helllooo i’d like some feedback on if this is the right amount of calories for a deficit for me! i’m 5’5” and 160ish lbs. I work out 3-5 days a week depending on the week and average about 5k steps a day
by tigbittygf1
helllooo i’d like some feedback on if this is the right amount of calories for a deficit for me! i’m 5’5” and 160ish lbs. I work out 3-5 days a week depending on the week and average about 5k steps a day
by tigbittygf1
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Google “TDEE calculator”. I recommend opening up several of those pages, and put the same info into them (some if them use different formula). Use either the average result or the harshest one (it shouldn’t be too much more harsh anyway), depending on how determined you feel.
When entering said information, I’m not saying that you shouldn’t give yourself fair credit for what exercise you do do, but if you feel like you sit somewhere on the fence between two of the generic descriptors for activity level, you’re much safer going with the lower activity level out of those two (we’re more prone to over-crediting ourselves, and if nothing else, if your TDEE reflects your activity level when you’re doing everything that you’re supposed to be, if you eat in line with that, you’re screwing yourself over a bit every time you might not keep up that level of activity).
Then decide what you’re happy with trying to achieve, in the way of calorie deficit/average weekly weight loss. 500 calories, per day, lower than your TDEE is the most common recommendation as a balance between visible, steady loss (1 pound per week on average) and what’s manageable in the way of feeling sustainably satisfied.