Need help on cutting calories : General Low-Carb Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Sat, Feb-09-02, 11:10

Trifle

Registered Member

Posts: 59

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 200/197/130
BF:
Progress: 4%

Location: Houston, Texas

Need help on cutting calories

I would like to start cutting calories along with my no carb eating.

Can anyone help me figure out the minimum amount of calories I need to maintain my weight, so I'll know how much to cut back ?
Is there some kind of calculator on the web I could use.

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#2 ^

Sat, Feb-09-02, 11:19

Karen

Forum Founder

Posts: 12,775

Plan: Ketogenic
Stats: -/-/- Female 5 feet 4 inches

BF:
Progress: 100%

Location: Vancouver

Before you decide to do that, read these links:

Fat and Keeping Calories Up

More on Fat and Keeping Calories Up

The Wrong Way to do Atkins

Low-carbing is not a quick weight loss diet, but rather a plan to teach you good eating habits for the rest of your life. Don't torture your body into submission. It will fight back!

Karen

#3 ^

Sat, Feb-09-02, 11:48

Trifle

Registered Member

Posts: 59

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 200/197/130
BF:
Progress: 4%

Location: Houston, Texas

Thanks for the links, I officially retract my question.

ps. What does "Lbm" stand for ?

#4 ^

Sat, Feb-09-02, 12:55

razzle

Senior Member

Posts: 2,193

Plan: mostly paleo
Stats: //
BF:also don't care
Progress: 100%

Location: West Coast, USA

Lean Body Mass, trifle. If your lean body mass is 125 pounds and you weigh 150 pounds, you are 20% body fat--quite thin, even if 150 "sounds" fat in the popular ear! Both Protein Power and the Zone tell us to eat a minimum amount of protein calculated on LBM and our activity levels.

I know we oldbies tend to overuse our abbreviations!

Sorry bout that.