Consuming the Calories for what you want to weigh

Rae1967
Rae1967 Posts: 4 Member
edited January 18 in Food and Nutrition
I haven't seen any recent post regarding this subject in a while, so I thought I would start a new one to see if anyone has had success with it. It seems like a good concept to me.

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  • smilingirisheyes
    smilingirisheyes Posts: 149 Member
    The calories for what I want to weigh are right about at what MFP has be set for, so it's all the same to me.
  • Rae1967
    Rae1967 Posts: 4 Member
    It's about a 200 calorie difference for me. I get to eat 200 calories more.
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    What do you mean, the calories for what you want to weigh? Are you trying to gain weight? I can't imagine you'd get to eat more at a higher weight that you would at a lower weight. I eat less to maintain now than I did 30-40 pounds ago, and I don't eat less to lose, but my calories differential is lower now than it would've been 30-40 pounds ago.
  • violinkeri
    violinkeri Posts: 212
    This is the plan I am following. I am losing .5-1lb a week, which is a good rate since I only have 24 more lbs to go. It was easier for me to figure this out and follow it, rather than figure out the TDEE-20% and then having to recalculate every time i lost weight. Also 2-300 more cals than what MFP recommended. I've lost 15 lbs so far!
  • luvs_choc8
    luvs_choc8 Posts: 788 Member
    Funny you sould post this today because that is exactly what I am thinking about doing. In my mind if I enter into the BMR calculation my height, age, and the weight that I want to be I get a BMR of 1415 and then a sedentary TDEE of 1698 which I think would be my final maintenance values. I think if I decrease that TDEE by 20% and make that my net goal value I am hoping that I can start losing again. If this doesn't work, I have no idea what to do.........
  • violinkeri
    violinkeri Posts: 212
    Funny you sould post this today because that is exactly what I am thinking about doing. In my mind if I enter into the BMR calculation my height, age, and the weight that I want to be I get a BMR of 1415 and then a sedentary TDEE of 1698 which I think would be my final maintenance values. I think if I decrease that TDEE by 20% and make that my net goal value I am hoping that I can start losing again. If this doesn't work, I have no idea what to do.........

    This is the formula a dietitian gave me. This is what they use in longterm care medical facilities to make sure bedridden and coma patients dont lose weight. its just another way to look at it, that was more helpful to me.

    Convert your goal weight to kg by taking lbs divided by 2.2. Then take the kg and multiply by any number between 25-30. This gives you a range in which your goal maintenance is likely to fall. I multiplied by 25 for now so that I estimated on the low side, and its about 1500 calories, give or take.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    I was going to give it a try when I get closer to goal.
  • agggie550
    agggie550 Posts: 281 Member
    Im not sure how much awesome weighs, but i eat over 3000 Caloires a day so that I can net somewere above 1200 .. does that count?
  • savithny
    savithny Posts: 1,200 Member
    What do you mean, the calories for what you want to weigh? Are you trying to gain weight? I can't imagine you'd get to eat more at a higher weight that you would at a lower weight. I eat less to maintain now than I did 30-40 pounds ago, and I don't eat less to lose, but my calories differential is lower now than it would've been 30-40 pounds ago.

    No, it's more like using the calculators for maintenance calories, but putting in your "ideal" weight and seeing what it says you'd need to eat to maintain that goal weight.

    For me, the calorie goals for losing 1/2 to 1 pound a week and my ultimate maintenance are not so far apart (the loss is a bit lower than maintenance), so I just try to keep that in mind as my ultimate goal. I figure part of this process is learning to remember to eat for the weight I want to be.

    I've seen the math that for people with a lot to lose, it might be too big a calorie deficit to start wtih and they should pick an intermediate goal.
  • tomg33
    tomg33 Posts: 305 Member
    Maintenance for my goal weight will still be high, and I can easily remain healthy and lose weight faster on a lower calorie intake, so I am.
    This is the formula a dietitian gave me...

    Good start, but you still have to account for daily activity and exercise. Of course, coma patients don't move.
  • SueGeer
    SueGeer Posts: 1,169 Member
    Funny you sould post this today because that is exactly what I am thinking about doing. In my mind if I enter into the BMR calculation my height, age, and the weight that I want to be I get a BMR of 1415 and then a sedentary TDEE of 1698 which I think would be my final maintenance values. I think if I decrease that TDEE by 20% and make that my net goal value I am hoping that I can start losing again. If this doesn't work, I have no idea what to do.........

    This is the formula a dietitian gave me. This is what they use in longterm care medical facilities to make sure bedridden and coma patients dont lose weight. its just another way to look at it, that was more helpful to me.

    Convert your goal weight to kg by taking lbs divided by 2.2. Then take the kg and multiply by any number between 25-30. This gives you a range in which your goal maintenance is likely to fall. I multiplied by 25 for now so that I estimated on the low side, and its about 1500 calories, give or take.

    Mine works out between 1471 & 1765.....average 1618. TDEE - 20% = 1568 :flowerforyou:
  • violinkeri
    violinkeri Posts: 212
    Maintenance for my goal weight will still be high, and I can easily remain healthy and lose weight faster on a lower calorie intake, so I am.
    This is the formula a dietitian gave me...

    Good start, but you still have to account for daily activity and exercise. Of course, coma patients don't move.

    I work a desk job so dont do a whole lot, but I eat back any additional exercise I do.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Funny you sould post this today because that is exactly what I am thinking about doing. In my mind if I enter into the BMR calculation my height, age, and the weight that I want to be I get a BMR of 1415 and then a sedentary TDEE of 1698 which I think would be my final maintenance values. I think if I decrease that TDEE by 20% and make that my net goal value I am hoping that I can start losing again. If this doesn't work, I have no idea what to do.........

    This is the formula a dietitian gave me. This is what they use in longterm care medical facilities to make sure bedridden and coma patients dont lose weight. its just another way to look at it, that was more helpful to me.

    Convert your goal weight to kg by taking lbs divided by 2.2. Then take the kg and multiply by any number between 25-30. This gives you a range in which your goal maintenance is likely to fall. I multiplied by 25 for now so that I estimated on the low side, and its about 1500 calories, give or take.

    Mine works out between 1471 & 1765.....average 1618. TDEE - 20% = 1568 :flowerforyou:

    Never mind, poor reading comprehension.
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    That is the principle behind Fat2Fit - http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr

    But it's a process of diminishing returns, as you get closer to goal weight the difference between current TDEE and goal weight TDEE gets smaller, so you will need to take of a defict.

    If anyone is extreely overweight they shouldn't try this as the goal weight TDEE may be too large a defict from their current TDEE, it is better in that situation to pick a halfway goal, and try that first, and adjust when you get to your interim goal.
  • tomg33
    tomg33 Posts: 305 Member
    I work a desk job so dont do a whole lot, but I eat back any additional exercise I do.

    I understand. It changes if you're doing a serious weight-training program however because there's no real way to accurately track how much energy you're burning during the workout, which is why many TDEE calculators have a multiplier for activity level.
  • ruwise
    ruwise Posts: 265 Member
    I've been following the fat 2 fit formula for the past 3-4 weeks after hitting a plateau far too soon based on the calories on MFP. Since then I have lost every week and usually losing about 1.5lb's. The most important bit is that I have been full every day and not in the slightest bit hungry. I've found it very easy.

    I have a lot of weight to lose so I had to put in an interim goal as to eat at my goal weight would have been below my BMR but I don't think it will be a problem as some days I've really had to force myself to eat my calories as I have been full.
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