I love Food - But this is insane

[Emma-Leigh]

Since the OP's estimated BMR is under 2,200 calories per day, I suspect he's either grossly miscalculating his TDEE and/or grossly miscalculating the amount he consume.

Or has some illness that is eating away at his calorie requirements....

OP -- I created the sticky. I'm also in Aust and sell bodymedia which determine calorie requirements.
If you're serious about finding out how much you burn, contact me and get one --- it'll end all the 'questions'....

[determined4000]

Or has some illness that is eating away at his calorie requirements....

OP -- I created the sticky. I'm also in Aust and sell bodymedia which determine calorie requirements.
If you're serious about finding out how much you burn, contact me and get one --- it'll end all the 'questions'....

But isnt that still just estimating based on his indicated body size
I see lots of people in the BFM thread who have been dieting that say their intake grossly undercuts their burn rates or vice versa

[Emma-Leigh]

But isnt that still just estimating based on his indicated body size
I see lots of people in the BFM thread who have been dieting that say their intake grossly undercuts their burn rates or vice versa

BMF doesn't estimate on 'size' only, it takes a lot of other factors into consideration. But you're correct that it isn't 'spot on' (but it is thought to be with in ~ 5% of 'true' readings for *most* people).

For most the issue is more so that you need to be able to interpret / use the info correctly....
And until people realise that '3500 cals deficit' doesn't actually create '1 pound of weight loss' (and visa versa) they will always be confused.
For those who DO realise this - it can be very useful.

[andrealazio]

And until people realise that '3500 cals deficit' doesn't actually create '1 pound of weight loss' (and visa versa) they will always be confused.
For those who DO realise this - it can be very useful.

Mind=blown.

Can you explain me this? thank you

[max1122]

post your work + gym schedule maybe we can sneak in some food here and there

[whitetigerwoods]

45 + hr a week, with gym and active weekends

Damn, props to you OP. If my ass wasn't so lazy I'd like to try landscaping or some other physical job.

[vermeer]

Totals Today

Calories 7,622
Carbs 840
Fat 228
Protein 519

I would be in heaven if I could eat 7,000+ calories a day! I better get into contruction work!

[ErikTheElectric]

I would be in heaven if I could eat 7,000+ calories a day! I better get into contruction work!

Burning more calories so you can eat more? Sounds like more fuel for your eating disorder to me... just my 0.02$

[Emma-Leigh]

Mind=blown.

Can you explain me this? thank you

Quiet simple: the stupid calculation is stupid. It assumes a closed circuit, and weight loss doesn't work in such a 'linear relationship'.
More often than not the required deficit for loss is MUCH higher than suggested by this number:
http://www.tbiomed.com/content/4/1/27
http://www.thelancet.com/series/obesity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22257646
http://bwsimulator.niddk.nih.gov/

[greazy8]

14th April Food Intake

Calories 7,409
Carbs 725
Fat 217
Protein 609

Meal 14-4-12.png

[ErikTheElectric]

14th April Food Intake

Calories 7,409
Carbs 725
Fat 217
Protein 609

Attachment 4350871

Impressive. I suggest creating a log, or something if you want to track. Over in the nutrition logs section, I know people like "vermeer" would
love to drool over your daily stats. heh

[Nailz4Breakfast]

That is awesome 7k+ cals a day ( though I probably couldn't keep it down)... Maybe half is going to a tapeworm?

[DominationStation]

I have a pretty big appetite and can consume a lot of cals when I want to, but having to eat 7k cals on a daily basis is NOT something I envy. To everybody on here saying that they wish they could eat like that, try eating like that for a week (or even 3-4 days), and I bet you'll get tired of it.

Greazy: like determined said, that homemade trail mix is a good option. Personally, I find that I can put away virtually as much peanut butter as I want, so if you're the same way, I'd do that. Sounds ridiculous (compared to people who say a sandwich should have 2 tbsp, at least, which makes no sense to me), but, if you're really stretched for calories, you can smother like 8 tbsp in a sandwich. Wash that down with 3 cups of whole milk, and, with bread considered, that's ~1400 calories right there. Add some jelly or honey or some other calorie dense spread (maybe make it a triple decker sandwich), and you can really pile cals onto it in a hurry. About as calorie dense as anything in the world, tasty, and very cheap compared to things you would fill your calories with on a daily basis.

