So I (22F, 5’9, SW: 168 lbs, CW: 152 lbs, GW: 144 lbs) have been happily maintaining my current weight for several months, and have recently decided to use CICO for that final push out of this plateau towards my goal weight. I’m just a little bit confused as to where to start.
For exercise, I run for 20-30 minutes 3-4 times a week, and have been doing a workout program (T25 for those familiar with) that involves 25 minutes of fairly high intensity cardio 5 times a week. Typically, I rock climb each week as well, but have not done so in a few months due to travel and my gym being closed.
While I eat relatively well for my meals, I find that it is relatively common for me to snack and end up eating more than I am aware of. I’ve been maintaining my weight this way, but figured CICO could be useful to help me curb this habit and reach my goal weight.
My question is primarily: what number of calories should I be striving for to be in a caloric deficit? Using a TDEE calculator, my ‘Sedentary’ TDEE is ~1800, and my ‘Active’ (3-5 workouts a week) TDEE is ~2300. Should I be eating 1800 calories (active TDEE + 500 cal deficit) each day, or 1300 (sedentary TDEE + 500 cal deficit) + calories from exercise ? Alternatively, is there an approach aside from CICO that may work for me?
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