Calorie Deficits?????

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dcdrogers

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Hi everyone, I have developed and new get fit plan and I that I would like to get your opinion on.

I have determined that I am going to burn 1,000 calories per day through exercise and better food choices. My goal is too loose 6lbs per month focusing more on fat loss right now.

My BMR is between 1800 and 1900 depending on which calculator I use. I have determined that I will get my deficit by eating 500 less calories and burning 500 additional calories through exercising.

I started off slowly and over the past 3 weeks and have gradually made my way up to my deficits. There are some days where I have burned an extra 100 calories and some days where I ate an extra 100 calories and vice versa. I realize that my days will vary a little, but at the end of the week it seems to average out.

I guess I'm trying to figure out if what I'm doing is safe and healthy. When I subtract the 500 calories from my BMR that brings me to 1300 calories and by burning another 500 calories exercising that brings me down to 800 calories a day that I'm consuming. Does this make sense?

Please tell me if you think this is a good balance. Should I increase my calorie intake? I do want to loose fat, but I don't want to loose any muscle if I can help it.

Thanks

~Dee
 
It's fine, and totally reachable if you stick with it. Just make sure that when you do eat, you're choosing foods that supply nutrients as well as calories like whole grains, lean meats, good fats, fruits and veggies.

I hate to tell you calorie counters on machines are really just super average ballpark figures. You're on the right track but just make sure you're mixing up your work out with calisthenics, weight training, and some interval training. You'll conserve muscle if you add resistance training, you won't, however, build much muscle during a diet phase.

I don't know what your current weight is, but it looks like you didn't apply a activity multiplier to your BMR so you may need to boost your calories if you're training almost everyday.
 
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Hi Kiss....thanks for your response.

I am 5'4 woman and weight in at 154lbs. I carry ALL of my weight in my bottom half. My goal is to loose approximately 6lbs per month until I get to MY idea weight of 135lbs. After about 2 months or so as the weight starts to come off and I build up my endurance I will slightly begin to increase the number of calories that I am taking in and gradually move more towards building some much needed muscle. At least that is the plan for now.

My focus is on fat-burn/weightloss initially, but I am very much interested in toning and gaining muscle. Do you think I am taking in enough calories (average 1,350 per day)?

Thanks again,

~Dee
 
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