Calculating Calorie Intake, BMR, and Macronutrients

Ugh.

This may be more difficult than you realize, especially being borderline diabetic. Another problem is the meds you are currently on. I was going to suggest to you a keto diet but that may end up bringing in more health problems.

I could come up with some numbers for you, but with the health issues it might do more harm then good. Let me work on it.

Bump Any help is appriciated! My doctors tell me to that I am super complicated. lol That's probably why it takes me forever to figure anything health realted out.

Thanks for the info! Now you've got me curious about my MICROS too. Where does fiber and sugars fit into all of this? Are they considered micronutrients?

Fiber is considered a macronutrient.

Micronutrients are your vitamins and minerals.

Macronutrients are your proteins, carbs, fats, fatty acids, fiber.

Regarding directly with weight loss, carbs, fats, and proteins are what you have to balance along with a calorie deficit under your maintenance to achieve weight loss depending on your goals, etc.

Thanks for the info!

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So that gives me a really big range for fat intake. Between 54 and 115 grams. So as long as I'm somewhere in that range, it's okay?

Hey Joe,
Hoping you can help me with a breakdown with my numbers...it is all so overwhelming:noway:

I am 45 years old
5'2
119 lbs
I have been a vegetarian for the past 18 years

I am also an active athlete...swimming, biking and running...now racewalking instead of running; I do strength training once a week
I am now training for the Mohican 100 mile trail run for next June but I'm racewalking instead of running
I train an hour, two hours, or three hours a day during the week...depending on what day of the week it is
And more on the weekends
Here is my weekly workout routine which seems to be working for me:
Mondays-swim (hour)
Tuesday-racewalk (hour) and bike (60-90 minutes)
Wednesdays-racewalk (hour) and bike 90-120 minutes)
Thursday-swim (hour), strength training (hour) and racewalking (90 minutes)
Friday-rest day
Saturday-bike (up to three hours)
Sunday-racewalking (gradually builiding miles every week-this Sunday is a 16 miler)
I was keeping track of everything I consumed manually until I found this application which seems to work for me
I just think the numbers are way too low
Could you help me with a better breakdown of the numbers?
Thank you so much for any suggestions?

Hey Joe,
Hoping you can help me with a breakdown with my numbers...it is all so overwhelming:noway:

I am 45 years old
5'2
119 lbs
I have been a vegetarian for the past 18 years

I am also an active athlete...swimming, biking and running...now racewalking instead of running; I do strength training once a week
I am now training for the Mohican 100 mile trail run for next June but I'm racewalking instead of running
I train an hour, two hours, or three hours a day during the week...depending on what day of the week it is
And more on the weekends
Here is my weekly workout routine which seems to be working for me:
Mondays-swim (hour)
Tuesday-racewalk (hour) and bike (60-90 minutes)
Wednesdays-racewalk (hour) and bike 90-120 minutes)
Thursday-swim (hour), strength training (hour) and racewalking (90 minutes)
Friday-rest day
Saturday-bike (up to three hours)
Sunday-racewalking (gradually builiding miles every week-this Sunday is a 16 miler)
I was keeping track of everything I consumed manually until I found this application which seems to work for me
I just think the numbers are way too low
Could you help me with a better breakdown of the numbers?
Thank you so much for any suggestions?

I'm not Joe but...

What is your goal? You already at a healthy weight range for your height and obviously very fit with the amount of exercise you do.

Bump, waiting to see how this works with diabetes. I'm not on meds but lose weight soo slow.