u/pielopeza

Hi Reddit,

Reaching out to the world to nail down the macros while training for my first ironman and trying to lose weight at the same time.

I am 5'-5", 184.4 lbs and 24.1 % body fat.

My current Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is at 1700 calories and currently consuming 1850 calories per day. So far as of January 2026 to todays date, I have lost 33 lbs. I want to get to 170 lbs so that I can be faster.

I want to know how many calories I should consume when adding my workouts throughout the week.

Thank you and hope to get some clarity on this!

Hi Reddit,

Los my job this past Friday in NYC. I just applied to unemployment today and thinking of applying to obtain SNAP Benefits. Should I hold to apply to SNAP benefits until my last check arrives in two weeks? I am asking this since I will obviously be receiving one normal paycheck. Scared that they will try to determine my income based on my old income and not my unemployment benefits, $869 a week or $3476 a month. I will not be receiving a severance package and we are a household of (4).