Need help getting calories right

wnbrice

So I posted earlier when I was freaking out about my weight gain this week, since I just started and am confused about exactly what I should do. Lots of people offered great advice, for which I am thankful and distilled everything down into what is below

Male, 6'2, 252.4, BMI:31.1%

Here is my chart for calories if I wanted to maintain my weight



I do insanity 6 days a week so I am assuming moderate activity, but am not sure

I am stuck at how many calories I should set as a goal in the customized settings. I am guessing that I should be aiming for about 2700 a day before exercise. Changed my percentage breakdown to 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat. Here is to hoping that I am about right. 2700 just feels like so much food.




For people looking at my diet:

Tyson chicken sauce is home made recipe of chicken, pasta sauce, and mixed veggies. Any recipe that you see is going to have at least one serving of vegetables if not two(even the sushi).

2-3 days a week I typically juice which is super concentrated greens, only non veggie in it is apples.So normally I have 32 ounces of green juices 2-3 days a week.

Water I am normally consuming 1/2 a gallon to a gallon a day, just forget to update it.

Even with all the bread consumed I am staying below MFP carbohydrates for the day by nearly 1/3. It is my main carbohydrate because I have a bread maker, it is cheap, and ever since I started eating the mainly whole wheat bread I don't get hungry, even when my calories consumed are much lower. Also it is one of the few healthy things I can afford for carbohydrates.

Thank you everyone who has already helped me, and who offers their advice now.

Ed98043

I'm here because I let my weight creep up over the past 5 years, but prior to that I successfully fought my genetic predisposition for 25 years (I gain very easily and everyone in my family is obese so the odds are not in my favor). What I know is that you can't rely on generic charts. You have to find that "sweet spot" that brings results for your own individual metabolism and lifestyle, and sometimes it's more or less than the charts say. If you're not losing weight, then you're not achieving a calorie deficit. You have to either eat less or burn more. I personally would start by cutting down the calories by 200 or 300 a day and seeing what happens.