@Emma-Leigh: Obviously weight loss does not occur in a linear fashion, but, after the initial water/glycogen is emptied out of the body and everything (after, say, one week), if one were to restrict their diet by 3500 cals/week over the course of a couple months (of course adjusting the intake as their weight declined), wouldn't the weight loss eventually average out to a number very close to 1 lb/week? If I'm wrong, please correct me, as you are the expert and I obviously am not. EDIT: For the record, yes, I know that different foods and their respective macronutrients do various things to speed up the metabolism (i.e. protein having the highest thermal effects).

[greazy8]

That is awesome 7k+ cals a day ( though I probably couldn't keep it down)... Maybe half is going to a tapeworm?

haha, well theres one test I can take lol

[greazy8]

I have a pretty big appetite and can consume a lot of cals when I want to, but having to eat 7k cals on a daily basis is NOT something I envy. To everybody on here saying that they wish they could eat like that, try eating like that for a week (or even 3-4 days), and I bet you'll get tired of it.

Greazy: like determined said, that homemade trail mix is a good option. Personally, I find that I can put away virtually as much peanut butter as I want, so if you're the same way, I'd do that. Sounds ridiculous (compared to people who say a sandwich should have 2 tbsp, at least, which makes no sense to me), but, if you're really stretched for calories, you can smother like 8 tbsp in a sandwich. Wash that down with 3 cups of whole milk, and, with bread considered, that's ~1400 calories right there. Add some jelly or honey or some other calorie dense spread (maybe make it a triple decker sandwich), and you can really pile cals onto it in a hurry. About as calorie dense as anything in the world, tasty, and very cheap compared to things you would fill your calories with on a daily basis.

@Emma-Leigh: Obviously weight loss does not occur in a linear fashion, but, after the initial water/glycogen is emptied out of the body and everything (after, say, one week), if one were to restrict their diet by 3500 cals/week over the course of a couple months (of course adjusting the intake as their weight declined), wouldn't the weight loss eventually average out to a number very close to 1 lb/week? If I'm wrong, please correct me, as you are the expert and I obviously am not. EDIT: For the record, yes, I know that different foods and their respective macronutrients do various things to speed up the metabolism (i.e. protein having the highest thermal effects).

I agree with the envy part... " I'm sick of eating", hence why I started recording to show and hope someone with give a bit of advice.

[determined4000]

if one were to restrict their diet by 3500 cals/week over the course of a couple months (of course adjusting the intake as their weight declined), wouldn't the weight loss eventually average out to a number very close to 1 lb/week?

No. If OP with a a maintenance of (to be safe) 5k calories were to eat 3500 over and my mom (maitenance 1500?) were to eat 3500 over, their weight change would be very different. Which is why basing your surplus/deficit as a % of maintenance is more appropriate.

[Simmo0508]

I was like you OP when i was younger. Worked crazy hours and had a huge activity level. I gained most of my size when i quit my job and focused on my bodybuilding. When i quit, i gained 35kgs within the next year or two. Even though it's all a game of cals in vs. cals out in terms of body weight, the body is constantly thinking you're tryin to lose weight when all you're doin is running around and lifting **** cardio style all day. That's why half the time you see bodybuilders just laze around at home doing absolutely nothing, being as immobile as possible, to keep calorie expenditure low and support a more anabolic environment within the body.

But yeah... jus sayin

[greazy8]

I was like you OP when i was younger. Worked crazy hours and had a huge activity level. I gained most of my size when i quit my job and focused on my bodybuilding. When i quit, i gained 35kgs within the next year or two. Even though it's all a game of cals in vs. cals out in terms of body weight, the body is constantly thinking you're tryin to lose weight when all you're doin is running around and lifting **** cardio style all day. That's why half the time you see bodybuilders just laze around at home doing absolutely nothing, being as immobile as possible, to keep calorie expenditure low and support a more anabolic environment within the body.

But yeah... jus sayin

Yeah Hopefully I'll be in more of a position in a few years where my job will be less active.. I Just weighted myself then I was at 94. ( +4kg since friday.... Thats the weekends for you) I swear by Tuesday I'll be 90 again
(For those of you who are thinking water weight - I can't possible drink more water on site. I remember one summer day I drank about 10 liters at work and didn't use the toilet once - That was an extreme day but never the less you get the point.)

