Caloric intake

[BW76]

Just wondering how many calories I should be taking in to maintain muscle while trying to lose a bit more body fat? My daily intake to maintain my existing body weight is 2600, so I figured if I was about 2100 I should be ok? Also, if the 2100 is a good number should I be subtracting the calories that I burn off lifting weights and doing cardio? Example would be if I ate 2100 calories but burnt 400 that day between weights and cardio...should I eat an additional 400 calories to ensure I'm not under eating? Thanks.

[CrashJP]

If 2600 is your TDEE, it should already take into account your activity level, so you shouldn't substract the calories burned off during training.
However if it happens that you trained a lot on a specific day (more than usual), like running 20km, you could up the calories for this day to help with recovery.
Hope it's clear Good luck !

[BW76]

If 2600 is your TDEE, it should already take into account your activity level, so you shouldn't substract the calories burned off during training.
However if it happens that you trained a lot on a specific day (more than usual), like running 20km, you could up the calories for this day to help with recovery.
Hope it's clear Good luck !

Thanks man. I just wanted to ensure I wasn't burning off too much because I don't want to lose muscle. I think I'll try a certain intake for a few weeks, see how it's working for me, and adjust if needed. Thanks again.

[germaine07]

I'd personally start off eating ~2,400kcal. Are you in a rush to lose weight?