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thedodgeruk wrote: »katandwaves wrote: »Why does myfitnesspal suggest 1,200 calories a day? I am 5'8, about 190 pounds. I work full time so I'm at a desk all day. I'm doing about 3+ days a week of spinning/elliptical.
Any suggestions on what my calorie goal should be?
male 5'9 166 pounds, full time computer programmer , 5 days a week doing weights and i do between 1200 and 1300 a day , its dead easy
you eat less food than most women on my Friends list...including me...and I am older...shorter and weigh less...
wow just wow
This. This is why we make statements like 1200 is too low for many people, because you have men and women already at healthy weights, already active, thinking this is an appropriate calorie goal for them.
I don't get it.6 -
thedodgeruk wrote: »katandwaves wrote: »Why does myfitnesspal suggest 1,200 calories a day? I am 5'8, about 190 pounds. I work full time so I'm at a desk all day. I'm doing about 3+ days a week of spinning/elliptical.
Any suggestions on what my calorie goal should be?
male 5'9 166 pounds, full time computer programmer , 5 days a week doing weights and i do between 1200 and 1300 a day , its dead easy
Wow, really? Is there a medical reason for that or are you under doctors instruction? I'm not being snarky, I'm genuinely curious as to why a grown male that is weight training would eat so little? I'm 43, 130 lbs 5'4 and eat 1700-1800 cals/day (I run & lift weights 3x/wk). I mean it may be easy for you, but why would you choose to?5 -
thedodgeruk wrote: »katandwaves wrote: »Why does myfitnesspal suggest 1,200 calories a day? I am 5'8, about 190 pounds. I work full time so I'm at a desk all day. I'm doing about 3+ days a week of spinning/elliptical.
Any suggestions on what my calorie goal should be?
male 5'9 166 pounds, full time computer programmer , 5 days a week doing weights and i do between 1200 and 1300 a day , its dead easy
Female, 5'8", 162 pounds with a desk job. Used to lift at least 2 days a week until I sustained an injury (not from lifting), so the last three months or so has been: 2 days of Brazilian jiu jitsu/wk; aim for at least 5 days a week at 10k steps, sometimes it ends up at 4; 2 days a week often only around 5-7k steps.
Lose (slowly by preference) on around a likely average of 1800-1900/day, possibly more.2 -
thedodgeruk wrote: »katandwaves wrote: »Why does myfitnesspal suggest 1,200 calories a day? I am 5'8, about 190 pounds. I work full time so I'm at a desk all day. I'm doing about 3+ days a week of spinning/elliptical.
Any suggestions on what my calorie goal should be?
male 5'9 166 pounds, full time computer programmer , 5 days a week doing weights and i do between 1200 and 1300 a day , its dead easy
Female, 5'8", 162 pounds with a desk job. Used to lift at least 2 days a week until I sustained an injury (not from lifting), so the last three months or so has been: 2 days of Brazilian jiu jitsu/wk; aim for at least 5 days a week at 10k steps, sometimes it ends up at 4; 2 days a week often only around 5-7k steps.
Lose (slowly by preference) on around a likely average of 1800-1900/day, possibly more.
Not a whole lot to add, except Twinsies! I'm also 5'8", 165 lbs, desk job and lose approx 1/2 to 1 lb a week on around 2000 gross calories a day. I average around 10-15k steps a day.1 -
thedodgeruk wrote: »katandwaves wrote: »Why does myfitnesspal suggest 1,200 calories a day? I am 5'8, about 190 pounds. I work full time so I'm at a desk all day. I'm doing about 3+ days a week of spinning/elliptical.
Any suggestions on what my calorie goal should be?
male 5'9 166 pounds, full time computer programmer , 5 days a week doing weights and i do between 1200 and 1300 a day , its dead easy
What exactly are you trying to accomplish body wise by doing weights five days per week while eating so little? You're sure as heck not going to build muscle that way.
I have to wonder if people who claim eating 1200 is easy are actually weighing all their food. The odds are that they're not and the "dead easy" 1200 is more like 1500+.7 -
thedodgeruk wrote: »katandwaves wrote: »Why does myfitnesspal suggest 1,200 calories a day? I am 5'8, about 190 pounds. I work full time so I'm at a desk all day. I'm doing about 3+ days a week of spinning/elliptical.
