I've read the sticky about how many calories are needed for a ckd. My problem is that I'm not going anywhere and after doing some searching I'm more confused than ever (like usual!
Anyways, I currently get 2000 calories a day (using ckd calculator, counting pwo carbs). I don't really want to loose any weight, just change my composition.
If I compute my numbers with my BMR + exercise I get 1.4-1.6 lbs. lost per week. (weights = 200 calories, cardio = 250...being conservative)
If I compute my numbers with my BMR + sum of total daily calories spent (conservatively!) I get 5.9-6.1 lbs. per week.
If I compute my numbers with my AMR then I get 2.9-3.1 lbs. per week.
Obviously this is a huge discrepancy between the computational methods. Most posts that I have read about ckd show I should get my bodyweight x 10-12 and that should be my target range. That puts me at 170 x 10-12 = 1700-2040 calories per day. (which is about what I do: 2000 calories total for the day, 1700-1800 if I don't count pwo carbs)
I know that my physiology isn't any different from anybody else on this planet, but I'm seriously frustrated that these three methods vary so much. But I'm wondering if loosing over 150 lbs. might be a factor to consider here.
Right now I weigh 170 (male), 5'8", lift 3 days a week, hiit cardio 3 days a week, average around 35-40 carbs a day (counting pwo carbs). Obviously only the BMR + exercise method has me consuming enough calories, according to the other methods I'm in starvation mode (which is something to consider since I've stalled for about a month here).
Sorry for being so anyalytical, but that's just me
Anybody care to share their calorie intake (especially guys who are about 5'8", 170# and do the same ammount of exercise
with this
very
confused soul!