Calories intake question

barehugs619
barehugs619 Posts: 6
in Health and Weight Loss
So my BMR states around 1756 calories are needed if I want to sit around all day and not lose/gain weight. So knowing 3500 calories needed to be burned in one week to lose 1lb I dropped my calorie intake to around 1200. The days I work out I try to eat about 200 extra (only because I think the calories burned listed on the site seems a bit high) . I take a group boxing class 2 or 3 times a week.

The Personal Trainer I started seeing at the boxing gym told me I need to eat 1700 to 2000 calories a day. This don't add up to me plus the fact is I am rarely hungry at 1200 to 1400(days I work out). I know I don't want to go into starvation mode so to speak but at my current weight I don't think that is going happen nor do I need to be as concerned until I start loosing more fat. If I was down at 200lb I might be more inclined to start worrying about that.

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  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    First, forget about starvation mode. Unless you're not eating anything for a whole week, for most its not relevant.

    Second, if just sitting on the couch you burn 1700 calories, why as an active and exercsing individual would you cut to 1200? Eat 1700 calories, fuel your body and feel a lot better.
  • Carol_L
    Carol_L Posts: 296 Member
    Don't confuse your BMR with your TDEE.

    BMR is what you need to live, TDEE is what you need to maintain your weight based on your current weight and level of activity.

    To lose weight, you need to eat less than your TDEE and more than your BMR.

    In my own case, I'm pretty close to 2000 calories and losing weight. My TDEE is around 2450 and my BMR is around 1550. I was eating around 1500 calories and going nowhere. My trainer took one look at my diary and told me I needed to eat more. That was in May. Since then, I'm down 20 lbs. Go figure.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    Don't confuse your BMR with your TDEE.

    BMR is what you need to live, TDEE is what you need to maintain your weight based on your current weight and level of activity.

    To lose weight, you need to eat less than your TDEE and more than your BMR.

    In my own case, I'm pretty close to 2000 calories and losing weight. My TDEE is around 2450 and my BMR is around 1550. I was eating around 1500 calories and going nowhere. My trainer took one look at my diary and told me I needed to eat more. That was in May. Since then, I'm down 20 lbs. Go figure.

    Yep.
  • IveLanded
    IveLanded Posts: 797 Member
    My personal experience and what I've seen with others is that you are right.........I don't know how much you weigh but I'm guessing from your post over 200??? My opinion is that in the beginning when you start with a lot of weigh to lose, a lot of that BMR/TDEE stuff doesn't necessarily help. Get your weight loss kick started and just worry about the BASICS. Eat less, work out more. Eat quality food. Don't go below 1200 a day.

    I started at close to 200, ate at 1200 a day, worked out for an hour a day and did not "eat back" any calories. Eventually once I started getting fit and building muscle, I had to adjust and start looking at TDEE and macros and how I was eating during any given day........and if you work you'll get there too. But I really think for a lot of women just starting out, especially if they are starting out overweight......just worry about the basics. The thing is you're probably going to feel different/think you're hungry in the beginning but that's just not the same thing as being 145lbs and doing things like lifting weights regularly and then you start feeling hungrier after changing your work out plan.

    My advice would be to just keep your calories between 1200 and 1400 and work out an hour a day. Give it three weeks and see what happens. Make sure your food is quality, cut out as much "crap" as you can, and I would bet you'd see results. Then go from there.....as you go on you have to make adjustments as your body changes and when you get there, worry about it then.
  • RetiredAndLovingIt
    RetiredAndLovingIt Posts: 1,395 Member
    bump
  • barehugs619
    barehugs619 Posts: 6
    Correct I was confusing them. I found my TDEE

    Maintenance: 2478 Calories/day
    Weight Loss: 1983 Calories/day
    Extreme Weight Loss: 1487 Calories/day

    so if I stick at 1700 or so.. I should fine! Glad I asked.



    Thanks ya all.

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