TDEE

Lasmartchika
Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
edited March 7 in Health and Weight Loss
I got a BMR of 1281 and TDEE of 1874. Is 1874 the number of calories I'm supposed to eat to lose weight?
I used iffym.com get these numbers.

I'm 5'3", cw 160LBS, and with my body measurements I got 42.3% body fat using http://www.fat2fittools.com/tools/mbf/

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    1874 is the number to maintain. You can subtract 15 or 20% to create your deficit.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,147 Member
    If you're following the MFP way, they will give you a number based on your goals and you eat back exercise calories. If you're following the TDEE way, you take your TDEE less 20 % and use that number, but do not eat back exercise calories.
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    Oh!! Are you for real?! Well no wonder I wasn't losing weight!! I was eating 1800... :blushing: I'm glad I asked, obviously I hadn't understood this at all!! Thanks for your answers!! :) Now does it matter which I chose 15 or 20%?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,147 Member
    20 is if you have a lot to lose and 15 for not so much.
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    Thanks for your help ladies!!! :blush:
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