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Confused on TDEE
BMR: 1442 TDEE: 2236 (exercise 3-4 times a week, weight lifting with a trainer and fast walking, hill programs on the treadmill, time lasts between 60-90 min, SAHM, but also a college student and sitting doing work more than running after kids) -20% :1788 (minus 20 because I'm visiting family in about 2 months, but plan to…
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Calorie Consumption/ TDEE/ Help?
This week I upped my calorie consumption from 1600 with eating back exercise calories, to 1744 not eating back calories unless I went over my expected 400 calorie burn. My back started going out on Friday, so I ate crap on Friday (went over my calorie allotment) and Saturday (but stayed under) and I didn't get to exercise…
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How do you do 1200 Calories?
I'm minimal carbs, focusing mainly on vegetables, including sweet potatoes, as my main carb source daily and grains on workout days, but still find it hard to do my set base of 1600 calories. How do those of you doing 1200, not give up or kill someone because of hunger? Not judging, genuinely curious!
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Too high of fat?
I've never shied away from eating food, so finding this group has empowered my belief of food is fuel, not to be avoided. However, I can't seem to be able to eat less fat than I am eating. To me, it's not bad fat. I have red meat max 3 times a week (if that), a 4th if there's leftovers, but the rest is either saturated…
