I know what to do to lose it, I just can’t figure my calorie goal??

I’m a 27F, 5’7”, 195 pounds. I’ve been trying to lose weight for awhile now (GW 160) but I haven’t truly committed to it. I’m that person who blows up their calories on the weekend and I wonder why I haven’t dropped a pound after a month. I love dessert, alcohol and going out with friends. I know what to do to lose the weight, I just don’t do it how it should be done.

So here I am, blown away I’ve gained another 10 pounds since October, and I’m officially done.

I’ve calculated my BMR, TDEE, macros, in the past, but with my track record of fucking up, I’d like to get it right this time, and I’d love some advice!

The one thing I’m good at is working out. I lift 4-5x a week, ride my peloton 3x a week, and I try to hit 7,000 steps on those days I go to the gym. But on days like today when i just do peloton (or a rest day), I’m at 2,000 steps and that’s it. When it’s winter and beautiful out, I usually walk to the gym and around the neighborhood so steps are easier for me then.

So. When I calculate my TDEE am I sedentary? Or am I light activity? Sedentary maintenance calories is 1,983. BMR is 1,652. And tdeecalculator.com says a cut would mean I’m eating 1,483 calories… or 169 calories under my BMR. Is that normal?? Their light exercise says a TDEE of 2,272 and it recommends eating 1,772 calories.

I also tried macros on Precision Nutrition which has me at 1,870 calories a day. I marked down my job as sedentary but with moderate activity.

That’s a huge difference between the two and I have no idea what I should do. The last time I screwed up my calories I ended up bulking (went from 145 to 167 in a matter of months - combo of muscle and fat) and I want to avoid that at all costs.

If anyone has any input, I’d greatly appreciate it. Thank you!

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[Century Club] July 29, 2021 - Have you lost or need to lose 100 lbs or more? Here’s a thread just for you!

I have often welcomed those who have lost 100+ lbs (~ 50 kg , ~7 stone) to “the club” and joked that club meetings were on Thursdays. I recently suggested that we try out having a regular weekly thread to talk about issues that are particular to those who have lost 100+ lbs, those who are well on their way and those who are just at the beginning of a journey this big.

Welcome back to the Century Club! Each week I will provide a topic of the day that has been on my mind or inspired by previous posts. However you are free to talk about any topics you think might be relevant to current and prospective club members.

Previous Topics: Accountability - Elevator Pitches - (Half-)Marathon Training - Celebrations - Water Weight - Comments - Travel - Disconnects - Activity - Years! - Fun! - Rhythms - How strict? - Relationships - Loose Skin Redux - Multiple Centuries - April Fools! - What didn't work? - Milestones - Seasonal changes - Is it worth it? - Surprising Food Facts - Mistakes were made - Time to Vent - Relief Valves - Seeing Objectively - Tips you hate - Fear and Self-Loathing - Starting - 2020 recap

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** Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes... **

Sorry for the delayed post today, I'm in the final throes of moving in with my partner of almost 3 years and even though I saved a draft of this week's post last Sunday, I just didn't get a chance to post it until now.

This past Saturday I had the unthinkable happen. I had to go pick up my 17 year old son at his mom's house, the house in which my family and I lived from mid-2009 to early-2018. His car had a flat and the tires wouldn't be able to be installed until Tuesday. He was running late, and because of the move I was driving a borrowed pickup truck to come pick him up.

My ex-wife, the woman whom I lived with for 32 years, was pulling out of her garage bay while I was waiting for our 17 year old to come out. I saw her garage door open while I was waiting and so moved the truck a bit so I wasn't blocking her and got out of the truck since it was hot AF.

She took a long while to pull her car out of her garage. but when she did I gave her a polite little wave. She lowered her window and asked me "if she could help me" and "what my business was parking there."

Of course I told her that "I was there to pick up <son's name>" and that "he was still my son." She hurriedly said "I didn't recognize you", rolled up her window and drove away. Of course because of the borrowed vehicle there was some missing context.

But, yes, the woman with whom I shared a house, a bed, and two kids for decades -- literally over half of our lives -- didn't actually recognize me and because of that lack of recognition those were the first and only words she has said directly to me since mid-2018.

After that my son still hadn't come out and a neighbor I had known from 2009-2018 walked by, She was also surprised, but engaged me in conversation for a bit and said that I looked at most 45 years old instead of my 54 years on this planet.

I recently celebrated 25 years of working with many of the same people and they all still recognize me. So I'm really not sure whether to feel proud of my accomplishments or sad that I spent so many years not being "me".

So what about you Centurion? Have you had any situations where someone you once knew well really can't recognize you? Do you look younger than your actual age or are the wrinkles from loose skin conspiring against you... Inquiring minds want to know...

