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I ate 2200 calores today.

iRebel
iRebel Posts: 378 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
This is my first day eating my workout calories. I am in a state of wonderment. 2200 cals?!? is that possible????
Suggestions, advice and encouragement are welcome!

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  • fiveohmike
    fiveohmike Posts: 1,297 Member
    My advice.....


    Toss the scale, use measurements

    Lift heavy weights

    Enjoy being able to eat :)

    Whats your TDEE, BME and TDEE cut?
  • lillebanon
    lillebanon Posts: 214 Member
    Yum... I ate 2200 calories today too! 2258 delicious and nutritious calories. And my body is happy. :happy:
  • Femtec74
    Femtec74 Posts: 347 Member
    I frequently eat over 2200 - when I work out. I find I have more energy when I eat my workout calories.
  • iRebel
    iRebel Posts: 378 Member
    it feels so wrong! in a wonderful, naughty way. :) My bmr is 1500, TDEE is 1750, (I think.)

    I burned 1023 calories, and just felt hungry, so I ate til MFP told me to stop. (0 Calories remaining.)

    So, I can lose weight like this? :drinker:
  • lillebanon
    lillebanon Posts: 214 Member
    Did you end up netting your BMR? In otherwords, 1750-1023 is 727 net calories consumed... which means you should have eaten another 773 calories to net back to your BMR of 1500. Soooo, you should have eaten 2523 calories minimum!! :) And yes, you will lose weight doing that. However, most of us here have learned to cut back on our cardio burns, because it can be really hard to net your BMR when your burn is so high.
  • iRebel
    iRebel Posts: 378 Member
    Wow! This is amazing. I have another Q: I need to take a rest day- my shins hurt. I should net my BMR- not eat the preset 1200. I got that. Can I still lift weights- even on an rest day?
  • twoboys2012
    twoboys2012 Posts: 352 Member
    -Eat calorie dense foods!
    -don't go for 'light' option either!

    I have done the same for last few days and now not sure how i ate under this. Lovely to eat more of yummy foods.

    Watch your sodium levels and don't go over and get in your protein
  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
    Wow! This is amazing. I have another Q: I need to take a rest day- my shins hurt. I should net my BMR- not eat the preset 1200. I got that. Can I still lift weights- even on an rest day?

    Did you use the Scooby calculator to determine your TDEE? It is in the TDEE sticky. If you have high burns like that a few times weekly I suggest making sure to select the correct activity level and then select the 15% cal def. When you have that number you eat that amount every single day. The cut val will have your exercise factored in so you shouldn't have to at back workout cals unless you have a crazy high burn then you make sure to net your BMR.

    Also, a rest day should be taken to rest. I literally lift 3 days heavy and do one zumba class and try to do a 20min HIIT seesion some time during the week. If you have a good lift program, 2 cardios is more than enough per week.

    Lucia
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