Which Cal counter do I use? im trying to find out how many cals i need to cut

[pintoca]

1. am i supposed to change the TDEE multiple?
the caption says for moderately active 1,55(3-5days/week) which am i supposed to put in?
before i change it it says 1.5?
the weight i put in is 187
bf 17
2. it says bmr is 1894 and tdee is 2841. so, can i eat up to 2841 to maintain current weight and less then that ,but not below, 1894 to loose weight?
3. am i supposed to change the low/high tdee?
4. am i suppesed to eat 1981 cals 4 days per week and 2415 3 days a week? if so, why different amts?

im a little confused, please explain

1. Yes, you are supossed to change it to match your activity level. How many days/week do you train?

BMR stands for Basal Metabolic Rate, that is, the amount of cals you burn daily without doing anything besides living. TDEE is the Total Daily Energy Expenditure, it shows how many cals you burn with your current actitivy level. If you eat this many cals, you should maintain, again, take this as a starting point, we are all different, this is to give you an idea.

What is a good idea for a diet? an aggresive approach is to drop cals 30% below TDEE, in your case, you come to the VERY common 2000 cals/day treshold.

3. Low/High TDEE is the recommendation for your low/high days. This calculator asumes you are following a zig-zag pattern (very effective) for your caloric intake

4. See number 3. Caloric zig-zagging is a very effective way to delay adaptation syndrome

 

[*Bunny*]

not mean to be full of myself or anything maing, but I like mine and the numbers seem to come pretty accurate.

give a shot, worst case scenario it will give you a ballpark figure to look at.

Sorry Pinto, HOW did I NOT think of your calculator?!? Serisiouly... My bad ... long day yesterday ...

Pinto's an ... Trust this man

 

[SwolK]

thanks!
the only thing that i still dont get is the TDEE multiple. what number should i put in for moderately active? leave at the 1.5 or change to 1,55 (which messes up hte whole worksheet)?

 

[SwolK]

also, when i outlined my diet above im only roughly taking in 1800 cals. so i should eat more, about 2000? if so, ill add more protein. will my body go into preservation mode if i only eat the 1800 outlined above?

 

[pintoca]

thanks!
the only thing that i still dont get is the TDEE multiple. what number should i put in for moderately active? leave at the 1.5 or change to 1,55 (which messes up hte whole worksheet)?

the question is how many days/week do you train. Honest/hard training days

Sedentary: 1,2
Lightly Active: 1,375 (1-3 days week)
Mod. Active: 1,55 (3-5 days/week)
Very Active: 1,725 (Hard 6-7 days/week)
Extr. Active: 1,9 Hard Daily

 

[SwolK]

thanks pintoca!
should i make sure that i get 2000 cals? because currently,per diet above, i am only eating about 1800. will my body go into starvation/preservation/storing mode if i dont eat 2000?

thanks

 

[pintoca]

thanks pintoca!
should i make sure that i get 2000 cals? because currently,per diet above, i am only eating about 1800. will my body go into starvation/preservation/storing mode if i dont eat 2000?

thanks

nope.

Starvation response doesn't happen overnight, it normally takes weeks.

minimum daily cals for men is 1800, for women 1200.

take 2000, you'll feel better

 

[SwolK]

nope.

Starvation response doesn't happen overnight, it normally takes weeks.

minimum daily cals for men is 1800, for women 1200.

take 2000, you'll feel better

Awesome! you are the man!

really, thanks for helping