Zig Zagging Calories, to break plateau??

inyourdreams21

I just went to scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator, and typed in my information. It says that I should eat 1,563 calories a day. So does that mean that I should eat 1,563 calories everyday for a certain amount of time and then go back to my original goal of 1200, or zig zag by eating 1200 calories one day and 1,563 calories the next??

purple_power61

I'm wondering the same thing myself

18guyhornet

Depends on whether you are eating back workout calories or if you calculated your planned workouts calories in for the week. right now my TDEE is 1960 calories a day. I try to eat that every day except the days I work out. When i work out, for example, if I burn 430 cal based on what my HRM says, then I eat and additional 430 calories - or close to it - so that my NET calories for the day are close to 1960. Make sense?

RobinRayn

Myfitnesspal already calculates how many calories you can eat a day and still lose 1 to 2 lbs a week depending on what you chose in your preferences. Id just follow that.

4theking

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luckyjuls

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kaypat09

Does it say you should eat 1,563 calories a day with your activity and a deficit (i.e., 20%) factored in? If you put in all of your information with the correct activity level, and choose a 20% deficit from TDEE, the idea is that you eat that amount of calories EVERY day because your exercise calories have been figured into it already.

If you want to "zig zag" calories, you could put in your information with a sedentary activity level, eat the number you get with the 20% deficit, and then eat ALL of your workout calories on days you exercise.

If you post your stats it would be helpful too! Then I could give more detailed advice.

inyourdreams21

Does it say you should eat 1,563 calories a day with your activity and a deficit (i.e., 20%) factored in? If you put in all of your information with the correct activity level, and choose a 20% deficit from TDEE, the idea is that you eat that amount of calories EVERY day because your exercise calories have been figured into it already.

If you want to "zig zag" calories, you could put in your information with a sedentary activity level, eat the number you get with the 20% deficit, and then eat ALL of your workout calories on days you exercise.

If you post your stats it would be helpful too! Then I could give more detailed advice.

Most times I exercise 1-3 days a week & currently weigh 184.8. When I do exercise I do 10 minute cardio workouts. I went to the TDEE calculator and it says 2302...

cwolfman13

If you're using the MFP method and not eating back exercise calories, you should be...I'd personally start there. If you're using the TDEE method (calorie goal calculated with scooby calculator) then you wouldn't eat back exercise calories.

You can calorie cycle if you want...I personally don't think it makes a whole lot of difference.

CM9178

if the calcuator is telling you to eat 1500 calories per day, then that should be your goal. The 1200 has nothing to do with it.