Which calorie range do you use - TDEE or NRWL4W?
amsparky
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Hi guys!
I am in the middle of yet another moral debate about calories, so I'm wondering what calorie range you use. Do you use TDEE - 15% or do you use the range given in the book?
I just realized that I miscalculated my calories according to the book and according to it, I am eating too much. However, I am well within my range for TDEE. As of last week, I am back to where I started when I began the lifting program. Does this indicate that I am finding my maintenance level?
I just don't know what to do! I want to lose about another 7#, but I would rather be toned and screw the scale. I am freeking ravenous on the days after lifting and have severe blood sugar issues when I try to lift on less calories, so I guess maybe I'm just looking for justification?
My NRWL4W range is 1528 - 1783, while my TDEE - 15% is 1846-2054. I average about 50-60 exercise a day (if you just look at exercise minutes for the week and average it) and I am a middle school teacher, so I am pretty active at work too.
I am in the middle of yet another moral debate about calories, so I'm wondering what calorie range you use. Do you use TDEE - 15% or do you use the range given in the book?
I just realized that I miscalculated my calories according to the book and according to it, I am eating too much. However, I am well within my range for TDEE. As of last week, I am back to where I started when I began the lifting program. Does this indicate that I am finding my maintenance level?
I just don't know what to do! I want to lose about another 7#, but I would rather be toned and screw the scale. I am freeking ravenous on the days after lifting and have severe blood sugar issues when I try to lift on less calories, so I guess maybe I'm just looking for justification?
My NRWL4W range is 1528 - 1783, while my TDEE - 15% is 1846-2054. I average about 50-60 exercise a day (if you just look at exercise minutes for the week and average it) and I am a middle school teacher, so I am pretty active at work too.
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As long as you're eating enough and listening to your body. I never did the food program in the book, and just eat more sometimes and eat less others. But it really depends on your goals.0
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I think I'm going to try the TDEE one - I'm just so dang hungry!! Thanks for your input!
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This is my dilemma, also! I was on maintenance for the first month, then decided to adjust according to the book. I'm ok for the moment, but do find myself getting so hungry sometimes. I'm going to continue through Stage 2 and see how it goes. If I start feeling tired/weak/too hungry, I'm just going to go back to TDEE, which gives me more calories.0
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Phoenix - this is SO what happened to me!! I was fine during stage 1, but stage 2 not so much. Thanks for the input. 0
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I am starting today and I am finding that the numbers in the book are HIGHER than my TDEE-20% I hope I am eating enough, I really want to do this right!!0
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Oh my goodness, eat more if you work with kids! You gotta keep your brain fed to deal with the little brats. That's what I tell my workout partner, her preference is to starve herself and then she has to go manage those damn 5th graders, I think she's nuts. (Plus then she's so hungry she cheats and gets a pepsi.) All I do is sit on my butt at a computer all day so I don't worry if I'm 3-400 below my NRWL4W calories, as long as I'm not hungry and tired for no good reason.0
