it's starting to get to me.

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  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    IMO calories are a little wonky.
    I'd suggest setting MFP to a static number and just stick to it daily.
    So if tdee is 2k you'll eat 1600/day with or without exercise.
    PM me if you are interested and ill set it up for you.

    Also, how many rest days are you taking per week while cutting calories?

    This. Listen to him. He knows...
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    I went to your roadmap information page and tried to calculate my tdee. It was 2225 - 20% is about 1750. That is scary, i know people must say that all the time. Would it do any benefit to eat that 3 days a week and the rest 1400-1500? To try and work up?

    I lost all my excess weight eating 2100 calories daily.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    IMO calories are a little wonky.
    I'd suggest setting MFP to a static number and just stick to it daily.
    So if tdee is 2k you'll eat 1600/day with or without exercise.
    PM me if you are interested and ill set it up for you.

    Also, how many rest days are you taking per week while cutting calories?

    This. Listen to him. He knows...

    Props
  • 04ward
    04ward Posts: 196 Member
    I went to your roadmap information page and tried to calculate my tdee. It was 2225 - 20% is about 1750. That is scary, i know people must say that all the time. Would it do any benefit to eat that 3 days a week and the rest 1400-1500? To try and work up?

    You HAVE to eat more. I started this and for 6 weeks I made sure I ate my 1200...Nothing. I raised to 1650 which is 20% of my TDEE and I've finally started losing. If you figure your BMR, you'll probably find it to be in the 1500's. That is what your body needs resting not doing anything! You need to eat at least over that number. Eat 6 meals and drink lots of water.
  • 04ward
    04ward Posts: 196 Member
    I went to your roadmap information page and tried to calculate my tdee. It was 2225 - 20% is about 1750. That is scary, i know people must say that all the time. Would it do any benefit to eat that 3 days a week and the rest 1400-1500? To try and work up?

    I lost all my excess weight eating 2100 calories daily.

    Congrats! I really like to hear this because we are programmed to think we have to eat less to lose. Fact is we have to eat more but of the right things in the right % and that means just following the plan.
  • Bownzi
    Bownzi Posts: 423 Member
    Don't get discouraged... Just keep going...things will work out.. It has taken me a while to start to lose weight ...and I'm getting older though..Judt be diligent things will feel better..
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    why are your legs in pain? Doms? health condition?
  • Msjacque46
    Msjacque46 Posts: 2
    Thank you for sharing...I have been starting to eat pretty clean and guess it is time to take it further. Maybe the wheat is also something I need to get rid although I do not eat much of it, but then it may not take much. Your percentages for protein, carbs and fats are very different from the MFP they suggest for me so maybe I need to play with that a bit. Again, thank you so much for sharing and congrats on your success.

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