deficit based on TDEE or MFP

lemonychild
lemonychild Posts: 654 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
hi all.

I am using http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/ and have it at 15% deficit... with the same measurements i'm using for MFP to lose a pound. MFP is giving me 370 calories less to eat than scoobys... what do I follow?!

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  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    With the MFP method, you add on your exercise calories as and when you do any.

    With the TDEE method, your exercise is already counted in to the number. I personally found it much more straightforward to do it the TDEE way.
  • lemonychild
    lemonychild Posts: 654 Member
    ooooo. ok that makes sense. so basically it says that if i exercise 3-5 hrs a week at moderate pace my daily calories should be at that set number.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Whichever works for you

  • nordlead2005
    nordlead2005 Posts: 1,303 Member
    I personally prefer the MFP method for now (while losing weight, we'll see while maintaining or bulking). I get consistent results every week regardless of if I exercise or not. Since my biggest exercise calorie burner (Ultimate Frisbee) is both seasonal and rain dependent the MFP method works better for me.

    However, some people have consistent weekly schedules and prefer TDEE for its simplicity.

    As a note, with either system you will have to tweak them. Scooby's makes that obvious by providing the calibration factor field, but you can do the same thing with MFP by manually setting your calorie goal.
  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
    lemonychild wrote: »
    ooooo. ok that makes sense. so basically it says that if i exercise 3-5 hrs a week at moderate pace my daily calories should be at that set number.

    yes, thats your given allowance on days you exercise and also your rest days - it makes it more constant every day - although i found this to be the best way for me,.. people that dont always exercise week on week out, may struggle.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    If your weekly exercise routine is fairly consistent and you like to have a similar food intake every day then TDEE is simpler.

    If your weekly exercise routine varies greatly from week to week, or if you do endurance cardio, or find it motivational to "earn" extra calories from exercise then the MFP eat back exercise calories method is probably better for you.

    Six of one and half a dozen of the other - whichever you chose just be prepared to make adjustments based on actual results over time.
  • lemonychild
    lemonychild Posts: 654 Member
    awesome, thanks guys you've explained it so well!

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