ITT: Ask me anything about losing weight..
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Hi there,
I am just a little confused about the estimated calorie/day number. I am 21yrs old, 166lbs, 5"4' and I have calculated my total resting energy expenditure to be 1600 calories per day. The way I understand, I need to be at a net of less than 1600 cals/day to lose weigth. However this site is telling me my goal should be 1200 calories perday. That seems too low, considering my weight and how much I am used to eating. I would like to lose a moderate amount of weight (1-2lbs/week). So I guess my question is, what caloric goal should I be striving for?
Where are you getting your resting energyexpenditure number from?
TDEE does seem low.0 -
http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced
I probably should have tried more than one..but 1600cals seemed like the right number...
The 1600 seems really low. It seems like it is your BMR and not your TDEE. What assumptions did you use?0 -
FYI, Sublog has left the building.0
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http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced
I probably should have tried more than one..but 1600cals seemed like the right number...
The 1600 seems really low. It seems like it is your BMR and not your TDEE. What assumptions did you use?
Why don't you just try 1600 cslories for the week and see if you lose.0 -
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http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced
I probably should have tried more than one..but 1600cals seemed like the right number...
The 1600 seems really low. It seems like it is your BMR and not your TDEE. What assumptions did you use?
Why don't you just try 1600 cslories for the week and see if you lose.
This is a very good suggestion - I would however give it a couple of weeks (takes a little while for your body to get used to the different level).0 -
Wow, congratulations on that amazing loss!
Bumping for future reference0 -
http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced
I probably should have tried more than one..but 1600cals seemed like the right number...
The 1600 seems really low. It seems like it is your BMR and not your TDEE. What assumptions did you use?
Why don't you just try 1600 cslories for the week and see if you lose.
This is a very good suggestion - I would however give it a couple of weeks (takes a little while for your body to get used to the different level).
Assumptions? I ate about 1400 today and was pretty full most of the day. I didn't exercise though, only did errands.
I will have to do some research I think, this is all very confusing.0 -
http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced
I probably should have tried more than one..but 1600cals seemed like the right number...
The 1600 seems really low. It seems like it is your BMR and not your TDEE. What assumptions did you use?
Why don't you just try 1600 cslories for the week and see if you lose.
This is a very good suggestion - I would however give it a couple of weeks (takes a little while for your body to get used to the different level).
Assumptions? I ate about 1400 today and was pretty full most of the day. I didn't exercise though, only did errands.
I will have to do some research I think, this is all very confusing.
I was asking for the assumptions as I was trying to determine the activity level you were selecting as 1600 looked really low for a TDEE. However, if I run your numbers through http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/ I get that your BMR not your TDEE is about 1600.0 -
Oh I was just wondering what you meant by assumptions, sorry. I chose my activity as sedentery, however I exercise on and off, not consistently at the moment. At the low active level it gave me 1900 calories.0
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Oh I was just wondering what you meant by assumptions, sorry. I chose my activity as sedentery, however I exercise on and off, not consistently at the moment. At the low active level it gave me 1900 calories.0
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Oh I was just wondering what you meant by assumptions, sorry. I chose my activity as sedentery, however I exercise on and off, not consistently at the moment. At the low active level it gave me 1900 calories.
No worries - I was not very clear.0 -
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Hey I'll try and keep this short and simple...because I'm sure you have your hands full. Im 34 male college student (pretty sedentary except for my workouts) about 18% BF @ 200lbs. My goal is single digit% BF and I don't care much about increasing a lot of muscle mass. I'm doing P90X consistently and I'm on day 10. This diet thing is pretty overwhelming....I'm a former college athlete and ate whatever and was about 180lb 6% BF and healthy and strong. But I'm not doing the mind-blowingly hard workouts I used to do. Could u take a look at my diary and comment?? Much appreciated!
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Love the advice, great read and informative. Congrats on the weight loss0
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Do you buy into the thought that a "cheat day" will rev up metabolism?
Hey sweat pea- I think the "cheat day" is not a good habit to get into. A "cheat meal" ultimately won't hurt your results long term. Check out the ABS DIET for more on this idea...it sounds reasonable to me at least.0 -
Do you buy into the thought that a "cheat day" will rev up metabolism?
Hey sweat pea- I think the "cheat day" is not a good habit to get into. A "cheat meal" ultimately won't hurt your results long term. Check out the ABS DIET for more on this idea...it sounds reasonable to me at least.
I don't know I think it could work for weight loss and during maintenance. At maintenance you eat well 5 days per week giving you wiggle room on the weekends to be social. Calorie cycling is also good keeping your body guessing.
Cimonroe, Sublog is not answering questions anymore. He left after a disagreement.0 -
Do you buy into the thought that a "cheat day" will rev up metabolism?
Hey sweat pea- I think the "cheat day" is not a good habit to get into. A "cheat meal" ultimately won't hurt your results long term. Check out the ABS DIET for more on this idea...it sounds reasonable to me at least.
I don't know I think it could work for weight loss and during maintenance. At maintenance you eat well 5 days per week giving you wiggle room on the weekends to be social. Calorie cycling is also good keeping your body guessing.
Cimonroe, Sublog is not answering questions anymore. He left after a disagreement.
I see that now. It took me awhile to get past all the arguing... it was good while it lasted though! Great start of a thread wow.0 -
I have a friend who asked me if she should bump her calories up, after I told her I went to a dietitian who upped my calories because I'm burning way more than I thought. She said that what she's been doing has been working, so my first thought was to keep doing what's working for her, and when she stops losing to eat at maintenance for a couple of weeks and then switch it up. But I'm not certified in anything, and only know what I've read, so I'm asking here in hopes of getting a better answer for her. TIA! :flowerforyou:
I think the answer really depends on how long she has been on a VLCD (and how much of a deficit she was on).
so i am the friend who asked. umm what exactly is VLCD? sorry i am trying to figure this all out and im so confused.0 -
Help for those with Night Eating Syndrome, PLEASE! D':0
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