meh. Confused like everyone else. Halp?

littlehedgy
littlehedgy Posts: 192 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So here I was creepin on the boards, as I am known to do, and stumbled across a thread where OP ate 1000 cals a day. And everyone understandably jumped down her throat. That is not what is confusing me I know 1000 cals a day = bad, quick weight loss no long term sucess. Yes I understand all that.

What is confusing the heck oiut of me is everyone saying that to be healthy as a woman one should be netting at least 1200 cals a day. I am very very very confuzzled. I have been subscribing more to the TDEE method since it makes more sense to me. I currently eat about 1400 cals a day, rarely a have a massive deficit day or a PMS feeding frenzy where I can be over or under about 800 calories. Generally though its right at 1400. I do not log exersise or eat back the cals because TDEE. So when I work out I'm definitely not netting 1200. At least I hope I am burning more that 200 cals!

So basically after my rambling, am I doing something wrong? DO I have to net 1200? Oh and if it helps at all I am 21 4'11 135lbs BMR=1193 TDEE is approx 1641. Please help a poor confused soul.

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  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    How much to you exercise every week?

    Just looking at the numbers there sounds like this would be close to sedentary?

    You might wanna check your numbers in there :

    http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/
  • littlehedgy
    littlehedgy Posts: 192 Member
    Yep I check every thing through IIFYM, I found the scooby's one to be a bit high. Or at least it sounded high. I do ballet/jazz 2 times per week and ususally go to the gym one more time during the week. Working on upping my workout more but i have been insanely lazy about it lately
  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    Keep in mind everyone is different. How have those numbers been working out for you until now?
    If it works well, then keep them that way.

    The closer to your goal you get the lower the deficit will be. When I get close to the end of my cut I get a deficit of about 5-10% instead of the whole 20%

    If you don't exercise all that much then the number sounds good. If you up your exercice, change your numbers to match the extra work though!
  • 33Freya
    33Freya Posts: 468 Member
    We are all different. What are your results? Are you happy with them? It sounds like you chose a good TDEE- I chose sedentary because I sit all day for work, so I log my exercise but I don't care if I eat them back or not- I do if the spirits move me ;) MFP gives a baseline, and as a whole, says we all should be eating 1200 min calories per day- I'm 5' 10", and that 1200 is going to mean something different to me than it will to you. It's a great starting point, but the bottom line is you have to do what works for you.

    Are you getting your results? If not, look at your goals, then start looking at the dynamics of your program (diet- protein/carb/fat percentages, strength training, and cardio). Tweak on these as necessary until you are getting realistically good results within healthy parameters. Be patient, as you make changes, you may need to stay consistent for a few weeks before you know if it worked or if you need to make more changes.
  • missbirrell
    missbirrell Posts: 133
    Look at it this way - is what you're doing working and giving you the results you want?
    If it is, great. Although beware of the trap that everyone loses weight fastest when they start and it slows down over time, which doesn't necessarily mean you need to eat less, more you need to stick at it.
    If it's not, change it up. Sometimes this does mean you need to eat more, so your body can burn it off better.

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