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Mission2Me
Mission2Me Posts: 208 Member
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Ok I have been directed to multiple different sites.

here are a few

http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced

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

http://www.fat2fitradio.com/

the katch McArdle is 1371 and I should eat 2053 calories (15% cut) based on fat 2fit's website

but on scooby's my calorie intake should be 1405 calories (15%cut)

MFP has me at 2060 to lose a pound a week.

now I am really confused. most of the sites have given me numbers around 2000 calories. so why is this one so low? I started upping my calories several weeks ago and have not lost a single ounce yet. what am I doing wrong?

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  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
    Hmmm, Scooby is usually middle of the row, not the lowest. Would you mind providing your height, weight, and exactly what you do for exercise per week?
  • Mission2Me
    Mission2Me Posts: 208 Member
    I am 5.5
    weight 290
    and my exercise level is "sedentary"
  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
    I am 5.5
    weight 290
    and my exercise level is "sedentary"

    Please detail what you do during the week, do you walk, lift weights, do the elliptical and how many times?
  • Mission2Me
    Mission2Me Posts: 208 Member
    right now I am not doing any exercise. I do regular things around the house. I have to walk about a half a block to get my son to the bus and another half to get him off the bus. I may walk to my aunts house down the street. other than that nothing.
  • lillebanon
    lillebanon Posts: 214 Member
    I like to use the Covert Baily BF% calculator on Fat2Fitradio.com and then take that number over to Scooby's website to use their "most accurate calorie calculator" (select Katch McArdle as your research model).
  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
    This is what I got from Scooby:

    BMR 1818
    TDEE 2182

    Your daily cut 1854. So whenever you do go walking or anything else you pretty much need to eat those cals.
  • Mission2Me
    Mission2Me Posts: 208 Member
    how did you get that? I am still not getting the same thing. are you using something other than the Katch McArdle? what did you do that was different than what I did?
  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    I used this calculator, used desk job with little activity and plugged in your numbers. Actually, I just went back and did it again because your height struck me and I totally put in the wrong inches. So, after running this information

    ht 65 in
    wt 290lbs
    age 27
    female
    Desk job w/ little activity
    15% calorie def
    40/30/30 macronutrient ratios
    6 small meals

    It gave me the following:

    BMR 2090
    TDEE 2508
    Cut of 15% 2132

    Ok, if the information above is all correct then cut of 2132 is your number.

    Again I sure do apologize for the error earlier.
  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
    Also, the Katch-McArdle requires you to know your body fat, so I can't use that one.

    Another calculator is Mifflin-St Jeor and I have a spreadsheet for that one. Your numbers with using sedentary and all items above

    "Mifflin-St Jeor
    (FOR WOMEN)" BMR 2,052
    Maintenance 2,463
    Cut (@ 15%) 2,093

    Which is pretty close to the scooby calculator.
  • Mission2Me
    Mission2Me Posts: 208 Member
    no need to apologize I am just trying to understand what I am doing wrong. because for some reason it isnt working for me. I do see one difference though. you are using http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    I was using http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    it requires a body fat percentage and you pick Katch McArdle

    but when I used the one you did it worked fine.

    I have been eating right around that amount every day and I I have not lost a pound though.

    maybe a month isnt long enough. maybe I will keep trying....
  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
    Ok, so you have been eating approx 2100 cals everyday? You haven't lost or gained any weight? If your diary is open, I will take a look at it.
  • Mission2Me
    Mission2Me Posts: 208 Member
    I like to use the Covert Baily BF% calculator on Fat2Fitradio.com and then take that number over to Scooby's website to use their "most accurate calorie calculator" (select Katch McArdle as your research model).

    thanks I did this too. I think my body fat percentage may have changed now. hmmmm thats good!
  • Mission2Me
    Mission2Me Posts: 208 Member
    yea I have been eating around that much every day. sorry my diary is closed. one day I will be brave enough to open it lol. but I went to the doctor and weighed in the other day. and I apparently gained about two pounds. But I will admit the day before I had a ton of sodium. which was something I had been staying away from. So I am not absolutely sure. I have noticed my pants fit differently. loss of inches maybe?

    Also during the last few months I had been doing a bit of strength training with a resistance band, wall pushups and squats. I havent done them in about two weeks though. I will start back soon.
  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
    Yes sodium will do it. It is important to take measurements. Great that you are doing some strength training, that is key!
  • Mission2Me
    Mission2Me Posts: 208 Member
    thank you for taking time out of your day to help me. I am just about to lose y patience. I have been counting calories since december and have only made it to a total of 6 pounds gone. not even that much if you count my last weigh in. I will keep going though. I have to make it work.

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