53lbs lost, 7 more to go...

Lyra89

...therefore I'm going to try something new!

I usually zig-zag my calories between 1400 (my BMR) and 2100 (my TDEE) throughout the week, averaging at about 1600 calories per day.

Using scoobys workshop calculator, I've discovered that I should be eating 1700 per day to maintain a 20% cut from TDEE to maintain muscle mass & lose fat.

Sooo...I've reset my goals on here so that each day I've to eat 1700, and I'll just log my workouts as '1' calorie to let my friends know what I'm doing.

I'm currently half way through the 30 day shred and am also running etc whenever I can!

PLEASE PLEASE add me if you're in a similar situation, or else please share any info / success stories regarding eating at a 20% cut to lose the last stubborn few pounds. I've been afraid of doing this for a long, looooong time but am finally feeling brave enough to take the plunge to make sure that I'm healthy overall...I want this lifestyle to last forever

Lyra89

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jzammetti

...therefore I'm going to try something new!

I usually zig-zag my calories between 1400 (my BMR) and 2100 (my TDEE) throughout the week, averaging at about 1600 calories per day.

Using scoobys workshop calculator, I've discovered that I should be eating 1700 per day to maintain a 20% cut from TDEE to maintain muscle mass & lose fat.

Sooo...I've reset my goals on here so that each day I've to eat 1700, and I'll just log my workouts as '1' calorie to let my friends know what I'm doing.

I'm currently half way through the 30 day shred and am also running etc whenever I can!

PLEASE PLEASE add me if you're in a similar situation, or else please share any info / success stories regarding eating at a 20% cut to lose the last stubborn few pounds. I've been afraid of doing this for a long, looooong time but am finally feeling brave enough to take the plunge to make sure that I'm healthy overall...I want this lifestyle to last forever

I found myself exactly where you are! And I just decided to take the plunge and commit to TDEE no matter what for at least 30 days to see what happens. My calories went from 1350 to 1750 (which still sort of makes me nervous...but it is worth the risk to get off this 4 month plateau). I run 4 days each week (to a total of 68 miles in September). So far, I have lost inches (in two weeks). My first time back on the scale will be the 10th and I am hoping for movement!! Good luck to you!

livingdeadbuddha

MFP tells me 1200, and I try to stick around there, unless I'm running and am famished.

jamface11

I've tried that too, but found it less motivating for exercise. What i've been doing is set my daily goal to maintain at sedentary (1700) and then any exercise added, and anything I eat below this makes up my deficit for the day. This means that when it says 250 calories remaining, that is my deficit for the day. I really enjoy seeing those green numbers, and still get to eat 1450-1800 calories depending on my exercise.

The TDEE way is really good if you are going to maintenance soon, cause its much easier to just bump your calories everyday, than having to think about exercise cals still.

iWaffle

I've been eating maintenance since the end of July and I'm slowly leaking out calories (not eating back 100% of exercise) to drop that last little bit of stubborn fat. I am losing weight but it's extremely slow as I would expect it to. I'm wanting this to be more of a re-composition than just a straight weight loss so I don't expect to see the scale move much if any. It is working for me. Every week or so I notice more signs that I'm getting leaner and yet I don't think I've lost more than perhaps 2 pounds in about 2 months.

To me this seems more of a soft landing than just a crash stopping after eating a negative amount once you reach your goal. I was a bit concerned after eating around 2000 calories for months but my TDEE (2500) doesn't make me stack on the weight. You'll be relieved to know that it's not as big of a deal as you would think to up your calories to TDEE. Now it's just a matter of hitting the weights, running, and eating a reasonable amount of calories. It's working.

I am eating back my running calories. Morning runs suck up a ton of calories, but I don't log strength training calories. Just a little deficit seems to be enough for me to make small gradual changes.

Lyra89

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