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How much are Middle Aged Fat Men eating?
trinitrate
Posts: 219 Member
OK, so I started the year off great, dropped 50 lbs in about 5 months, then bam, nothin, nadda. I've been flat for a couple months trading back and forth with the same 1-2 lbs. So this site is confusing.. based on all the junk floating around I don't know if Im not eating enough, or are eating too much.
A lot of ppl shout if you're working out you better be eating 3k calories or you'll die! Many of these people seem to be younger / already fit people, and I might understand in those cases. A lot of others say thats BS, eat at a very low calorie rate, dont eat back exercise and it'll still work out, especially if you're still obese.
In my case, I'm averaging between 1700 and 2000 a day. On exercise days it might slip up to ~2100. I exercise about 4-5 times a week for 1 hour... 20 - 30 minutes on weights and 30 - 45 minutes on stationary bike (hill mode, avg HR ~ 145).
So my question is... For people 'like us' what's been your experience? Am I setting my goal too low or too high?
-edit - sorry, might need some details eh?
37 yo
sw 297
cw 247
gw 200 - 210
sites like fat2fit say I should be above 2700 but that really doesnt seem right.
A lot of ppl shout if you're working out you better be eating 3k calories or you'll die! Many of these people seem to be younger / already fit people, and I might understand in those cases. A lot of others say thats BS, eat at a very low calorie rate, dont eat back exercise and it'll still work out, especially if you're still obese.
In my case, I'm averaging between 1700 and 2000 a day. On exercise days it might slip up to ~2100. I exercise about 4-5 times a week for 1 hour... 20 - 30 minutes on weights and 30 - 45 minutes on stationary bike (hill mode, avg HR ~ 145).
So my question is... For people 'like us' what's been your experience? Am I setting my goal too low or too high?
-edit - sorry, might need some details eh?
37 yo
sw 297
cw 247
gw 200 - 210
sites like fat2fit say I should be above 2700 but that really doesnt seem right.
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My food and exercise log is open feel free to look.0
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I've was at 1740 when I started and I was 265 then, now I'm down to 1600 and I'm at 235. I change the % of which food I eat based on my phase on P90x, I go from 60% carbs to 50% protein at times.0
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Also I eat when I'm hungry, and the biggest thing I learned to do since I joined MFP is to only eat to the point of being not hungry rather than eating to the point of being full.0
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Thanks for the input guys. Seems like Im in the ballpark, was just frustrated that things hadn't moved in a while.0
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Rome was not built in a day brother. But when you hit those plateaus doesn't hurt to change it up on your body, be it a new exercise or a change up on the amount you are eating up or down just to keep your body on it's feet metaphorically.0
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Try changing the foods that you are eating. If you eat the same thing every day your body will adjust. Also, I find that if I change my workout routines and times that can often shoot me out of a plateau. If you normally work out in the evening, get up in the morning before work for a week and see if that helps. Also, try some different excercises. I had been doing the same treadmill and weights routine for several months, then I added in some biking. Now I am on P90X. As Tony Horton says it is all about muscle confusion.0
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I have similar goals to you. I eat about 2600 calories a day before exercise. I eat back my exercise calories. I lose weight. It's not fast, but it comes off. My philosophy towards this whole thing is I don't intend to eat in a way that I don't see myself sustaining for five years. If I am always hungry, then I will change how I eat. If I am happy with my food intake, and I still lose weight, than I am doing just fine.0
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