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ok, can someone explain this diet bull plob

gabriel

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ok here is the story.
started at about 216 and now down to 206 and 1" off my waste
im not doing any weight training as my shoulder still hurts.- waiting for my appt with the doc
but i am doing elliptical, walking, few other things.
My LBM burn rate of cals is about 2000/day + cardio
i have been triing to take in about 1800/day so trying to burn about 500+ cals a day

now i have since been told that i will/have been losing muscle mass, BAD
cause my body needs that 2000 cals to maintain my body's function and muscle mass
which is not a prob if need be.(i love to eat)

2000 (body maintance)
-500 (burned from cardio etc.)
= 1500

so now im below the maintance level again. WTF..
unless i totally have it ass backwards :) cause its driving me crazy

thanks to all who can get this crap in my head
 
i did too but there are a few diff calculations out there.
i think the one that you have done there to get that much is on total weight or something, if you do it on just lbm 0%bf its really diff.
this is the one i used.
BMR 370 + (21.6 x lean mass in kg)

and to find my lbm i did this one.
current weight - (current weight x BF%)

weight 206 BF% on the new dig BF scale we got yesterday was 27% :'(
 
I've never done any calculations, I just look how my body responds to a sertain amount of calories.
 
If you're worried about LBM, I personally wouldn't cut without resistance training. Wait till your shoulder heals and you can lift, then get on the diet.
 
I feel the same as DT. It might sound stupid but whenever I have to take time off from the gym I eat normal or even more. My theory is that the extra calories will keep the muscle wasting to a minimal and so far it has worked everytime. Most people it takes 5 to 8 weeks to return to normal depending on the layoff. For me its 3-4 weeks tops. You will put on a lil' fat but you can always burn that off.
 
cool thanks guys.
im now starting a little resistance training with very light weights, like for my shoulder 5lb x 20reps. super slow and very strict.
other body parts are with more weights but not very heavy just in case, :)
 
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