How many calories should I be eating?
lamps1303
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I'm really not sure if I am eating enough calories...I'm 5"3' and about 124lbs. I have a relatively sedentary desk job and train 6 times a week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday strength training and 2 exercise classes a week. I have tried calculating my TDEE and deducting 500 calories to lose 1lb of fat per week, this takes my calories per day to 1400-1500.
I am not logging my workouts (including classes) as it isn't really possible to get accurate calories burned during strength training on MFP so I'm worried I'm either too many calories, or not enough as I eat 1400 calories regardless of the type and duration of training. I also eat 1400 calories on rest days. Saturday is usually my treat day (and, no, I don't eat 3000+ calories!!).
Any ideas?
I am not logging my workouts (including classes) as it isn't really possible to get accurate calories burned during strength training on MFP so I'm worried I'm either too many calories, or not enough as I eat 1400 calories regardless of the type and duration of training. I also eat 1400 calories on rest days. Saturday is usually my treat day (and, no, I don't eat 3000+ calories!!).
Any ideas?
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I'm really not sure if I am eating enough calories...I'm 5"3' and about 124lbs. I have a relatively sedentary desk job and train 6 times a week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday strength training and 2 exercise classes a week. I have tried calculating my TDEE and deducting 500 calories to lose 1lb of fat per week, this takes my calories per day to 1400-1500.
I am not logging my workouts (including classes) as it isn't really possible to get accurate calories burned during strength training on MFP so I'm worried I'm either too many calories, or not enough as I eat 1400 calories regardless of the type and duration of training. I also eat 1400 calories on rest days. Saturday is usually my treat day (and, no, I don't eat 3000+ calories!!).
Any ideas?
What is your weight doing at your current intake?0 -
Well when I weigh myself it fluctuates between 123-125lbs but I'm not sure if that's down to the fact I am building muscle that I am not losing 'weight' as such0
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I don't think you lose just fat and not muscle. At least not how it's calculated here. You can lose weight and try to minimize the muscle loss via weight training.
I find that the strength training is conservative as it's done in the cardio section here so I wouldn't be afraid to log it.
How long have you been at this weight and being trying to lose? Technically it's difficult to gain muscle on a deficit (if you are actually eating at one).
If you suspect that you are gaining muscle, then you have to start tracking your bodyfat percentage
I also think if you've already lost weight and your BF % is already fairly low, you'll have to start tracking you food intake much more closely.0 -
I don't think you lose just fat and not muscle. At least not how it's calculated here. You can lose weight and try to minimize the muscle loss via weight training.
I find that the strength training is conservative as it's done in the cardio section here so I wouldn't be afraid to log it.
How long have you been at this weight and being trying to lose? Technically it's difficult to gain muscle on a deficit (if you are actually eating at one).
If you suspect that you are gaining muscle, then you have to start tracking your bodyfat percentage
I also think if you've already lost weight and your BF % is already fairly low, you'll have to start tracking you food intake much more closely.
Hi Jeff. We ask people not to comment in intake related threads (other than in an encouragment type of way). http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/861596-please-read
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