Any suggestions on what my calorie goal should be?
male 5'9 166 pounds, full time computer programmer , 5 days a week doing weights and i do between 1200 and 1300 a day , its dead easy
What exactly are you trying to accomplish body wise by doing weights five days per week while eating so little? You're sure as heck not going to build muscle that way.
I have to wonder if people who claim eating 1200 is easy are actually weighing all their food. The odds are that they're not and the "dead easy" 1200 is more like 1500+.
Well, if his diary is accurate, he's only eaten between 1200-1300 twice in the last week or so. I can never tell from people's diaries whether they are using a food scale or not, but yeah, I assume they are eyeballing. At least I hope so
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thedodgeruk wrote: »katandwaves wrote: »Why does myfitnesspal suggest 1,200 calories a day? I am 5'8, about 190 pounds. I work full time so I'm at a desk all day. I'm doing about 3+ days a week of spinning/elliptical.
Any suggestions on what my calorie goal should be?
male 5'9 166 pounds, full time computer programmer , 5 days a week doing weights and i do between 1200 and 1300 a day , its dead easy
What exactly are you trying to accomplish body wise by doing weights five days per week while eating so little? You're sure as heck not going to build muscle that way.
I have to wonder if people who claim eating 1200 is easy are actually weighing all their food. The odds are that they're not and the "dead easy" 1200 is more like 1500+.
truth be told I assume the same...based on my own experience.
For example...protein powder in my smoothie...package says 2 scoops is 35 grams @ 120 calories...2 scoops is 45 grams...and that is a small portion of my day.0 -
thedodgeruk wrote: »katandwaves wrote: »Why does myfitnesspal suggest 1,200 calories a day? I am 5'8, about 190 pounds. I work full time so I'm at a desk all day. I'm doing about 3+ days a week of spinning/elliptical.
Any suggestions on what my calorie goal should be?
male 5'9 166 pounds, full time computer programmer , 5 days a week doing weights and i do between 1200 and 1300 a day , its dead easy
Female, 5'8", 162 pounds with a desk job. Used to lift at least 2 days a week until I sustained an injury (not from lifting), so the last three months or so has been: 2 days of Brazilian jiu jitsu/wk; aim for at least 5 days a week at 10k steps, sometimes it ends up at 4; 2 days a week often only around 5-7k steps.
Lose (slowly by preference) on around a likely average of 1800-1900/day, possibly more.
How do you average those steps? I am 100lbs more than you and I can get maybe 3k steps on my work days if I am lucky. I would gain weight on 1800-1900 per day.
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thedodgeruk wrote: »katandwaves wrote: »Why does myfitnesspal suggest 1,200 calories a day? I am 5'8, about 190 pounds. I work full time so I'm at a desk all day. I'm doing about 3+ days a week of spinning/elliptical.
Any suggestions on what my calorie goal should be?
male 5'9 166 pounds, full time computer programmer , 5 days a week doing weights and i do between 1200 and 1300 a day , its dead easy
Female, 5'8", 162 pounds with a desk job. Used to lift at least 2 days a week until I sustained an injury (not from lifting), so the last three months or so has been: 2 days of Brazilian jiu jitsu/wk; aim for at least 5 days a week at 10k steps, sometimes it ends up at 4; 2 days a week often only around 5-7k steps.
Lose (slowly by preference) on around a likely average of 1800-1900/day, possibly more.
How do you average those steps? I am 100lbs more than you and I can get maybe 3k steps on my work days if I am lucky. I would gain weight on 1800-1900 per day.
You have to make walking a habit. Start with small changes like parking further back in the lot if you drive.
I live in NYC so I walk everywhere and have no need for a car. I'm also a very fidgety person and don't like to sit for long periods of time. I get at least 15K steps per day and it's usually more like 20 to 25K per day. My highest is 44,411 in one day.1 -
We have a full lot and I do park in the back. I work 12-16 hour shifts from dark to dark.. and I have a 3 year old so I can't exactly go anywhere after 10pm. My off days are the only days I am able to get anywhere near 10k steps per day and that's because I make myself do at least an hour of cardio or 4 miles a day when I can. On a good day I can do 3 or so hours of cardio at the gym. Work schedule doesn't really allow for that.0
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We have a full lot and I do park in the back. I work 12-16 hour shifts from dark to dark.. and I have a 3 year old so I can't exactly go anywhere after 10pm. My off days are the only days I am able to get anywhere near 10k steps per day and that's because I make myself do at least an hour of cardio or 4 miles a day when I can. On a good day I can do 3 or so hours of cardio at the gym. Work schedule doesn't really allow for that.
