12-27-2017 15:51
12-27-2017 15:51
I was diagnosed 3 months ago with diabetis type 2. My current A1C is 6.1 (down from 11.5) and I average a glucose reading of 130 taken each morning. My doctor put me on a 1250 cal/day diet, I have gone from 230 lb down to 193 lb. My fitbit says I use up around 4000 calories each day.
Now that I arrived at my ideal weight, will I have to eat more calories per day? 4000 to keep intake/burnt on balance and maintain the same weight?
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12-27-2017 19:48
12-27-2017 19:48
That’s quite a weight loss over 3 months. Congratulations! Fitbit’s calorie burn estimate is just that, an estimate. In your case it (4000 cal/day) sounds kind of high. Here is a link to a TDEE calculator that probably puts you closer to 3000/cal day — depending on your age and height. You might try increasing to 2500/day for a few weeks and see how it goes. Expect a weight increase (5-10lbs) over the first week or so, since your body is used to 1250 right now, but it should stabilize after a couple of weeks and if you start losing again at that point you could move to 3000/day or more.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
12-27-2017 19:48
12-27-2017 19:48
That’s quite a weight loss over 3 months. Congratulations! Fitbit’s calorie burn estimate is just that, an estimate. In your case it (4000 cal/day) sounds kind of high. Here is a link to a TDEE calculator that probably puts you closer to 3000/cal day — depending on your age and height. You might try increasing to 2500/day for a few weeks and see how it goes. Expect a weight increase (5-10lbs) over the first week or so, since your body is used to 1250 right now, but it should stabilize after a couple of weeks and if you start losing again at that point you could move to 3000/day or more.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
12-27-2017 20:06
12-27-2017 20:06
Thanks for the info Scott!
I will show it to my doctor and see what he says. It is nice to have something to argue with 😉
My work requires a lot of walking (and moving physical weight around) plus I exercise 3 times a week por an hour+. Fitbit estimates ranges between 15,000 to 23,000 steps or 8 to 15 miles. That's why it estimates 4,000 calories. May be a high estimate as you say. But as soon as I decreased my food intake by half, weight just came off, no effort!
12-28-2017 14:38
12-28-2017 14:38
@LRHeimpel — because of bike commutes and lots of walking my exercise is pretty high too - usually over 20K steps/day. And I lift weights at the gym 3x/week. I consider myself lucky that I’m healthy enough to be so active as it makes weight loss fairly painless.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro