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re: Losing Body Fat While Gaining Muscle Mass
Posted on 6/7/23 at 8:45 pm to GeauxldMember
Posted on 6/7/23 at 8:45 pm to GeauxldMember
I’m struggling with this as well.
For reference: I’m an RN and use to work at an ASC. I got a new job where I work from home and am mostly sedentary during the day. When I switched jobs, we changed my caloric intake to try to compensate for the change in activity. My BMR is around 1200. My TDEE is supposedly 1800. I’ve been eating around 1500 calories a day but have still managed to gain fat while losing muscle. I do a 30 minute HIIT 3-4 times a week and a 60 minute strength training 2 times a week. I burn anywhere from 300-700 calories depending on what I do during my workout. Yes I’m sedentary now for work but I feel like I should still be at least losing fat. My BF has gone from 26% to 31%. I don’t know if I need to drop my calories even more or what.
For reference: I’m an RN and use to work at an ASC. I got a new job where I work from home and am mostly sedentary during the day. When I switched jobs, we changed my caloric intake to try to compensate for the change in activity. My BMR is around 1200. My TDEE is supposedly 1800. I’ve been eating around 1500 calories a day but have still managed to gain fat while losing muscle. I do a 30 minute HIIT 3-4 times a week and a 60 minute strength training 2 times a week. I burn anywhere from 300-700 calories depending on what I do during my workout. Yes I’m sedentary now for work but I feel like I should still be at least losing fat. My BF has gone from 26% to 31%. I don’t know if I need to drop my calories even more or what.
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Posted on 6/7/23 at 10:30 pm to Lesmeez
Sounds like you need to move more or eat less. It ain’t rocket science.
Posted on 6/8/23 at 1:42 pm to Lesmeez
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I’m struggling with this as well.
For reference: I’m an RN and use to work at an ASC. I got a new job where I work from home and am mostly sedentary during the day. When I switched jobs, we changed my caloric intake to try to compensate for the change in activity. My BMR is around 1200. My TDEE is supposedly 1800. I’ve been eating around 1500 calories a day but have still managed to gain fat while losing muscle. I do a 30 minute HIIT 3-4 times a week and a 60 minute strength training 2 times a week. I burn anywhere from 300-700 calories depending on what I do during my workout. Yes I’m sedentary now for work but I feel like I should still be at least losing fat. My BF has gone from 26% to 31%. I don’t know if I need to drop my calories even more or what.
You haven't gotten a good answer yet. In short, you aren't counting calories correctly. My wife who works from home, does zero exercise, and is a normal weight, eats 1500 calories a day. She does track calories closely. That's what she eats when she wants to drop a couple, then ups calories back to 1700 to maintain
Posted on 6/8/23 at 3:42 pm to Lesmeez
as stated once, re-evaluate your caloric intake calculations. something is probably off there.
second advice
dont factor this into your diet too much. How are you calculating this? its probably way off. if your BMR really is 1200 your pretty small. you arent burning 700 calories an hour doing anything unless its some type of herculean effort. if this is what some type of watch or fit bit is telling you, dont believe it. those things cant be wildly inaccurate. ive seen too many people bust there diet because they think they burned something silly like 1k calories in a workout session and thing they deserve a candy bar treat.
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I burn anywhere from 300-700 calories depending on what I do
dont factor this into your diet too much. How are you calculating this? its probably way off. if your BMR really is 1200 your pretty small. you arent burning 700 calories an hour doing anything unless its some type of herculean effort. if this is what some type of watch or fit bit is telling you, dont believe it. those things cant be wildly inaccurate. ive seen too many people bust there diet because they think they burned something silly like 1k calories in a workout session and thing they deserve a candy bar treat.
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