Ok, so I’ve been going through some stuff trying to make my diet work for me over the last couple of months and I made a discovery today.
First I should probably explain what I’ve been trying to do. After some unsuccessful fiddling with low-carbing, I started trying to lower my calories and I probably cut it down too much too fast because I just kept on slipping and not being able to stick to it. Some weeks it seemed like I’m doing so well and I gain back what I’ve lost before instead of loosing. I should probably mention that I’m a bit over 300 (I think that’s actually the first time I stated my weight here on 3FC, maybe it’s a good thing). And I’ve been trying to have between 1200 and 1500 cal per day.
Now the discovery part, I started doing my fitday thing today and it’s telling me I need about 3685 calories just to maintain. Can that be right? Because if it is, than I should really be trying to take in around 2000 cal per day. That just doesn’t sound right.
Anyone out there has a good grip on the whole calorie need vs. calorie deficit number game? I’m just getting confused and frustrated.