Want to decrease body fat but keep the same weight..

Oatmeal93
Oatmeal93 Posts: 3 Member
edited January 25 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 19, male, 6 foot 150-155 lbs and was measured with calipers to be 18% BF. I've been eating 1700 calories a day for the last month or so, but am having trouble keeping from bingeing on 1500 calories of ice-cream every Sunday night after eating almost paleo all week besides oatmeal for breakfast.

Is 1700 net a good amount of calories to be eating? I don't know I'd just like some advice.

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  • tcraw15
    tcraw15 Posts: 223 Member
    If I'm correct, to decrease body fat but keep the same weight, you're going to want to eat more and lift weights. In other words, you're going to want to build muscle.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,517 Spam Moderator
    If I'm correct, to decrease body fat but keep the same weight, you're going to want to eat more and lift weights. In other words, you're going to want to build muscle.
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  • aquinoz
    aquinoz Posts: 182 Member
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  • originalcookiemonster
    originalcookiemonster Posts: 278 Member
    Eat your TDEE and lift heavy weights. You might could get away from eating a little surplus.
  • Oatmeal93
    Oatmeal93 Posts: 3 Member
    I had been 160-165,

    My goal is Brad Pitt in Fight Club, he's the same height and weight as I am now

    I do some kettle bell work outs about twice a week, other then that I skate some, during the winter I had been snowboarding about 3 times a week (got like 70 days in!) I'm going to try and mountain bike once a week now.

    So net, should I stay at 1700 calories or go up to like 2100? I'm worried I'd just start packing on more fat once I stop cutting..
  • JoanB5
    JoanB5 Posts: 610 Member
    Do the "In Place of a Road Map"(search on MFP) and it will help you adjust your calories per your activity level using the excel sheets. I found it useful to transition from weight loss to where you are wanting to be. I also find that as I build muscle, I have more room for desserts in my diet without them turning to fat. Muscles are our friend!
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    BP may have been the same height and weight as you but I'd say he would have had a much lower BF% because he had more LBM. At your stats, I would suggest bulking at about 10-15% above maintenance calories. Obviously, resistance training is a requirement. Do this for a little while (I go until my waist is tight on my normal shorts) and then cut which just means you keep lifting but drop the calories. In a perfect world, you would gain 100% muscle and lose 100% fat however that isn't the case but by being at a small surplus the fat gain should be minimal and when you cut you should do it slowly to avoid LBM losses. Hope that helps.
  • Oatmeal93
    Oatmeal93 Posts: 3 Member
    Uhg. I don't really like lifting, way rather cut and go do something outside but you guys are probably right. I'm probably the same body fat persentage I was, just thinner.

    I'm still going for more of a long and lean look, not really looking to bulk up like some body builder or something.

    I've also got to stop binging on icecream at the end of the week, I ate 1900 extra calories today and feel like a moron.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    trust me it doesn't happen overnight.

    You don't have to lift weights but you need some sort of resistance training to gain LBM. It's that simple.

    And I'd say you need the cals to put on weight.
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