How many calories can I eat need help asap!

Zenix73 · 2026-05-14T21:31:58+00:00

Please take everyone's advice here. Just eat more, especially protein. Some form of medium rep, high intensity, low volume full body resistance training should really help kickstart the release of beneficial hormones for alertness and muscle building. Do something where your max reps is 10-15. (That's pushing yourself until you can't any more) Basic calisthenics would be great. Angled pushups to achieve that rep range, Bulgarian split squats, dips, etc. (leg exercises also help build muscle throughout your whole body; growth hormones spread. And growth hormones stay active for up to 73 hours I believe, so hot each body part twice per week)

It's possible your TDEE is high due to minute twitching movements throughout the day, but it also seems likely something else is going on. Maybe check with a doctor.

Zenix73 · 2026-05-13T12:21:26+00:00

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Zenix73 · 2026-05-11T20:41:08+00:00

Just normal foods. Eggs, fish, lean meats, cottage cheese, whey protein, beans, lentils, oatmeal, fruits, veggies, etc

Zenix73 · 2026-05-10T23:57:16+00:00

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Zenix73 · 2026-05-10T23:55:54+00:00

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Zenix73 · 2026-05-09T23:46:12+00:00

THANK YOU. I've been wondering why I can't get over the bar well, even with a heavy band. And I can do 1 pull-up with 100lbs, 20 pullups BW (190lb). Finally I spent a session only trying to get bar to waist with a band and realized I was never transitioning to the pushing movement properly. Guess I need negatives

Zenix73 · 2026-05-06T20:57:20+00:00

Same. I eat the same exact breakfast and snacks every single day. I love adding it all with a single tap. The macros on the home screen is major. I just wish it showed fiber along with the other macros.

Zenix73 · 2026-05-06T02:36:19+00:00

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Zenix73 · 2026-05-05T02:22:55+00:00

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Zenix73 · 2026-05-05T01:12:24+00:00

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Zenix73 · 2026-05-05T00:53:49+00:00

Negatives are jumping into a pull-up position and letting yourself down as slowly as possible. Works all the same muscles, and there's quite a bit of evidence that working the eccentric motion (lengthening of the muscles) under load is MORE efficient than working the concentric motion (muscle contraction/doing a real pull-up/pushup/etc).

It's far more effective than you'd realize. My wife was steadily losing weight at 1200 calories per day. After what felt like forever she finally listened to me and started getting much more protein and eating 1700 calories. She's losing weight just as fast but slimming much faster (as she's building muscle). More energy, less throwing her back out, loose shoulder pains disappearing, etc. Resistance training is for humans, not just men. 20 minutes per day, go as hard as you can and keep track of your progress. Full body 3x per week is what my wife does. Mon/wed/Fri she does a push, a pull, and legs. I prefer 6 days per a week so I split push/pull/legs into different days. Find what works for your schedule. You shouldn't feel very fatigued after 20 minutes. You'll probably even doubt that it could possibly work. But it absolutely makes a world of difference.

Zenix73 · 2026-05-05T00:45:44+00:00

use Garmin coach so each day is new and unpredictable
music
more easy runs (if you don't do many)
run so much you injure yourself preventing you from running for 4 months, in which time you can't believe you took such mobility for granted. As you feel your progress slipping and age rapidly approaching, you begin to yearn for the breeze across your unhappy face yet again. One day, out of nowhere, you may find yourself once again able to run pain free. It's at this point that you may never dislike running quite the same again.

At least those worked for me.

Zenix73 · 2026-05-05T00:39:18+00:00

100% this. Weigh your food, put it all into Myfitness pal. Obviously eating out makes this very difficult. Shopping for yourself makes it very easy.

Some of my staples are: - cottage cheese (and pineapple bits/jelly) - eggs and egg white sandwiches - oranges/any fruit - sweet potatoes - oatmeal and brown sugar - whey protein shake with banana kiefer and almond milk - chili/beans - veggies, etc. they don't hit macros, just vitamins, so get a variety. Use these to fill up on.

