Little worried....

beerfoamy

Hi to anyone who reads this!!

So have been logging on here for a couple of weeks now and reading all about calories intake and net calories and eating back exercise calories.

But.....

I average around 1650 calories a day eaten. My goal according to MFP for a 1.5lb per week loss is 1490. I am 5ft8 and 222lbs. Am hitting protein goals like you wouldn't believe and am pretty sure I have a good nutritional balance (diary is open if anyone wishes to advise)

Average around 1300 calories burn a day through exercise (this is MFP’s estimate, which I have read can be an overestimation)
(a BMR site states that my BMR would be 1797 a day)

A week generally is:
Monday - 40min front crawl swim and 45 minutes squash game
Tuesday - 60 mins front crawl swim
Wed - 60min front crawl swim and 45 minutes squash game
Thurs - 60min front crawl swim, 50min bodyCombat, 50mins bodyPump
Fri - 40min front crawl swim and 45 minutes squash game
Sat - 50mins LBT, 50mins Pump FX, 45mins Pound fit
Sun - 50mins Pilates

So my worry is that from what I’ve read, I could be seriously lacking in calories and losing any muscle as fast as I gain it, rather than losing fat???

I did lose 4lbs in the first week and I feel perfectly happy, satiated and energetic.

Am I over-worrying? Should I just adjust when/if I start feeling hungry and this will be my body telling me I need more energy for my exercise?

*Ramble over*

serindipte

What is your height/weight? ~~ Never mind, see it! Distracted by a kiddo lol

serindipte

Just took a quick look back through the last week and, to me, it looks like you're doing fine. Assuming you're adding your exercise into MFP (and it seems you are with the rise and fall of your goal calories) you're netting at least 1200 and averaging out at about your goal. Try looking at weekly averages rather than just one day at a time. It seems you have days you're more hungry than others, which is perfectly normal. The days you eat less help to cover those.

__TMac__

My usual advice is to relax. I find that when I under-eat, my athletic performance suffers so that's my cue to eat more. If your performance isn't suffering, that's a sign.

That being said, that is a lot of exercise without fuel. I typically log 1/2 of the calories MFP says I've earned. I eat half of that on the day itself, and bank the rest for bigger eating days on the weekend or if I need them for particularly heavy workout days.

beerfoamy

Thanks both! shall relax!

rsclause

It is not easy to gain muscle mass while in deficit from what I understand. It is more of a trying not to lose as much.