Neddysmith
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Hey Guys,
OK I will try and keep this short and simple, but think it will be hard…
So, short backstory, I posted a while ago about eating too far below maintenance (between 1500 and 2000cals/day) and stalling metabolism which I had suspected and was doing for a long time, also before this I was badly ill with a stomach bug for about 2 weeks where I lost 10kg in about 9 days due to not being able to eat during this time. Since then I have had some bad personal family issues so decided to forget all about dieting and basically eat and drink what I want but still continue to lift heavy throughout. I have put back the weight from being ill and am sitting on 100kg @ 6’1” and at a guess body fat would be high teens I would suspect.
Now, I am starting to think about getting my diet back on track, from looking around my maintenance cals would be around 3000cals, I have ALWAYS struggled eating this much as I am not a big eater, but do like to snack throughout the day so smaller meals suit me well. I was thinking since I was eating so far below maintenance (1500 – 1800) I would start eating at around 2500 cals per day.
OK now as far as getting those 2500 cals, should I be on something like 40:40:20 macro breakdown OR maybe 50:30:20?
So I guess the 2 questions are
1. Is the 2500 cals OK as I do want to drop body fat?
2. What should the macro breakdown of the calorie intake be?
Once I have this info I can start working on the exact foods for the diet and will post up for people to flame or approve, hahaha
Thanks
Neddy
OK I will try and keep this short and simple, but think it will be hard…
So, short backstory, I posted a while ago about eating too far below maintenance (between 1500 and 2000cals/day) and stalling metabolism which I had suspected and was doing for a long time, also before this I was badly ill with a stomach bug for about 2 weeks where I lost 10kg in about 9 days due to not being able to eat during this time. Since then I have had some bad personal family issues so decided to forget all about dieting and basically eat and drink what I want but still continue to lift heavy throughout. I have put back the weight from being ill and am sitting on 100kg @ 6’1” and at a guess body fat would be high teens I would suspect.
Now, I am starting to think about getting my diet back on track, from looking around my maintenance cals would be around 3000cals, I have ALWAYS struggled eating this much as I am not a big eater, but do like to snack throughout the day so smaller meals suit me well. I was thinking since I was eating so far below maintenance (1500 – 1800) I would start eating at around 2500 cals per day.
OK now as far as getting those 2500 cals, should I be on something like 40:40:20 macro breakdown OR maybe 50:30:20?
So I guess the 2 questions are
1. Is the 2500 cals OK as I do want to drop body fat?
2. What should the macro breakdown of the calorie intake be?
Once I have this info I can start working on the exact foods for the diet and will post up for people to flame or approve, hahaha
Thanks
Neddy