KaraCooks
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What Jericho said. Really don't overthink this. It's possible to analyze things to death when it comes to this kind of stuff.
Remember that all of these numbers are based on your weight and body composition. As your body changes, the numbers change. So you just keep an eye on your loss and when your loss starts to slow, you adjust.
Your calories are based on roughly 10x bodyweight. So say you drop down to 275 - then your calories would drop to 2750.
Your protein is based on lean body mass - so when your weight drops, you figure about 70% of that for lean body mass, and your protein level becomes about 192. (275 x 70%)
Your fat is based on a percentage of your overall calories. So when your calories drop, you figure 25% of 2750 = 687 calories. Divide that by 9 (because there are approx 9 calories per gram of fat) and you get 76g of fat.
Notice that every one of these figures is based on the original figure of 10x your bodyweight.
Don't go refiguring this every day or even every week. You'll make yourself crazy. If your weight loss slows, recalculate. If you find that you've lost a significant amount of weight (15% or 20%, say), then recalculate. Otherwise, remember that this is all ball park stuff. Your body changes from day to day to day ... and you're going for overall averages, not exact numbers to the nth decimal point.
Remember that all of these numbers are based on your weight and body composition. As your body changes, the numbers change. So you just keep an eye on your loss and when your loss starts to slow, you adjust.
Your calories are based on roughly 10x bodyweight. So say you drop down to 275 - then your calories would drop to 2750.
Your protein is based on lean body mass - so when your weight drops, you figure about 70% of that for lean body mass, and your protein level becomes about 192. (275 x 70%)
Your fat is based on a percentage of your overall calories. So when your calories drop, you figure 25% of 2750 = 687 calories. Divide that by 9 (because there are approx 9 calories per gram of fat) and you get 76g of fat.
Notice that every one of these figures is based on the original figure of 10x your bodyweight.
Don't go refiguring this every day or even every week. You'll make yourself crazy. If your weight loss slows, recalculate. If you find that you've lost a significant amount of weight (15% or 20%, say), then recalculate. Otherwise, remember that this is all ball park stuff. Your body changes from day to day to day ... and you're going for overall averages, not exact numbers to the nth decimal point.