So ive got 2190 cals a day?
DanSeal
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this seems very high, is this correct?
everyone on a diet at my work says it should be around 1500 per day to lose weight?
help
everyone on a diet at my work says it should be around 1500 per day to lose weight?
help
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this seems very high, is this correct?
everyone on a diet at my work says it should be around 1500 per day to lose weight?
help
It depends on your age, weight, height, activity level...etc. But if you entered your information correctly, then it should be right. I started at 2100 calories, now it is 1850. It will gradually go down as you lose weight.0 -
Stats!
Age
Height
Weight
Body Fat%
Occupation
Workout routine0 -
What's your height, weight, age, and activity level?0
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It all depends on your height, current weight and daily activity level. My starting calorie goal was 1970, it has gone down to 1690 as I have lost weight.0
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and every body is different. how active are you? are you exercising? do you lift weights? where did you research your calories? did mfp assign that number or did you look it up on fat2fitradio.com/tools? a deficit of 200-300 is recommended by most doctors, for slow loss. mfp sets you at -500 for a 1lb loss/week. is 2190 your starting # or does it already have a deficit? 2190-500=1690, for example. on the forums look up "road map 2.0" and you'll find helpful information. your body needs energy to do more than visit the gym.0
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I'm at the same amount...lol0
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wow, thanks everyone for the fast replies!
im 33
22stone
exercise most days, but have 4 proper gym sessions a week0 -
I'm about 20 stone (just under - didn't realised I'd actually gone under so yay me), 23 and have 4 balls-to-the-wall gym sessions a week. Eating about 2200. Gradually losing bodyfat whilst preserving muscle mass
1500 is an old go-to number for the old diet mentality; starve yourself thin, then regain it, complain, and starve again.0 -
I'm at 2180 and I've got MFP set for me to lose a pound a week. I usually eat right at or a little under my daily goal and guess what? I lose about a pound a week. And I am not deprived of what I like or hungry all the time. It's great! 0
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wow, thanks everyone for the fast replies!
im 33
22stone
exercise most days, but have 4 proper gym sessions a week
At your weight you may want to only have those 4 days and just lift!
Heavy!
Right now you are appx 300lbs.
At that weight, depending on height, youll have excess ATP in your system.
If you screw around you will miss out on a huge opportunity to actually build muscle at a deficit.
check out www.stronglifts.com and download the report.
If your gym has the equipment and you follow the program, you should be squatting over 200lbs in 12 weeks.
The program torches fat!
Id set calories at 2000/day with a zone type split on macros.
Protein 30%
Fat 30%
Carbs 40%
Lift 3x a week and walk every day.
Eat well.
Take fish oil.
Take a multivitamin.
Measure fat every week and if your waist is shrinking while you get stronger, you're doing it right!
Friend me if you need any support and i'll seed you out to my group!0 -
There are actually formulas out there - it is called calculating your BMR. This is not a free for all guess work.
One online calculator can be found at www.fat2fitradio.com/bmr
another http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/calorie-calculator/NU005980 -
There are actually formulas out there - it is called calculating your BMR. This is not a free for all guess work.
One online calculator can be found at www.fat2fitradio.com/bmr
another http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/calorie-calculator/NU00598
Heres a guide: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-120 -
wow, thanks everyone for the fast replies!
im 33
22stone
exercise most days, but have 4 proper gym sessions a week
At your weight you may want to only have those 4 days and just lift!
Heavy!
Right now you are appx 300lbs.
At that weight, depending on height, youll have excess ATP in your system.
If you screw around you will miss out on a huge opportunity to actually build muscle at a deficit.
check out www.stronglifts.com and download the report.
If your gym has the equipment and you follow the program, you should be squatting over 200lbs in 12 weeks.
The program torches fat!
Id set calories at 2000/day with a zone type split on macros.
Protein 30%
Fat 30%
Carbs 40%
Lift 3x a week and walk every day.
