need help getting my exact maintenance macros

[pipios]

36 yrs old
6 foot tall
191 lbs

[EjnarKolinkar]

36 yrs old
6 foot tall
191 lbs

Have you ever tracked your intake before, do you have any idea what you have been consuming and if you were gaining or loosing while on that plan?

It's a straightforward calculation for BMR, what your body burns doing nothing. Activity factor is the main variable. Your probably somewhere in between 1.3 and 1.6 based on Walking your route.

Katch-McArdle puts you at 1960 with 15% BF and an activity factor of 1.4 you would have an eastimated TDEE of 2744 which would be your estimated break even point. Weight and measure your food, record your intake on fitday or myfitpal for 2-4 weeks and adjust up or down 200 calories at a time until you get the level of exactness you desire, and remember its a moving target.

If you don't weight measure and track your intake, for a month you will never know your TDEE, gotta get committed to that project if you want to know.


Spoon feed charge waived.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post436716771

Refer to this thread, for further support, to check my calculations, and for alterations in the future. As your body fat fluctuates.

[pipios]

Have you ever tracked your intake before, do you have any idea what you have been consuming and if you were gaining or loosing while on that plan?

It's a straightforward calculation for BMR, what your body burns doing nothing. Activity factor is the main variable. Your probably somewhere in between 1.3 and 1.6 based on Walking your route.

Katch-McArdle puts you at 1960 with 15% BF and an activity factor of 1.4 you would have an eastimated TDEE of 2744 which would be your estimated break even point. Weight and measure your food, record your intake on fitday or myfitpal for 2-4 weeks and adjust up or down 200 calories at a time until you get the level of exactness you desire, and remember its a moving target.

If you don't weight measure and track your intake, for a month you will never know your TDEE, gotta get committed to that project if you want to know.


Spoon feed charge waived.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post436716771

Refer to this thread, for further support, to check my calculations, and for alterations in the future. As your body fat fluctuates.

yeah never done that. I will now thanks

[DesertDude11]

http://iifym.com/IIFYM-calculator/

....aaaaand done.

[sicpsnake]

Track everything you put in your mouth for a week (kcals/fats/protons/carbs). If you gain weight, you're in a hypercaloric state. If you lose weight, you're in a hypocaloric state. If neither, ding ding ding. Divide the gram totals of your macros/kcals by 7 and you've found your maintenance. Then play with your numbers for desired results.

[2nd_chance]

36 yrs old
6 foot tall
191 lbs

Were you thinking that someone was going to hand you your exact maintenance after posting these stats? It doesn't work that way. You must track and analyze.

However, if exact doesn't matter, then try 14 cals per pound (12 for a deficit and 16 for a surplus).

[pipios]

Thanks guys

[pipios]

http://iifym.com/IIFYM-calculator/

....aaaaand done.

Oh man what a great website Thank you!

I will use that one and see what happens. I have to buy a scale.

[Manospeed]

Pipios there is only one way to accurately measure your basal metabolic caloric rate. I had mine measured using an indirect calorimeter using BodyGem at my fitness club done for $50 dollars.

http://metabolicratetest.com/

[DesertDude11]

Oh man what a great website Thank you!

I will use that one and see what happens. I have to buy a scale.

YW, and yes a scale is a must.

Good luck!

[Brackneyc]

Pipios there is only one way to accurately measure your basal metabolic caloric rate.
http://metabolicratetest.com/

Or he could monitor his food and activity level for a few weeks...for free. That way works exactly the same.