Ah, so then there isn't much you can do I guess. My job keeps me on my feet all day and I walk to and from work most of the time which is five miles each way and takes a bit over an hour each time. Having children is also going to change that step count significantly. There's no need to hit 10K anyway, as long as you are more active than you were before any small changes help. I'm 5'3" and 109 pounds but I'm still losing weight on 1800 to 1900 calories per day. However, on a sick day I can only eat around 1300 to maintain, I think.0 -
thedodgeruk wrote: »katandwaves wrote: »Why does myfitnesspal suggest 1,200 calories a day? I am 5'8, about 190 pounds. I work full time so I'm at a desk all day. I'm doing about 3+ days a week of spinning/elliptical.
Any suggestions on what my calorie goal should be?
male 5'9 166 pounds, full time computer programmer , 5 days a week doing weights and i do between 1200 and 1300 a day , its dead easy
What exactly are you trying to accomplish body wise by doing weights five days per week while eating so little? You're sure as heck not going to build muscle that way.
I have to wonder if people who claim eating 1200 is easy are actually weighing all their food. The odds are that they're not and the "dead easy" 1200 is more like 1500+.
I think this is the case with a lot of people, myself included. I set my goal at 1200, knowing that without a food scale I was likely eating more than that. I still lost, but much more slowly.0 -
We have a full lot and I do park in the back. I work 12-16 hour shifts from dark to dark.. and I have a 3 year old so I can't exactly go anywhere after 10pm. My off days are the only days I am able to get anywhere near 10k steps per day and that's because I make myself do at least an hour of cardio or 4 miles a day when I can. On a good day I can do 3 or so hours of cardio at the gym. Work schedule doesn't really allow for that.
You might look for "walking" videos on-line. There are lots. You can do these in the safety of your own home. Most of the "steps" will register.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3q5e1pV4pc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnCMUGnWVIg 1 -
We have a full lot and I do park in the back. I work 12-16 hour shifts from dark to dark.. and I have a 3 year old so I can't exactly go anywhere after 10pm. My off days are the only days I am able to get anywhere near 10k steps per day and that's because I make myself do at least an hour of cardio or 4 miles a day when I can. On a good day I can do 3 or so hours of cardio at the gym. Work schedule doesn't really allow for that.
In a 12-16 hour shift do you get breaks and a lunch period? I have a desk job and small children, but I get about 12-15K steps/day. I get up in the morning and walk for an hour before work or on days I do weights I try to walk for about 20 minutes before I start my weights. I park in the back of the lot AND walk an entire lap around the building before I go in. I take a 15 minute break in the morning and one in the afternoon and go outside if weather permits and try to walk a lap around our campus (about 1000 steps) and at lunch I can usually squeeze in two laps. When I leave in the evening I walk out the door and walk all the way around before going to my car. I also don't sit down in the evening (other than eating) until the kids are in bed. A lot of times I will even pace while I am reading to them at bedtime. I do the same on weekends, I try not to sit down!
All those little changes mean I have worked my way up to a much higher activity level than normal for my petite frame, so I maintain on 2200 cals/day at 5'2.2 -
WinoGelato wrote: »We have a full lot and I do park in the back. I work 12-16 hour shifts from dark to dark.. and I have a 3 year old so I can't exactly go anywhere after 10pm. My off days are the only days I am able to get anywhere near 10k steps per day and that's because I make myself do at least an hour of cardio or 4 miles a day when I can. On a good day I can do 3 or so hours of cardio at the gym. Work schedule doesn't really allow for that.
In a 12-16 hour shift do you get breaks and a lunch period? I have a desk job and small children, but I get about 12-15K steps/day. I get up in the morning and walk for an hour before work or on days I do weights I try to walk for about 20 minutes before I start my weights. I park in the back of the lot AND walk an entire lap around the building before I go in. I take a 15 minute break in the morning and one in the afternoon and go outside if weather permits and try to walk a lap around our campus (about 1000 steps) and at lunch I can usually squeeze in two laps. When I leave in the evening I walk out the door and walk all the way around before going to my car. I also don't sit down in the evening (other than eating) until the kids are in bed. A lot of times I will even pace while I am reading to them at bedtime. I do the same on weekends, I try not to sit down!
