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Roman Holiday

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Originally posted by ■YoungCalifornia■

After exercise

So I should eat 1,500 per day? Even if I exercise.

I think you're right, because I was eating around 1,400 calories and I was defintely losing weight but now ever since I started eating 2,500 calories, I've been maintaining my weight which is NOT what I want.

Your net total should be around 1500. Meaning if you eat 1000 calories, workout and burn 500, you should eat 1000 more calories by the end of the day.

And as long as your getting a good amount of protein, you shouldn't feel starved either.

Golden

1500 calories is NOT a healthy amount of calories for someone who's 190 lbs and 6ft2.

2000 calories is sustainable & a good amount. You don't want him to starve & deprive himself of food.

■YoungCalifornia■

I'm so confused now

Signs

Quote:

Originally posted by ■YoungCalifornia■

After exercise

So I should eat 1,500 per day? Even if I exercise.

I think you're right, because I was eating around 1,400 calories and I was defintely losing weight but now ever since I started eating 2,500 calories, I've been maintaining my weight which is NOT what I want.

Yes! Definitely. The key thing to loosing weight is creating a calorie deficit. Basically you want to use and burn more calories, than you eat. So when you don't get enough calories from food, your body burns your fat for energy as it can't get enough energy from your food. E.g, Your body uses 2200 calories a day, but you only eat 1500, thats a deficit of 700 calories, all those 700 calories will be taken from your fat.

To loose 1lb of fat, you need to "loose" or create a deficit of about 3500 calories. So If your body uses 2200 calories a day but you only eat 1500 a day, in 5 days you'll loose a 1lb of fat theoretically. (700x5=3500)

The reason you're not loosing weight is because you're eating too much. Your body will only use/burn fat when its not getting enough energy through food. So if you're eating a lot, there's no reason for it to burn fat.

And the reason you aren't loosing weight because you're "Gaining muscle" isn't true. Whilst eating at a calorie surplus (eating more food/calories than you need) and doing a heavy weightlifting routine, the most muscle you can put a week is 0.5-0.25lb a week.

Basically the most important thing when it comes to loosing weight: calories deficit.
Just in case my post wasn't clear: http://www.acaloriecounter.com/diet/...o-lose-weight/
Good luck!

■YoungCalifornia■

Damn Signs!

Coming outta no where to educate my ass!

THANK YOU so much!

Signs

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Originally posted by Golden

1500 calories is NOT a healthy amount of calories for someone who's 190 lbs and 6ft2.

2000 calories is sustainable & a good amount. You don't want him to starve & deprive himself of food.

Yeah, at 6'2 190lb, moderately active, you'll burn 2650 calories a day according to this calculator.
https://www.fitwatch.com/calculator/calorie-deficit
So eating 2000 calories a day theoretically you'll loose slightly over a lb a week.

If you've been eating 2500 calories a day, it would mean you'd be loosing about 0.25lb a week, which probably explains why you haven't been seeing the results you want. So just cut down to 2000 calories daily.

Signs

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Originally posted by ■YoungCalifornia■

Damn Signs!

Coming outta no where to educate my ass!

THANK YOU so much!

No worries

Trust me i went through the same thing and these were just some of the things i wished i'd have known from the start.

■YoungCalifornia■

1,500 or 2,000?

Golden

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Originally posted by ■YoungCalifornia■

1,500 or 2,000?

Are you for real? 2,000. Stop being so confused. It's really not that confusing.

■YoungCalifornia■

Alright, I'm sticking with 2,000 calories.

So I eat 2,000 calories. Burn 500 calories in exercise.

2,000 (calories) - 500 (exercise) = 1,500

Golden

You'll most definitely see quick results with that but don't be surprised when you get hungry and suddenly go on binges because that's what happens when you burn too many calories.

Signs

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Originally posted by ■YoungCalifornia■

Alright, I'm sticking with 2,000 calories.

So I eat 2,000 calories. Burn 500 calories in exercise.

2,000 (calories) - 500 (exercise) = 1,500

I think you may be getting a little confused.

You eat 2000, then burn about 2650 calories (this includes exercise) so:

2000-2650=-650

So out of the 2650 calories you burn a day, 500 will be burnt through exercise you do but your body also burns calories when breathing, carrying out metabolic function just resting etc, you're burning calories all the time just a lot more during exercise.

So yeah just stick to 2000

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■YoungCalifornia■

Alright, I'm eating 2,000 calories and burning 200-300 calories in exercise. I cutted Peanut Butter, Avocado, and those healthy processed Granola bars outta my diet.

The only processed food I'm having is Almond Milk

Should I cut out dairy officially? Or is Almond Milk ok?

jpow

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Originally posted by Signs

And the reason you aren't loosing weight because you're "Gaining muscle" isn't true. Whilst eating at a calorie surplus (eating more food/calories than you need) and doing a heavy weightlifting routine, the most muscle you can put a week is 0.5-0.25lb a week.

How incorrect

Yes, doing a bulking phase can gain about 0.5 of muscle a week. But the user wasn't gaining nor losing weight. There will be a small increase in muscle mass and a small decrease in body fat if the user correctly established their calorie intake.

Ronaldista

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Originally posted by ■YoungCalifornia■

Alright, I'm eating 2,000 calories and burning 200-300 calories in exercise. I cutted Peanut Butter, Avocado, and those healthy processed Granola bars outta my diet.

The only processed food I'm having is Almond Milk

Should I cut out dairy officially? Or is Almond Milk ok?

Cutting out dairy is good, but almond milk is dairy-free so you can keep drinking it. Just make sure you get one that doesn't have added sugar.

■YoungCalifornia■

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Originally posted by borntodie

Cutting out dairy is good, but almond milk is dairy-free so you can keep drinking it. Just make sure you get one that doesn't have added sugar.

Ugh, I accidently got the Vanilla kind instead of plain. I drank it too, Damn it!

slobro

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Originally posted by ■YoungCalifornia■

I started working out (Cardio and Strength training) June 10th. It was the first time I've ever worked out and changed my diet. My BMR is 2,000 and if you multiply it by my physical activity which is 1.55, it equals to 3,100. I have to subtract 500 from that if I want to lose weight, which is 2,600 calories per day I should be eating. I'm 6'1 and 190lbs. I have no muscle, it's all fat

What am I doing wrong?

You could be underestimating the calories you're eating and/or you're overestimating the calories you're burning with exercise, both are really common

Weight loss isn't linear tho, you could be retaining water weight even tho you've lost fat. If your clothes feel looser than before than you're losing fat regardless of what the scale says

Anything4Minaj

If I'm trying to gain weight should I be cutting out any foods? Will that make the weight gain easier? Cause as far as I know I've been eating all the noodles, flour tortillas, and white rice you can think of.

■YoungCalifornia■

Breakfast: 5 white eggs, cooked vegetables

Lunch: Fruit Salad

Dinner: Brown Rice, 3 white eggs, 4 oz. Chicken, Vegetables, and Avocado.

I kinda struggled to eat that, it was nasty, I miss my junk food

But I'll do ANYTHING to have a body like Golden

Golden

My body ain't great all. You do realise I'm a work-in-progress, too right? I'm very insecure just like you are. We'll get through it together.