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So, I've been exploring all over this website today and certainly haven't even made it to half of the things on it. But one thing is for sure, this RDI thing and I will be fighting from the get go.
Has anyone found the results to be true? I don't eat a lot! I honestly don't have the urge or inclination to consume 2400 cal! Yet, this is what I'm being instructed to do. :(
Don't get me wrong the weight is going to come off, considering it must. I'm the personality type that will stop at nothing less than death when I set my mind on doing something. My irritation is if it really is going to take 2400 stinkin' calories to make it happen as smoothly as possible. It's almost dinner time and I've tallied up what I plan to eat for my evening meal (Surprising by itself, because I skip dinner or lunch on any given day. I'm just not particularly hungry, and I've finally taught myself to eat only when I'm hungry.).
And the kicker is, I've just barely scraped past 1500! I dunno what to do.
View Diet Calendar, 08 January 2019:
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1335 kcal
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Fat: 73.31g | Prot: 55.17g | Carbs: 122.47g.
Breakfast: Water, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), International Delight Hazelnut Coffee Creamer, Specially Selected Unsalted Deluxe Mixed Nuts, Stonyfield Farm Organic Plain Whole Milk Yogurt. Lunch: Water, Pork Sausage Patty or Link, Scrambled Egg (Whole, Cooked). Dinner: Boston Brown Bread. more...
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3485 kcal
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Exercise:
Driving - 1 hour, Standing - 28 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 5/kph - 10 minutes, Desk Work - 9 hours and 40 minutes, Resting - 3 hours and 42 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours. more...
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The RDI seems to be off, I personally check a few other calculators and adjust it from there.
08 Jan 19 by member: dhatura
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Thanks @dhatura ! Are there any calculators that you particularly like or recommend?
08 Jan 19 by member: AH06919
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I usually ask the Google, find two different ones and then do an average.
08 Jan 19 by member: dhatura
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Your RDI is the number of calories you should eat each day if you want to maintain your current weight. For example, to lose 1 pound per week, you need a 500 calorie daily deficit, or in your case, 1900 calories daily. I hope this helps.
08 Jan 19 by member: shiny50
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https://www.precisionnutrition.com/weight-loss-calculator
08 Jan 19 by member: TtinaBee
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Precision Nutrition has some great content, science based, very interesting. The weight loss/calorie calculator on that site is the one I have found to be the most helpful and accurate.
08 Jan 19 by member: TtinaBee
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MY RDI is 1645 but Doc has me on 1000 cal a day.....not losing
09 Jan 19 by member: jazzmeupbaby
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I didn't find it accurate at all. FatSecret was recommending me 1600Kcal, which would actually make me INCREASE weight. I googled other places and the recommendation was 1200Kcal, and that seems to work. Lost 16Kg since april- so it was slow and steady.
09 Jan 19 by member: immort777
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I have a hard time reaching the 2400 calorie goal that is listed for me. it is really difficult for me to get up to 1500 calories. Usually I seem to eat about 1200 calories now and everything else is a major effort however I have found that when I can force myself to forage on the right types of foods all day that I do loose weight. It is very difficult to undo years of calorie reduction conditioning. I do like the suggestion of using several calculators and then averaging them to get a better RDI to work towards.
09 Jan 19 by member: ASB_gal
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Why is it so hard to eat less than you were before?
09 Jan 19 by member: -Diablo
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Try 2k for a while and monitor your progress if 2400 is too hard.
09 Jan 19 by member: -Diablo
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I think the RDI here is high. I have to go much lower than the RDI listed here to lose and maintain. There is another site that has one that worked for me unfortunately I don't remember what it was but was referred to it by several people on here.
09 Jan 19 by member: wholefoodnut
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I agree start with 2000 calories and see how it goes, listening to your body is a good thing too. eating only when hungry is a good plan, but if you go too low on calories that is not ideal either. some days I am more hungry than others. natural flow of my needs, it balances over the week
09 Jan 19 by member: baskington
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You can change the RDI number. Go to settings. Choose RDI and change the number to the calories you want. This app sets them very high. I put my same info into my fitness pal and I got 1250 for my calories, while this app had me at over 2000. I like the design of this app. Very similar to a previous one I used. I don't really like My fitness pal.
09 Jan 19 by member: Kallim
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Oh I did read something interesting the other day, calculate your RDI to maintain the weight you want to be and set it as that. It will be slow and steady, but if you think about it, will help set you up for success. I have mine close to that now (1400 because my activity is low). I tend to eat under during the week and over on the weekend, but my weekly average is close to that goal. It's some fun food for thought.
09 Jan 19 by member: dhatura
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Thanks for the link Draglist! It is super helpful, and Dhatura that is a great idea. I'll think about that. But right now I'm just working on increasing my intake hah! Today so far I have gotten to 1900 or so, the bad news is I used junk to do it unfortunately. Least there were no trans fats involved.
09 Jan 19 by member: AH06919
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