rest days and calorie intake

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  • Darius66
    Darius66 Posts: 62 Member
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    So wait... MFP has me set at 1820 calories net but my BMR is 2,358... Am I doing something wrong by staying under 1820?

    Not wrong, per se, but probably not sustainable long term, according to what I've been told.

    Been going about 3-4 months now. I sometimes feel like I need more but generally when I work out I feel fine on little food. My TDEE is 3,655 and my BMR is 2,358. Should I up my calorie intake? Just seems hard to do while keeping in my macros
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
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    So wait... MFP has me set at 1820 calories net but my BMR is 2,358... Am I doing something wrong by staying under 1820?

    Not wrong, per se, but probably not sustainable long term, according to what I've been told.

    Been going about 3-4 months now. I sometimes feel like I need more but generally when I work out I feel fine on little food. My TDEE is 3,655 and my BMR is 2,358. Should I up my calorie intake? Just seems hard to do while keeping in my macros

    IMO, yes you should. Your macros are a percentage so will go up. I'd go up 100 cals every couple days until you're eating 2400
  • Darius66
    Darius66 Posts: 62 Member
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    So wait... MFP has me set at 1820 calories net but my BMR is 2,358... Am I doing something wrong by staying under 1820?

    Not wrong, per se, but probably not sustainable long term, according to what I've been told.

    Been going about 3-4 months now. I sometimes feel like I need more but generally when I work out I feel fine on little food. My TDEE is 3,655 and my BMR is 2,358. Should I up my calorie intake? Just seems hard to do while keeping in my macros

    IMO, yes you should. Your macros are a percentage so will go up. I'd go up 100 cals every couple days until you're eating 2400

    Thanks... It always amazes me how much I still have to learn about this stuff!
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
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    So wait... MFP has me set at 1820 calories net but my BMR is 2,358... Am I doing something wrong by staying under 1820?

    Not wrong, per se, but probably not sustainable long term, according to what I've been told.

    Been going about 3-4 months now. I sometimes feel like I need more but generally when I work out I feel fine on little food. My TDEE is 3,655 and my BMR is 2,358. Should I up my calorie intake? Just seems hard to do while keeping in my macros

    IMO, yes you should. Your macros are a percentage so will go up. I'd go up 100 cals every couple days until you're eating 2400

    Thanks... It always amazes me how much I still have to learn about this stuff!

    Should have seen me freak out when I started haha. I'm doin' okay though :) I love that I don't get hungry doing this this way!

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