Please evaluate my plan

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fenrael23

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Here are my basic stats:

Age: 34
Height: 5'10"
Initial Weight: 269
Current Weight: 249
Loss Goal: 175

I have reached my initial goal of breaking some bad habits (not drinking water, too much sodium, eating bad carbs) and so far I have shed 20 pounds just by eating clean food and drinking lots of water.

Now a bit lighter, I want to incorporate some early AM cardio (most likely jogging). To continue losing weight, I determined that I need to take in 2,000/day. I planned on distributing my calories into 40% Protein, 40% Carb, and 20% Fat while including as many varieties of good fats, lean proteins, and "good" carbs as possible.

Does this plan sound sane? Also, can any of you offer some healthy menu ideas?

PS - I do plan on adding in 3 days of weight training as well. But seeing as I do not have any free weights at home, it's looking like some good old Army-style PT is in order.

Thanks for reading.
 
one last note...

I forgot to add that the 2,000 calories were to be split evenly through 5 small meals throughout the day. The amount of water I drink a day is roughly 125 ounces. I got that number by dividing my body weight in two and that's the number of ounces I should drink...never to fall below 64oz/day.
 
Honestly, 2000 calories seems like not nearly enough. A general calculation I have come across a few times is this. For cutting, which is essentially what you are doing, multiply your body weight by 12. In other words, get 12 calories for every pound of weight. I think that comes out to nearly 3000 calories for you. Undereating will actually make your goals harder to reach! I am cutting right now, and I currently weigh 208 pounds, and my diet consists of 2500 calories. Also, in regards to carbs, most the carbs in my diet are from fruits and veggies, try to keep heavier carbs from potatoes, bread, rice, pasta to a minimum.
 
MarkMyWords said:
Honestly, 2000 calories seems like not nearly enough. A general calculation I have come across a few times is this. For cutting, which is essentially what you are doing, multiply your body weight by 12. In other words, get 12 calories for every pound of weight. I think that comes out to nearly 3000 calories for you. Undereating will actually make your goals harder to reach! I am cutting right now, and I currently weigh 208 pounds, and my diet consists of 2500 calories. Also, in regards to carbs, most the carbs in my diet are from fruits and veggies, try to keep heavier carbs from potatoes, bread, rice, pasta to a minimum.
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Thanks. I have led a rather sedentary lifestyle before committing to this change in lifestyle. When using a BMR calculator, it asked if I were sedentary, lightly active, moderately active, etc... Coming from being a couch potato I have no idea what level of "active" a 30-minute jog each morning for 5 days a week would put me in. Hence, the 2,000 caloric intake plan. I agree that 2,500 calories sounds much better which, according to the BMR calculator, means that I would be "Moderately Active". The whole calculator thing is rather subjective.
 
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