Insight's please!

Justkritter

Even though I've manipulated my daily calories and have set MFP to lose .5 lbs/week, I'm losing it at a pace of around 1 - 1.5 lb a week I think. Its still been week 2 and I'm down to 146-147 lbs eating at 2220 cal. I workout on a 3 day split with cardio on off days and a full body workout on Saturday. I've also been dropping lighter weight/high rep to go back up again to heavy lifting. Not sure if this is the result of my metabolism kicking back in but any guys there eating almost 2500 a day but are still losing weight? (with workout included in your days). Ladies can also share since I've seen some eating more than 2000 cal a day.

Opinions are greatly appreciated!

now_or_never13

At the height and weight you are you should focus more on building muscle and not losing weight... Set calories to maintain or even gain 0.5lb a week and lift heavy weights.

Justkritter

At the height and weight you are you should focus more on building muscle and not losing weight... Set calories to maintain or even gain 0.5lb a week and lift heavy weights.

I just came from an extreme calorie deficit so I'm still working up my calories. My goal to maintain for a while is at 2500 a day. I'm still slowly adding cal every week to help my body adjust and my stomach to get used to eating a lot more again. So yeah, I guess even at 2220 cal a day it may still be a deficit for me since I'm losing weight.

now_or_never13

If you are looking at maintaining and want to add more calories without stuffing yourself add things like nuts, peanut butters, healthy oils, etc. Those things pack a lot of calories for a very small amount.

A handful or two of say cashews a day will add a good 600 cals with barely any food.