TDEE calculators confuse me. Protein recommendations confuse me. I think I have a tendency to overcomplicate everything so I want to see what is working for everybody else
I am not a super active person, I lift weights 4 times/week and do about 15-20 min cardio after each lifting session. Other than that, I work a desk job. I'm 22, 5'6" and 130 lbs. I have a high body fat percentage (32% according to DEXA) so I am looking to cut to 118 lbs and then work on recomposition/possibly bulking, depending on where I'm at as far as body fat goes then.
I have no idea where to start. Obviously, I know I need to eat at a deficit to lose fat. I was thinking 1200ish calories but don't know if that is a good amount or not. Is there anyone else with similar stats who eats around this amount and has had success? Do you guys count macros or just calories? Also, do you set a hard and fast stop at let's say 1200 so like 1199 or less or do you eat in a range? I keep going back and forth with what I want to do and really need to make a decision but i keep overthinking it.
TLDR: I don't know if I'm active or not and I obviously want to eat as much as possible but still achieve my goal of losing ~10-15 lbs
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