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rosej31
rosej31 Posts: 189 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
My plan is to workout 6 days a week, 3 days of strength and 1 day out of those 6 days I meet with a trainer that kills me..
Since, I want to lose weight should I adjust my calories at 1200 or 1400 a day.

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  • quartknee11
    quartknee11 Posts: 141 Member
    I would keep your calories where they're at right now. Just log your calories burned after exercise and eat those back
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    quartknee11 wrote: »
    I would keep your calories where they're at right now. Just log your calories burned after exercise and eat those back

    This^

    MFP gave you a calorie deficit before exercise. So when you log workouts you "earn" additional calories. Many people eat back a percent - say 50-75% - because calorie burns are estimates.
  • rosej31
    rosej31 Posts: 189 Member
    So
    TeaBea wrote: »
    quartknee11 wrote: »
    I would keep your calories where they're at right now. Just log your calories burned after exercise and eat those back

    This^

    MFP gave you a calorie deficit before exercise. So when you log workouts you "earn" additional calories. Many people eat back a percent - say 50-75% - because calorie burns are estimates.

    1200 calorie is to low
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Are you losing right now at 1400 calories?
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    Not enough information. What is your height & weight? How much weight do you need to lose?

    IF your MFP plan is currently set well based on activity level (sedentary, lightly active, etc.) which does NOT consider exercise calories, then you should be prepared to eat a little additional to fuel your workouts. But without more information its impossible to know if 1200-1400 is a good goal for you or not.
    rosej31 wrote: »
    My plan is to workout 6 days a week, 3 days of strength and 1 day out of those 6 days I meet with a trainer that kills me..
    Since, I want to lose weight should I adjust my calories at 1200 or 1400 a day.

  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    rosej31 wrote: »
    So
    TeaBea wrote: »
    quartknee11 wrote: »
    I would keep your calories where they're at right now. Just log your calories burned after exercise and eat those back

    This^

    MFP gave you a calorie deficit before exercise. So when you log workouts you "earn" additional calories. Many people eat back a percent - say 50-75% - because calorie burns are estimates.

    1200 calorie is to low

    1200 calories is the default minimum for women. It could be you are very petite, elderly (not by your picture) or you chose an aggressive weekly weight loss goal. Most women can eat more and lose weight.

    I choose to eat more (over 50) because I want to limit lean muscle mass loss. Large deficits make it harder for your body to support the muscle you have.....strength training will also help, but you need enough fuel too.

    For a second opinion......use a calorie calculator that includes exercise up front
    TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) includes everything.....then you take a cut from that: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    With TDEE less a % - you do not log workouts. You just eat that number everyday.

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