For those of you who use macro calculators...

prettywingss04
prettywingss04 Posts: 29 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've tried a few different sites, and entered in the same info regarding me looking to loose about 10 pounds.
Ive gotten calorie deficit info ranging from 1500 - 1900s. Most people recommend to take an average but that is a drastic gap.
Sites like IIFYM, scoobydoo calculator will recommend about 1500-1600 whereas some other sites will recommend 1700 +
Does anyone know why this is? Is IIFYM for instance geared towards body composition competitors? Any advice will help

Im 5'6, weighing 154 looking to lose about 10 pounds..

Thanks!

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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited January 2016
    I've tried a few different sites, and entered in the same info regarding me looking to loose about 10 pounds.
    Ive gotten calorie deficit info ranging from 1500 - 1900s. Most people recommend to take an average but that is a drastic gap.
    Sites like IIFYM, scoobydoo calculator will recommend about 1500-1600 whereas some other sites will recommend 1700 +
    Does anyone know why this is? Is IIFYM for instance geared towards body composition competitors? Any advice will help

    Im 5'6, weighing 154 looking to lose about 10 pounds..

    Thanks!

    Different input and calculations probably

    Scooby is quite reliable if you set your activity properly

    MFP will give you a count excluding exercise and including required rate of loss

    The stats you haven't provided in your op are
    Age
    Gender
    Activity rate? Which is daily life excluding purposeful exercise
    Exercise? What type, how frequently per week and how intensely
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Insufficient data. Specify age, height, weight, and percent Body Fat, along with Goal/s.
  • prettywingss04
    prettywingss04 Posts: 29 Member
    edited January 2016
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    I've tried a few different sites, and entered in the same info regarding me looking to loose about 10 pounds.
    Ive gotten calorie deficit info ranging from 1500 - 1900s. Most people recommend to take an average but that is a drastic gap.
    Sites like IIFYM, scoobydoo calculator will recommend about 1500-1600 whereas some other sites will recommend 1700 +
    Does anyone know why this is? Is IIFYM for instance geared towards body composition competitors? Any advice will help

    Im 5'6, weighing 154 looking to lose about 10 pounds..

    Thanks!

    Different input and calculations probably

    Scooby is quite reliable if you set your activity properly

    MFP will give you a count excluding exercise and including required rate of loss

    The stats you haven't provided in your op are
    Age
    Gender
    Activity rate? Which is daily life excluding purposeful exercise
    Exercise? What type, how frequently per week and how intensely

    Hey sorry totally forgot
    24,female, and I'm active moderately 3-4x a week strength training with cardio , or hiit once a week. My daily routine is sedentary. Thanks for the advice ! Sorry I should edit ... Scoobydoo is giving me a rate in the 1800s whereas IIFYM is giving a rate in the 1500s
  • bioklutz
    bioklutz Posts: 1,365 Member
    Why not try 1650 and see what that is like? You can always adjust later.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    Try one or the other. If you aren't losing at the expected rate after 4-6 weeks look at your data on MFP a d extrapolate your TDEE from there.
    IIFYM works perfectly for me, but I know a lot of people who find Scooby's more accurate.

    Cheers, h.
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