calorie question for my ladiez ;)

broox80
broox80 Posts: 1,195 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have done the TDEE method and MFP method but still trying to find the right number. I am halfway to goal! I am 33, 5'1 and 225 :( I guess I gained more over christmas than I thought, le sigh!! Anyway, what are your NET calorie goals and how many exercise cals do you eat back?? Sorry to the menfolk for not wanting your input ;)

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    congrats on your weight loss so far! :happy:

    i'm currently 5'5 223 pounds. i'm not sure what my actual goal weight is because my goal is to be a size 6 (currently i'm a size 14 jeans if i hide the resulting muffin top or size 16 if i dont want to look like a HAM :laugh: ). i really dont think my goal weight will be too much lower than 150 though

    i'm doing the TDEE method - 1000 calories in order to lose 2 pounds a week. i got my TDEE from here

    http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/

    and am using the moderately active number. so 2600 to maintain which means i average around 1600 calories a day. i'm also obese and have around 35 more pounds to lose until i've reached a healthy body fat percentage

    this is my second round of MFP and i'm averaging 2 pounds loss for the 2 weeks i have been eating at a deficit but i had been eating a maintenance (and maybe a bit above :drinker: ) for almost 3 weeks because of xmas vacation, a week in new orleans, etc).


    i plan on eating at this level until i've reached 189. after that i'll recalculate and will lower my weight loss goals to 1.5 pounds
  • broox80
    broox80 Posts: 1,195 Member
    The activity level also confuses me. Right now I am doing 30 ds, Crossfit and joined a gym for a few months (promotional type deal) so I am pretty active now. A few months ago, however, I was only walking some. It just depends I guess on my mood. Maybe just turning into high gear and leaving it there should be the plan. I need to re-figure my tdee and just do lightly active probably. I have a desk job mostly, but do intentional exercise at least 30 min 5 days a week.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i went with moderately active because i workout anywhere from 4-7 days a week depending on the week.

    because i love math, i figured out that the TDEE moderately active formula assumes that i burn 1500 calories per week from exercise. that means that each workout is worth 300-500 calories which is inline with my workouts. i wear an HRM to track that by the way.

    i also have a desk job but i've also been making more of an effort to be more active while there. i'll physically go to a coworker to ask a question rather than email, i print to a printer further away from my desk, i go for a walk at lunch, i take the steps in the BART station and in my apartment building rather than elevator, etc. i have a pedometer and all of these little changes means that i'm taking at least 5K extra steps than i was before

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