Daily Calories Intake and Workout Balance Question
1atjensen
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Seeking some insight and advice to my current daily calorie intake and workout balance.
Should I increase my caloric intake, keep it the same, or lower it? I've heard this argument go booth ways.
Currently I was 191 and based on my age, height, etc.... I should be between 155 to 165. My goal is to get to 165 as soon as possible.
For the last 3 weeks I have been averaging 1,700 calories intake a day and have been working out for 75 min (running 45 min and P90X 30 min) a day for 5 days a week, which is normally a 750 to 1,000 calorie burn a day according to mapmyfitness. So that gives me roughly a 750 to 1000 net Carlitos intake a day. My basal rate is roughly 1,900 calories a day so my net net should be 900ish a day for 4500 a week. Meaning I'm burning 1.5 pounds a week.
A normal day will look like this:
Breakfast: 250 to 300 calories (oatmeal, fruit, or eggs/ham)
Lunch: 500 calories (health sandwich or dinner leftover)
Dinner: 700 healthy home cooked meal (main dish from SkinnyTaste and veggies and fruits)
Mid day snacks: I then have 2 small mid morning and mid afternoon snacks: 200 calories (protein shakes, veggies etc...)
My macros normally breakdown to 50% carbs, 30% protein, and 20% fats.
I would appreciate any advice on what my calorie intake - more or less?
I've heard beware of starvation mode and I've also heard the more you're net calorie intake is the more you lose.
Thanks in advance.
Should I increase my caloric intake, keep it the same, or lower it? I've heard this argument go booth ways.
Currently I was 191 and based on my age, height, etc.... I should be between 155 to 165. My goal is to get to 165 as soon as possible.
For the last 3 weeks I have been averaging 1,700 calories intake a day and have been working out for 75 min (running 45 min and P90X 30 min) a day for 5 days a week, which is normally a 750 to 1,000 calorie burn a day according to mapmyfitness. So that gives me roughly a 750 to 1000 net Carlitos intake a day. My basal rate is roughly 1,900 calories a day so my net net should be 900ish a day for 4500 a week. Meaning I'm burning 1.5 pounds a week.
A normal day will look like this:
Breakfast: 250 to 300 calories (oatmeal, fruit, or eggs/ham)
Lunch: 500 calories (health sandwich or dinner leftover)
Dinner: 700 healthy home cooked meal (main dish from SkinnyTaste and veggies and fruits)
Mid day snacks: I then have 2 small mid morning and mid afternoon snacks: 200 calories (protein shakes, veggies etc...)
My macros normally breakdown to 50% carbs, 30% protein, and 20% fats.
I would appreciate any advice on what my calorie intake - more or less?
I've heard beware of starvation mode and I've also heard the more you're net calorie intake is the more you lose.
Thanks in advance.
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I'd like to ask a question please. If it says I've reached my daily fibre does this mean I can't have anymore? TIA.0
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Are you losing weight? Yes. Do you feel good, have decent energy? Yes. -- keep doing what you're doing.
Are you losing weight? Yes. Do you feel good, have decent energy? No. -- increase cals slightly.
Are you losing weight? No. Do you feel good, have decent energy? Yes. -- cut cals slightly.
Are you losing weight? No. Do you feel good, have decent energy? No. -- see a doctor/specialist
Starvation mode is mostly nonsense... certainly nothing anyone on MFP needs to worry about. The term only exists to get clicks and sell magazines.
At 1700 cals, I doubt you need to lower... assuming your logging is even remotely accurate.0
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