Helping my husband to start MFP (part 2 ignore other post)

meechi53

But his numbers are insane!! According to MFP he should be around 1850 calories a day. He's 6'3 and weighs 280. The TDEE/BMR calculators online put his BMR at 2500 and change.. Umm..wow..that's quite a deficit and difference, for him 1850 almost seems dangerously low. Sedentary TDEE for him is 3013. So what I did was I manually put his calories at 2550 to start. Would that be about correct?

He's setting a first goal of 40 lbs to see how it goes and then will go from there and readjust. He ultimately wants to be 225.

Input is appreciated as I'm not a guy so IDK how it will go. I do know since men lose weight quicker than women I will have insane fits of jealousy when he starts dropping 4-5 lbs a week :-(

yarwell

If he weighs 280 he can run a high deficit for a good while - 1850 is 500 higher than a university professor prescribed for two large guys on a British TV show (Hairy Dieters).

Try figuring his body fat and using http://www.calculatorpro.com/calculator/katch-mcardle-bmr-calculator/

280 lbs 50% fat BMR 1740
280 lbs 55% fat 1605
280 lbs 45% fat 1880

http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/

nxd10

That's weird. Are you sure his numbers are right? Double check in particular his activity settings and pounds/week.

My husband is 6' and 220 and his calories are like 2300 (1000 more than mine). So that just seems wrong.

meechi53

That's weird. Are you sure his numbers are right? Double check in particular his activity settings and pounds/week.

My husband is 6' and 220 and his calories are like 2300 (1000 more than mine). So that just seems wrong.

Which numbers the MFP numbers or the TDEE calculator numbers?

meechi53

If he weighs 280 he can run a high deficit for a good while - 1850 is 500 higher than a university professor prescribed for two large guys on a British TV show (Hairy Dieters).

Try figuring his body fat and using http://www.calculatorpro.com/calculator/katch-mcardle-bmr-calculator/

280 lbs 50% fat BMR 1740
280 lbs 55% fat 1605
280 lbs 45% fat 1880

http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/

OK Fat2Fit shows that if he's Sedentary he should eat 2500 calories more or less to reach is ultimate goal weight of 225. That makes sense and that's what I set him at. 2965 it says if he does light excersise, which he'll probably do moderate, walking or hiking 4-5 days a week.

nxd10

That's consistent with what my husband has and he has lost 18 pounds in around 3 months.