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  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    In case anyone is still reading, I have another question... Looking at my BMR vs calorie expenditure, it was suggested I try to net 1600 calories a day. Other people suggested that the Road Map plan worked better for them because it was easier to follow. I logged in my information, and that suggested that I should eat 2400 calories a day for maintenance, take away 25% for weight loss, and I'm at 1800 calories gross for the day. On a day like today, though, that comes out to 1800 calories for one method, and over 2100 calories for the "eating back exercise" method. That's kind of a big difference. How do you reconcile?

    For one thing, you should only subtract 20%, so that brings the two numbers closer. Pick one and see how it works for you. Personally, I feel more hungry when I workout more, so I like the net calories method.

    You calories burned will always be off, your calories eaten can be off by 20%, if you are eating packaged food. You don't know your actual BMR. Yet many of us still manage to lose weight with all of these variables because it all comes down to averages. You just have to play around a little to see what feels right or you.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    In case anyone is still reading, I have another question... Looking at my BMR vs calorie expenditure, it was suggested I try to net 1600 calories a day. Other people suggested that the Road Map plan worked better for them because it was easier to follow. I logged in my information, and that suggested that I should eat 2400 calories a day for maintenance, take away 25% for weight loss, and I'm at 1800 calories gross for the day. On a day like today, though, that comes out to 1800 calories for one method, and over 2100 calories for the "eating back exercise" method. That's kind of a big difference. How do you reconcile?

    With the eating back method you will have rest days that are much lower. It balances out in the end. The road map is looking a weekly deficit spread out evenly over each day, eating back is a similar weekly deficit amount, but the calories vary depending on the amount of exercise.

    ETA: And I agree. With less than 50lbs to lose (according to your ticker), you should be at TDEE-20%
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