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  1. 04-24-2013, 06:19 PM #1
    GL88
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    Diet help needed

    Hi guys I need to know if I should drop my calories a bit more and if they are too high already. I am 5'10" 174lbs with about 15% BF I need to lose the last bit of belly fat that I have so I am cutting at 1850 calories. I lift weights 4-5x a week so far I've been doing good on this and wanted to know if I should drop calories to 1700. Also I like to have a cheat day once a week which helps me go hard the rest of the week. My macros are usually around 220g protein 55g fat and around 120g carbs
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  2. 04-24-2013, 06:22 PM #2
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    Yes, you could drop to 1700, that puts you 500 below TDEE, which is ideal.
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  3. 04-24-2013, 06:41 PM #3
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    Ok so my tdee is alot lower than I thought using many different online calculators it kept coming in from 2400-2900
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    Quote Originally Posted by GL88 View Post
    Ok so my tdee is alot lower than I thought using many different online calculators it kept coming in from 2400-2900
    How do you get your TDEE? A good basic calculator is LBM x 15, which is what I used for you.

    Weight - BF% x 15

    174 - 15%= (147.9) x 15 = 2218 <~ your TDEE
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  5. 04-24-2013, 07:38 PM #5
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    I just used the online calculators and plug in my information and activity level which would be the working out 3-5x a week
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    Try 1700 calories and see what happens. Nothing is going to be accurate, you just have to find your sweet spot. (I'm thinking you're less than 15%)
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  7. 04-24-2013, 09:32 PM #7
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    I will go to 1700 now and see how it goes
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