Do my calories sound right?

shaycat
shaycat Posts: 980
in Health and Weight Loss
Just wanting some opinions.

I am at my goal weight, just trying to cut down my body fat%
I workout 5 -6 days a week doing ChaLean Extream and extra cardio. I am eating 1700 calories a day, but go over on the weekends. I dont eat back my calories. Does that sound right?

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  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Height, weight, age? Those are all contributing factors in how much you should consume daily.

    Also, you say you "go over" on the weekends - going over by an unspecified amount can completely derail your progress.
  • shaycat
    shaycat Posts: 980
    I'm 5'6, 121 lbs and 32.
    I seem to have problems going WAY over on the weekends.
    Hopefully I can maybe just pick one day and only go over a bit?
  • cjv428
    cjv428 Posts: 124
    I'm 5'6, 121 lbs and 32.
    I seem to have problems going WAY over on the weekends.
    Hopefully I can maybe just pick one day and only go over a bit?

    Cheat meals work a lot better than cheat days.
  • js370
    js370 Posts: 140
    Your TDEE will be somewhere around 2000, and 1700 is about a 15% deficit. If you try to keep your weekend calories at or below 2500, you should be ok.

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