Diet planning (1) Flashcards
When planning a meal
focusing on daily ratio of macronutrients intake has become more important than just caloric intake
SET YOUR OPTIMAL DAILY CALORIE INTAKE
Calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Calculate your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE)
Decide on your calorie deficit or surplus
Amount of calories your body burns at a resting state
BMR
BMR varies person by person becuase
sex, age, weight, and height.
Males BMR
Males usually have a higher BMR than females
Because males tend to have a higher proportion of lean body mass than females of the same age
5 pounds of fat burns …
20 calorie
5 pounds of muscle burns …
250 calorie
……. equation for calculation of BMR
Harris Benedict
Amount of calories you need to do physical activity beside the normal physiological functions
Total daily energy expenditure (TDEE)
Cerebral Palsy patient
Extremely inactive lifestyle
Office worker getting little or no exercise
Sedentary lifestyle
Construction worker or person running one hour daily
Moderately active lifestyle
Agricultural worker (non mechanized)
Very active lifestyle
Person swimming 2 hours daily
Very active lifestyle
Competitive cyclist
Extremely active lifestyle
Factors that can affect your caloric deficit & surplus include
- Gender
- Age
- Genetics
- Type of training
- Frequency of training
- Training volume
- Training experience
If you are aiming weight maintenance
your ideal calorie intake is simply your TDEE
Calories burnt= calories consumed
Loss weight
10 - 25% of your TDEE → maintain muscle mass
Calories burnt> calories consumed
Weigh gain
No general recommendation
You might also increase your body fat during the process
Calories burnt < calories consumed
Once you have your target daily calorie intake , you’ll have
to ….
break it down into the three macros
should start with the most important one, which is ….
protein
to simply function in a healthy way