Lost..

[Dizz]

I started my diet/exericse 4 months ago, I started at 85-86kg and now i'm 77kg.


When I first started my diet, I was able to work out how many calories I needed to lose weight, but now, I can't seem to figure it out.. I've gone through online calculators and somehow I just can't understand it..Sounds really dumb, but can someone help me out here?


I'm

-17 years old,

-Male, 5"10 (179 cm),

-77kg( 170lbs),


I exercise on a stationary bike, doing 36 minutes, 6 days a week, going at 9-10 mphs at a (4/8) difficulty setting


Can anyone work out how many calories I need daily to lose weight?


P.S.. My weight has been fluxating..Over the past month I've gone from 78kg to 77, to 79 to 76 then again to 77.. I really don't understand it, I eat all the same foods, exercise the same 6 days a week, same effort.


Do I need to add more minutes Or work more intensively to loose more weight?

 

[Fish Chris]

My best advice, would be to pay close attention to what your eating, and how much, and see how your body works with that. Adjust accordingly.


4 months is a relatively short time. Your not going to lose, or gain a ton of weight, if you eat a little less, or more than you should, for a few weeks.... but it should help you to learn your own body better.


Personally speaking, it took me nearly 2 years to completely figure my body out. But now, I'm so used to eating what, and how much I eat, and working out, that it all just feels normal to me. So little thought required nowadays.


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As for calculating your daily cals, I dunno' about you, but personally speaking, I eat (and need to eat) a LOT more calories than any of those calculators say I should.


When I'm doing a lot of cardio (my work also includes a lot of cardio) I can maintain my weight at about 3800 a day. I'm just finishing with my most recent cut, eating about 3300-3500 a day. And I slowly bulk at 4000.


To reiterate > Learn your body. Then, do what YOU need to do, to get the results you want.


Works for me.


Peace,

Fish