[andrealazio]

Quiet simple: the stupid calculation is stupid. It assumes a closed circuit, and weight loss doesn't work in such a 'linear relationship'.
More often than not the required deficit for loss is MUCH higher than suggested by this number:
http://www.tbiomed.com/content/4/1/27
http://www.thelancet.com/series/obesity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22257646
http://bwsimulator.niddk.nih.gov/

Thank you very much!

[Joseph1990]

I used to eat the same amount of food and not lift while maintaining the same weight as the OP. I also had a labor job (Sheet metal roofing). If I was to train 4-5 days a week on top of that I would lose weight. It's not hard to believe OP's claims, makes perfect sense.

Bunch of pencil pushers ITT.

[ELLSKIES]

No. If OP with a a maintenance of (to be safe) 5k calories were to eat 3500 over and my mom (maitenance 1500?) were to eat 3500 over, their weight change would be very different. Which is why basing your surplus/deficit as a % of maintenance is more appropriate.

Hey D, (or anyone else); Have you ever heard of the formula where you take 31 and multiply it by your "fat weight" to determine the max caloric deficit to create per day to avoid musle loss? I read somewhere on here that it's pretty accurate, but I dunno. So for me, if I weigh 145, and my fat weight (non-lean mass weight) is about 20lbs, I multiply 31 by 20, which is 620. So the maximum deficit I can get away with per day without losing muscle is about 620 calories. Whaddya all think of that formula? Hogwash or science?

[greazy8]

15th April Food Intake

Calories 8,348
Carbs 830
Fat 263
Protein 558

Meal 15-4-12.jpg

[ErikTheElectric]

15th April Food Intake

Calories 8,348
Carbs 830
Fat 263
Protein 558

Attachment 4355431

Logs that way ---->

Did you read what I wrote? or are you just going to keep bumping your thread everyday. Not tying to be rude... just curious..

[greazy8]

Logs that way ---->

Did you read what I wrote? or are you just going to keep bumping your thread everyday. Not tying to be rude... just curious..

sorry bro, not trying to be rude, from what i though this was were i logged, seeing its called nutrition log .... :/
ill have a look over site

[ErikTheElectric]

sorry bro, not trying to be rude, from what i though this was were i logged, seeing its called nutrition log .... :/
ill have a look over site

Not really sure how what you said was rude, but whatever.

Anyways, the "Nutrition Logs" are in a subforum of this section which is the general nutrition section.

[greazy8]

Not really sure how what you said was rude, but whatever.

Anyways, the "Nutrition Logs" are in a subforum of this section which is the general nutrition section.

Ahh I see it, Although I swear to god that where i pressed Start thread when I started this... Will go over to it now ... Peace Out

[andrealazio]

Quiet simple: the stupid calculation is stupid. It assumes a closed circuit, and weight loss doesn't work in such a 'linear relationship'.
More often than not the required deficit for loss is MUCH higher than suggested by this number:
http://www.tbiomed.com/content/4/1/27
http://www.thelancet.com/series/obesity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22257646
http://bwsimulator.niddk.nih.gov/

First of all sorry for the old bump but i have a question for Emma-Leigh:

So if it's not just a "number game" that would mean that it's not possible gain fat in one day even if someone eat at a 4000 kcal surplus?

A little example: If i have a cheat day with a 4000 kcal surplus in a cut i wont gain a pound of fat, right?

[razeak]

I'm skeptical, but if you're really in need of that many calories, I'm jealous lol. Good luck though!

[Emma-Leigh]

First of all sorry for the old bump but i have a question for Emma-Leigh:

So if it's not just a "number game" that would mean that it's not possible gain fat in one day even if someone eat at a 4000 kcal surplus?

A little example: If i have a cheat day with a 4000 kcal surplus in a cut i wont gain a pound of fat, right?

You're 16 yrs old -- why are you eating such that you are restricting calories and then 'cheating' with a '4000 cal surplus' in the first place?

[andrealazio]

You're 16 yrs old -- why are you eating such that you are restricting calories and then 'cheating' with a '4000 cal surplus' in the first place?

No, it's not me, it was an example to understand the dynamic of weight gain/loss. I would like to understand if an overfeed can make you fat. But it's just for personal knowledge...