Fitbit and fat loss

[signalguy]

Hi all. Hope I don't make any newbie mistakes with this posting.

Brief background...I am 42 and don't like my body composition. I basically have no fat anywhere but in my chest and stomach but I weigh about 210 pounds with 26 percent body fat according to my Tanita scale.

Anyway, I got a fitbit and it is telling me that my normal daily calorie burn is about 2300 calories. Should I really eat only 1300 calories a day in order to lose 2 pounds of fat per week?

 

[p-lethal]

Not necessarily. How often do u train? What does your cardio look like? I like to eat more and increase my cardio


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[signalguy]

Not necessarily. How often do u train? What does your cardio look like? I like to eat more and increase my cardio


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Thanks. Just started doing the Stronglifts 5x5 so I'm training 3 times a week. I haven't incorporated any cardio yet as I've read that it can increase muscle breakdown? Maybe I should do about 500 calories worth of cardio a day which would allow me to increase my calorie intake to 1800. I wonder if there is any real difference between 1300 calories with no cardio and 1800 calories with cardio body composition wise.

 

[sammy555]

Thanks. Just started doing the Stronglifts 5x5 so I'm training 3 times a week. I haven't incorporated any cardio yet as I've read that it can increase muscle breakdown? Maybe I should do about 500 calories worth of cardio a day which would allow me to increase my calorie intake to 1800. I wonder if there is any real difference between 1300 calories with no cardio and 1800 calories with cardio body composition wise.

I would start at 3000 calories and no cardio and see where you are in 2 weeks. Im 230 at the moment and maintain on about 5000 so I start cutting on 4000 with no cardio. Start high so you've got somewhere to go. Strong lifts will burn through a lot of calories squatting 3x per week and if you eat more and focus on getting stronger as the program is intended your burn fat while gaining muscle. 1300 calories is a pre contest diet for a small woman, not a man that lifts weights and weighs 210. Go very low calorie and your be skinny fat in no time, this I promise you. You can eat more and burn it off with cardio if you wish and I personally find it easier than reducing calories. Wait until your fat loss stalls and either drop 500 calories or bring in 30 minutes cardio. Whichever you find easier