Fat2Fit radio calculations
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MrsD4ever
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Anyone else going by fat2fit radio calculations/idea and eating the calories for the goal weight/person you want to be? I'm thinking about trying this and wanted to know if anyone else was doing this & had good success?
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I cannot believe no responded to your post. I just found it as I was searching the same topic. I have been researching this idea and I like it. I just upped my calories a little and only time will tell! Friend0
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I was searching the forums to find an answer to this exact question so I am bumping it for answers:flowerforyou: .
I am 30 years old and only 5'1. I workout 6 days a week for about 30 minutes each time. So according to Fat2fit I am Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) and I should be eating 2237 at my goal weight (114 lbs) for maintenance.
I am scared to eat that and have been eating around 1937 because it says on there "As you get closer to your goal weight, your weight loss will start to slow down. It is OK to eat a few hundred calories less per day (200-300) to speed up your weight loss at this point." So since I am still hoping to lose an additional 5 lbs I subtracted 300 from 2237 and got 1937 calories. I haven't seen many women on MFP eating MORE than 1600-1700 calories. It just seems like 1937 calories to lose weight is a lot.
Also according to that website and the Harris Benedict Formula my BMR is 1318.
These last few lbs are taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r to leave....
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BUMP please:flowerforyou: .0
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The living dead, ROAR!0
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yes, I'm eating at maintenance using fat2fit's calcs.
This works best if you have a consistent exercise routine and you are honest about your activity level, because exercise is already included in the calculation--do not eat exercise calories AGAIN on top. For example if you choose the TDEE number for working out 5 times a week, but you find many weeks where you're really only working out 2-3 times, you will be eating too much.
If you are inconsistent with your exercise, you will do better to use your BMR (it's listed there above the ideal weight TDEE table) and then log in and eat your exercise calories on top.
You can customize MFP: choose GOALS, CHANGE GOALS, CUSTOMIZE GOALS, then enter the TDEE or BMR number into daily calories.
Remember not to eat extra exercise calories if you're using TDEE, but DO eat them if you're using BMR.
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I was searching the forums to find an answer to this exact question so I am bumping it for answers:flowerforyou: .
I am 30 years old and only 5'1. I workout 6 days a week for about 30 minutes each time. So according to Fat2fit I am Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) and I should be eating 2237 at my goal weight (114 lbs) for maintenance.
I am scared to eat that and have been eating around 1937 because it says on there "As you get closer to your goal weight, your weight loss will start to slow down. It is OK to eat a few hundred calories less per day (200-300) to speed up your weight loss at this point." So since I am still hoping to lose an additional 5 lbs I subtracted 300 from 2237 and got 1937 calories. I haven't seen many women on MFP eating MORE than 1600-1700 calories. It just seems like 1937 calories to lose weight is a lot.
Also according to that website and the Harris Benedict Formula my BMR is 1318.
These last few lbs are taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r to leave....
Anybody?
hmm, what are you doing for exercise? 30 minutes a day might not be "hard sports/very active".
I work out 6 days:
MON: Heavy lifting (about 70 min including 10 minute warm up on spin bike and 10 minute stretch at end)
TUES: teach spin (45 minutes)
WED: Heavy lifting - 70 min
TH: teach spin - 45 min
FR: paddleboarding (1 hour)
SA: Heavy lifting - 70 min
SU: off
I'm eating at maintenance between active - very active, so for me 1850 - 2244 per day, even on rest days. (BTW I am 5'4, 130 lbs, and 44 years old). My BMR is 1317. The numbers are not that much different from 130 to 114.
BTW, there are women on here eating over 1600 calories: but only the smart ones.0 -
Funny this just came up because I just posted about this on my blog and wall today. I have come to realize that the settings on MFP are so wrong and generic and I will no longer be following them. I am eating my BMR plus TDEE minus 250 calories a day. I'm upping my calories once again next week to line up with fat2fit but the last time I upped my calories I jumped out of my plateau so i'm hopeful that weight will continue to come off0
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I was searching the forums to find an answer to this exact question so I am bumping it for answers:flowerforyou: .
I am 30 years old and only 5'1. I workout 6 days a week for about 30 minutes each time. So according to Fat2fit I am Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) and I should be eating 2237 at my goal weight (114 lbs) for maintenance.
I am scared to eat that and have been eating around 1937 because it says on there "As you get closer to your goal weight, your weight loss will start to slow down. It is OK to eat a few hundred calories less per day (200-300) to speed up your weight loss at this point." So since I am still hoping to lose an additional 5 lbs I subtracted 300 from 2237 and got 1937 calories. I haven't seen many women on MFP eating MORE than 1600-1700 calories. It just seems like 1937 calories to lose weight is a lot.
Also according to that website and the Harris Benedict Formula my BMR is 1318.
These last few lbs are taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r to leave....
Anybody?
hmm, what are you doing for exercise? 30 minutes a day might not be "very active".
I work out 6 days:
MON: Heavy lifting (about 70 min including 10 minute warm up on spin bike and 10 minute stretch at end)
TUES: teach spin (45 minutes)
WED: Heavy lifting
TH: teach spin
FR: paddleboarding (1 hour)
SA: Heavy lifting
SU: off
I'm eating at maintenance between active - very active, so for me 1850 - 2244 per day, even on rest days. My BMR is 1317.
BTW, there are women on here eating over 1600 calories: but only the smart ones.
I must be a smartypants because I eat 2,000 with basically no cardio (I do strength training though) and am losing!!0 -
I was searching the forums to find an answer to this exact question so I am bumping it for answers:flowerforyou: .
