Hey all. I am curious if anyone here is a calorie counter like myself. I frequent the loseit reddit site and they are huge on CICO. Obviously for it to work properly you need to know the right amount of calories. Someone today posted a TDEE calc that showed me at needing 1650 calories instead of the 1500 myfitnesspal is telling me to eat.
Thoughts? Experience?
the calc this person was using is : https://damnripped.com/tdee-calculator
Counting calories is an anxiety trigger for me, and I also hate cooking when I have to weigh everything out.
Eating low carb, moderate to high protein, moderate fat works for me. Very hard to overeat and I lose weight at a very sustainable pace. Dieting when I’ve allowed myself cards, I really struggle to not overeat.
It’s also dramatically improved my physical endurance. I can work far harder, far longer without getting hungry.
I’m currently 5 pounds below my lowest ever adult weight but with quite a bit more lean mass than that time based on how my belts and clothes fit. (Easily an inch or two slimmer and definitely stronger.)
I hear ya. I don't weigh the food or anything - so I'm probably not doing it perfectly. I travel a lot so restricting food groups becomes more of a challenge than limiting my portions. I just started my latest attempt a week ago, and it was right around my birthday so I stumbled a bit the last couple of days. last sunday I was 196, and ended the week at 191.2. Then today I'm at 191.8.
My eating plan today:
Breakfast:
2 slices turkey bacon (70 cals)
Greek yogurt + granola (350 cals)
Snack: Apple, String Cheese (130 cals)
Lunch: TV dinner of some sort, 300-400 cals (usually leftovers, but don't have any today)
Snack: Cashew Clusters (5 each 140 cals)
Dinner: Chicken, Veggie and Potato (450 cals)
Dessert: Frozen blue berries (50 cals)