that’s why it’s just a starting point. You can always increase or decrease cals. There’s no perfect formula, only starting points.

Somebody who sits on their arse all day vs somebody who works out an hour every day. Surely if they just went on their maintenance calories and ignored active calories wouldn’t the end result be radically different?

Maybe it’s a noon question. If so I’m sorry in advance.

Awesome Christa!

multiply.

Any calorie formula is a crapshoot at best.

Best thing anyone can do is pick one and adjust accordingly.

I would recommend using the Katch-Mcardle formula for calculating calorie intake,it’s accurate because it takes into account lean body mass,and then you should take into perspective other factors,like activity level,both during work and after work. Best of luck guys,the best results i got so far have been from cutting 95% of the shit that contained sugar,it triggers insuline release,and it’s nigh-impossible to lose fat when insuline is being released,swap it for some healthy-ass fruit,taste is still great,just as sweet,but without the insuline release ( I could be wrong,but that’s what i found out about the difference between glucose and fructose ),and go for a jog or even for long walks,in about 1.5 month,i shed about 10kg of fat ( dunno how much that is in pounds,i reckon over 20 lol ) and lost only a small amount of muscle in the process,thing is that it’s very hard to shed fat while keeping muscle,and when you lose enough muscle,the body starts conserving the fat and eats the muscle,so you definitely will want to combine cardio with some weight lifting,always aim to work out the larger groups,like the chest,back,and legs,i only worked out the arms and abs like once or twice a week,the book that gave me a helpful glimpse into what’s actually going on during the fat removal process was Burn the fat feed the muscle,by Tom Venuto,the only thing i didn’t follow through with was the 6 meal a day plan,I don’t find it practical eating 6 times a day,because in my case,i was always hungry and would always have cravings,the results are excellent,best of luck to you guys out there who are giving 110% percent to look and feel better than a parapglegic slug ! Cheers.

The fact you just said “with no effort” already tells me you’re going to fail. Change your thinking.