1percentedge IF calculator and weight lifting?

akindc

Not sure if this is in the right thread, but I'm trying to figure out using the calculator for workout/non-workout days and weight lifting.

I calculated my TDEE-20%, and it was around 1600. The IF calculator tells me on nonworkout days to eat 1450, while 1900 on workout days.

My question is...it only asks you for number of days a week you work out, not the type of workout. Since calculating calories burned during weight lifting seems impossible, should I really be eating 1900 on workout days? I entered strength training for 30-60 minutes on MFP and it gives me a range to eat back of 108-245, so not nearly enough to get to 1900.

Should I just try it? When I was trying 1600 cals, I didn't lose any weight. In fact, I didn't lose on 1200, 1350, or 1600, and I've been weight training for 3 months now. Sometimes the scale goes up as much as 5 pounds overnight :-/