Eat well.
Take fish oil.
Take a multivitamin.
Measure fat every week and if your waist is shrinking while you get stronger, you're doing it right!
Friend me if you need any support and i'll seed you out to my group!
cheers... im 5ft 11
i walk my dogs everyday, do kungfu 3 times a week, and 4 gym sessions...
maybe just lift heavy in the gym sessions then?0 -
1) Ignore what people at work say, it's not specifically applicable to the MFP algorithm, not to mention you are presumablely a different weight, height, age and activity level than they are.
2) 2190 may be right it depends on what you set in your MFP profile. What did you list for the following:
Age:
Weight:
Height:
Activity level:
Goal (pounds per week):0 -
wow, thanks everyone for the fast replies!
im 33
22stone
exercise most days, but have 4 proper gym sessions a week
At your weight you may want to only have those 4 days and just lift!
Heavy!
Right now you are appx 300lbs.
At that weight, depending on height, youll have excess ATP in your system.
If you screw around you will miss out on a huge opportunity to actually build muscle at a deficit.
check out www.stronglifts.com and download the report.
If your gym has the equipment and you follow the program, you should be squatting over 200lbs in 12 weeks.
The program torches fat!
Id set calories at 2000/day with a zone type split on macros.
Protein 30%
Fat 30%
Carbs 40%
Lift 3x a week and walk every day.
Eat well.
Take fish oil.
Take a multivitamin.
Measure fat every week and if your waist is shrinking while you get stronger, you're doing it right!
Friend me if you need any support and i'll seed you out to my group!
cheers... im 5ft 11
i walk my dogs everyday, do kungfu 3 times a week, and 4 gym sessions...
maybe just lift heavy in the gym sessions then?
If Kung Fu can be counted as a cardio type session then keep at it!
You have so much pent up energy in your fat cells that you could go all out for quite some time.
You MUST EAT WELL!!!!!!
A variety of protein!
Healthy fats from oils, nuts and fish!
At least 2 cups of fruit and vegs every day!
Then if you have anything left, have some fun food!0 -
Yes. Lift heavy, that should be your #1 priority because as you lose fat your skin will become loose BUT building muscle on the way down will keep you looking a lot better and fill out the loose skin with muscle. I wish I would have, as I was 360 lbs and never lifted all the way to ~210 lbs.0
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At my age, height, weight, activity level, and weight loss goal my target calories per day is 2,100. I've been pretty consistently around there and I've been losing right at my weight loss goal target. The difference in calories allowed based upon the selected activity level is pretty big so be careful not to over estimate.
You can always adjust if after a few weeks if the tale of the tape (or scale) isn't what you're looking for.0 -
wow, thanks everyone for the fast replies!
im 33
22stone
exercise most days, but have 4 proper gym sessions a week
At your weight you may want to only have those 4 days and just lift!
Heavy!
Right now you are appx 300lbs.
At that weight, depending on height, youll have excess ATP in your system.
If you screw around you will miss out on a huge opportunity to actually build muscle at a deficit.
check out www.stronglifts.com and download the report.
If your gym has the equipment and you follow the program, you should be squatting over 200lbs in 12 weeks.
The program torches fat!
Id set calories at 2000/day with a zone type split on macros.
Protein 30%
Fat 30%
Carbs 40%
Lift 3x a week and walk every day.
Eat well.
Take fish oil.
Take a multivitamin.
Measure fat every week and if your waist is shrinking while you get stronger, you're doing it right!
Friend me if you need any support and i'll seed you out to my group!
I'm pretty much the same weight, is this program effective for women? The website keeps saying "..guys" so I'm not sure if it's relevant. I've been interested in lifting weights forever, but have been screwing around and not starting it, I think I'm just intimidated.0 -
wow, thanks everyone for the fast replies!
im 33
22stone
exercise most days, but have 4 proper gym sessions a week
At your weight you may want to only have those 4 days and just lift!
