Need a yes or no if I'm doing this right.. Atm I'm tryna cut, but nutrition..

[LordCrabb]

Age: 15 6'0, 230 lb, 30% BF. Roughly 160ish lean muscle I suppose.


Atm I wanna cut down to 200 lb. Assuming I follow the 1g of protein per lb of lean muscle, that'd be 160 grams of protein that I need to consume. 160*4=640.
Max calorie intake is 2400 or so, and I'm cutting 400 calories from the 2400.
2000(total calories allowed)-640(protein calories)=1360. This comes down to carbs and fats though :/

First, am I calculating this right? To elaborate, I mean am I on the right path by figuring the protein grams I should be consuming, multiplying it by calories in a gram of protein, and minusing it all from my calories. Assuming that's correct, would I split carb and fat evenly? Should I even be cutting to start in the first place? Help is greatly obliged..

[ErikTheElectric]

There's no reason for you to be tracking your caloric intake at your age. Make it simple, eat healthier and get active.

[LordCrabb]

There's no reason for you to be tracking your caloric intake at your age. Make it simple, eat healthier and get active.

Maybe so, but I don't feel off the hook yet. I don't want to be. No offense, but I'm not too sure on how to interpret your advice(not criticism). If calories in calories out, then I feel I'm obliged to count calories. A little backstory; I weighed 180 lb, but after a bout of depression I would eat uncontrollably I guess and I got up to 243. I've gotten down a little bit weight wise, but a bit unhealthily I'll admit.

I'm not good at sports at all, and I've got a mental disabled brother I have to take care of and chores to do and stupid family members. I'm afraid going to the gym is the only leniency a day that I can get to myself, assuming an hour a day thing a few times a week. A decent little escape. Is hitting the gym still off the table? I ask this because I think calorie intake tracking plays a huge part, and 'cutting' seemed logical as well.
Knowing how much protein I'm getting, the amount of calories per gram of carbs, fat, and protein so I don't break past a much needed deficit at my size, whilst still getting what I need to maintain muscle so my body doesn't look like an all time past favorite food of mine: fruity pebbles, with the consistency of that of a fata$$ with no muscle.

[ErikTheElectric]

Maybe so, but I don't feel off the hook yet. I don't want to be. No offense, but I'm not too sure on how to interpret your advice(not criticism). If calories in calories out, then I feel I'm obliged to count calories. A little backstory; I weighed 180 lb, but after a bout of depression I would eat uncontrollably I guess and I got up to 243. I've gotten down a little bit weight wise, but a bit unhealthily I'll admit.

I'm not good at sports at all, and I've got a mental disabled brother I have to take care of and chores to do and stupid family members. I'm afraid going to the gym is the only leniency a day that I can get to myself, assuming an hour a day thing a few times a week. A decent little escape. Is hitting the gym still off the table? I ask this because I think calorie intake tracking plays a huge part, and 'cutting' seemed logical as well.
Knowing how much protein I'm getting, the amount of calories per gram of carbs, fat, and protein so I don't break past a much needed deficit at my size, whilst still getting what I need to maintain muscle so my body doesn't look like an all time past favorite food of mine: fruity pebbles, with the consistency of that of a fata$$ with no muscle.

Nope, that's perfectly fine. I just advise that you not track at your age.

[LordCrabb]

Nope, that's perfectly fine. I just advise that you not track at your age.

Oh. Thank you!