TDEE and BMR?

hcumplido

Is there a way to find out what your true TDEE and/or BMR is without just guessing/estimating?

mattyc772014

Try this online calculator. Just remember it is an estimate and you need to make slight adjustments.
http://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/

DeguelloTex

BMR, you're basically using a formula or getting tested.

TDEE you can get very close once you have enough data on what you eat and how much your weight changes over a reasonable period of time, but there's no way to know it ahead of time without at least some guessing.

juggernaut1974

If you're meticulous about logging calories and weight loss over a long term, you could use that data to calculate it pretty closely.

DaddieCat

juggernaut1974 wrote: »

If you're meticulous about logging calories and weight loss over a long term, you could use that data to calculate it pretty closely.

This. Time, patience, trial and error with accurate logging.

hcumplido

Thanks. I'm just wondering if or how much my PCOS is affecting my BMR. Still losing weight, but if I knew the number I would adjust accordingly. It seems I've got to set my goal at 2 pounds a week in order to lose .5-1 lb a week. That's ok for me. I assume its inaccurate logging, but wonder if the PCOS is a factor.

DeguelloTex

hcumplido wrote: »

Thanks. I'm just wondering if or how much my PCOS is affecting my BMR. Still losing weight, but if I knew the number I would adjust accordingly. It seems I've got to set my goal at 2 pounds a week in order to lose .5-1 lb a week. That's ok for me. I assume its inaccurate logging, but wonder if the PCOS is a factor.

Even if it is, all you can do is adjust goals, expectations, calories, or exercise to balance how your body burns calories with where you want to be.

That said, obviously the more accurate your logging is the more you can isolate any variances to other factors.

psuLemon

hcumplido wrote: »

Thanks. I'm just wondering if or how much my PCOS is affecting my BMR. Still losing weight, but if I knew the number I would adjust accordingly. It seems I've got to set my goal at 2 pounds a week in order to lose .5-1 lb a week. That's ok for me. I assume its inaccurate logging, but wonder if the PCOS is a factor.

Logging accuracy seems to be one of the biggest impacts. But since you have a medical condition, you may have other areas that need to be address such as macronutrient composition. It would appear that many people with PCOS have issues with carbs (I haven't seen any of the science, but I suspect that insulin levels stay higher for longer which shortens your window for fat burning. Essentially, using the below chart, lipogenesis (green) would occur longer which shortens lipolysis (blue).



But that is speculation.