New~ Advice please

notafatmommy
notafatmommy Posts: 29 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I wll make a long story very short. I need advice on what to do and how to do it. I started MFP and was told to eat 1200cal/ day and that is what I try to do. Most days I have a had time doing that. ( how did I get fat if I can eat under 1200, I drank a lot of cal and would eat till I was sick.) Now that I was watch what I am eating(i use a scale for all my food) I am under 1200 a lot of days/

Most of what I see here says I need to eat more then that and cardio alone will not fix it. This is where I need help, please! My BRM is 1524 and my TDDE(wrong name I an sure) 1805 for light. I am a stay at home and was doing 60min of cardio 5/6 a week. That would be around 3.5-6miles. Somedays I walk/run with my 6 year and pushing the baby and get in 3.5 miles with just the baby I get in around 5miles. I have the HRM and I burn anyewhere from 300-580 cal when I walk/run.

Going from 1200 to 1800 how much will I gain before I start to se the numbers go down? Do my numbers look ok? My goal is 135. The last time I was 135 I was a size 4 and med on the top. If I drop to 130 and I am 2 and med on top. When I run the numbers it tells me i need be 120ish. That is to small for me. I am 5.2 168.4 now and a DD/DDD on the top. Even at 130 I am still a large D or small DD.

Am thinking of joining a gym and getting a PT to see if that helps, but that will not happen till my kids start back to school in Aug. If I can do it without a PT that would be even better. More fun money for me!

Thanks for reading and any advice welcome! I can take it I promise!

~notafatmommy

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  • lambertj
    lambertj Posts: 675 Member
    Does this make more sense?


    To calculate this, you take your BMR total based on your age, sex, height and weight (online calculator here: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ ) and you then times it by your TDEE by choosing your activity activity level. Now you minus of 20% (if you have a lot of weight to lose) and 15% (if you have less weight to lose). By doing this, you are preserving muscle, giving your body enough nutrients and you will lose weight. A general rule of thumb for TDEE (activity level) is:

    Sedentary - 1.2 (little of no exercise, desk job)

    Lightly Active - 1.375 (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk)

    Moderately Active - 1.55 (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk

    Very Active - 1.725 (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk

    Extremely Active - 1.9 (hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2x days)


    For instance, my BMR is 1305, I take 1305 x 1.55 (Moderately Active) and get a total of 2022. As I've gotten closer to my goal I have lowered my deficit from TDEE to 15% so I eat 1700 calories every single day, even non-workout days. This continuously fuels my body to burn fat and maintains muscle. As I get closer to my goal and go into maintenance I will close that gap and if I continue with a lifestyle of Moderately Active, I will get to eat the full 2022 calories each day.


    *Yes, you might gain weight first on the higher calories because your body is so used to 1200 calories a day but keep at it and it will come off.
  • notafatmommy
    notafatmommy Posts: 29 Member
    What I need to eat would then be 1444(if light) or 1628(if moderate)? I would be moderate because i am working out 5 days/week.
  • lambertj
    lambertj Posts: 675 Member
    What percentage are you taking off your TDEE? This is what I come up with (maybe I need more coffee lol)

    If your BMR is 1524 x 1.55 = 2362 minus 20% equals 1890 - that would be the amount you eat every single day whether you work out or not.
  • notafatmommy
    notafatmommy Posts: 29 Member
    I took 20% off of 2035 (moderate) I got my numbers from fat2fit, but when I run them now I get TDEE of 2137 for moderate. Thtat would have me at 1709cal.
  • lambertj
    lambertj Posts: 675 Member
    I took 20% off of 2035 (moderate) I got my numbers from fat2fit, but when I run them now I get TDEE of 2137 for moderate. Thtat would have me at 1709cal.

    that sounds about right. I'm 46 and 13% off my TDEE is 1700 (I'm very close to goal so I decreased my minus off TDEE)
  • notafatmommy
    notafatmommy Posts: 29 Member
    Thanks! That is still a big jump for me, but I will try to make it work.
  • lambertj
    lambertj Posts: 675 Member
    when I first upped mine I went from 1200 to 1400 and then from 1400 to 1700. I initially gained a bit but within 8 weeks the weight came off as well as some inches. Be sure to take photos and measurements so you don't have to depend on the scale only for progress
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