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Do you find TDEE to be accurate?

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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    The calculations I get are a bit high. That is because I don't do cardio though, just lift. So when I enter how often I exercise, I think calculators assume I'm getting a bigger burn than I actually do.

    MFP gives me my TDEE, unfortunately.

    I do not do any cardio and have a desk job they are really low for me. It just highlights that they are just estimates and the best estimate is based your actual results.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Jubee13 wrote: »
    I've been maintaining for about a month. I increase my calories every two weeks and am currently averaging 1,500. TDEE calculator gives me 1,700 per day. I'd LOVE to be able to eat that amount. I am very consistent with my exercise and so thought about switching to TDEE. On my rest day using MFP I am allowed fewer calories but sometime that is the day I am hungriest. I think TDEE would be easier for me, and I'd like to hear if their calorie recommendations have been accurate for those using it.

    these calculators are only meant to be a starting point...how would they be 100% accurate? they're just using statistical averages to estimate your TDEE...real world results are what you should pay attention to.

    That said, if you are exercising regularly I have a hard time believing your TDEE is only 1,500 calories.
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