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coconutprinc...
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012, 07:12
I'm trying to calculate my RDI and what I actually burn each day without buying a Body Bugg and using the calculator on FatSecret. It seems that when I log my rest, sleep, sitting, standing and 30 min exercise, it's quite high... somewhere around 2900 per day. To lose 2 lbs a week, I'd have to subtract 1000 cals per day for food so I should be consuming 1900... I don't know, it seems high. Anyone else find that the calculator on here high? Maybe it's just me
Marlboro Man
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012, 08:30
remember it is just an estimate that needs to be fine tuned to you because of genetics and what not. see this link for help on calculating calorie needs
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=121703981
your deficit should be no more than 20% of your maintenance.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”
—Aristotle
"It's not a diet, it's not exercise, it's a lifestyle."
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coconutprinc...
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012, 16:20
Thanks so much, I'll check out that link
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