Creating calorie deficit

Sophsmother
Sophsmother Posts: 83 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I don't mean to be a moron, but the whole TDEE thing is new to me. If my TDEE is 2038 and I eat 1400 cals a day, do I subtract that from the TDEE to get the daily calorie deficit?

Again, apologize for the stupidity.

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    If your TDEE is 2038 and you eat 1400 calories a day, then your daily deficit is about 638 calories (2038 minus 1400) which should allow you to lose about 1.25 pounds per week.

    But I think it's important to note that TDEE calculators are just estimates. You may need to do some trial and error to get into your sweet spot for weight loss.
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