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Do these figures sound healthy?

Kiriel
Kiriel Posts: 4
edited January 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone! I'm new here (well sort of, I realized I made an account two years ago and promptly forgot about it...) and I just wanted to run this by the more experienced folks.

Stats:
Female
26 yrs old
5'6"
CW: 150lb
GW: 130lb (Although, I'm not as concerned with weight as I am with inches.)
Current measurements: 36-27-39
TDEE -20% = 1550 (So, aim for 1500-1600 a day? Plus whatever I use for working out, of course.)

Basically, I am starting a gym membership this weekend, and my goal is to tone up and do mostly strength training with some cardio for fun. (Lol, fun?)

How does this sound so far, and any recommendations?

Replies

  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    How tall are you? o:
  • Kiriel
    Kiriel Posts: 4
    Oops! I added it. ^_^ 5'6"
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    Sounds good to me.
  • lilcutemonkees
    lilcutemonkees Posts: 83 Member
    with TDEE method you don't eat back exercise cals as is meant to be covered in the calculation
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
    If you are getting a gym membership, look into a trainer. My gym offered a free trainer for a limited time; after that I'd have had to pay extra. It really is nice to get personal advice from an experienced person.
  • Kiriel
    Kiriel Posts: 4
    Even if I put Sedentary as my exercise level?
  • Kiriel
    Kiriel Posts: 4
    I will definitely check if the Personal Trainers are something I can afford! ^_^
  • ladynocturne
    ladynocturne Posts: 865 Member
    with TDEE method you don't eat back exercise cals as is meant to be covered in the calculation

    I think she calculated her TDEE on sedentary since it's only slightly above her BMR. In this case, she would eat her exercise calories back.
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