Confused on TDEE
SunshineSwirl
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BMR: 1442
TDEE: 2236 (exercise 3-4 times a week, weight lifting with a trainer and fast walking, hill programs on the treadmill, time lasts between 60-90 min, SAHM, but also a college student and sitting doing work more than running after kids)
-20% :1788 (minus 20 because I'm visiting family in about 2 months, but plan to go to -10 or 15% when I come home)
I'm actually set at 1800 calories now ( some days go over, other days under, but evens out at the end of the week), and while I am losing inches slowly, the scale isn't moving (I know the scale isn't the end all). Based on the experiences of others, it sounds like this may be my TDEE. Is that possible? I don't have a problem with upping it again, just need to start eating earlier in the day to make that happen.
TDEE: 2236 (exercise 3-4 times a week, weight lifting with a trainer and fast walking, hill programs on the treadmill, time lasts between 60-90 min, SAHM, but also a college student and sitting doing work more than running after kids)
-20% :1788 (minus 20 because I'm visiting family in about 2 months, but plan to go to -10 or 15% when I come home)
I'm actually set at 1800 calories now ( some days go over, other days under, but evens out at the end of the week), and while I am losing inches slowly, the scale isn't moving (I know the scale isn't the end all). Based on the experiences of others, it sounds like this may be my TDEE. Is that possible? I don't have a problem with upping it again, just need to start eating earlier in the day to make that happen.
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Did you try this?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1G7FgNzPq3v5WMjDtH0n93LXSMRY_hjmzNTMJb3aZSxM&authuser=0
Use actual average for calculating time at different types of workouts.
3-4 x is 3.5 x how ever long the time is doing it.
60-90 min is 75 min of whatever the activity is that you are doing. Which is varied, so it falls to the smaller workout types.
Then select whatever level of SAHM you are.
I think it sounds a tad low still, depending on what makes up that 60-90 of time, which is kinda big range.
Because just merely the 3.5 x 75 min = 4.375 hrs, include the mom time, and the middle of the Moderately Active may not be high enough.
Then again, with lots of walking, may be.
As far as 1800 being your TDEE - held at that for 6 weeks?
Is it suppressed or potential TDEE?
How big of a diet before this for how long?
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Okay so I did the average, like you suggested, and the TDEE still came out close at 2247. And -15% is 1910. In the past 6 weeks I have actually upped it twice, with the intent of simply being able to eat more, not worrying about losing or gaining. So here's the time line: Until last fall, I never counted calories, nor was I on MFP. I only started with MFP to make sure I was eating enough while lifting weights, as that was the time I started lifting too. Then when I started counting calories, I was breastfeeding, so wouldn't go below 1800, but didn't necessarily stick to it, and definitely ate back all my calories on workout days. I stopped breastfeeding in January this year, went down to 1600 calories, but didn't necessarily follow it and was guaranteed to eat back calories from exercising. Then, due to 3 rounds of the stomach bug in my house, I didn't care about anything and ate the world
Come back at 1600 still eating calories from exercising, but hated the days I didn't exercise so I find this group. Up it to 1744, then to 1800. I've been contemplating upping again, as long as I don't gain weight, but since the measuring tape is only slowly moving and the scale hasn't at all, I came on here to ask. I feel like 1800 is too low to be my TDEE too, but with all the reading and deskwork I do all day long, not just during standard working hours, and my main exercise is at the gym, I know it could be a possibility. I used to walk most morning up a hill for 45 min., do some body weight exercises, garden, house chores, and play with the kids. Now, that no longer breastfed babe is 2.5 and super independent, as well as has 2 older siblings that wait on her during day hours, and the oldest 2 that go to school, do many of the house chores, reducing much of my workload. I also don't walk in the mornings anymore, and haven't touched the dirt in the last 6 months 
. I know my expended energy has gone down hill drastically, could that have something to do with it? Oh and I do eat a lot, but since I am low carb (health reasons), the protein and fat fill me up nicely, and I try to eat every 3 hours. 0 -
So if the routine has been in place for awhile, while eating 1800 and below, then you've had a very good deficit for good chunks of time.
I'd suggest work your way up to TDEE for a week, then back down to deficit level.
See if workouts increase in intensity and performance, showing better recovery.
See if daily energy is better.
So I doubt your potential TDEE is 1800, but suppressed sure could be.
And depending on which side of those averages you actually fall normally, could be higher yet.0 -
Okay, thanks. I'll up and see how my body responds.0
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