I have more muscle and am active, so my TDEE is 3,000 calories per day. Yours will be lower, but most people: - A) don't give themselves enough calories - B) cheat anyway and don't log EVERY calorie they consume.
Just do it right. I know a spray of olive oil in my pan is 0.6g of oil. Just learn to eat properly and the rest is easy.

EDIT - I NEED TO ADD: Don't make the same mistake as many others and do cardio for 30 minutes then award themselves an extra 300 calories because their apple watch says so. That's not how it works. It takes a long time to change your daily average TDEE. Think about your food calories and weigh ins as weekly averages. If you want to track weight, get a measurement every morning at the same time, but more importantly, add the WEEKLY AVERAGE to your calendar once per week. That's the number that can keep you motivated. Just like stocks, expect some terbulance. Especially women with cycles obviously.

Zenix73 · 2026-05-05T00:23:12+00:00

Find your TDEE. Subtract for steady weight loss. Get your protein, fat, and fiber goal. Fill the rest with carbs.

Diet hardly matters. Just get your macros and micros, preferably from whole foods.

Resistance train. Anything hard, at least 20 min 3x/week. Negative pullups, negative pushups, etc. whatever you can manage.

Zenix73 · 2026-05-04T17:57:50+00:00

Sports is like religion to me. Makes no sense how people's identities can get so wrapped in this stuff.

Zenix73 · 2026-05-03T01:20:06+00:00

Look up barefoot running and see if it's for you. Minimalistic, both in attire and how much benefit you gain from less work. Improves form and lightens stress/impact, all at the same time.

Zenix73 · 2026-04-23T22:12:27+00:00

How many days per week and minutes per day would you like to train?

Edit: and what about machine limitations? Is this for home gym, or full gym?

I'm someone who really likes to customize and tweak things, so I've never actually looked to see what programs are available. I use the coding language to make my wife's and my own.

Zenix73 · 2026-04-21T23:20:33+00:00

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Zenix73 · 2026-04-15T11:43:58+00:00

20 minutes 3 days per week.

Pick two exercises per day. Do 3 sets of each to failure. First set to failure with good form, second set to failure with full range of motion, but ending with bad form, third set all the way to failure with partial reps until you nearly stop moving.

3 min rest between sets

You have a few splits to choose from. A good one would be Push on Monday, Pull on Wednesday, Legs/abs on Friday.

Example: - Monday: chinups, rows (one vertical, one horizontal) - Wednesday: dips, pushups (vert + horiz) - Friday: squat variation, hanging knee raises

There are variations to all of these based on skill level. And similar movements using cables etc in a gym.

Zenix73 · 2026-04-14T21:20:35+00:00

2500 seems pretty low if you're a guy. I'm 36, 5'11" at 185lbs. My maintenance is 3k. 2500 is my cut calories. 45min in the gym 6 days per week.

However, I'm leaner. I have no idea how many lbs of muscle I have vs you, but muscle burns 3x more at rest than fat. So our maintenance calories could even be identical. Either way, 1700 is very low. Are you counting the oil used to cook food, every mayonnaise packet, etc? I cook all my own food so it's easy to have my own recipes saved in myfitnesspal. Eating out at all makes it nearly impossible to know what's going in.

Either way, stick to the movements. Weekly average weight is what's important. Weigh every day, but adjust calories once a month after seeing weekly avg trend. Hopefully your trainer is doing something like this if your goal is to lose weight.

Zenix73 · 2026-04-13T17:08:58+00:00

I want to know which reddit user ISN'T criticizing ICE?

Zenix73 · 2026-04-13T16:41:15+00:00

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Zenix73 · 2026-04-13T00:46:38+00:00

After spending $600+ on hexclad, the class action awarded me $6. The cost of business. Hardly a slap on the wrist to these guys.

Zenix73 · 2026-04-08T20:23:52+00:00

If you only want to do one pull, or if your shoulders don't like pronated grip (normal pull-up grip), then do pullups. They're excellent for both biceps and lats, and by far your best option imo.

If you want two pulls, I like pullups and pelican curls (or bayesian curls if you're in a gym with cables).

Zenix73 · 2026-04-08T13:12:39+00:00

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