Funny, most charts tell me that at my size, I'd have to starve myself continuously to maintain the weight I am at. I know I eat at least 2,000 calories a day and probably around 2,500 on days I ride or run. If it's a really hard ride, like the climbing i did last weekend, it might be 3,000. My weight stays within 4 lbs if I exercise the way I usually do; my body fat is always around 18%. I definitely could not eat < 1,000 calories a day!
Maybe it has to do with the type of food I eat? I don't work out the way some of you guys do, but I think it would probably be rated as more than "active" than some of these calculations use.
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Originally Posted by Crankin
Funny, most charts tell me that at my size, I'd have to starve myself continuously to maintain the weight I am at. I know I eat at least 2,000 calories a day and probably around 2,500 on days I ride or run. If it's a really hard ride, like the climbing i did last weekend, it might be 3,000. My weight stays within 4 lbs if I exercise the way I usually do; my body fat is always around 18%. I definitely could not eat < 1,000 calories a day!
Maybe it has to do with the type of food I eat? I don't work out the way some of you guys do, but I think it would probably be rated as more than "active" than some of these calculations use.
I've even added in the calories for activity level guesses on charts, and thought... omg, really? are you kidding me?? I just ate that much in the day and we've got a while to go until it's over.
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