I’ve decided to recalculate my TDEE, it’s been a while since I used one of the calculators and have lost a bit of weight since the last time I used one. I’m currently consuming on average 2000 calories a day, have lost a total of 46lbs. I find myself becoming very hungry at the moment especially with the exercise I’m doing.
The last month or two have been a bit back and forth, I’m still staying on track 90% of the time, but I got really sick earlier this year with a viral infection, and once I recovered I found it really hard to get back into the gym, so I had a break for a bit, whilst still sticking pretty well to my diet.
I’ve started back at the gym again 5 days a week and I feel really good about it, since I’m moving more again I’m obviously burning more calories. I’m starting to think that with a combination of my height, weight, and exercise routine, that I’m really not eating enough calories. I’m not in this for a quick fix, I’ve been on this weight loss journey for a long time now, so I don’t mind if I need to up my calories but still remain in a deficit, even if it slows my weight loss, if it’s better overall for my health then that’s what’s most important.
What I’m really trying to find out is the right amount of calories I should eat whilst still remaining in a deficit. I’m 6’2”, 255lbs, 23 yrs old and a male. I exercise with a mix of weights and cardio on Monday - Friday. On average, the TDEE calculators are telling me I should be eating a lot more than I am now. It says my maintenance calories are roughly 3500, and should eat at about 500 below this. So about 3000.
I just want to make sure that this is correct, it sounds too good to be true that I’d be able to up my calories to around 3000 and still remain in deficit. Would 2500 be more realistic? I’m not sure, any advice on how many calories I should eat per day would be of great help.
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