Comments on: How to Get Off Teh Dietz

By: elise a. miller

elise a. miller — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 23:19:41 +0000

Thank you Amber!

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:47:16 +0000

The govt. calc gives me 2600 to maintain my current weight, which is several hundred too low but still FAR better than most calcs out there. I encourage my clients to experiment and eat as much as the can while still allowing for gradual weight loss.

By: elise a. miller

elise a. miller — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 14:35:02 +0000

Hi Amber, I read your blog regularly and love it. I’m studying to become an ACE-certified personal trainer and wanting to stab myself in the eye with a fork regarding the nutrition chapter after reading your blog, plus numerous paleo/primal/weston price-esque info over the past few years. My question for you is, after using the health calculator you recommend, my caloric intake number is 2600 roughly. The government calculator however, estimates my daily needs as being 2000. Do you have an opinion on this discrepancy? Like, if I wanted to lose weight, a 2000 calorie diet would feel just fine, but I know from experience that I’d be a hot mess on a 1500 calorie diet. Any insight you can offer on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:13:30 +0000

Hey Amber!!

I’ve been following your facebook page and blog posts for some time, but somehow just now stumbled upon this one.

I used the metabolic calculator. My “daily expenditure” is 2x’s more than the calories I usually eat per day. Is that ok…? I mean I guess my question is, so I know this… what’s next

Here’s the data:
1525 bmr
2757 kcal
I usually consume around 1300 cal/day…
154 pds, 28 years old, female, 5’1

Do I need to up my calorie intake Does being hypothyroid and having a ridiculously slow metabolism factor in here at all?

Please help. I am at the end of my rope….

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By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:30:54 +0000

Yes, even 10 minutes a day of high intensity exercise can make a difference in calorie needs! Sounds like you’ve got all the pieces in place, I think you’re gonna do GREAT.

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:51:07 +0000

Thanks! I set it for my current activity level, which is a decent amount of walking (I’m a teacher, I “circle” a lot) but not much else. Think if I add some short-duration weight training (think kettlebells) that it will make a significant difference in calorie needs? I’m talking maybe 10 minutes of high effort. I used to crossfit, but I’m not in financial or physical shape to do it any more, and I want to start slow. I’m more interested in getting healthy for long term than short, now. 🙂

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:17:52 +0000

Anna, it sounds like you’re exactly where I was when I started! An 800 calorie deficit at the stage you’re at is perfectly reasonable (a deficit that large becomes problematic when you get closer to your goal weight, but for now it’s fine), so setting your calorie target at 2800 should be ok. That’s essentially what I did! Give that a few weeks and see what happens. If you don’t start losing (slowly) let me know and we’ll brainstorm.

PS: I wouldn’t worry too much about the 5 move-related pounds, it’s probably mostly water. 🙂

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:40:28 +0000

I’m interested in doing this, and I’ve been eating whatever, whenever, and however I want for about 2 months now. I had been holding steady at the same (too high) weight until this last week. We also moved this last week, so I think stress has more to do with the gain (about 5 pounds) and eating out too much more than anything.
However, I have a question. I currently weigh 233, and I put in an ideal of 170 (I’m 5’7″ and muscular under the fat, so at 20% body fat I get about 165 as my “ideal”, which is why it’s so high). My TEE at my current weight is 3,600 kcal, with a BMR of 2000. For the ideal of 170, I have a TEE of 2,800 and BMR of 1600. Which do I start with? It’s a large gap! Do I eat the TEE of my ideal weight? Do I cut off 500 kcal from the TEE at my current weight, and keep dropping that until I hit my ideal? The difference is 800kcal, which is enough I’m worried I’ll damage my metabolism (which is only just starting to heal!) and I don’t want that! Please help with some recommendations!

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:58:21 +0000

And because I know someone will interpret this as ‘go binge on twinkies’, that’s not what i’m saying. I’m saying stop shaming yourself for something that is completely natural and normal.