Activity level question

[dylantp]

Hi guys!

Trying to figure out the calories I can eat per day for certain weight goals, and all the calculators have activity levels. I have absolutely no idea how each one is classified. On aver i walk ~13000+ steps a day and sometimes include a mile or so run amongst the walking. My job is pretty stationary but i walk around occasionally. Most of my exercise however does come from the walking. I'm not sure if you can see my profile or dashboard, but any help would be greatly appreciated as I think I'm doing well and am also eating pretty low calories but seem to have hit a plateau after my first 10 pounds and don't know what i'm doing wrong.

Thank you -

Dylan

[dylantp]

Just in case you can't see my profile, these are screenshots of some of the activity tracking.

https://imgur.com/a/hVlxWHl - steps

https://imgur.com/a/LtffUyS - calories

[Heybales]

Why are you attempting to guess from 4-5 rough activity levels when I'm assuming you are on the Fitbit forums because you have a Fitbit able to daily adjust between easily a thousand levels?

You then tell Fitbit in your settings a reasonable weight loss rate (how much do you have to lose to healthy weight?), and your account will adjust your daily eating goal so that you are always eating less than you burn - the requirement for fat loss.

Fitbit is estimating the calories out side - it's then up to you to be as accurate on the calories in side of the equation.

Are you logging every bite you eat?

By weight (because calories is per gram, not cups, spoons, or "about 3 servings per package"), unless a liquid?

Pretty low calorie can mean in comparison to where you were (you'd have to log what you used to eat to know that), or lower than goal that is given (also bad idea).

Go for an extreme diet and not only will body fight you on the attempt to lose only fat weight (extreme includes muscle mass you'll really wish you had later), but you'll be much more likely to be part of the 80% that fails to reach or maintain weight loss goal.

If you are just curious if the Fitbit seems to be coming in close to your guess, then try this:

Just TDEE Please spreadsheet - better than rough 5 level TDEE charts from 1919 study.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G7FgNzPq3v5WMjDtH0n93LXSMRY_hjmzNTMJb3aZSxM/edit?usp=sharing 

[emili]

@dylantp calories in vs out is a constant adjustment and assessment. Your TDEE could have changed with your lower weight or with improving cardio levels. Using your tracker data as Heybales suggests, will give you a truer estimate of the calories you can eat per day vs how many you need to work off. When I started out losing weight, I didn't have a tracker, so I guesstimated my TDEE based on a sedentary lifestyle. If I lost weight, I knew I was good. If I stayed the same, I knew I need to decrease my intake a bit. If I gained, I cried and totally redid my numbers to reset my goal. Try, try and try again will get you where you want to be