First time in forums advice needed

Los24a
Los24a Posts: 9 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Okay well want to start of and say these forums have helped me lose over 30 pounds started from 187 and currently at 152lbs yay!

Well im in need of some help im not sure exacly how many calories i need to be eating to continue my weight loss i want to lose another 5 lbs be a solid 147 then start my bulk right now i see my abs not how i want them but thats why i want to lose the last 5 pounds

Throughout my weight loss i ate someday with 1200 calories it's all over the place but it worked some how at this point i want to be at a solid calorie intake my diary is not accurate most recent days are good, everyday i search and come up with a new number

I workout everyday intense cardio heart rate around 150-170 for 1hr minimum weight lifting also for 45 min and i work at the airport as a ramper so im lifting pulling walking all day what would you guys think my TDEE be

And how many calorie should i eat for weight loss im 22 male 5'7 Hispanic of that makes a difference body type is mesomorph any advice would help

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  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    Congrats on your awesome weight loss!

    Try here to calculate your TDEE :

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    This calculator factors in your exercise as well. You could literally run the numbers there, and plug what it gives you directly into MFP as your daily calorie goal. With this method , you would NOT eat back any exercise calories. If you are losing too fast or feel run down after a few weeks, you can adjust calories per day up by maybe 100. If you're losing too slow, reduce

    Now if you want to do the basic MFP way instead , where you eat a base deficit amount and eat back exercise calories:

    With only 5 lbs to lose, you could set your account to 0.5 lbs lost per week. This means you would likely be at goal in 10'weeks which seems like a nice time frame (to me)

    Your activity level probably should not be "sedentary" if you're an airport ramper. I would suggest maybe "Active" and go from there. Then log your cardio and weight training exercises and eat back about 50-75% of those calories, since MFP tends to inflate exercise calories burned

    You had a lot of questions regarding weight loss in general, so if you haven't yet, I would suggest reading this guide it will answer many of your questions. Good luck!

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    Oh and not to miss the obvious, but other than eating 1200 calories which is much too little for your overall activity level, why not just keep doing what you're doing till you're at goal? Seems to have been working, is there any specific reason for change at this time?
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Set your goal to .5 lbs. per week, and be patient.

    Do read the Sexypants link posted above: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • Los24a
    Los24a Posts: 9 Member
    Thanks for your response and the thing is that everyday it's something new i want to stick to something everyday i lost those 30+ pounds doing something different everyday im kind of tired of changing my Marcos calories everyday
  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    Is it fat loss you're looking to lose or a little water weight at this point? If your goal is to see your abs pop right before you start a bulk, you're probably looking at a little water weight. Keep lifting heavy, stay at a slight deficit, and see what happens.

    1200 is way too low for a man your weight and height.
  • socalkay
    socalkay Posts: 746 Member
    A helpful post I bookmarked.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818082-exercise-calories-again-wtf

    And another:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/952996-level-obstacles-lose-weight-target-fat-easy

    If I understand this process correctly, keep your goals (calories/macros) the same until you have lost somwhere around 10 lbs, then adjust for new weight (I'm new so I could be wrong).

    And by the way, congrats on the 30 lbs lost!! Great job!
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    Thanks for your response and the thing is that everyday it's something new i want to stick to something everyday i lost those 30+ pounds doing something different everyday im kind of tired of changing my Marcos calories everyday

    If I understand correctly you would prefer to just eat the same calories everyday? I think that's what the TDEE method does. The best source may be your actual data, if you logged accurately. Just average out the total food you ate within the last 30 days and use that as you daily calorie goal? Those websites tend to make assumptions that don't need to be made if you have the real data. Once you have your starting point either way you arrive at it, you can adjust from there
  • Los24a
    Los24a Posts: 9 Member
    I was doing low carb for a month so i dont have that much water weight i recently had a cheat day that made me 6 pounds heavier over night which i lost and im back down to my normal weight
  • Los24a
    Los24a Posts: 9 Member
    Is it fat loss you're looking to lose or a little water weight at this point? If your goal is to see your abs pop right before you start a bulk, you're probably looking at a little water weight. Keep lifting heavy, stay at a slight deficit, and see what happens.

    1200 is way too low for a man your weight and height.


    I was doing low carb for a month so i dont have that much water weight i recently had a cheat day that made me 6 pounds heavier over night which i lost and im back down to my normal weight
  • Los24a
    Los24a Posts: 9 Member
    Just updated my profile picture with how i currently am right now im on my mobile so i dont kno how to post pictures
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    Just updated my profile picture with how i currently am right now im on my mobile so i dont kno how to post pictures

    With abs like that YOU should be giving US advice!
  • Los24a
    Los24a Posts: 9 Member
    A helpful post I bookmarked.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818082-exercise-calories-again-wtf

    And another:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/952996-level-obstacles-lose-weight-target-fat-easy

    If I understand this process correctly, keep your goals (calories/macros) the same until you have lost somwhere around 10 lbs, then adjust for new weight (I'm new so I could be wrong).

    And by the way, congrats on the 30 lbs lost!! Great job!

    Great links thanks!!

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