I can't gauge how much I'm actually burning when I'm working out?

porscheMD

I do a barre class 60 minutes daily. I'm 5'6 129lbs. (http://physique57.com if anyone is curious).
It's a combination of pilates, yoga, weight training, resistance, a little bit of cardio e.t.c
Granted I know I won't burn as much as others, but I don't really know how much I should be eating to compensate for the work-out.

fivethreeone

This is why using the TDEE method makes it much easier to know how much to eat. It accounts for your workouts in your calories and you don't need to figure out exact calorie burns. http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

Liftng4Lis

What five said! If you're going to use MFP, then remember that this is why most people only eat back half of their exercise calories.

porscheMD

fivethreeone wrote: »

This is why using the TDEE method makes it much easier to know how much to eat. It accounts for your workouts in your calories and you don't need to figure out exact calorie burns. http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

Thanks I calculated the TDEE! Is that the amount of calories I should aim to eat to lose weight?

TimothyFish

TDEE is no more accurate than MFP if you don't know how much energy you are expending. The only accurate method is to measure you oxygen expenditure during a workout. I've heard that some gyms have the equipment to measure it and for some it is one of the benefits of membership. Aside from that, you just have to take and educated guess or track you calories and weight over several weeks, so you can calculate it.

esjones12

If you are doing the same thing every day/week you should be able to make adjustments to your calorie intake to get your desired results. If after two weeks you haven't lost any weight, lower it some and see if you can drop the pounds without feeling hungry all the time, etc. The other suggestions will also help.....

fivethreeone

TimothyFish wrote: »

TDEE is no more accurate than MFP if you don't know how much energy you are expending. The only accurate method is to measure you oxygen expenditure during a workout. I've heard that some gyms have the equipment to measure it and for some it is one of the benefits of membership. Aside from that, you just have to take and educated guess or track you calories and weight over several weeks, so you can calculate it.

That's what a TDEE estimation is.

fivethreeone

porscheMD wrote: »

fivethreeone wrote: »

This is why using the TDEE method makes it much easier to know how much to eat. It accounts for your workouts in your calories and you don't need to figure out exact calorie burns. http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

Thanks I calculated the TDEE! Is that the amount of calories I should aim to eat to lose weight?

Your TDEE is the amount to maintain weight. You don't have much to lose, so subtract 15% from TDEE for your daily calorie allowance. As long as you are accurately weighing and measuring your food and your exercise level stays stable, you should lose weight.

TimothyFish

fivethreeone wrote: »

TimothyFish wrote: »

TDEE is no more accurate than MFP if you don't know how much energy you are expending. The only accurate method is to measure you oxygen expenditure during a workout. I've heard that some gyms have the equipment to measure it and for some it is one of the benefits of membership. Aside from that, you just have to take and educated guess or track you calories and weight over several weeks, so you can calculate it.

That's what a TDEE estimation is.

No, that isn't what TDEE is (as the term is used here). TDEE is intended to take into account how many calories are burned throughout the day, and there are tools to estimate it, but if you don't know how many calories you are burning, you'll end up feeding it bad data and the output will be wrong.