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Confused about “calories earned” from exercising

So my BMR is around 3100, and the app I’m using to count calories has a goal of 2115 calories to lose 2 lbs a week.

My confusion starts because I exercise 5 days a week, and wear an Apple Watch that’s synced to the app, and the app is giving me what (to me) seem like crazy numbers of extra calories earned.

Now I’ve done my research and this watch is supposedly hella accurate when it comes to how much calories I burn in a day.. however as an example, for Wednesday my app says that my target calorie burn was 3115, and the adjusted calorie burn was 5188??? So it gave me an extra 2k calories to fit in my diet.. I’m overweight but I’m athletic and go hard on my workouts, but still……

I just have no clue how to view this information. Should I be eating some calories back or still only eat the 2100? I’m always hungry but i mean, im tall and big so im supposed to be always hungry lol.. It seems like BS to me, it says I burned 801 calories at the gym on that day, is that a normal number for exercising?

So sorry for the giant post just didn’t know where to turn. All insight is appreciated.

Edit: I saw the FAQ, and the part about eating back calories, my problem and concern is that we’re not talking a couple hundred calories here or there, but literal thousands per day. And I’m still learning calorie counting.

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How do i get back on track?

Long story short something bad happened and i turned to food again for comfort. I used to treat my diet like this "i love working out and to do it better i have to get in shape". Well, unfortunately i tore my acl so i wont be able to run and the gym is closed so no more weight lifting either. So motivation is low right now but earlier i tried to put on my shorts and it doesn't fit anymore! And i need to get back on track. My issue is definitely stress eating. Therapy is not possible right now because the covid in my country has gotten really bad again so pretty much everything is closed. Please i need advice/reassurance or tell me if you've experienced something like this too. Thankyou!

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i’m scared i lost too much weight and have plateaued.

• edit: too much weight at once ^

hi! My starting weight around November 5th-15th of 2020 was around 315 give or take 5 pounds. I was too scared to face the scale so i didn’t weigh myself until December and I weighed in at 281 for a loss of about 40 pounds. The lowest I got to was 264 in February, and then I went off the rails but was able to maintain my weight. I weighed 258 In June. It’s now July 29th and I weighed 258 at my dr’s. appt on the 16th. I started a calorie goal of 2000 cal/per day for an entire month started very late may/early june, and maintained my weight. I’m now eating 1800 cals a day and I think I’m losing again. This time, I just want to have a goal attainable enough to maintain my weight when i’m finished losing. When I started in November, I tended to starve myself because where I lived at the time only had junk food and I wasn’t going to put that in my body, but when I moved out in dec I still only ate 1200-1800 cals a day until feb. I think the reason I lost so much so quick was because I didn’t stay consistent with my calories and when I did it was too low of a start and I didn’t give myself room to lower when needed. Should I continue my calorie goal of 1800? My height is 5’4 and I’m a female. I’m currently 257 pounds and my goal weight is 200 for now.

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Struggling with constant plateaus

Edit: 6’0 / 30 / M

I began in 11/2020 at 260lbs and I am now down to ~215lbs. Getting past 225 was tough but now I only see myself losing a lb or two a month. I am at a 500 calorie deficit and my diet is usually fairly good. Protein smoothies, grilled chicken, lean meat, sugar free / 0cal soda and syrups, occasional lean cuisine (sodium is high so I try to avoid them), fruits/veggies everyday etc. i also weigh my food.

Supplements: Creatine / Vitamin D.

I’m in the gym 6 days a week doing PPL. I did upper/lower prior and full body.

For cardio I do a variety of things as it is my biggest struggle even if I watch a show or listen to a podcast. Usually 15 mins on a rowing machine / treadmill.

I know I could improve my cardio but getting it done is extremely tough. I’ve done walks outside, elliptical, treadmill, cycling machines, swimming, trampolines, etc. Only thing I haven’t tried is biking and jump rope. If I could distract myself mentally more I know I could easily hit 30 mins rowing but again out of strategies for that. My goal weight is 185 and I’d really love any advice getting there.

Thanks in advance for any help/reading!

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So I broke my leg when I just restarted my weight loss journey. Advice on how to keep up, or at least not starting gaining weight again?

I’m a 5’5 female, 250 pounds which I’m desperate to change. I lost a lot of weight last year but packed it back on when I lost track during a stressful situation. I had already lost 10 pounds the last month or so but just as the caption says, I broke my leg on vacation earlier this week and don’t want to lose progress. It’s gonna be a 4-6 week ordeal of mostly resting in bed. Of course I don’t want to restrict a ton because it’s important to be nourished right now, not sure how possible actual weight loss is, but advice on how to continue that or maintain would be appreciated. How much to lower my deficit, what to eat that’ll satisfy me but not overdo it, all would be appreciated. Thanks!

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