In Place Of A Road Map 3/2013

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  • anasantos61
    anasantos61 Posts: 86 Member
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  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Thanks so much for this info, I will be upping my cals from 1,400 to 1,600 as recommended.

    One little question, why do I enter my current weight where it says goal weight?? Help!

    Thanks :) x

    It gives current TDEE.
  • kimika23
    kimika23 Posts: 59 Member
    Bump! Thanks, Dan!
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Thanks so much for this info, I will be upping my cals from 1,400 to 1,600 as recommended.

    One little question, why do I enter my current weight where it says goal weight?? Help!

    Thanks :) x
    You enter current weight because if you enter your goal weight, it gives you a calorie goal for the goal rather than your current weight. So you eat according to your current TDEE minus whatever percentage you choose, and run the numbers again and make adjustments as you progress.

    Edited to add: Yeah, what Dan said - he beat me to it! Johnny on the spot! :bigsmile:
  • anasantos61
    anasantos61 Posts: 86 Member
    How often do you have to run the numbers? is it every 10lbs. you lose?
  • xMonroeMisfit
    xMonroeMisfit Posts: 411 Member
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  • balancedbrunette
    balancedbrunette Posts: 530 Member
    replying so I can have this for later :)
  • tomii13
    tomii13 Posts: 105 Member
    bump!
  • RawMomma10
    RawMomma10 Posts: 89 Member
    Wow!!! What a great breakdown!!! Thank you SOOOO much for sharing that info and breaking it down like that!!! Im excited to start the new program you outlined for me to do ... starting today... :) Im also getting a tape measure next time im in town this week so I can properly measure.... Thank you again!! :wink:
  • origwvgirl
    origwvgirl Posts: 90 Member
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  • maddiequinlan
    maddiequinlan Posts: 46 Member
    bumpity
  • carlysuzanne85
    carlysuzanne85 Posts: 204 Member
    I wish I had seen this my first day on MFP but am so glad I found it over a month ago. I've been a lot happier and have been losing more inches since I've been properly fueling my body for my workouts! Thank you so much for this!
  • mommamills
    mommamills Posts: 437
    started this last week!!! can't wait to see some results! Thanks Dan!
  • Vejay
    Vejay Posts: 12 Member
    This has been extremely helpful. I ate at TDEE all last week (and loved every minute of it lol) and it just made sense to me. Why start at the bottom (1200 calories) instead of the top and tweak the number if needed. You can't really tweak 1200 calories (unless you change the macro nutrients %).

    Anyhoo, today I am eating at 20% - TDEE and very excited about it lol. I am walking 10,000 steps 5x a week using my FitBit one and I plan to start weight lifting. I actually averaged my FitBit calorie burn numbers over the last 23 days to get my TDEE. Which is somewhere between light and moderate. Also, can anyone recommend a weight lifting routine for women (beginner)? Should I start out twice a week, if so for how long?

    Thanks Dan!

    5'4"
    Bodyfat 31%
    Goal Body fat 25%.
  • rchupka87
    rchupka87 Posts: 542 Member
    This has been extremely helpful. I ate at TDEE all last week (and loved every minute of it lol) and it just made sense to me. Why start at the bottom (1200 calories) instead of the top and tweak the number if needed. You can't really tweak 1200 calories (unless you change the macro nutrients %).

    Anyhoo, today I am eating at 20% - TDEE and very excited about it lol. I am walking 10,000 steps 5x a week using my FitBit one and I plan to start weight lifting. I actually averaged my FitBit calorie burn numbers to get my TDEE.
    Also, can anyone recommend a weight lifting routine for women (beginner)? Should I start out twice a week, if so for how long?

    Thanks Dan!

    5'4"
    Bodyfat 31%
    Goal Body fat 25%.

    Try StrongLifts 5x5, or The New Rules of Lifting for Women... :)

    Edited to say: Both of these programs are 3 times a week. I have tried both. NROLFW was pretty involved, and there were a LOT of different exercises and schedules to keep. 5x5 has been a lot better for me, personally. Two workouts, 3 exercises per workout - 5 sets of 5 reps. Hence, 5x5. I LOVE IT.
  • ElleM0
    ElleM0 Posts: 105 Member
    Bump! :happy:
  • Vejay
    Vejay Posts: 12 Member
    Awesome, thank you so much. I am looking for something a little simple now! :)
  • dlcuthbert
    dlcuthbert Posts: 25 Member
    Bump! Thanks Dan!
  • Vejay
    Vejay Posts: 12 Member
    This has been extremely helpful. I ate at TDEE all last week (and loved every minute of it lol) and it just made sense to me. Why start at the bottom (1200 calories) instead of the top and tweak the number if needed. You can't really tweak 1200 calories (unless you change the macro nutrients %).

    Anyhoo, today I am eating at 20% - TDEE and very excited about it lol. I am walking 10,000 steps 5x a week using my FitBit one and I plan to start weight lifting. I actually averaged my FitBit calorie burn numbers to get my TDEE.
    Also, can anyone recommend a weight lifting routine for women (beginner)? Should I start out twice a week, if so for how long?

    Thanks Dan!

    5'4"
    Bodyfat 31%
    Goal Body fat 25%.

    Try StrongLifts 5x5, or The New Rules of Lifting for Women... :)

    Edited to say: Both of these programs are 3 times a week. I have tried both. NROLFW was pretty involved, and there were a LOT of different exercises and schedules to keep. 5x5 has been a lot better for me, personally. Two workouts, 3 exercises per workout - 5 sets of 5 reps. Hence, 5x5. I LOVE IT.

    Awesome, thank you so much. I am looking for something a little simple now! :) I will Google the 5x5!
  • Vejay
    Vejay Posts: 12 Member
    Bump...I have tried calculating my numbers this way before and I'm doing something way wrong...Perhaps I will try yet again. Thanks for the info.

    The biggest thing that I found was, as Dan-the-Man mentioned in the OP - is patience. When I made the adjustment the first time, I had to jump from 1200 calories (the MFP standard) to 2199. I had to add 200 calories a week until I got to the high point. That was 5 weeks without a loss. In those 5 weeks, I put on 11 pounds. It was a LONG 5 weeks, and I wanted to quit, but as soon as I got there - bam! The weight started falling off!

    I was really successfull for a long time, and then it just stalled out. After MONTHS of what I thought was a plateau, I finally ran my numbers again. I was WAY under where I should have been, but this time - I just did it all at once. I ate AT TDEE for a week, then went to TDEE - 20%, and that quick... I've lost 4.5 lbs, and 7 inches overall in just two weeks.

    Be patient, and don't freak out if you see a small gain when you first adjust your calories up - because it WILL happen. Stick to it, and once your body adjusts to getting the right amount of fuel, it will start shedding the unnecessary.

    This is very encouraging!!
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

    I just wanted to add this calculator so people can play with it and have a better understanding of what sedentary TDEE means and how many calories are needed for moderate/light exercise. Everybody just claims to be sedentary!
  • dsett
    dsett Posts: 66 Member
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  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,473 Member
    Thank you for setting out all this information!
  • Ge0rgiana
    Ge0rgiana Posts: 1,649 Member
    I want to know what happened with the 2 people the roadmap didn't work for. Why didn't it work? Did they find something else that did?
  • lublue
    lublue Posts: 123 Member
    tag
  • leap314
    leap314 Posts: 75 Member
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  • joleenl
    joleenl Posts: 739 Member
    thanks Im trying it right now.
  • Cupcake1015
    Cupcake1015 Posts: 109 Member
    Thank you!
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