Heavy!
Right now you are appx 300lbs.
At that weight, depending on height, youll have excess ATP in your system.
If you screw around you will miss out on a huge opportunity to actually build muscle at a deficit.
check out www.stronglifts.com and download the report.
If your gym has the equipment and you follow the program, you should be squatting over 200lbs in 12 weeks.
The program torches fat!
Id set calories at 2000/day with a zone type split on macros.
Protein 30%
Fat 30%
Carbs 40%
Lift 3x a week and walk every day.
Eat well.
Take fish oil.
Take a multivitamin.
Measure fat every week and if your waist is shrinking while you get stronger, you're doing it right!
Friend me if you need any support and i'll seed you out to my group!
I'm pretty much the same weight, is this program effective for women? The website keeps saying "..guys" so I'm not sure if it's relevant. I've been interested in lifting weights forever, but have been screwing around and not starting it, I think I'm just intimidated.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/805689-oh-no-i-ve-been-eating-2-000-cals-a-day0 -
wow, thanks everyone for the fast replies!
im 33
22stone
exercise most days, but have 4 proper gym sessions a week
At your weight you may want to only have those 4 days and just lift!
Heavy!
Right now you are appx 300lbs.
At that weight, depending on height, youll have excess ATP in your system.
If you screw around you will miss out on a huge opportunity to actually build muscle at a deficit.
check out www.stronglifts.com and download the report.
If your gym has the equipment and you follow the program, you should be squatting over 200lbs in 12 weeks.
The program torches fat!
Id set calories at 2000/day with a zone type split on macros.
Protein 30%
Fat 30%
Carbs 40%
Lift 3x a week and walk every day.
Eat well.
Take fish oil.
Take a multivitamin.
Measure fat every week and if your waist is shrinking while you get stronger, you're doing it right!
Friend me if you need any support and i'll seed you out to my group!
I'm pretty much the same weight, is this program effective for women? The website keeps saying "..guys" so I'm not sure if it's relevant. I've been interested in lifting weights forever, but have been screwing around and not starting it, I think I'm just intimidated.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/805689-oh-no-i-ve-been-eating-2-000-cals-a-day
I meant the lifting program link you posted. I'm not afraid of 2000 calories at all, haha0 -
wow, thanks everyone for the fast replies!
im 33
22stone
exercise most days, but have 4 proper gym sessions a week
At your weight you may want to only have those 4 days and just lift!
Heavy!
Right now you are appx 300lbs.
At that weight, depending on height, youll have excess ATP in your system.
If you screw around you will miss out on a huge opportunity to actually build muscle at a deficit.
check out www.stronglifts.com and download the report.
If your gym has the equipment and you follow the program, you should be squatting over 200lbs in 12 weeks.
The program torches fat!
Id set calories at 2000/day with a zone type split on macros.
Protein 30%
Fat 30%
Carbs 40%
Lift 3x a week and walk every day.
Eat well.
Take fish oil.
Take a multivitamin.
Measure fat every week and if your waist is shrinking while you get stronger, you're doing it right!
Friend me if you need any support and i'll seed you out to my group!
I'm pretty much the same weight, is this program effective for women? The website keeps saying "..guys" so I'm not sure if it's relevant. I've been interested in lifting weights forever, but have been screwing around and not starting it, I think I'm just intimidated.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/805689-oh-no-i-ve-been-eating-2-000-cals-a-day
I meant the lifting program link you posted. I'm not afraid of 2000 calories at all, haha
Lol, the weight lifting scares me too. I'm starting out "old school" with pushups and squats and what not. I was really glad when mfp linked to apps, because I picked up the runtastic pedometer which led me to the pushup and squats and sit ups apps. Considering last night was my 20 rep set and I was still struggling by the end, I think that was about the right speed for me.0 -
Well all I can say is lucky you I only get 1350 a day.0
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