**READ THIS** Figuring out your calorie goals

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  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
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    Ok read the info and please somebody tell me if I got this right!

    5ft 3in
    152.2 lbs
    BMR 1322
    TDEE 2046 (moderate)

    Is 2046 what I'm suppose to eat daily or should I subtract 20% from this number?

    I will appreciate greatly any reply:flowerforyou:

    If you got that tdee figure from the chart on fat 2 fit it already has a deficit and is the number you should eat. You need to ADD 20% to the chart figure to get your actual tdee.
  • lisa46219
    lisa46219 Posts: 99 Member
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  • solarpower03
    solarpower03 Posts: 12,160 Member
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    What is the best macro nutrient ratio to be at to loose weight and fat and maintain lean body mass?

    Excellent article from BB.com.
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/randy46.htm

    Essentially, it is done accurately on macro per unit of body mass rather than crude ratio. Clearly, you can convert that mass directed macros to ratio

    For simplified diet plan. TDEE, BMR, deficit, go here:
    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
    Scooby has simplified this a lot!
  • SoySalva
    SoySalva Posts: 138
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    em937....thank you soooooo much, I did get figures from link posted but oh my when I add the 20% it totals 2455 wow!
    Again thanks for responding!
  • sconnygrl
    sconnygrl Posts: 1 Member
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    woah! no wonder i've stalled. I've been eating way below my BMR. Thanks for the post. I'll increase my calories and see what happens!
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    Fay84Vegan Posts: 225 Member
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  • justinamay0535
    justinamay0535 Posts: 132 Member
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    Ok so I input all my numbers and this is what I got...

    Harris-Benedict Formula- BMR is 1975
    Katch-McArdle BMR is 1362

    Height: 5'7
    My CW: 258
    My GW: 165
    BF%: Roughly 61%(yikes I know.)

    I workout 5-6 days a week for 30-45 minutes a day. So I chose moderately active which according to that website I should be eating 3108 calories. MFP has me eating roughly 1800 calories to lose 2 lbs a week. I figured since I have more than 75 lbs to lose 2 lbs is safe for now. 3000 calories seems like an awful lot. So which number do I go with? MFP or the calculations I got from the fat 2 fit website? Thanks for any help you can give me!
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    SlimBananas Posts: 124 Member
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    dianacrum Posts: 67
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    jenniejengin Posts: 785 Member
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  • ahart78
    ahart78 Posts: 28
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    So if I shouldn't eat below my BMR, why is this site telling me to eat 400 cal less than my BMR?
  • sazroy
    sazroy Posts: 262 Member
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    Please help me as I'm a little confused..

    Just done the calculations. My BF% is 45.1% (chubba chubba) my BMR is 1313. So if I'm on a 1200 cal plan.. this is definitely bad yes?
    So how many calories should I consume? How do I know if I'm netting below when I don't know how many calories I burn at work etc?
    Help me out a little please!
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  • wheezybreezy
    wheezybreezy Posts: 315 Member
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    This is a must read!
  • Clarimusic00
    Clarimusic00 Posts: 96 Member
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    So I'm wondering if anyone is in the same boat I'm in. I've been struggling with determining a correct daily calorie goal; one that is enough to lose weight but still eating enough to have my body burning energy normally. I looked at the numbers the calculators (TDEE, BMR) were giving me and I couldn't believe that I could eat that much food and still lose weight. So I started wearing my heart rate monitor 24 hours a day. Now I'm into day 4 and I find the calculations are off. I am actually burning about 300 calories less than my calculated TDEE. SO this has to mean also that my BMR is at least 200-300 calories less. AHH! Anyway. I mostly wanted know if anyone else has discovered errors through actually recording how many calories you burn everyday. I hope I'm not the only one.

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