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I went to the TDEE calculator on fitnessfrog it was on the bottom where I entered my age ,goal weight etc. and yes I entered moderate exercise for 5 days a week . Went over on fat and calories tonight -not too worried about it0
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msfutureskinnyminnie wrote: »I went to the TDEE calculator on fitnessfrog it was on the bottom where I entered my age ,goal weight etc. and yes I entered moderate exercise for 5 days a week . Went over on fat and calories tonight -not too worried about it
Oh, I know what you mean. You took it off sedentary and clicked moderate.
I dunno. My mode would be to see how I lost and functioned for a couple of weeks regarding lethargy and hunger at the reduced calories then add some exercise and see how the exercise assisted the loss after I knew the former (the calories). Exercise can screw things up sometimes with water retention and increased hunger so you don't know if it is the calories or the exercise messin' with things.
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I have decided to trust MFP....will eat 1910 on weekends and more with exercise m-f ...give it a month or so and then re-evaluate ....Thanks again for everyone's help
Oh and I lost 1 pound2 -
I'm 42 and 5'10". I'm reasonably active and I can't lose weight on 1700. I have to reduce it to 1400. Calculators are just a general indication, everyone's different. You may not be able to lose weight on that many calories.1
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EbonyDahlia wrote: »I'm 42 and 5'10". I'm reasonably active and I can't lose weight on 1700. I have to reduce it to 1400. Calculators are just a general indication, everyone's different. You may not be able to lose weight on that many calories.
Same here, I seem to have this weird calorie wall. I'm 5'8" and even when I was 340 lbs, I could only lose when I was at 1400 calories; nearly 100 lbs less, the same remains true. As soon as I creep up to 1500-1800 my weight loss grinds to a halt. Albeit I could continue maintaining up to about 2,100 calories. And this has held true with many macro variations and has been a consistent level for me for over 10 years. The difference that eating LCHF made for me is that I'm no longer hangry at 1400 calories and eating at that level doesn't drive me to binge every weekend.
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Glad you started losing. If it stops again, and for a long time, I would consider lowering your caloric goals a bit.
I was 41 and 190lbs at 5'8" when I started losing. I set my deficit for about 1-1.5 lbs lost per week, or at 1420kcal. I was hungrier than that so I ate around 1500 kcal, yet I lost over 2 lbs per week for months. That would imply that my maintenance is over 2500 kcal per day. I am basically sedentary (some walking, raising kids and a bit of basketball) but when I upped my calories to 2500, I gained. And quickly. Quite a bit darn it. I lowered my calories by 500 and I was actually still gaining at 2000.
Anyways, my point is that for some, like me, your caloric needs shift and change based on life, health, weight, foods you eat, exercise (I gained when I started regular exercise - weird) and hormones, so those TDEE calculators are not always the best help. They can be affected by many factors. If the numbers that you have are working, stick with it, but if they aren't then consider changing them.
Best wishes.
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I found MFP settings at SEDENTARY to be very close to the averages of TDEE calculators also set to SEDENTARY so used MFPs sedentary setting and ate to that amount unless I exercised. WHEN I exercised I was content eating a portion of the "calories burned" back. I "bold" sedentary since that was the only one I was willing to follow. I never tried to guess at an activity level.
I'm older. 58 when I was losing. MFP's deficit calorie amount was ~1400 (at 203 pounds) down to 1200 as I got closer to goal. At 63, maintenance calories are 1530. At sedentary. I eat about that amount most days. On an "I'm in control kind of day"
if I exercise or am just plain hungry, I don't worry about eating a little more. The TDEE calculators also have me right around 1500 if I kick out the high and low one. 0 -
My doctor(s) recommended I eat a diet void of sugar, excess salt, bread, candy, soda, sweets, plenty of vegetables, and lean meats.Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »Also. Does your doctor know you're eating a keto diet? The RDA for sodium is for sugar burners. Things are different on keto.
Ask the doctor about sodium needs taking into account the nateuresis of ketosis so he understands (hopefully) how much sodium you are LOSING on a daily basis.
Also, I didn't think @cstehansen was suggesting that YOU need more sodium but nearly everyone else, with rare exception, on keto does need 4000mg or more every single day.
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