Hey there, I need some advice on diet / what I should be eating.
About 4 years ago I started counting calories to lose weight, and I managed to lose about 25 pounds from that. I was a chunky 200 lbs (6 ft tall, male).
Now I'm anywhere between 170-175 lbs, and while I've managed to keep the weight off, which is great, I'm finding myself in skinny fat territory.
Over the past 4 years I've been eating about 2200 calories per day without really paying attention to macros. I took a look at food log and I had the following daily averages:
- 110-120g of protein
- 210-250g of carbs
- 90-110g of fat
Most of my exercise in the last 5 years has been through rocket yoga (a vigorous and challenging form of yoga) and I started to do some gymnastics/acrobatics in the last year.
I filled out the macro calculator on this site, but it was pretty confusing. I wasn't sure if I needed to choose "Lean Muscle Gain," "Maintain," or "Fat Loss." Ultimately I want to lose the belly fat and love handles, but I also probably need to get some muscle definition and strength for my acrobatics.
Also the calorine in-take for each of the options was so much higher than what I've already been eating, so it's a little shocking when you've just been eating 2200 calores/day.
I've attached a spreadsheet I created with the breakdown here.
Can you help me figure out which path I should go down?
Thanks!