good starz is this right?

sdps720
sdps720 Posts: 80 Member
in Food and Nutrition
my stats
41yrs old
249.4 weight this morning
5'7"


calorie Requirements projected weight loss


BMR- 1857 1.6# per week
TDEE- 3203 6.4# per month
Calories based on goal 6- 2402 83.3# per year

when I put my numbers in the Scooby workshop this is what I came up with. Is 2402 really the number I should eat if I am working out 6 days a week for an hour at a time doing both cardio and strength and want a 25% deficit? This seems like a absurd amount of calories for trying to loose.

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  • beachgod
    beachgod Posts: 567 Member
    Not necesarily. I'm in maintenance at 2,140 but I don't exercise nearly as much as you. I'm 53 and 5'9".
  • sdps720
    sdps720 Posts: 80 Member
    was really hoping to have a few more people that could tell me if this was right
  • walking_the_labyrinth
    walking_the_labyrinth Posts: 16
    I see where the numbers come from, but when you look at the difference in intake between sedentary and 5-6 times per week strenuous exercise those are pretty high burns it is expecting you to have. I would either use the sedentary setting and eat back 50% of my exercise calories or go for the 3-5 times per week moderate exercise and see how my losses looked. Once you get some data you can adjust the calories up or down based on what is happening for you.

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