Level Obstacles: Lose Weight, Target Fat! (EASY!!)

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  • EmRN06
    EmRN06 Posts: 85 Member
    Great info. Bumping for later.
  • helyla
    helyla Posts: 162 Member
    bump... well summed up! Thanks for bringing this all together and making it easier to understand!
  • fatolelatdy
    fatolelatdy Posts: 23 Member
    bump
  • Determinedgirl02
    Determinedgirl02 Posts: 18
    Very helpful. Thanks for posting :smile:

    bump
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    this is where I get confused. So do I set MFP to my BMR with my activity set to sedentary and eat back all of my calories - or do I set my activity to moderate set my MFP to the TDEE and log my exercise and eat back all of my calories?

    I haven't seen much movement in the scale, so I don't know if setting my BMR to 1300 and eating back ALL of my exercise calories (I put in that I have an active lifestyle) is backfiring - and I should eat less or if I am not eating enough.

    My BMR is 1335
    My TDEE is 2070

    I burn about 500 calories 4-5 days a week exercising and on those days eat about 1700-1800 calories

    Without talking about other confounding variables such as accuracy of food measurement, etc . . . you say you're eating 1700-1800 or so on days where you burn 500 or so - which is a net 1200-1300 calories. If this means that you're eating 1200 to 1300 on days where you don't exercise, I think things are wonky.
    I recommend calculating TDEE including an accurate assessment of your exercise, and eating a deficit from that, without deviating significantly on exercise vs. non-exercise days.
  • DedeeMarie
    DedeeMarie Posts: 54 Member
    Thats crazy! I guess I have been way under. It says that my TDEE is 2800 which means that if I decrese by 20% I should be eating 2,240 calories a day and if I decrease by 30% I should be eating around 1,960 calories a day! I wonder if this is why my weight loss has been so slow! I have my calorie intake set to 1420 based off what my doc said was a good limit for me to lose weight.
  • dreamingofhealthy
    dreamingofhealthy Posts: 109 Member
    got to say this is very well written. I'd say you covered 'the basics' but it would be more accurate to say that you've covered 'what really matters'.

    And done without a hint of condescension or a 'know it all' attitude. Really, bravo!



    He said everything I was going to say!!! :)
  • DedeeMarie
    DedeeMarie Posts: 54 Member
    That number is so scary for me, to up my calories goals to 1960 calories a day just because I work out 3-5 days a week?

    This is making me nervous lol (It seems like so many calories!)

    But I am kinda intrigued and want to experiement with this for this week and see what happens.
  • pspetralia
    pspetralia Posts: 963 Member
    Nicely said OP!
  • Admiral_Derp
    Admiral_Derp Posts: 866 Member
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    Bump
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    Win.

    Very win.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    Excellent post, Burt.

    One note you might want to add is that if someone is going to switch to this method and increase their calories, they should bump their cals up by about 100 per week AND give it a month to assess their progress. I am concerned that people will add 500 cals a day and be shocked when they gain weight as they adjust.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Excellent. Just excellent.
  • knitwit0704
    knitwit0704 Posts: 376
    What in the world is a BUMP on a message board or topic?????
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    I think I love you.
  • ZoeLifts
    ZoeLifts Posts: 10,347 Member
    What in the world is a BUMP on a message board or topic?????

    Since there is no way to flag a conversation to be able to refer to it later, many people reply with "bump" rather than a comment to both a) keep it in their topics so they can see when additional comments are made, and b) bump the thread up to the top of the recent posts list so others will be able to see it quickly.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Stop with the easy. You're scaring the natives.
  • harley0269
    harley0269 Posts: 384 Member
    bump
  • Takes2long
    Takes2long Posts: 367 Member
    Bump :-) Thanks!
  • aschn620
    aschn620 Posts: 26
    Great post! Thanks, I needed to learn this stuff! :)
  • ZoeLifts
    ZoeLifts Posts: 10,347 Member
    That number is so scary for me, to up my calories goals to 1960 calories a day just because I work out 3-5 days a week?

    This is making me nervous lol (It seems like so many calories!)

    But I am kinda intrigued and want to experiement with this for this week and see what happens.

    If you are nervous to begin with such a huge jump, you can always add 100-200 calories to your goal a week at a time until you are at the new goal.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Bumping for my FL :smile:
  • jazzyminx
    jazzyminx Posts: 5 Member
    bump
  • SueSlick
    SueSlick Posts: 268 Member
    Bump until I can read carefully @ home!

    Thanks for all the helpful info!
  • musycnlyrics
    musycnlyrics Posts: 323 Member
    You are simply awesome! Thanks for sharing!
  • AshleyG31
    AshleyG31 Posts: 21
    Thank you! Now I have a good place to start.
  • weese17
    weese17 Posts: 236 Member
    Wait, did you post this while lying upstairs in bed?! :laugh:
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Wait, did you post this while lying upstairs in bed?! :laugh:

    You got a smart one!
  • JustMyImagiNAYtion
    JustMyImagiNAYtion Posts: 76 Member
    bump. and thanks for this!
  • smilebhappy
    smilebhappy Posts: 811 Member
    bump to read later :)
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