my exercise if I tried.

1819 for maintenance - 1650 = 169 difference between maintenance calories and currently eating...not 400, so i'm confused as to your comment about at least a 400 cal deficit

but as others have pointed out MFP and TDEE use different theories of weight loss - MFP with the theory of eating back calories exercises, vs. TDEE which is total daily energy expenditure

Oh fudge, you're right. It's been a long day! I'll wander off..........