All those little changes mean I have worked my way up to a much higher activity level than normal for my petite frame, so I maintain on 2200 cals/day at 5'2.
4 short bathroom breaks per day. I drive over an hour to and from work. I do not have other breaks at work and it is dark when I leave and dark when I come home. I only sit when I am going to sleep for my 4 hours lol. I don't think I could manage to wake up an hour earlier and get 3 hours of sleep just to walk in the dark with my 3 year old0 -
You might look for "walking" videos on-line. There are lots. You can do these in the safety of your own home. Most of the "steps" will register.
Thank you... will this be as effective as full pace walking? I can likely do 20 minutes of it on my work days before going to sleep0 -
You might look for "walking" videos on-line. There are lots. You can do these in the safety of your own home. Most of the "steps" will register.
Thank you... will this be as effective as full pace walking? I can likely do 20 minutes of it on my work days before going to sleep
Some videos are faster than others. I like to add arm movements when the pace is a little slow. You can always add jogging sequences too. Videos with a timer clock are great for this. That's the nice thing about no choreography, you can change things up as needed.1 -
WinoGelato wrote: »We have a full lot and I do park in the back. I work 12-16 hour shifts from dark to dark.. and I have a 3 year old so I can't exactly go anywhere after 10pm. My off days are the only days I am able to get anywhere near 10k steps per day and that's because I make myself do at least an hour of cardio or 4 miles a day when I can. On a good day I can do 3 or so hours of cardio at the gym. Work schedule doesn't really allow for that.
In a 12-16 hour shift do you get breaks and a lunch period? I have a desk job and small children, but I get about 12-15K steps/day. I get up in the morning and walk for an hour before work or on days I do weights I try to walk for about 20 minutes before I start my weights. I park in the back of the lot AND walk an entire lap around the building before I go in. I take a 15 minute break in the morning and one in the afternoon and go outside if weather permits and try to walk a lap around our campus (about 1000 steps) and at lunch I can usually squeeze in two laps. When I leave in the evening I walk out the door and walk all the way around before going to my car. I also don't sit down in the evening (other than eating) until the kids are in bed. A lot of times I will even pace while I am reading to them at bedtime. I do the same on weekends, I try not to sit down!
All those little changes mean I have worked my way up to a much higher activity level than normal for my petite frame, so I maintain on 2200 cals/day at 5'2.
4 short bathroom breaks per day. I drive over an hour to and from work. I do not have other breaks at work and it is dark when I leave and dark when I come home. I only sit when I am going to sleep for my 4 hours lol. I don't think I could manage to wake up an hour earlier and get 3 hours of sleep just to walk in the dark with my 3 year old
No lunch break in a 12-16 hour shift? I'm not saying you should use any and all free time alotted to get your steps in, you clearly have a very busy schedule, I'm just surprised that you don't have at least a 30 minute block for lunch in addition to 15 minute breaks.
It's tough being a working mom because I know the last thing you want is to spend more time away from your kids. That's why I try to work in as much as I can while they are asleep or while I'm at work and already away from them, but if your situation is not conducive to that then you may need to try to squeeze in more exercise on the days off, maybe with your little one in a stroller or in a bike trailer or something like that.1 -
No lunch break in a 12-16 hour shift? I'm not saying you should use any and all free time alotted to get your steps in, you clearly have a very busy schedule, I'm just surprised that you don't have at least a 30 minute block for lunch in addition to 15 minute breaks.
It's tough being a working mom because I know the last thing you want is to spend more time away from your kids. That's why I try to work in as much as I can while they are asleep or while I'm at work and already away from them, but if your situation is not conducive to that then you may need to try to squeeze in more exercise on the days off, maybe with your little one in a stroller or in a bike trailer or something like that.
I work in emergency services and from 6pm-10pm I am completely alone unable to get up. I have been with 3 different areas and none of them given breaks aside from a handful of bathroom breaks that can not last longer than 5 minutes. We do not get lunch breaks or other breaks we can eat at the desk as long as it isn't messy or smelly.
I do 2 hours of gym time at least two days a week and that is about all I can manage.. which is why 1200 is appropriate for someone my size to lose 1.5lbs per week while measuring in grams0
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