TDEE method vs MFP

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  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
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    For me I do 1-3 hours a week exercise so I tick the first one i m not that bothered if I do 4 hours as its just a bonus I managed to get in. I would definately say walking is light exercise I think but doing it 7 days is a wonder maybe tick the moderate and see Wat happens for few weeks
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    Do the TDEE people still log all their food on MFP?

    How would that work? Do you go over your limit often, or under the minimum?
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    HappyCampr1 wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    Do the TDEE people still log all their food on MFP?

    How would that work? Do you go over your limit often, or under the minimum?

    You just set custom goals instead of the guided ones. Then you make your goal your TDEE. I log my exercise as 1 calorie just to keep track of it. The logging of food is the same as when you're using the NEAT (MFP) method.

    Thank you! The mud is a bit clearer now.
  • Timorous_Beastie
    Timorous_Beastie Posts: 595 Member
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    What I did before adjusting my calories was to set my activity level high enough that my calories were close to my TDEE before adding any exercise. But that's only if you want to see the "in five weeks you'll weigh..." number have at least a slight chance of being anywhere near accurate. ;)

    If I'm at "sedentary," and eating at my TDEE, it'll tell me I'm going to blow up like a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Float in five weeks. If I set it to "very active," it's close to my TDEE.
  • Pinnacle_IAO
    Pinnacle_IAO Posts: 608 Member
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    leahcollett1 wrote: »
    hi everyone

    i just wondered what the ratio of people on the above methods and the success theyve had? do people find the TDEE method easier/more straight forward? more successful?
    I did them both!
    At day's end I prefer MFP, because I train 3 to 4 hours daily, and I need a better way to track exercise calories that should be eaten back.

  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,071 Member
    edited August 2015
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    I use MFP.

    Advantages IMO - easier to use the app the way it is designed without customising anything.
    But i expect some days to be over and some to be under and just aim to get the weekly amount about right.

    I lost the weight I wanted to lose in 2013 using this method and have maintained for nearly 2 years hence continuing to use it.
  • madkcole
    madkcole Posts: 110 Member
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    After doing MFP's calculations for 23 days, I lost only two pounds. When I talked to my trainer about it, he suspected I was eating too few calories. So, I researched how to calculate my daily calorie goal using the TDEE method. According to my TDEE calculations, I was way under my daily calorie goal. One of the things I learned was that my daily calorie intake was too far below my BMR. Add to that exercise and strength training 4 times a week, I realized my trainer was probably right. After seven days following the calorie goals using the TDEE method, the scale finally moved. This seems to work better for me.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
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    madkcole wrote: »
    After doing MFP's calculations for 23 days, I lost only two pounds. When I talked to my trainer about it, he suspected I was eating too few calories. So, I researched how to calculate my daily calorie goal using the TDEE method. According to my TDEE calculations, I was way under my daily calorie goal. One of the things I learned was that my daily calorie intake was too far below my BMR. Add to that exercise and strength training 4 times a week, I realized my trainer was probably right. After seven days following the calorie goals using the TDEE method, the scale finally moved. This seems to work better for me.
    You didn't fail to lose weight because you were eating too little. It's not possible.

  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
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    Orphia wrote: »
    Do the TDEE people still log all their food on MFP?

    How would that work? Do you go over your limit often, or under the minimum?

    I run/cycle/swim 6 days a week. There's no need to go over the limit - I know exactly where it is, and where I need to be in relation to it.
  • NotGnarly
    NotGnarly Posts: 137 Member
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    I've been following TDEE a for a little over a week now and I like it a lot more than the regular mfp way. I tend to be hungrier on my non workout days and struggled with cals going down on those days. Plus with TDEE a I get to eat more. I don't feel hungry, nor stress about food with TDEE. I honestly wish I would of tried it out sooner. I lift 3-4 days a week, do cardio 4-5 days a week, and reach my 10,000 step goal about 5 days a week.

    I can sleep better and I'm a much nicer person to be around following TDEE. I haven't weighed and not sure when I will. I still have a fitbit but of course the fitbit adjustment is measly compared to when I was following mfp but oh well.
  • NotGnarly
    NotGnarly Posts: 137 Member
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    Oh and I didn't have to customize my calorie goal because the mfp app adjusted my calories to that of the scooby calculator. I set my stats to "active" on mfp and it put my maintenance cals to 2658ish and this was the same as scooby.
  • NotGnarly
    NotGnarly Posts: 137 Member
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    Oh and I didn't have to customize my calorie goal because the mfp app adjusted my calories to that of the scooby calculator. I set my stats to "active" on mfp and it put my maintenance cals to 2658ish and this was the same as scooby.
  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
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    NotGnarly wrote: »
    I've been following TDEE a for a little over a week now and I like it a lot more than the regular mfp way. I tend to be hungrier on my non workout days and struggled with cals going down on those days. Plus with TDEE a I get to eat more. I don't feel hungry, nor stress about food with TDEE. I honestly wish I would of tried it out sooner. I lift 3-4 days a week, do cardio 4-5 days a week, and reach my 10,000 step goal about 5 days a week.

    I can sleep better and I'm a much nicer person to be around following TDEE. I haven't weighed and not sure when I will. I still have a fitbit but of course the fitbit adjustment is measly compared to when I was following mfp but oh well.

    This is so Me through and through. I do les mills 4 tomes a week and zumba once might throw on a walk too. Was really struggling on non workout days always hungry now I'm satisfied and enoying it a bit more I lost 1.5lbs this week and 0.5lbs off 3 stone!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    Do the TDEE people still log all their food on MFP?

    How would that work? Do you go over your limit often, or under the minimum?

    I run/cycle/swim 6 days a week. There's no need to go over the limit - I know exactly where it is, and where I need to be in relation to it.

    Not sure if you know I meant a daily limit. How long have you been doing that?

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