Having trouble uderstanding net calories looking for insight

TooBIGdotNet
TooBIGdotNet Posts: 29 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
'm 5'10 454 pounds and can't seem to find my calories in and out numbers. everything I read and everything I see online is all over the place.

It seems like when I work out I tend to not lose as much (1-2lbs) as when I just watch what I'm eating and not do any physical activity (usually about a 4-6lbs loss) That's not what i want to do though. My wife tells me to just wait till I get more weight off to work out and sometimes I believe her but a lot of times I just don't want to be that person that just sits around I've been that way pretty much my whole life. Recently I've been in the gym 4-5 days a week.

I'm trying to find that cal in cal out or at least understand how I can get there while still getting in the gym and working out.

I know I should be happy with 1-2 pounds but when your as big as I am it just seems like such a small number.


Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    Do you know your TDEE and BMR?

    When working out, the body will retain extra water to do bodily repairs, this masks fat loss many times.
  • TooBIGdotNet
    TooBIGdotNet Posts: 29 Member
    That's what I'm talking about I have been on a bunch of websites and seen so many different numbers. I know i'm smarter than this to not be able to figure it out or learn how to adjust.

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