Does my TDEE seem right or is it too high?

mariadvicuna

Hey everyone, I've been trying to lose weight, as well as toning up for the past month. I usually go to the gym 4-5 times a week and eat healthy (except I sometimes slack off once a week, not eating too healthy but I never go over my calories). At first I was eating very little calories, maybe around 1,000 or less (net calories), I lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks and then stayed at the same weight. I did some research and found out about the TDEE formula. I used a few calculators and formulas I found online and they gave me an average of 2,300-2,650 but it just seems so high too me.
I'm eating 1,850 calories, I'm a 5'4, 192 pound female. Today I really struggled even hitting 1,500 calories.
I want to know if my TDEEE sounds about right or should I stick to the 1,850.
Thanks everyone!

pdehoog

Hi,

You might want to read this topic: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/717858/spreadsheet-bmr-tdee-and-deficit-calcs-macros-hrm

This group is all about TDEE: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/8017-in-place-of-a-road-map

I did a really quick calculation based on 5x 1 hour medium cardio activities at the gym and your number should be around 2200. But please.....just use the spreadsheet in the first topic to do your own calculations.

Chrisparadise579

Typicaly 1600-1800 calories per day is a great number starting out for women, it is a healthy amount of food, and that should allow for a 1-2lb weight loss per week, just make sure you stay at 1600 or above whatever you do.