I am 30 years old and only 5'1. I workout 6 days a week for about 30 minutes each time. So according to Fat2fit I am Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) and I should be eating 2237 at my goal weight (114 lbs) for maintenance.
I am scared to eat that and have been eating around 1937 because it says on there "As you get closer to your goal weight, your weight loss will start to slow down. It is OK to eat a few hundred calories less per day (200-300) to speed up your weight loss at this point." So since I am still hoping to lose an additional 5 lbs I subtracted 300 from 2237 and got 1937 calories. I haven't seen many women on MFP eating MORE than 1600-1700 calories. It just seems like 1937 calories to lose weight is a lot.
Also according to that website and the Harris Benedict Formula my BMR is 1318.
These last few lbs are taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r to leave....
Anybody?
hmm, what are you doing for exercise? 30 minutes a day might not be "very active".
I work out 6 days:
MON: Heavy lifting (about 70 min including 10 minute warm up on spin bike and 10 minute stretch at end)
TUES: teach spin (45 minutes)
WED: Heavy lifting
TH: teach spin
FR: paddleboarding (1 hour)
SA: Heavy lifting
SU: off
I'm eating at maintenance between active - very active, so for me 1850 - 2244 per day, even on rest days. My BMR is 1317.
BTW, there are women on here eating over 1600 calories: but only the smart ones.
I must be a smartypants because I eat 2,000 with basically no cardio (I do strength training though) and am losing!!
yes, you are. but don't forget cardiovascular endurance will be important for the zombie apocolypse0 -
I was searching the forums to find an answer to this exact question so I am bumping it for answers:flowerforyou: .
I am 30 years old and only 5'1. I workout 6 days a week for about 30 minutes each time. So according to Fat2fit I am Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) and I should be eating 2237 at my goal weight (114 lbs) for maintenance.
I am scared to eat that and have been eating around 1937 because it says on there "As you get closer to your goal weight, your weight loss will start to slow down. It is OK to eat a few hundred calories less per day (200-300) to speed up your weight loss at this point." So since I am still hoping to lose an additional 5 lbs I subtracted 300 from 2237 and got 1937 calories. I haven't seen many women on MFP eating MORE than 1600-1700 calories. It just seems like 1937 calories to lose weight is a lot.
Also according to that website and the Harris Benedict Formula my BMR is 1318.
These last few lbs are taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r to leave....
Anybody?
hmm, what are you doing for exercise? 30 minutes a day might not be "very active".
I work out 6 days:
MON: Heavy lifting (about 70 min including 10 minute warm up on spin bike and 10 minute stretch at end)
TUES: teach spin (45 minutes)
WED: Heavy lifting
TH: teach spin
FR: paddleboarding (1 hour)
SA: Heavy lifting
SU: off
I'm eating at maintenance between active - very active, so for me 1850 - 2244 per day, even on rest days. My BMR is 1317.
BTW, there are women on here eating over 1600 calories: but only the smart ones.
I must be a smartypants because I eat 2,000 with basically no cardio (I do strength training though) and am losing!!
yes, you are. but don't forget cardiovascular endurance will be important for the zombie apocolypse
With all that strength training she could probably just punch a zombie in the face!0 -
I must be a smartypants because I eat 2,000 with basically no cardio (I do strength training though) and am losing!!
yes, you are. but don't forget cardiovascular endurance will be important for the zombie apocolypse
I know.... working on that part:bigsmile:
Cardio definately has benefits.0 -
With all that strength training she could probably just punch a zombie in the face!
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i am i think its a great idea...0
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Bump - great topic! thanks for posting. Looking forward to learning more.0
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I was searching the forums to find an answer to this exact question so I am bumping it for answers:flowerforyou: .
I am 30 years old and only 5'1. I workout 6 days a week for about 30 minutes each time. So according to Fat2fit I am Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) and I should be eating 2237 at my goal weight (114 lbs) for maintenance.
I am scared to eat that and have been eating around 1937 because it says on there "As you get closer to your goal weight, your weight loss will start to slow down. It is OK to eat a few hundred calories less per day (200-300) to speed up your weight loss at this point." So since I am still hoping to lose an additional 5 lbs I subtracted 300 from 2237 and got 1937 calories. I haven't seen many women on MFP eating MORE than 1600-1700 calories. It just seems like 1937 calories to lose weight is a lot.
Also according to that website and the Harris Benedict Formula my BMR is 1318.
These last few lbs are taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r to leave....
Anybody?
hmm, what are you doing for exercise? 30 minutes a day might not be "hard sports/very active".0 -
Yes, I am. But I'm starting slowly. I'm eating at or around my BMR which is about 1500. When I exercise, which isn't always consistent, I eat most of those calories. I just started so I don't know if I'm losing yet. But once I take off about 10 lbs (I have about 20-25 to lose), I will up my calories a bit more. It's scary, but it does make sense. Give it time.0
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I am a stay-at-home mom to 3 kids ages 4 and under--so I think that in itself is at least fairly to moderately active. I feel like I am constantly on my feet. As far as exercise goes, currently I am doing Jillian Michaels Body Revolution. Before this I did ChaLean Extreme. So doesn't that sound fairly close to very active (hard exercise 6-7 days a week) right?
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How many calories are you burning with this workout?0 -
Do keep in mind it will be normal if you gain a few pounds at first while your body adjust to not being fed enough before. I have hidden my scale for 15 days hoping my body will adjust but it could take longer. So measure and track your inches lost!
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How many calories are you burning with this workout?0
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