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Men 6'1 and 200lbs...

Rage_Phish
Rage_Phish Posts: 1,507 Member
edited January 17 in Health and Weight Loss
How many calories are you eating guys?

I was eating 1960 based off of MFP's suggestion, but recently switched to 2300 based off TDEE methods I have seen on here. I have steadily gained since doing (bout a week and a half ago, but my routine has been thrown off the last 2 weekends with parties and vacation)

I know I'm supposed to give my body time to adjust, so I'm gonna stay with this for at least the rest of the week.

I'd love to hear how many calories guys similar to me are eating.

Thanks!

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  • Rage_Phish
    Rage_Phish Posts: 1,507 Member
    Bump
  • danimalkeys
    danimalkeys Posts: 982 Member
    you are at my goal weight. I'm the same height. I'm 230 now and eat 2600 a day which is about 600 less than my TDEE.
  • cedarghost
    cedarghost Posts: 621 Member
    I'm 6'4, 220 pounds. My TDEE is 2700ish with my current exercise (30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of lifting, 3 days a week). It has dropped just a little because I haven't taken a diet break in a while. If I were to take a couple week diet break, it would be more around 2900 at that level of exercise. I know this because I track everything I eat and compare it to my weight loss/gain over time. Here is a good website to do that: https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/HackDiet
    Just track everything you eat and then compare it to the results to get your TDEE. Most calculators were failry close (within 100) for me, so that was a good starting point.
  • Rage_Phish
    Rage_Phish Posts: 1,507 Member
    Man, i feel really unsure oh how i should proceed.

    I currently have a desk job, lift weights 3 days a week (stronglifts 5x5) and do 30-40 mins of cardio 2 days a week ussually. I wasnt eating back exercise cals when doing the TDEE method, because i understood it, they were basically built in.
  • sam308lbs
    sam308lbs Posts: 1,936 Member
    i am a little over 6'0 ft,212 lbs and take in around 1850 calories a day.I am losing 2.5ish bs a week consistently for the last month or so
  • Shock_Wave
    Shock_Wave Posts: 1,573 Member
    I am a little over 6'0 and average 220-224 lbs. On my weight loss diet of -1/2 lbs a week its 2200 cals but I usually burn 250-300 cals doing cardio and 200-250+ cals doing weights. This makes my TDEE on the high end 2200+550=2750 calories eaten.
    Macros are
    35%Carb
    35% Protein
    30%fat
    ETA: On my off days I just eat 2200 cals.
  • Briko3
    Briko3 Posts: 266 Member
    bump
  • Rage_Phish
    Rage_Phish Posts: 1,507 Member
    Bump for more answers/ suggestions
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