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Say you chose a number between your BMR and TDEE. You would eat that number every single day no matter which days you exercised or had rest days. TDEE spreads your exercise calories over a period of time

TDEE just makes it so your exercise calories are already included in your calorie count rather than having to eat them back, you are just eating them up front.

But your TDEE already has your exercise calories in it so you actually are eating them... Do you know what TDEE is?

9 calories per gram of fat, 4 per protein and 4 per carb. Dietary fat does not mean body fat. Get plenty of fat! I would suggest some type of macro plan

This exactly. And no reason to feel silly. Many people get this confused.

And to be honest, I would just concentrate on calories in/out now and worry about the macros as you get slimmer.

Not a dumb question. Pretty much just for overall health. They are tied together though. 1g of fat is 9 calories, 1 gram of protein is 4 calories, and 1 gram of carbs is 4 calories. That is how much energy our body takes to break them down.

I think we all think "OMG THERE IS NO WAY I CAN LOSE WEIGHT EATING THAT MUCH" in the beginning. It just goes to show you how much we WERE actually eating. As far as macros, I would probably run a 40% protein 30%/30% to start out then adjust if it doesn't feel right. 57% is quite high especially for a female, but there is…

The problem is that "watching your weight" doesn't actually make you lose weight. Calculate how many calories you need to eat to lose weight. You are not in starvation mode and nothing is wrong. There is no such thing as real food. All food is food.

A) You are obviously not eating a deficit right now. Weigh your food! B) You should be and should have been eating WAY more than 1200 with all the exercise you do. C) All of the above. I vote C

To add, you burn 1,950 calories a day just by being in a coma so normal daily activity plus exercise is why you TDEE is high. Not really high, just in your opinion.

Then yes, it is correct. You have a high BMR, which in turn makes your TDEE high when you add in the exercises. Remember to eat 10%-20% less than your TDEE.

Weight? Age? Height? Seems right cause MFP doesn't include exercise points unless you add them. Then you eat them back.

Rawr nevermind, got my answer in the first couple pages

Vis, I can't read the last weight. After you hit 190, did you go on a lean bulk or just a body recomp? Meaning, how did you get from the 2nd picture to the 3rd? Thank you! Looks like 190 in both pictures. Did you do a bulk then cut or just eat at maintenance ?

Did you even read what I wrote? Starvation mode as used on this site and as used in the OP's situation IS A MYTH. Adaptive thermogenesis is a real thing but the OP is not even close to achieving that status. Eating 75% of your TDEE is not going to put you into starvation mode for Christ's sake. What the OP's TRAINER, yes…

He is giving you terrible advice that has been scientifically proven wrong. Anorexics are constantly in a deficit, yet they seem to lose fat/weight quite well. Starvation mode is called adaptive thermogenesis and I suggest you do some research for yourself as it is largely a myth, especially concerning your particular case.

I truly hope you are joking. BMR is not your TDEE. BMR is the calories you burn while in a coma. Maybe you should get a diploma on your wall before you criticize others who are giving sound advice.

I am not sure :D

Correct but muscle is only 18% more dense than fat :D

what

Good luck sustaining that.

#3 and #4 are complete preferences. It has been proven that how often and the size of the meal does not matter as long as you are in a deficit.

They are actually sort of correct. There aren't many people with a BMR of 1200 (calories required to perform daily functions) unless of course you are 4'2 or a small animal. However note that you can eat less than 1200 and function because you'll get the shortage from your body.

So if its holding up existing fat, how could she gain? To the OP, she is eating much more than she thinks as its literally impossible to gain weight on that kind of deficit.

Yupp. If those same people read the guides on this site, they would know :D

Made up numbers just to use for example: Somone has 75 lbs to lose and they start with a 1000 cal def per day. Their daily expenditure is 2400 calories per day which mean they have to net 1400 calories to lose 2 lbs a week. That person then lost 65 lbs and now has 10 to go. However since she lost a ton of weight, her daily…

Read my edit. It isn't good to maintain the same deficit. What if a person has a TDEE of 1400. That would mean they would have to eat 400 calories a day to lose at the same rate they were heavier (TDEE of 2200)

Because for your last 10 lbs you will be eating at a much smaller deficit than your first 10 lbs. Common sense really. To clarify. If you have 75 lbs to lose you can eat at a 1000 cal def per day relatively easy and lose 2lbs per week. When you get closer to your goal weight, eating at that same 1000 cal deficit will be…

It is very rare that you will gain muscle while at a deficit.