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@heybales: Thank you so much for the clarification and that's a great tool you shared. Just to recap, should I expect a significant increase in my weight over the next few weeks while i inch my way back up to my TDEE? And is it necesary to go back up to the TDEE, stabalize, and then target the TDEE-20%, or would it be…
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So much help guys, really thanks so much. Since I've been eating so little for so long- how do i go about increasing my caloric intake? surely not overnight- and when I do, I would expect to gain a lot of weight at first- right? My TDEE is about 3400 and my 15% removed is about 2900. Yeesh. I Got some work to do for sure...
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Hey guys, thanks for all the input I really do appreciate it. Yeah you're all obviously right, I put down 6 inches as my height instead of feet ;) Well by the real measure of my TDEE goes up to 3400, and my 15% is 2900. Guys, am I supposed to increase my intake to 2900 calories a day? I have been on aprox 1500 for the…
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Thanks for the encouragement ;) I definitely think I should be eating at least 1600 calories, and if I gain a little weight at first- so be it. Thanks to everyone that replied. Would it be ok to add these calories in the form of protein? Or should I be adding more carbs and fat as well?
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Thanks for the help guys. ndj1979, even before this past month I don't think I was getting much more than 1500 a week. My workouts consist of about 20 minutes of daily Cardio (elliptical) and 3-4 days of strength (about 45-60 mins focusing more on upper body ((lat pull downs, dumbbell bench press, rowing etc.) with some…
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As long as I'm not drowning myself in salty food- is it really that necessary to cut down for weight loss? I mean I know the more sodium you intake, the more water the body retains- hence more weight. But isnt this just superficial weight? A few pounds here and there on water retention arent really relavent as far as lean…
