Help me with how I should be eating!!

Jambalady
Jambalady Posts: 155 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
5ft, 116lb female, 44 years old. I’m looking to lose fat and lean out before my vacation in April. I’m not necessarily looking to lose weight, more interested in just losing fat.

I exercise 3-4x week. Combo of weights and boot camp style classes.

In 6 months I’ve maintained my body weight but reduced body fat % from 25 to 23, without too much focus on diet. Measured at gym with calipers but also can see it in the way my clothes fit.

If I wanted to get down another 2% or so by Mid April, would I be able to do so and what changed to my diet would I have to make?

The nutritionist at the gym recommended 1600 on non workout days and 1800 on gym days. Does that sound right?

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Is 1,600/1,800 a deficit for you?
  • Jambalady
    Jambalady Posts: 155 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    Is 1,600/1,800 a deficit for you?
    I have no clue. I’ve tried inputting my info into those calculators and it gives me a BMR of roughly 1200-1300 calories. I have a sedentary job but work out 3-4x a week. I’ve seen some sites that recommend eating 1400/day, others that give me 1600/1700.

    I’m not the most accurate tracker but I would say I was in the 1700-2000 range per day when I wasn’t actively trying to lose weight.

  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
  • 150poundsofme
    150poundsofme Posts: 523 Member
    How do you lose fat without losing weight?
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    hollyhom wrote: »
    5ft, 116lb female, 44 years old. I’m looking to lose fat and lean out before my vacation in April. I’m not necessarily looking to lose weight, more interested in just losing fat.

    I exercise 3-4x week. Combo of weights and boot camp style classes.

    In 6 months I’ve maintained my body weight but reduced body fat % from 25 to 23, without too much focus on diet. Measured at gym with calipers but also can see it in the way my clothes fit.

    If I wanted to get down another 2% or so by Mid April, would I be able to do so and what changed to my diet would I have to make?

    The nutritionist at the gym recommended 1600 on non workout days and 1800 on gym days. Does that sound right?

    I am a couple of years older, 4"11, around 95 pounds and maintain on just under 1600 calories net (with an extra 400-500 a day added for exercise) so this could very easily be a close to where you are aiming for. However, we are all different and the only way to really tell is to give it a go for a month or so (at least 1 full menstrual cycle) and see how you go.

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