height 5'6
weight 140lbs
age 26
bodyfat %: maybe 15%, I don't have abs but my limbs are muscular/leaner looking. I used a caliper back in December and it gave me 12%.
goal: maintain weight
activity level: I train 5/6 times a week, powerlifting/bodybuilding style. I go pretty hard. For the rest of the day i sit at my desk and use my brain, or lay in bed and play with cats. Been doing this for more than 1.5 years
Estimate caloric intake: FatSecret app (using activity level: active) tells me my maintenance intake should be 2500, while myfitnesspal (sedentary job+5-6 workouts/week) tells me its 1925, and I did a traditional calculation (1.2g protein/1.5g carbs/0.35g fat per bodyweight in lbs) and that gives me around 1850. Bodybuilding.com tells me its 1805. But I don't trust bodybuilding.com.
So which one do I stick to? I've been intuitively eating ~1600-1800 maintaining a bw of ~138lbs for months until recently, but been hitting plateaus in lifting and have always been starving. Simply because I don't pack enough food for myself ever and I over-guestimate my calories. And I get emotional when I starve. It's not enjoyable.
Recently I started using a food scale and reaching towards the goal of 2500 as advised by FatSecret app, it's been a struggle, and it took me 3 weeks from my regular 1800 to hitting 2200 on average. But do I really need 2500kcal? I feel full and bloated all the time this week (goal is 2350). I think I've gained ~1lb over the past 3 weeks of eating 2100+ calories.
So it seems:
with 1800kcal I'm weak, making very slow gains, constantly starving, bodyweight seems to maintain at 138lbs. Been on this for ~1yr
with 2100kcal+ I'm making fast strength/muscle volume gains, bodyweight increased ~1 lb in 3 weeks
Can someone who has enough experience tell me if my maintenance level is closer to the 2500 end or 1800? Or maybe in between? I don't want to accidentally bulk fast without knowing. Why are these calculators so different?
Thanks. I really appreciate your time.
weight 140lbs
age 26
bodyfat %: maybe 15%, I don't have abs but my limbs are muscular/leaner looking. I used a caliper back in December and it gave me 12%.
goal: maintain weight
activity level: I train 5/6 times a week, powerlifting/bodybuilding style. I go pretty hard. For the rest of the day i sit at my desk and use my brain, or lay in bed and play with cats. Been doing this for more than 1.5 years
Estimate caloric intake: FatSecret app (using activity level: active) tells me my maintenance intake should be 2500, while myfitnesspal (sedentary job+5-6 workouts/week) tells me its 1925, and I did a traditional calculation (1.2g protein/1.5g carbs/0.35g fat per bodyweight in lbs) and that gives me around 1850. Bodybuilding.com tells me its 1805. But I don't trust bodybuilding.com.
So which one do I stick to? I've been intuitively eating ~1600-1800 maintaining a bw of ~138lbs for months until recently, but been hitting plateaus in lifting and have always been starving. Simply because I don't pack enough food for myself ever and I over-guestimate my calories. And I get emotional when I starve. It's not enjoyable.
Recently I started using a food scale and reaching towards the goal of 2500 as advised by FatSecret app, it's been a struggle, and it took me 3 weeks from my regular 1800 to hitting 2200 on average. But do I really need 2500kcal? I feel full and bloated all the time this week (goal is 2350). I think I've gained ~1lb over the past 3 weeks of eating 2100+ calories.
So it seems:
with 1800kcal I'm weak, making very slow gains, constantly starving, bodyweight seems to maintain at 138lbs. Been on this for ~1yr
with 2100kcal+ I'm making fast strength/muscle volume gains, bodyweight increased ~1 lb in 3 weeks
Can someone who has enough experience tell me if my maintenance level is closer to the 2500 end or 1800? Or maybe in between? I don't want to accidentally bulk fast without knowing. Why are these calculators so different?
Thanks. I really appreciate your time.
by jessswooo via Bodybuilding.com Forums - Female Bodybuilding
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