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06-16-2011, 03:49 PM #31
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06-16-2011, 03:53 PM #32
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06-16-2011, 04:06 PM #33
I am 6'3" 200#, I started at 285#, Large framed guy, I dropped about 60# just eating less and cutting back on beer. That was before I found this site at the begining of this year. Now I have lost the last 30# the right way. I do not want to get any smaller, I get my protien and lift.
I could not make it on the 1200 calorie diet that that guy put up earlier, I work construction all day everyday, digging ditches, pulling wrenches, ect. I am eating about 2500 cals now and staying the same weight, but I like to drink beer on the weekend and it all evens out. I do not have a strict diet, but am makimg sure I am getting protien, and everything else seems to fall into place.
OP, how active is your job, or lifestyle besides working out?
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06-16-2011, 05:07 PM #34
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06-16-2011, 05:50 PM #35
I need help
I am 6'5" 268 pounds 25% bf and when i try to eat my lean body mass in protein i eat closee to 2600 cals. i feel like i underate until i went out and over ate on the weekends.....I dont drink sodas i dont eat fast food but constantly ive gained fat over the years. I usedto eat only once or twice a day and eat big meals. now im eatting six meals a day and if i try to get most my protein from real food i over eat. I just started lifting heavy 3 times a week and im going to add hit running on a track 2 times per week but i honestly feel like im going no where regardless what i do .............
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06-16-2011, 05:51 PM #36
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06-17-2011, 10:27 AM #37
Ok guys so here is what i ate yesterday.
breaded chicken and french fries i dont remeber how many ounces but i wrote calories down
6 oz salmon and can of string beans
2 tbs peanut butter
2 scoops protein powder
bananna
2 hot dogs with buns and mustard
20 oz of 1 percent milk
Total calories 2470
And for working out i did a bicep workout.
(i workout 6 days per week so dif body part each day.Somtimes i do forearms with bis)
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06-17-2011, 10:38 AM #38
- Join Date: Feb 2011
- Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Age: 52
- Posts: 185
- Rep Power: 169
Another tall guy check in.
6'5" - started my cut at 222lbs. I tried 2500cal for 3 weeks and had little success. Dropped that to 2200 and i've been cutting a lb a week steady ever since. (currently 212).
Anything 2000 and over and I feel satisfied all day... < 2000 and I might feel hungry to the point I considered destructive snacking.
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06-17-2011, 11:08 AM #39
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06-17-2011, 06:23 PM #40
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06-17-2011, 06:29 PM #41
I used to weigh around 290lbs and cut in the worst way possible which is basically being discussed in this thread....setting a caloric limit and a stupid one at that. I was eating around 2400ish calories a day and lost weight like nothing...now im trying to bulk up to have something to work off of.
Why not have a solid diet and build around a strong frame from focusing on compound lifts? Id radther be cut at 220lbs then at 200lbs...
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06-17-2011, 07:57 PM #42
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06-17-2011, 08:15 PM #43
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06-17-2011, 08:44 PM #44
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06-17-2011, 09:43 PM #45
BMR is calculated off straight weight. Maintenance is based off of weight plus an activity multiplier. Fat is metabolically active, it does require some calories to maintain it. The other factor is that it takes a lot more energy to move a large person than a small one. This is why you see 300lb men with 3000+ calorie maintenance levels. This is also why you need recalculate your maintenance after a substantial amount of weight loss.
My Reverse Diet Log
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=153750981&p=1077733831#post1077733831
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06-17-2011, 11:23 PM #46
Im not trying to sound like cocky here or anything. But i have alot to work off of. My lifts beat 90 percent of people on here alreay. Then again im fatter than most also. But assuming i lose some muscle ill still have more than enough to look what i consider good. And im not just makein a calorie defeicit. Im trying to get alot of proteins and not let my calories just come from junk for the 2500
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06-17-2011, 11:43 PM #47
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06-17-2011, 11:54 PM #48
Your thinking of the katch-mcardle formula. It's probably the most accurate, it takes your BMR which is based off your body weight and then factors in your lean body mass to account for the extra calories burned from additional muscle. (muscle burns more calories than fat).
My Reverse Diet Log
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=153750981&p=1077733831#post1077733831
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06-17-2011, 11:56 PM #49
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06-18-2011, 12:01 AM #50
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06-18-2011, 12:05 AM #51
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06-18-2011, 12:12 AM #52
It seems pretty accurate even for a heavy guy but who knows it's all a guess, I normally just recommend to eat at 2500/day for a week or so and adjust calories accordingly.
300lb man @ 40% body fat (3-5 workouts a week)
Estimated Base BMR: 2133 Calories.
Estimated TDEE: 3307 Calories.
Estimated Daily Caloric Need For Weight Loss: 2807 Calories.My Reverse Diet Log
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=153750981&p=1077733831#post1077733831
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06-18-2011, 12:49 AM #53
80% of your success will originate in the kitchen, not the gym. COUNT EVERY CALORIE. People ask me how I stay lean and muscular I tell them that I use my Android phone to log every calorie I eat. I use the free "Calorie Count" app from Fat Secret but there are several decent free apps out there. It even scans the barcodes of packaged foods and logs it automatically! If you don't have a fancy phone then a small pad and paper works just as well. There's a great free site called NutritionData that has the calorie info for just about every food out there without a nutrition label. I can't believe how many people tell me that writing down their intake it "too much work." Well, that's tough. Staying in shape takes discipline and a lot of blood, sweat and tears. You either educated yourself and put in the effort or damn yourself to a life of overweight mediocrity.
I just read several studies that stated that people who write down their intake are SIGNIFICANTLY more likely to lose weight and keep it off. We all tend to underestimate our food intake...that's how we gain weight in the first place.
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06-18-2011, 05:18 AM #54
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06-18-2011, 12:46 PM #55
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06-18-2011, 10:32 PM #56
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06-21-2011, 09:37 AM #57
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06-21-2011, 11:03 AM #58
- Join Date: May 2011
- Location: Granada Hills, California, United States
- Age: 39
- Posts: 316
- Rep Power: 348
I ate ~1800 until under 200 lbs, upped calories since to prevent muscle loss...
I kept lifting heavy and didnt notice strength loss until 230ish? mostly in legs... some in biceps..WWPBD - What Would PBateman Do?!?
My Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=136990413&p=729785663&posted=1#post729785663
BTK Cut Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=136192981
http://www.alanaragonblog.com/ - http://www.leangains.com
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06-21-2011, 11:19 AM #59
- Join Date: Jun 2009
- Location: Minnesota, United States
- Posts: 14,047
- Rep Power: 11552
Not totally correct.
Height does to some extent because the average taller person will have more LM than an average shorter person.
Generally speaking your organs can be larger and your bone structure will have more mass, muscularity varies a lot, as does fat but bone and organ mass are more static. That's why pretty much every calulator will ask for your height and weight.Vikings--Wolves-Gophers
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06-21-2011, 12:26 PM #60
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